First, though the Island Mother wasn't the first, she wasn't a product of the Island. She said it herself, she got there by accident. Though we know that nothing is truly by accident if one comes to be on the island
But Mother was a liar, she lied to the boys, she could have lied to Claudia too!
But yes you're right, there's an parallel with Desmond's journey (and with all the characters too, for there are always Others, Hostiles, or the big dangerous Outside that they fear about or have bene told to fear!).
but I wonder, could there be a prior 'Black Smoke?' And thus two?).
By the way many fans seem to consider that since the Nameless died, the MiB we have seen is not Jacob's brother, only the Black Smoke that Jacob released, and that he was impersonating Jacob's brother(to taunt Jacob?) before just like he is using Locke's guise now.
I don't think it's true because Not!Locke mentioned his mother and told Sawyer that she was crazy. He also said that he was a man before and that Jacob took his humanity.
I forgot to mention that now we know that the boy MiB has been seeing in the jungle was young Jacob. It is interesting that he sees the ghost of the brother he loved and not the ghost of the adult who caused his death and whom he got killed by Ben.
I don't mind that we end up with more questions as answers are given. I doubt that all the mysterious details will find an answer anyway. I can live with that, and take them as poetical licence, as long as the resulution makes sense.
And, now that my dear Locke is gone, and because Desmond is my beloved, I say that he is the light that must be protected!
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Date: 2010-05-14 09:19 am (UTC)But Mother was a liar, she lied to the boys, she could have lied to Claudia too!
But yes you're right, there's an parallel with Desmond's journey (and with all the characters too, for there are always Others, Hostiles, or the big dangerous Outside that they fear about or have bene told to fear!).
but I wonder, could there be a prior 'Black Smoke?' And thus two?).
By the way many fans seem to consider that since the Nameless died, the MiB we have seen is not Jacob's brother, only the Black Smoke that Jacob released, and that he was impersonating Jacob's brother(to taunt Jacob?) before just like he is using Locke's guise now.
I don't think it's true because Not!Locke mentioned his mother and told Sawyer that she was crazy. He also said that he was a man before and that Jacob took his humanity.
I forgot to mention that now we know that the boy MiB has been seeing in the jungle was young Jacob. It is interesting that he sees the ghost of the brother he loved and not the ghost of the adult who caused his death and whom he got killed by Ben.
I don't mind that we end up with more questions as answers are given. I doubt that all the mysterious details will find an answer anyway. I can live with that, and take them as poetical licence, as long as the resulution makes sense.
And, now that my dear Locke is gone, and because Desmond is my beloved, I say that he is the light that must be protected!