Richard didn't see him? Ok.. and ahhh..... that makes sense. The only ones who see him are his 'brother' and the candidates.
That thing about knowing Locke's mind freaks me out. I understand that the Black Smoke/MiB can read minds but dead minds? The MiB stated what Locke was thinking when he died (when Ben killed him). How could the MiB know that once Locke was dead and off the Island? Reading memory engrams from the dead brain of Locke? Sorta doesn't make sense.
While I think he sees both his mothers in Claire, I think the MiB has an ulterior motive in protecting Claire. Might have something to do with Aaron, like the MiB wanting to take control of Aaron once off the Island. That would fit with the reason why Claire was warned not to raise her own son while she was pregnant in Austalia. So there may still be usefulness for him. He/the MiB was denied a lifetime in the outside world, what better way to experience it but to become Aaron.
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That thing about knowing Locke's mind freaks me out. I understand that the Black Smoke/MiB can read minds but dead minds? The MiB stated what Locke was thinking when he died (when Ben killed him). How could the MiB know that once Locke was dead and off the Island? Reading memory engrams from the dead brain of Locke? Sorta doesn't make sense.
While I think he sees both his mothers in Claire, I think the MiB has an ulterior motive in protecting Claire. Might have something to do with Aaron, like the MiB wanting to take control of Aaron once off the Island. That would fit with the reason why Claire was warned not to raise her own son while she was pregnant in Austalia. So there may still be usefulness for him. He/the MiB was denied a lifetime in the outside world, what better way to experience it but to become Aaron.
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