Lost

Don't know how you all feel about Locke, but I think that he has been either "possessed" or "impersonated" since the first time he landed on the island on 815.  When we met Locke, and in all of his flashbacks, he was a wimpy, needy, unconfident man who needs love, validation, consumed with jealousy and self-pity...no motivation for love (Helen) or to stick up for himself (with his father).  Then, he gets to the island and all of a sudden he changes into this tough, all-knowing superman who can walk and has physical strength, hunts, knows all about backgammon (symbolism for the black/white good/evil war)? 

Then don't you think it's funny how as soon as Locke turns the wheel and goes back to normalcy to recruit everyone how he turns right back into that pitiful character, crying because he can't lead, can't convince anyone, nobody listens...so I will kill myself??  The Locke of the island would not give up that easily, and not kill himself, and not cry about it.

I think there have been two lockes from the very beginning, perhaps when Jacob "touched" locke after falling out of the window, he awakened something in him..giving him the confidence to go on the walkabout etc...maybe not. 

It could also explain Richard's confusion as to why when he visited locke as a child, he didn't detect anything spectacular or special about him.  I think that Locke is a vessel for that dude in black at the beginning of the finale and he grabbed Locke as soon as he could do train him to do his dirty work.

I think that the Locke in the coffin IS the original Locke from the "real" world, and that the Locke fighting Jacob, was a different version of Locke from the very beginning of the show.

Thoughts?

Sarah

You present a pretty convincing case, Sarah. I think it's entirely plausible.

Only one sticking point tho'. When visited by Jacob after falling from the window, why would Jacob give him the chance to live/make something of himself if Jacob knew that he would eventually come back to kill him? Why set things in motion just to have that happen? "Good" wouldn't set the scene for "Bad" unless there was some long-term good result. If that were true, then the new Locke may have a purpose in the end.

I'm thinking Jacob knew the end result, and actually planned it to end up that way. He just seemed too willing to let himself be killed. There had to be a long-term goal in mind.

Ooh Sarah!

That is really interesting, and well thought out, and mind bending!!! Oh my gosh.

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Very good thoughts!

I wonder if because of Jacob's touch, Locke is "normal" in real life, but on the island, Jacob is able to somehow empower him with these other qualities.  Maybe also because of his touch, Locke is left empty when not on the island.