(Damn, that title is gonna index well.)

So… there we have it. A finale foretold in legends.

Man, did the writers deliver us some juice here at the end or what?! For me, this finale topped Season 1, which had been my reigning champion till now.

So many cool images, sickeningly good acting, and a devastating scene there at the end. Oh God, that guttural cry that Sawyer makes after she drops… was… I can’t… I just- *bites quivering upper lip*

*breath*

And it looks like I may be losing my “String Theory pwns The Flying Spaghetti Monster” war with @paulinehess. Truth is, I’m really starting to love this spiritual stuff. It’s fun as hell. How is it that this season started so heady and explainable… but then ended so mystical… and biblical?

And that’s not the only thing I’ve gotta give Pauline props for. She recently messaged me on Facebook trying to explain how Sayid could be Jacob… or more likely be Jacob’s brother. She said that in the Old Testament Jacob’s brother was a very hairy man… and pointed out that Sayid was also rather hairy… she seemed totally fixed on that fact. I think she even mentioned it here in the comments.

Of course, I blew it off in favor of my shiny new “Jac(k) is Jacob” theory… which as you all know was totaled tonight in a head on collision. But even though Sayid is also out of the running for Jacob… I couldn’t help looking at that other dude on the beach and thinking… man that dude is hairy. Of course, later when I saw Bernard I thought he was hairy too.

Anyway, big ups my friend. You are a theorist to be reckoned with.

Okay, so let’s crack some code, shall we? I said I loved the mysticism… but you know me. When it comes to theory, my drink of choice is Scientific Method. So let’s look at a few of the Jacob FACTS we now know:

Jacob is played by Mark Pellegrino. If you watch Dexter, then your reaction may have been similar to mine: double fist pump to the heavens.

Jacob likes to make things. He likes to construct very complex works of art. We see him creating a very intricate tapestry at the beginning of the episode… one that he later gloats about to Ben. So my guess is that he made the statue too. My guess is that he made a lot of what’s on the island. He made it either by hand himself… or by using men as his tools. A creator if you will.

Below is a shot of the statue. It has the head of Taweret, the Hippo Goddess. I’ve seen others say they think it’s Sobek the Crocodile God. The ears and the head basket seem to indicate it’s not.

Lost Statue is Taweret

The body is of a man. Presumably, Jacob’s body. We saw him wearing a sandal on his left foot in the opening of the episode. And as we know, the statue also has sandals. It’s hard to tell whether Jacob has only four left toes like the statue. His foot is moving too fast to make it out. But I’d say, it’s safe to assume that he does.

So… Jacob seems to really like himself.

Jacob has a rival, though. His rival wears black to Jacob’s white. The rival seems to despise mankind; considers man corrupt. Jacob wants to prove him wrong… he must have faith in man. A ray of light to his rival’s dark brooding intentions.

Jacob’s rival seems to be able to take the form of those who have died… and he seems to be currently in the form of Locke. And he’s been looking for a loop hole. One that will allow him to kill Jacob. A “loop hole” that will, in effect, break Jacob’s “compass-like time loop”; dethrone him.

“It only ends once. Anything that comes before that is just progress.”

When we first met Jacob in Season 3, he was old. It was a quick glimpse of an old man trapped in a cabin. An old man that needed “Help” with something. Here he’s young and sprightly. And throughout most of this episode, he doesn’t appear to need much help at all. In fact, he seems pretty chill if you ask me. Like he knows exactly what he needs to do in order to fulfill the events of his loop.

So you might say that the Old Jacob and the Young Jacob are sort of at different places in their lives. Although we saw Old Jacob first… we have to ask ourselves where that desperate old man and this confident young guy fall chronologically in the greater story of Jacob. Who precedes who?

You know, if I was casting this show?… and if I was charged with the task of finding this new younger Jacob based on our older one from season 3?… well, that would be pretty easy. I’d just cast Mark Pellegrino cause he’s awesome, and because we didn’t really get a good glimpse of him in the cabin.

But what if next season we do meet Old Jacob. Well then, as casting director my job might be a bit more difficult. I’d have to find an actor that looks just like Mark Pellegrino. Not an easy task. He’s pretty specific. Blue eyes, blond hair, strong jaw, gap in the front teeth.

Hmmmm. I guess a solid choice might be actor Raymond Barry. I mean, wow, take a look at those two. Perfect.

jacob vs ray shepherd

Sucks though. Unfortunately he was already cast this season as Raymond “Ray” Shepherd… Jack’s grandfather. So I guess that puts him out of the running.

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