Lost 6.05: Lighthouse, Part 3

A few more things thinking about today:
Why did Jacob have Hurley write everything down? I need to see a transcript of his arm. Didn’t seem like that difficult to do what he had to. Was it just one of those fun comments from the writers about how Lost fanatics are?

Curious about Jacob’s knowledge of what Jack would do in the Lighthouse. If he’s all about free will, how much does Jacob know of anything? So likely he’s got a contingency plan for everything. In this case, Plan A may have been to let him see 108, Wallace (maybe the person who is coming to the Island? Since Miles’ name is crossed out, we can assume that to be eliminated you do not have to be dead) and determine what help he could provide. Wallace may be an important person in Jack’s life, and as a result, he still understands how important he is. Plan B is if Jack happens to see his own name, he will probably want to see what’s there, and will probably freak out. So, Jacob must be OK with the fact that Jack will bust shit up. And he still understands how important he is. Plan C is that Jacob is not only OK with the mirror being destroyed, but he encourages it. Maybe at one time there were several Neos, but now the group of Neos who will actually change something have arrived (“They’re coming.”). The End Game is here and Jacob knows it. He seems so concerned and desperate now, but he still does not reveal the details. He needs people to come to conclusions on their own and take most actions on their own. Although he is pretty plain with Hurley when it comes to orders.

Dogen in Jack’s sideways is the same age as Dogen now. Does this mean Dogen on the Island is also this age and from current times? There was the possibility that he was from ancient times (I mean, time travel does occur) or a Richard-type old guy (I mean, there is Richard). But now it seems like this may have been confirmation of his not being here very long and being from the present.

Shephard, David: More biblical fun. David the shepherd boy was chosen by Samuel (a long-ago rumored name for MIB) to be king after Saul loses favor with God. Saul (from the tribe of Benjamin) remains king and we get the David and Goliath story, David’s “friendship” with Jonathan (Saul’s son), David hiding in the wilderness, and all kinds of fun when he finally becomes king, including his lust for Bathsheba and murderous decision to put her husband on the front lines (at least in the Christian Bible version). More importantly, David was also a songwriter, a musician, a poet, and was descended from, of course, Jacob. Could there BE more hints to the relevance of the Shephards? Squee!

So much evidence that Jack is Alice in his own story, but one other tidbit occurred to me today: in a mobisode that seemed to be pretty irrelevant at the time, Christian (the White Rabbit who leads Jack to the caves) gives Jack a watch. Duh!

Also read and felt Lostish about these ideas from the Looking Glass today:
Alice is told that to say what she means is not the same as meaning what she says.
Alice must run as fast as she can to stay where she is.
The white queen describes the advantages of living backward in time and says things happen every way except the way they are supposed to.
Really, this could all be explored to death, which I’d totally do Season 3 style if I had the time I had back then

Mom Thoughts
Mom (who is exploring the Alice angle as well) called to tell me this one thing: Lewis Carroll kept a diary in which he would draw a black stone or a white stone depending on what kind of day he had.

But she also ended up telling me that she thinks Dogen’s baseball is NOT just a baseball. We now know that Dogen shows up in Jack’s sideways story and the fact that Jack tries to bond with his son over baseball is suggested. What if Dogen has some awareness of this sideways life and is trying to trigger Jack’s memories?

Also, she said Lewis Carroll had a collection of music boxes, which he liked to play…backwards. She suggests I see if Danielle’s music box plays anything backwards. Awesome fun

Oh, and from Alice in Wonderland, Claire’s baby with a boar’s head reflects the pig baby! Mom’s cool.