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So Locke wasn't supposed to meet Cooper, which means he wasn't supposed to fall out a building (and die?), which means he wasn't supposed to be paralyzed. No "course correction" via Jacob for that problem?

Not meeting Copper means not having that kidney removed too, which means he dies when Ben shoots him at the Dharma pit. Or does the Island save him in any case, so the missing kidney was a red herring.

And it means Locke wouldn't have gotten Cooper killed (via Sawyer) so he could pass a crucial test needed in his ascension as Leader of the Others. I realize Ben made up the test, but Richard didn't seem to bat any eyeliner about it. "Course Correction" would have provided another test for Locke, or was he not supposed to become Leader of the Others?

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I think pussycow's on the right track. By having Locke become "Healed Part 2" by the Island, Locke learns immediately, and in a way no one else on the plane does, that the Island is "special". This shapes all his actions afterward, priming him for Leadership.

Locke is important to Jacob because he ends up being his way to finally die. Yet, this is Anti's goal as well. But Jacob has prepared a little squad to continue his Work as well. Would this be to kill Anti, which means Jacob found a loophole as well? Or is it to somehow prove Anti wrong and Jacob right, which will have some other effect Anti or the Island (bringing Locke back?)? Could it, by The Rules of The Game/War that The Two are playing/fighting, result in a win for Jacob?

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Idunno. I'm guess they're just a couple guys from the future, who end up on the Island, and flash through time. The Island does two things we've seen it do: It won't let them die, and It keeps them ageless. They try to kill each other numerous times, but can't. (Perhaps when one is "killed", they wake up in the jungle, like Jack.) Anti might even blame Jacob for how they got there. This stalemate forces them , in time, to get attuned to the Island, and, like the Others, prevents them from flashing through time. They're stuck in the distant past. They come to know The Rules very well (which they trickle to Richard and the Others).

They know much of what's to come, even in regards to the Island. Could be they're from the Island's future, or had access to what transpired on the Island -- perhaps from those who finally are "rescued" and return to the world at large. Perhaps descendants of such. Maybe even Jacob/Anti = Aaron/Charlie (where's Ji Yeon)? It does seem that Jacob may be "special", since he can "bring" people to the Island, and Anti apparently can't (or chooses not to).

Faraday decided he was wrong wrong wrong about the universe's Rules about "What Happened Happened", and scoffed at his Mother's talk of "destiny". Perhaps The Two are also trying to change things. Is bringing the Black Rock to the Island something "big enough" to change the timeline? Or did it always happen? How would the universe "course correct" for Jacob's small changes? Kill the crew, while Jacob manages to save Richard and Magnus (temporarily)?

Could the nuke be something Jacob is hoping will change His past as well, hence the presence of many of his Chosen at the scene? Is he also trying to prevent He and Anti from getting stuck in the past... which means, like Jack and Co. getting nuked, his "death" won't matter? Could he be expecting a huge timeline shift?

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In a way, the more I think/write about it... the less I care. The writers will/can do whatever they want, giving us as much or as little as they want.

Looking good, ladies!



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