If you think back to season one, a big story was that Jack was the leader despite the fact that he didn't want to be. Locke's line to him when Jack say that he wasn't a leader was, "and yet they all treat you like one." Locke said that. The man who has so much faith then obviously has faith in Jack to lead, and of course we all know he has an ongoing faith in Jack to believe.
In the past 2 episodes Jack's role as leader has been clearly highlighted. In "TLADOJB" Locke's last and most succesful attempt is convincing Jack. He also says earlier in the episode that he only needs to convince one and the other's will come. Ben later backs this up, saying that if Locke can only convince Jack, then the rst will follow.
In 316, it was even more clear that Jack had bought into to Locke's faith, and it wasn't until the moment that he read Locke's letter that they were finally sent back to the island. They only went back, because Jack found the faith to get them there.
If you noticed in 316, it didn't matter why anybody else had come. Sun was only going back for Jin. But Jack was going back simply because he believed. And again, it was only because he believed that any of them went back.
So what's the point? The point is that it is Jack who must lead the rest of them to where they need to be. None of them can get there without Jack to guide them. We've heard both Ben and Widmore proclaim Locke as the leader, but even Locke admitted numerous times that the leader is Jack.
What does that mean for Locke? Well it either makes him a spiritual guide, or the enemy. Clearly he has butted heads with Jack, but I'd almost have trouble buying the idea that Locke is the ultimate bad guy. Given his character's make up, it would seem that he is destined to be the intermediary. Neither good, nor bad, but still the hub of all that is transpiring.
The key to understanding what is going to happen is understand what each character stands for, and compare those to the light and dark forces we know to be at work. We know that Jack is the leader, but is he the leader of light or dark? He genuinely cares about his patients and has the ability to heal, and so he must be the leader of light.
So who is the leader of darkness? Is it Locke? Locke has been played by both sides, and seems not to make opinions between good and bad, but only to follow what he feels to be destiny. I still says he is an intermediary.
I think the leader of darkness is somebody who has shown the ability to hurt, nearly indiscriminately. The funny thing about evil, is that it can be done with a purpose. Blind hate doesn't have to be the only definition. In fact many people see the devil, not a being of pure evil, but rather one who would allow all people into heaven, and not just those deemed worthy. Thus he created his own realm for them to go. Does that make him evil? Do evil deeds make one evil themselves?
I have to say the leader of evil is Ben. Let's run down the obvious. He is clearly capable of evil deeds, killing Dharma, Locke, and ordering the hit on the beach in season 3. Even though he may of done each of these things as a means to a noble end, he still commited evil acts.
Now let's look at the not so obvious. If we're trying to find a character who exudes the ability to hurt, we have to find somebody who has the opposite abilities to Jack who can works miracles. What if the no-baby problem is Ben's doing. If he is the leader of darkness and has the tendency and will to hurt, then perhaps his aura or whatever you'ld like to call it, hurts others, and prevents them from having children.
Dharma clearly had the ability to produce Children prior to Ben's arrival. They had schools. Ben was led to the hostiles who saw an opportunity to use him. In the process Ben tricked Widmore off the island, and Richard eventually realized that Ben was not what they wanted. He was in league with the dark forces of the island.
Meanwhile Jack upon crashing was surrounded by healing. Locke could walk, Rose didn't have cancer, and as Locke said, "many of us survived with only minor injuries."
In short, the island brings out the traits that make you important. Jack has the ability to heal and extends healing to others. Ben is the opposite. Other characters may have certain traits that they can pass on as well. Hurley for instance had said many times that he brings bad luck to people. Maybe you can find more instances of where these ideas work Theory by Locke4God
In the past 2 episodes Jack's role as leader has been clearly highlighted. In "TLADOJB" Locke's last and most succesful attempt is convincing Jack. He also says earlier in the episode that he only needs to convince one and the other's will come. Ben later backs this up, saying that if Locke can only convince Jack, then the rst will follow.
In 316, it was even more clear that Jack had bought into to Locke's faith, and it wasn't until the moment that he read Locke's letter that they were finally sent back to the island. They only went back, because Jack found the faith to get them there.
If you noticed in 316, it didn't matter why anybody else had come. Sun was only going back for Jin. But Jack was going back simply because he believed. And again, it was only because he believed that any of them went back.
So what's the point? The point is that it is Jack who must lead the rest of them to where they need to be. None of them can get there without Jack to guide them. We've heard both Ben and Widmore proclaim Locke as the leader, but even Locke admitted numerous times that the leader is Jack.
What does that mean for Locke? Well it either makes him a spiritual guide, or the enemy. Clearly he has butted heads with Jack, but I'd almost have trouble buying the idea that Locke is the ultimate bad guy. Given his character's make up, it would seem that he is destined to be the intermediary. Neither good, nor bad, but still the hub of all that is transpiring.
The key to understanding what is going to happen is understand what each character stands for, and compare those to the light and dark forces we know to be at work. We know that Jack is the leader, but is he the leader of light or dark? He genuinely cares about his patients and has the ability to heal, and so he must be the leader of light.
So who is the leader of darkness? Is it Locke? Locke has been played by both sides, and seems not to make opinions between good and bad, but only to follow what he feels to be destiny. I still says he is an intermediary.
I think the leader of darkness is somebody who has shown the ability to hurt, nearly indiscriminately. The funny thing about evil, is that it can be done with a purpose. Blind hate doesn't have to be the only definition. In fact many people see the devil, not a being of pure evil, but rather one who would allow all people into heaven, and not just those deemed worthy. Thus he created his own realm for them to go. Does that make him evil? Do evil deeds make one evil themselves?
I have to say the leader of evil is Ben. Let's run down the obvious. He is clearly capable of evil deeds, killing Dharma, Locke, and ordering the hit on the beach in season 3. Even though he may of done each of these things as a means to a noble end, he still commited evil acts.
Now let's look at the not so obvious. If we're trying to find a character who exudes the ability to hurt, we have to find somebody who has the opposite abilities to Jack who can works miracles. What if the no-baby problem is Ben's doing. If he is the leader of darkness and has the tendency and will to hurt, then perhaps his aura or whatever you'ld like to call it, hurts others, and prevents them from having children.
Dharma clearly had the ability to produce Children prior to Ben's arrival. They had schools. Ben was led to the hostiles who saw an opportunity to use him. In the process Ben tricked Widmore off the island, and Richard eventually realized that Ben was not what they wanted. He was in league with the dark forces of the island.
Meanwhile Jack upon crashing was surrounded by healing. Locke could walk, Rose didn't have cancer, and as Locke said, "many of us survived with only minor injuries."
In short, the island brings out the traits that make you important. Jack has the ability to heal and extends healing to others. Ben is the opposite. Other characters may have certain traits that they can pass on as well. Hurley for instance had said many times that he brings bad luck to people. Maybe you can find more instances of where these ideas work Theory by Locke4God
