Producers said that the pilot contained an important clue about what the island is about.
It was right in our face... Locke talking about Backgammon with Walt. I think the clue wasn't ONLY the white/black reference, but also when he says "These dice are made of plastic; Their dice were made of bones". The Lostie or anyone jacob brought to the island are the piece of this game, pieces made of bones.
He also said that backgammon is the oldest game in the world: "It was played in Ancient Mesopotamia". The 4-toe statue could date from this era. The war between Jacob/BlackShirt must have been raging for a very long time. Add this to the black/white division, and it's a pretty strong clue about the show in my oppinion.
It was right in our face... Locke talking about Backgammon with Walt. I think the clue wasn't ONLY the white/black reference, but also when he says "These dice are made of plastic; Their dice were made of bones". The Lostie or anyone jacob brought to the island are the piece of this game, pieces made of bones.
He also said that backgammon is the oldest game in the world: "It was played in Ancient Mesopotamia". The 4-toe statue could date from this era. The war between Jacob/BlackShirt must have been raging for a very long time. Add this to the black/white division, and it's a pretty strong clue about the show in my oppinion.
