They may be leaning on the technicality that it's not the Christian definition of Limbo. It's Limbo-like, but calling it Limbo is an insufficient description for what it really is.

I can't wait for the boxed set to come out (and drop in price). I want to watch this thing from the start to finish where I remember wtf happened in season 1 and how it relates to now. Of course that may very well be an exercise in frustration as questions that are asked (and I forgot about by now) aren't answered.

Oh, I get that, but I don't thin it's as insufficient as they do, apparently.

Yeah, that's a cop-out herring if it's not strictly Christian-Limbo, but limbo enough that I still have to bend over backwards.

And bewitched, I'm not watching it for the answers. So I didn't care why Jacob "granted" Richard immortality - I just didn't like the way it played out. Richard didn't want immortality - he seemed to just pick it as a boobie prize. I think the rationale could have been made more clear - seeing that it is such a classically damning choice.


Anyway, I care about questions more than answers. It satisfied me so much that the the Jacob-Team Losties sat around a campfire and talked with EACH OTHER about being candidates for all of two minutes. I didn't care if there were no solutions. It was just long since time they actually accepted it and were discussing it.

I also enjoyed seeing some more of Jacob and MIB's interaction during the Black Rock days and finally have them say out loud that Jacob is a good god and MIB is a bad god, and they are out to influence the world for good or evil as the case may be.

The chips haven't moved one iota this entire season, but I feel they are FINALLY on the table.

Who will replace Jacob?

Jack seems like a too obvious choice. And since he just started to make amends with his son in the in the sideways timeline, I don't think he'd go for it.

I could envision Hurley stepping into the white sandals. He's already a good person and I could easily see him wanting to keep evil from escaping. he doesn't seem to have any strong anchors off-island (other than cash).

Short of a left-field turn-around, I can't see Sawyer/Ford taking the reigns. Even as a cop, he's still looking out for numero uno too much.

Kate could be a twist, especially since she's in trouble in both timelines (meaning she has no reason to get off the island), that could be motivation to stick around. And she has a pretty good hart. She cared for Aaron and in her own twisted way, cared for her mother.

Sayid is lost (no pun intended), so I'm sure he's out of the running.

I'm not sure about the Kwons. Jin has a pretty shady past (mob thug) and Sun seemed to be making some shady deals with Widmore (whom I'm still unsure about as far as sides go), though on the whole the seem like decent folks. However, what would happen to the other if one of them replaced Jacob? Would the successor just give the other immortality so they could be with each other for all time?

What do y'all think?

One thing we did learn last night.....the others are not from the Black Rock.

Which brings us back to a season one question.....who are they and where did they come from?

Widmore, Hawking, Linus, and Locke???? Supposedly the leaders of the others and followers of Jacob but Jacob has Richard why did he need them?

and another thing.........

Why is Richard so convinced he is in hell now? Surely his trips to Miami, Tallahassee, Portland and who knows where else proved otherwise???

So did I hear right that the Captain (or at least high-up officer) on the Black Rock was a forbear of Charles Widmore?

His name was indeed Whidmore. Might actually be him, for all we know.

"They are coming" I took to mean the candidates were on their way...since Sun was already there and no one else was I am going to guess she is not a candidate.

----side note---- I wonder if that was the loophole? Flocke had Ben kill Jacob at a time when all the candidates were way back in 1977....???

Jack just seems too easy as does Hurley.

Sayid, not a chance.

Jin, I don't know, perhaps.

Kate.......yep, the ultimate sacrifice for her....stuck in one place with no place to run:eek: