John Locke, from puppet to proxy, and now he is Flocke. But why was Locke chosen by Flocke for the task of killing Jacob (if we are to assume the task that Flocke struggles with for centuries is usurping Jacob)?
The interest of Locke in the Others and island itself seems to come from Locke's meeting with Richard (and later when Richard asks Jack whether Locke seems to be the man he says he is) where Locke says he must go and see himself as a child. But Locke later fails the test as a child; I do not believe this is a test from Locke, I believe this is a different test from the Others themselves, on how they choose leaders, perhaps, and it is clear to see from Richard's dissatisfaction from the results that all has not gone to plan.
Now, let's suppose that Locke is not the 'loophole' that Flocke was searching for. I believe that the 'loophole' that Flocke was waiting for had arrived, and in the form of Jack Shephard.
This may seem like a leap, or a 'why not?' situation, but I believe that what we have seen of Jack, and also what we've seen of Locke, suggests that Jack should be the man, more than any, that Flocke would want.
The Island itself I do still believe is a source of 'good', and it does have healing properties; when Richard fixes Locke's gun wound he says 'the island will do the rest'. Locke is a good person, hence why he was found on arriving the island to have the facility to walk again. Locke is an unselfish character, he gave a kidney to his father (at least who he believed was his father) who he owed absolutely nothing to. Rose was healed on the island, cured of cancer, and Rose again seems to be a 'good' character.
If we are to believe that Flocke is ultimately bad, then if the island knew that Locke was the 'loophole' that Flocke wanted, why would it heal Locke?
Let's look at Jack, he's had the most turbulent time on the island, and off it, as being leader has brought great decisions onto him that at times he's had to take credit for, good or bad.
The personalities of Jack and Locke only take a moment of prying into to see who is the more moral. Locke acts of impulse, and feeling; his decisions are often not justified by anything more than what he feels the island wants, and when he gets things wrong, he gets them wrong badly. When he gets things right, he only thinks he has justified his unfounded belief. Jack on the other hand works empirically (until later on, but perhaps this is the arc that needed to happen), and at least when he is wrong he can say that he was doing what would have been the right thing at the time, based off the evidence he was going on.
Many Locke fans were disappointed when we found out Locke had died; I am going to suggest that Locke's role was greater than that of puppet all the way through. His unique personality in contrast to Jack's almost hides the fact that Jack is the one that Flocke really wants. In fact, Locke could be the only one on the island who could do this, really. The island guided Locke towards an ending that saw him being used by Flocke. If the island and Flocke are opposed (natural good versus unnatural evil), then I believe the island had ulterior motives.
This also, for Locke fans, could mean we see real Locke back. Some of Locke's knowledge seems to be in the Flocke body, if Flocke realises that he has the wrong body, I wouldn't be surprised if we see Locke back. The writers aren't stupid. They know how many fans Locke has, and this 'ending' for him isn't one they are going to finish on, I promise you.
So, to finish, Jack is the loophole, Locke appeared to be, perhaps fuelled by intervention from the island itself, and we won't have seen the end of Locke, not by a long shot. And this comes from a Daniel fan.
The interest of Locke in the Others and island itself seems to come from Locke's meeting with Richard (and later when Richard asks Jack whether Locke seems to be the man he says he is) where Locke says he must go and see himself as a child. But Locke later fails the test as a child; I do not believe this is a test from Locke, I believe this is a different test from the Others themselves, on how they choose leaders, perhaps, and it is clear to see from Richard's dissatisfaction from the results that all has not gone to plan.
Now, let's suppose that Locke is not the 'loophole' that Flocke was searching for. I believe that the 'loophole' that Flocke was waiting for had arrived, and in the form of Jack Shephard.
This may seem like a leap, or a 'why not?' situation, but I believe that what we have seen of Jack, and also what we've seen of Locke, suggests that Jack should be the man, more than any, that Flocke would want.
The Island itself I do still believe is a source of 'good', and it does have healing properties; when Richard fixes Locke's gun wound he says 'the island will do the rest'. Locke is a good person, hence why he was found on arriving the island to have the facility to walk again. Locke is an unselfish character, he gave a kidney to his father (at least who he believed was his father) who he owed absolutely nothing to. Rose was healed on the island, cured of cancer, and Rose again seems to be a 'good' character.
If we are to believe that Flocke is ultimately bad, then if the island knew that Locke was the 'loophole' that Flocke wanted, why would it heal Locke?
Let's look at Jack, he's had the most turbulent time on the island, and off it, as being leader has brought great decisions onto him that at times he's had to take credit for, good or bad.
The personalities of Jack and Locke only take a moment of prying into to see who is the more moral. Locke acts of impulse, and feeling; his decisions are often not justified by anything more than what he feels the island wants, and when he gets things wrong, he gets them wrong badly. When he gets things right, he only thinks he has justified his unfounded belief. Jack on the other hand works empirically (until later on, but perhaps this is the arc that needed to happen), and at least when he is wrong he can say that he was doing what would have been the right thing at the time, based off the evidence he was going on.
Many Locke fans were disappointed when we found out Locke had died; I am going to suggest that Locke's role was greater than that of puppet all the way through. His unique personality in contrast to Jack's almost hides the fact that Jack is the one that Flocke really wants. In fact, Locke could be the only one on the island who could do this, really. The island guided Locke towards an ending that saw him being used by Flocke. If the island and Flocke are opposed (natural good versus unnatural evil), then I believe the island had ulterior motives.
This also, for Locke fans, could mean we see real Locke back. Some of Locke's knowledge seems to be in the Flocke body, if Flocke realises that he has the wrong body, I wouldn't be surprised if we see Locke back. The writers aren't stupid. They know how many fans Locke has, and this 'ending' for him isn't one they are going to finish on, I promise you.
So, to finish, Jack is the loophole, Locke appeared to be, perhaps fuelled by intervention from the island itself, and we won't have seen the end of Locke, not by a long shot. And this comes from a Daniel fan.
