http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspxWarning: Don't read any more if you didn't watch Wednesday's "Lost" and want to be surprised when you get to it on your TiVo. If you did watch, and if you're as perplexed/frustrated/intrigued/possibly angry as many viewers, read on, we've got a lot toen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187018Thu, 10 May 2007 06:28:57 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187018Mike, Oakland CAI agree. No way Locke is dead. At worst, he'll "haunt" the group, as other dead folks have done, including Ben's momhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187023Thu, 10 May 2007 06:39:25 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187023NYCGirlGood points--I hope you're right!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187031Thu, 10 May 2007 07:21:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187031Brent Garripee, Novi, MIHe fascinated me at first, but then he began appearing like a bungling doofus; dead bodies followed him wherever he went. He never thought about the possible consequences of his actions. Glad he's dead.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187039Thu, 10 May 2007 07:53:30 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187039Rich Arnold, Scottsdale, ArizonaI agree, Locke is too central to what LOST is as a series. Even Jack, Kate, or Sawyer could leave and the show would limp on, but without Locke, it's all over. I think that Locke/Ben will be there locked in a mortal struggle until the final episode when the volcano erupts and the 815-ers escape. In the interim....is Ben's TRUE MOTIVATION to stay on the island and reunite with his MOTHER? What Locke shares with the children (like Walt) is an OPEN MIND, enabling him to communicate with whatever the cloud/spirit is on the island. Is the cloud/spirit trying to use The Others to escape the island?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187041Thu, 10 May 2007 07:58:30 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187041John Locke, Lost Island, Whereabouts unknownLost will lose millions of more viewers if they kill off Locke. I will stop watching.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187043Thu, 10 May 2007 08:02:43 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187043Jack Newkirk, Bend, OregonLocke is alive. And how do I know this, you ask? Because we never SAW him die. And every other character that has died on The Island died in front of our eyes, not in a ditch, unseen, with 35 other bodies. So there.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187044Thu, 10 May 2007 08:08:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187044JacobiteI have yet to see a screen grab of anyone in that chair... Sorry.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187081Thu, 10 May 2007 10:35:38 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187081Landa, Philadelphia, PAI agree. Locke isn't gone. It's too easy. Beside the island has "chosen" Locke and it's not going to let him go out like that. Let me say this, we know what happens to abuse children, they grow up to be psychotic children.... Ben is certified.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187084Thu, 10 May 2007 10:56:40 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187084Jonah, Quincy MassI hope it's not Locke's end this season. His character is way too strong to be just cut off from the line up of good cast. He is one of the core of this show. It will be a deep upset from the viewers if it did happen.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187087Thu, 10 May 2007 11:06:26 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187087FrankLocke is not dead. Ben was frightened by what Locke said. He is special, and Ben knows it. Otherwise Ben would have finished him with a second bullet. Ben is scared of Locke. And it showed. FDhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187091Thu, 10 May 2007 11:22:27 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187091Jenny, Terre Haute, INIf Locke is dead, that's it, I'm done. I'll wash my hands of the whole damned ball of lunacy that is "Lost". He's been one of the few characters that remain interesting (and that I don't wish I could smack upside the head most of the time).http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187115Thu, 10 May 2007 12:10:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187115jThe press releases, which are pretty comprehensive, for the remainder of the season make no mention of Terry O'Quinn, the actor behind Locke, in the cast listings.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187116Thu, 10 May 2007 12:13:16 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187116Dazabrit, England, UKI've got a feeling that Gandalf will come back ;)http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187119Thu, 10 May 2007 12:14:36 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187119Patrick, MinneapolisAlthough it would be a gutsy move, this show just couldn't exist without Locke. He IS this show. He's a balance of everything that's going on at the island. Good versus bad. Strength versus weakness. The group versus the loner. Faith versus reason. I'd be very upset if he is dead, and this is coming from someone who has stood by this show through all the criticism, although I am intrigued where it would go from here if he is dead. But I think the fact that "Jacob" allegedly said "help me" shows that Locke isn't dead and he at least needs to figure out Jacob, if not himself or the island. Oh, and what was that powder surrounding Jacob's place? Gunpowder? Some voodoo thing? Strange. Probably figure it out in season 5 or something.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187121Thu, 10 May 2007 12:14:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187121Scott Casto, Dublin, OhioI agree, if Locke is dead the show will lose some appeal. Locke's ability to act deliberately and with certainty is appealing in that he doesn't hold back or waiver much without thought. But Ben seeing his dead mother reminds me of the old theory out there that everyone on the island is in purgatory. Maybe that's why the girl from the helicopter insists the rest of the world considers them dead as they've found the plane. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187140Thu, 10 May 2007 12:39:14 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187140Dan, Columbus, OHSeeing as how the bite from his dad healed on his hand almost instantly, and he could walk once he got on the island, it's going to take more than a simple gunshot to kill Locke aka Wolverine.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187142Thu, 10 May 2007 12:41:03 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187142lynn walters , Lexington,TennesseeHe'll (LOCKE) be baaaaaaaaaaack .Count on it,sooner or later.If the island healed his broken back ,why can't it heal a gunshot also ?? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187146Thu, 10 May 2007 12:44:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187146Rob L Marcus Hook PASomehow I always seem to agree with you! The minute Locke fell into that pit I said out loud 'He won't die.' His hand healed after his father bit him, he can now walk after the 8 story fall and one bullet will do him in? If John Locke dies so will my viewership with the show. GREAT episode!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187156Thu, 10 May 2007 12:53:58 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187156joanne king, lake charles, laargh! lost is like a really good book, but you only get to read a half of a chapter every week. if i had the book, i would read it from cover to cover as fast as i could. and may even skip to the end. thats the only problem i can find with the programming. i just wish it would move faster. huh! loke dead- i don't believe it. and for some reason, i have a feeling the others are from off-planet. just a thought.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187157Thu, 10 May 2007 12:55:06 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187157Paul Kruthoff, Alexandria, VirginiaThanks for the pics of Jacob. I was so creeped out by the empty building and creepy voice of Jacob that I completely missed seeing him altogether. Although it seems like this show is just dragging on, it still forces me to stay up and watch it every Wendsday night. Thanks ABC.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187205Thu, 10 May 2007 13:38:07 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187205Kim, Frederick MarylandI think the mysterious Jacob will save Locke! No way can they get rid of him. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187216Thu, 10 May 2007 13:45:23 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187216Amanda B. Grandville, MIExcellent point! John is special and so vital to the show. Maybe the island will heal him. Those screencaps are mindblowing! Are they real?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187219Thu, 10 May 2007 13:46:55 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187219Ed, Phila, PAThank you for the link to the screen caps, that is a really great revalation, and from the sequence it looks like Locke saw him too. I agree they will not kill off an important character like Locke. My theory is that the French Lady, Russeau, will come upon him, after hearing the gunshots, and help him out of the pit, and help him heal up. She'll need him to help get her daughter back.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187230Thu, 10 May 2007 13:52:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187230Kevin, Albany, NYTake a careful look at the profile of Jacob here http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/ and you'll recognize the distinctive profile of one John Locke (Terry O'Quinn): the round, high forehead, the hard browline, the strong nose and jawline. If you need a little help, take your hand and cover over the hair on the image of Jacob. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187234Thu, 10 May 2007 13:58:49 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187234Lisa, Omaha, NEI agree. Locke isn't dead yet. It would be easy to write him off because it seems like he has a complete story, but he isn't finished just yet.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187245Thu, 10 May 2007 14:05:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187245Vicky, Cypress, TXThere is no way Locke is dead....and may I add... I officially DETEST Ben.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187252Thu, 10 May 2007 14:08:33 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187252Michael PittengerWith the way the island heals Locke there is no way he will die. I know he still has the gun that Alex gave him. I hope he heals and goes midevil on Ben.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187254Thu, 10 May 2007 14:08:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187254Nancy, Plano, TexasLoved your take on last night's episode....I, too, don't believe we've seen the last of Locke. Lost definitely just got a lot more interesting. I can't wait for the next installment!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187279Thu, 10 May 2007 14:20:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187279Tara, Nashville, TNI agree that Locke probably isn't dead. He is still too central to the mysteries of the island. This is all so intriguing. I do hope, however, that Jack gets killed off. He definitely does not have the Losties best interests at mind. Just his own.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187324Thu, 10 May 2007 14:40:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187324T, Paramus, NJLocke is SUCH a central character. The show would not be the same without him. He is NECESSARY for the show. I agree that we definitely also need to see MORE of SAYID. He is one of my FAVORITE characters. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187325Thu, 10 May 2007 14:40:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187325Billie RutherfordI'm looking forward tothe nest episode! I don't think Locke is dead. He is too important to the show!We now know how evil Ben really is!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187330Thu, 10 May 2007 14:42:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187330Gretchen H., Wheeling,WV I agree Locke dying from a measly gunshot wound would be stupid. If they do kill him off I couldn't watch anymore. None of the other characters is interesting enough for me to watch except maybe Desmond.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187363Thu, 10 May 2007 14:57:20 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187363Brandon RahbarMan, I freaking love this show!! It keeps getting better and better each week!!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187364Thu, 10 May 2007 14:57:39 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187364Mo, MarylandI completely agree! Ben demonstrated the same failing most major antagonists (?) have: not seeing their 'mortally wounded' nemesis finally snuffed out. I think it's an interesting way they're played off each other now.. Ben almost like a false prophet, for lack of a better word, when compared to Locke's own ability. So the 'help me' is a plea from Jacob to... free the Others from Ben's control? Free Jacob himself? Is Jacob suffering from some affliction that renders him invisible like he is? Or is he a spirit? I'm really not buying this whole 'the island as a metaphor for life after death' thing. Too simple. I'd be disappointed.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187370Thu, 10 May 2007 15:00:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187370Kristy Walker, Toms River, NJAlright, this is what I'm thinking. Whoever Jacob is is being trapped by the hostiles. The sand circle around the house is what keeps him trapped there. Thats why he was asking Locke for help. When Locke was able to hear him yet not see him Ben got nervous and tried to kill him. Gives for a good story for the next 50 episodes.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187371Thu, 10 May 2007 15:00:25 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187371Jennifer, Roseland, NJ I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Glad Locke is gone!!! what a LOSER!!!! I hated the way he kept groveling over his waste-of-a-dad! And I hated even more how he used others to fulfill his own personal gain (most recently Sawyer)...how pathetic was his need to "belong" and feel apart of something so badly that he screwed anyone and everyone that got in his way?! Even allowing himself to be used by Mr. Evil himself, Ben (ex: when he blew up the submarine)knowing full well that he was playing right into Ben's hand and helping the dark side? But did that matter to him??? NOoooo! Well good riddance. Have a nice after, after life. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187386Thu, 10 May 2007 15:04:01 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187386Chris OlsenThis was a great episode. But one thing the blogger did not touch on is the others who worked with Ben--the "hostile." It seems like Richard hasn't aged at all since he met Ben. Here's my question: does the island keep you alive? Are the hostiles the slave traders?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187388Thu, 10 May 2007 15:05:03 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187388Scott M.- Philadelphia, PANo way is Locke dead! Hey was healed from paralization- he can be healed from a gunshot wound (maybe). But then will the "others" see him as even more powerful then ever? Will Ben's plan have back-fired seeing Locke walk into camp after he supposedly left him for dead? The "others" will then certainly see him as the new leader as the group- an while Locke might not WANT that title, we know he has the capability. But how will our "Oceanic" people react if they ever encounter the "others" with Locke as their leader? That would be a interesting episode.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187393Thu, 10 May 2007 15:06:40 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187393 Shelley Taylor , Tucson, Arizona No John Locke, no "Lost" for me.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187417Thu, 10 May 2007 15:14:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187417Mr. Self Destruct, Miami, FloridaIt'll take more than a single bullet from a bug-eyed control freak to put the Great White Hunter down. Season 4 will be all about Uber Locke and Ben running for cover in every bunker Craphole Island has to offer.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187436Thu, 10 May 2007 15:20:58 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187436Nicole R. , Oceanside, CA.I somewhat agree with you on this one. I was shocked last night when Locke was shot, as I never imagined him getting written off the show. That makes me think he's still alive, although how he'll get to help I don't know. Maybe Jacob will help him just like Ben had mentioned. I don't know what will happen but I'm excited to see. As for "Lost" these day, it's becoming the old show it used to be.. the show everyone fell in love with. That's my opinion anyway.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187455Thu, 10 May 2007 15:31:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187455Dawn Avila,Lewisburg, TNI agree with you. Locke has a lot of potential to go either to the bad side or the good side. I think Ben is afraid of Locke actually taking over the lead of the Others. That was the thought that ran through my mind when they were in camp and Locke was beating up on Mikhail and Ben tried to get some of the others to break up the fight and no one moved. The next two weeks are going to be very interesting.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187456Thu, 10 May 2007 15:31:57 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187456Dave, Pasadena, CAI agree we havent seen the last of Locke. Knowing what he now knows, it would be nice if he came back and helped his fellow 815ers!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187461Thu, 10 May 2007 15:33:38 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187461Stephanie, Wichita, KSI am in total agreement, Locke is not going to die anytime soon. That was also my opinion, that if the island could heal his back and legs then what's a gunshot wound? Locke will be back bigger and stronger than ever.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187468Thu, 10 May 2007 15:34:21 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187468Rob, Norridge, ILIt looks like Desmonds eye. Can he be "Jacob"? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187488Thu, 10 May 2007 15:39:12 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187488PhilipJacob is Terry O'Quinn (Locke) with a wig and a beard. Look closely. http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/2007/05/11-frames-of-jacob.htmlhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187493Thu, 10 May 2007 15:40:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187493Jass, Alexandria VAThis was a very powerful episode. And to loose John Locke, it would mean killing off the show. He is a huge part of LOST, and as we've seen, has a very special relationship with the Island.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187507Thu, 10 May 2007 15:45:25 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187507Jane Doe, Costa Mesa, CADead? I sure hope so. No one likes a know-it-all.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187522Thu, 10 May 2007 15:49:26 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187522Mike SchuhWIthin the show, Locke is the most intruiging and complex character. I am not buying that he is dead because he is a perfect foil to many characters on the show. I really believe that the creaters are developing him as a messiah-like character. There are so many analogous traits between Locke and Christ that his "death" is pivital to what is going to happen to the future of the island. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187523Thu, 10 May 2007 15:49:29 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187523Chrisitna Benfield, Ontario, CAHes not dead. Maybe he will heal or better yet maybe Jacob will come to his rescue and help him. John Locke is the best of the whole show. The mystery of the island connects with him well and he may just be the one to save everyone.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187529Thu, 10 May 2007 15:51:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187529IRETA JUSTUSlocke is not dead. hes the best character in the show.WHEN WILL WE KNOW IF THE ISLAND IS A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH??http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187533Thu, 10 May 2007 15:53:07 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187533Larry, Phoenix, AZLocke needs to die! He cannot be trusted and the island would be a better place without him. He has NOT been an intregal part of the story...so he has a connection, so did Echo and look what his fate was...I would rather have seen Ana Lucia around for longer than Locke. It was long in coming, and it is finally here. The mistake Ben made was not shooting him until he was finally dead. I jumped for joy at the thought of Locke being off the island. He is a traitor and manipulative. Must we forget what he did to Boone? Or how about forcing everyone to "press the button"? Or betraying his own to join the others? Good riddance and I strongly hope you are gone forever Locke!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187538Thu, 10 May 2007 15:55:13 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187538Frank W. DanielsYour 100% correct. Locke is too important to the show. Lost has a long way to go ... at least 3 more seasons. In the end it will be Locke vs. Ben! It matters not who was the first person on the island. Only who will be the last!!! And that will be???? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187571Thu, 10 May 2007 16:03:55 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187571Kate, MV, MAI don't know, maybe leave us up in the air (like where exactly are Michael and Walt, I know it has only been a little over a week and half in their world) and I imagine if we have Rousseau discover him, she can care for him effectively (and I never followed her explanation very well, was she part of the Dharma Initiative? I know she has been here for sixteen years, but I couldn't tell how old Ben was supposed to be in relation to how old he is now). But seriously, okay, I was bothered by the dear departed Carivale part and then, so, what gothic tale are they taking from with the Hostiles/Real Others? It has to be at least thirty years from when young Ben met Richard and Richard now, are they ghosts, did they find out the cost for eternal youth was children's souls/life essences and that Jacob and Island are punishing them for that by not letting them have children (doesn't that sound familar) and maybe the longer the Losties go without trying to save their stolen children, the more the Island will make an example or prevent a pregnancy from taking place (this factors in Walt that maybe the Others thought he was their next leader because Ben got sick and is aging or maybe Jacob wanted him, like Management wanted Ben Hawkins, to take over his role). Okay, I really have to workhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187585Thu, 10 May 2007 16:13:48 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187585Mike, Romeoville, ILI was just searching for posts about last night's LOST and stumbled upon yours. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought it was eerily similar to the Carnivale plot. There were times I thought I was listening to the same argument Jonesy and Samson had.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187588Thu, 10 May 2007 16:14:28 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187588Jill Eugene ORI don't see how they are going to make three more seasons out of the show. It is one of my favorites, but come on....Maybe the last episode will have them being rescued and they go on a three hour tour...sound familiar?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187631Thu, 10 May 2007 16:38:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187631Adam Farnsworth, St. Petersburg, FLI must agree that we have no yet seen the last of John Locke. In fact, I believe that the writers may have you believe he died for maybe even the rest of this season, but you can surly expect his character to resurface in a twist ending episode in Season 4. As stated in the article, Locke is "intimately linked to the island's powers." What other character is truly out for the truth - the same truth the viewer's seek? Jack most definitely is not. He plays as many games with his close friends as the others do with the group; though no thanks to Juliette's impending presence. Locke has seen the monster, and on more than one occasion. He seems to be the only one asking valid questions - Just what on Earth is going on here? Who are these people, what is this monster, what was the Dharma Initiative really up to before the Others wiped them out, and most importantly after this last episode, we applaud Locke for side-stepping Ben's quirky way of interjecting mystery by knocking out Mikhail to get to the ROOT questions at hand. Maybe John was getting to close to the truth for the writers, but with an ending in sight, 3 seasons away, I wouldn't write off Locke as dead just yet... again, who else is going to seek the REAL secrets of the island if not him?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187652Thu, 10 May 2007 16:47:33 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187652Deb ZerbyI don't think Locke should die. The show needs him, and I don't believe he is dead. He will be back to save Jack, Kate and all the others on the beach. I still want to see Jack and Kate together as a couple. Her and Sawyer just don't cut it.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187653Thu, 10 May 2007 16:47:39 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187653Maureen/St. Petersburg, FloridaOf course Locke won't die the island healed him once I'm sure it will once again use it's magic!!!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187670Thu, 10 May 2007 16:51:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187670saurabhNo Way Locke is Dead. He is my Fav Charecter, He is the Life of the Island and in a way He is the only one who can solve the clues in the island. I think the Russian with One Eye is going to Save Him and stich him up :)http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187684Thu, 10 May 2007 17:00:24 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187684Jean Borden, IndianaHe's not dead.........http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187689Thu, 10 May 2007 17:02:18 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187689Annalisa, Phoenix, AZ I agree that Locke isn't gone, he can't be. If I have noticed anything about this show its that, when people leave, they really don't leave, they always show up again. I predict we have not seen the last of Michael and Walt. This episode showed the viewers just how "dirty" Ben is.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187695Thu, 10 May 2007 17:03:41 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187695Kay, miamiWhen Ben comes back to camp after killing his father and he sees Richard taking off his mask, are any of the other "hostiles" in this scene still with the "others" and hasn't aged like Richard?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187698Thu, 10 May 2007 17:05:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187698Denise, Bronx, New YorkNo way Locke is gone he will be back. He is one of the main that can't leave yet. He not dead.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187700Thu, 10 May 2007 17:06:05 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187700LauraWe didn't get any warning about a possible island death like we have with all the other deaths that really mattered (and we're legal-issue related like Ana Lucia and what's-her-face.) Locke's not dead. I certainly wouldn't cry if he was as I've hated him ever since he hit Charlie, but he's not dead.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187713Thu, 10 May 2007 17:11:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187713Michael, Scottsdale AZLocke's not dead; The 'sand' around the hut is actually ashes to hold Jacob in place (He's a spirit). The smoke thing and the statue of the foot w/ 4 toes hasn't been explained. I'm REALLY curious about that. Did Dharma know the statue was there? Who put it there? For what purpose? And why did it have 4 toes?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187723Thu, 10 May 2007 17:18:17 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187723Bill Doe, Philadelphia, Penn.Every other person that has died on Lost has done so in an episode where there is a flashback about them. If next week's episode is Charlie-centric, expect him (Charlie) to go according to one of Desmond's visions.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187732Thu, 10 May 2007 17:21:20 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187732Trudi Burner, Lookout Mtn., GAAwesome episode! Can't wait until next week. I don't think Locke is gone because he is an integral part of the mystery surrounding the island. What it is? I don't know. I do know once it is uncovered, it will shock us all! HOWEVER, Jack's little attitude is like getting on my nerve! He needs to be taken down a peg or two me thinks! I love this show!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187743Thu, 10 May 2007 17:25:24 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187743JADE SOLTANIThey are all in a mental hospital and the Flight survivors and Darma people are patients in the hospital and the Others are the doctors and staff. The Flight survivors are in group therapy and are being given mind altering drugs and put in scenarios with the other patients. Remember Hurley in the hospital office and the doctor was talking to him and the picture over Hurley's head was a picture of the "Island"!!!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187744Thu, 10 May 2007 17:25:33 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187744ED -- Albany, OR"Jacob" is Locke...or a doppelganger, or a clone, or a twin, whatever you want to call it... but it's Locke.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187765Thu, 10 May 2007 17:31:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187765Chris/MilwaukeeIt is just me or does Jacob's outline look like Jack's dad???http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187776Thu, 10 May 2007 17:38:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187776B-Dog 85They are certainly not going to kill off Sun's baby's father...that's right folks, Locke is the father not Jin. It happened while Jin, Sawyer, & Michael were trying to raft to safety. Sun and Locke ...who da thunk it? It will be an amazing wednesday night when that storyline is revealed! http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187777Thu, 10 May 2007 17:38:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187777William ThomasI hadn't really been able to make heads nor tails of where the storyline might be going, but, having read all of the previous posts, I most suspect that the Locke/Christ similarities might be the answer, when all is said & done. But, as for Jacob, and, Locke's being able to hear him, when Ben had claimed that Jacob only spoke to him---many of you feel like Jacob is somehow really Locke, with hair, and, possessed of great powers. What if Jacob IS Locke's alter-ego, somehow, that part of Locke that drives his quest for truth, answers? That, for Locke to be the whole man, that he strives for, at peace, he, somehow, is going to become the physical embodiment of the spirit-like Jacob? Maybe Jacob, in his need to be joined to Locke, has, as has been hinted at, numerous times, drawn them all to the island, and, manipulated events, such that Ben was doing Jacob's necessary physical work, in bringing into proximity the formerly-beaten & broken John Locke with his destiny? Someway, I believe that Jacob is going to inhabit the body of Locke, whether it be a resurrection (Christ-like), or, otherwise, rise again, and, vanquish Ben, and, those doing his bidding.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187778Thu, 10 May 2007 17:39:24 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187778DJ, NYC, NYI thought Jacob could be a historic pirate from the original inhabitants (hostiles)...maybe Jacob Hendrikszoon Lucifer (googled). Three reasons: he abhor technology (remember no flashlights), the unexplained historic pirate ship on the island, and the screenshot figure looks pirate-like? I'm starting to think Richard was also an original pirate from the way he was dressed when young Ben met him in the jungle. John Locke's (from the philosopher's namesake) presence on the island is starting to make more sense as an allegory for the state of nature. The philosopher believed in 'natural' rights of individuals and societal governments should be limited and from the people and should not violate the moral rights of individuals. Thus Locke's character is hedging his allegiance to either camps until he can figure out which is worse; dictatorship from a clear leader (Ben, power, organization, control, planning) and democracy with no clear leader (camp, groupthink, hysteria, lack of guidance, dreams (desmond's)). Being shot by Ben and having his natural right violated (he did not commit a crime and was more an abuse of power), I think this will firmly push Locke back to the camp? Similarly, Rousseau’s presence also makes sense with the same philosopher analogy. She is withdrawn from any group and lives in isolation. She is the antithesis of Locke, preferring to live life as a neutral person and under her own general will as to avoid being corrupted by either society. The philosopher believed that persons were neither good nor bad but were tainted by society and their bad habits of social hierarchies. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187780Thu, 10 May 2007 17:40:03 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187780Kathy/topton, PACould the island be another dimension, a ripple in reality? Kind of like the bermuda triangle? remember Naomi said the ship couldn't see anthything and then the clouds parted and she saw it just as her helicopter died? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187787Thu, 10 May 2007 17:44:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187787Ricky Hoskins Bend, OregonI think John is a transplant from the others playing with the Oceanic Flight. Do you think Locke is really Strange? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187790Thu, 10 May 2007 17:45:17 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187790Dalton JamesLocke must return. Locke in reality has been the focal point for every incident on the island. He is also the biggest threat to Ben since he has a connection with the Island. He is closer to unlocking the secrets that Ben is trying to keep from everyone. He is also linked to many of the castaways and would be central in bringing those connections to the front. He has already linked to Sawyer. He worked in the box company that Hurley owns. He did the appraisal on the house that Sayid's girlfriend bought. He has been heal from paralisys, a leg crush from the blast doors, the bite from his dad. As long as he doesn't anger the island he will survive. Rose is the only other one who understand the healing power of the island. Remember she told Locke that his leg would not take long to heal. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187792Thu, 10 May 2007 17:47:09 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187792Sally Jane, Chadds Ford, PAThe last two episodes of LOST have been the best in three years! No, Locke is not dead. Terry O'Quinn is a master actor and his character John Locke is too strong, as well as central to the ever unfolding secrets the island holds. After a very poor second season, the writers and producers would be shooting themselves in the foot to kill off his character. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187797Thu, 10 May 2007 17:48:01 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187797sherry poquoson vaok there is a book i picked up that was written in 1933 it is called lost horizon...reading the book is liking watching the show...everyone pick up a copy a barnes and noble...odd how the show and book match almost too much hmmm, now i wonder where the writers got the idea of lost...guess what if it follows the book locke isnt dead....and in the end they all relize this island was their redempetion...or second chance however you would like to think of it...http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187799Thu, 10 May 2007 17:48:21 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187799PlayaI think Locke will heal and go back to se Jacob. I think the powder around Jacob's house is some sort of binding circle or circle of protection in which Jacob is trapped, allowing Ben and Locke to step in. Locke will probably free Jacob not knowing fully what Jacob is or will do and then let Jacob run amok and Locke will be back to his quest for whatever he is looking for.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187808Thu, 10 May 2007 17:50:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187808MitchJohn Locke dead? Heck no. The writers will drag him back in when the show starts to drag again. The clever way to bring Locke back is to have him go off camera somewhere in the nether world of the island and give Jacob the help his asked for. Jacob then instills him with a few extra powers as a favor for his help. While he is gone he could coochy-up to Ben's mom and drive Ben mad for a while with a few of those "now you see me; now you don't" scenes with Locke snuggled up to his mom. Wellll...let's keep Locke in character. He's been helping everyone else; so, he might as well help those in the nether world for a while. Sure will be good, though, when the writers run out of flash-backs so that the show can move forward with it's own present-day action. Hey, why not sneak in some boogers from the nether world at John Locke's request to terrorize a few of the show's jackasses? Some viewers would love that. I would.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187811Thu, 10 May 2007 17:51:38 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187811Jack, The IslandIt's okay. I never really liked him anyway. Good riddance.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187813Thu, 10 May 2007 17:52:44 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187813Michael, Los AngelesJacob kind of looks like Christian, Jack's dad from the blurry image. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187816Thu, 10 May 2007 17:54:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187816greg , detroit , miLocke isn't dead for now.... Usually when they kill off someone they do the flashback on them before they kill them. Last night's show was about Ben not Locke. We all know the island heals the wounded as Michail is still alive. Curious to see what happens next to Locke. Will Jacob show up to help him?? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187817Thu, 10 May 2007 17:55:27 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187817Lise LangloisThis episode was weird and I hope Locke is not dead otherwise I will no longer watch the show. He is the best and I think the show will not last more than one year, its getting way too much complicated with too many people. I hope Jack falls in love but not with Kate. I wish Sawyer and Kate would end up together because there both complicated people.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187818Thu, 10 May 2007 17:56:13 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187818Jason, Huntersville, NCIf Locke is dead, you can count me out as a viewer. I lost interest near the end of season 2, and Locke was the only character that brought me back to watch the show. The ratings will continue to tumble if he is indeed dead.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187820Thu, 10 May 2007 17:56:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187820David Bourget, Cumberland, RIWhat if Locke's "magic" not only heals his own wound, but awakens the Dharma Initiative by reviving some decades old corpses? Ben would have some 'splainin' to do!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187834Thu, 10 May 2007 18:02:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187834Annie, Tamarac, FLPun intended, but Lost will be lost without Lockehttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187843Thu, 10 May 2007 18:03:46 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187843K ClarkSomeone said that Jacob looks like Locke. Take a closer look: It's Dennis Hopper. He'll be great on the show.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187872Thu, 10 May 2007 18:15:43 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187872Nick, Grand Rapids, MiNo he is not . If Locke can gain his ability to walk again. Why whould'nt the "Island" heal him again. Locke is a fighter and I think in the next few episodes we will find that Ben will die. I also wonder if the "Island" is Purgatory? I mean look at it, the suvivors bodies were "found" according to the newest arival on the island. Ben's Mom was there, Jack's dad was there, and Ben's Mom said "It is not time"! What in the world does that mean? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187885Thu, 10 May 2007 18:19:16 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187885Chris C. Glenwood, Iowa. LOST doesnt' work without Locke. If the producers don't realize that, then may the show be banned to "ER-like" existence. However, I think Locke will recover from the gunshot wound in mystical fashion. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187891Thu, 10 May 2007 18:23:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187891BJ, Ontario Canada If Locke is gone .... then so am I ... I love the show and watch every week, but its Locke that keeps me coming back http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187892Thu, 10 May 2007 18:24:13 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187892Bates, MichiganI think they're all in pergatory. They're all dead, and Jacob is the devil, or Richard Alpert is...or they're the all in the same. The island is in a battle between good & evil. The others want the children...they're keeping them as ammo...because they have no sin, the Devil can't take anyone without sin...they have no place on the island. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187916Thu, 10 May 2007 18:36:30 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187916durgathey cannot kill locke. there is no one better than him opposit Benhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187935Thu, 10 May 2007 18:45:29 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187935Rick, Horsham, Pa.Sherry...I'll bet you couldn't wait to tell every one that. I'll bet you hate kids too.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187940Thu, 10 May 2007 18:47:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187940Joe, Orlando, FLYou guys like Hurley? He annoys the crap out of me.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187954Thu, 10 May 2007 18:55:58 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187954Monique StasJust a guess but the powder around Jacob's house looked like cremation ashes to me. In regards to Locke that character has had so much crap happen in his life off the island it would just be sad to see him go out like this. I really don't think it's the last we've seen of him. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187955Thu, 10 May 2007 18:56:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187955Jill, Anchorage, AlaskaNo way is Locke dead. Throughout, they've mentioned the healing that occurs on the island - due to him. I think it is going to add to the oddity of the island - somehow, someway, he is going to walk away from this without a scar.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187958Thu, 10 May 2007 18:58:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187958Myles, New York, NYI think Locke is Jacob - Jacob is Locke, in the future. Whatever strange time slip exists on the island, that seems to only affect Desmond at the moment, will reveal itself soon enough. I think that's what allows Richard to remain ageless. Ben somehow manages to control the time slip.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187969Thu, 10 May 2007 19:02:40 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187969Sherri Ream Indianapolis, INI don't think that Locke is dead either. I think that the island or even Jacob will save him. There is no way that he can die now. There are to many unanswered questions and I think that Locke may be the answer to some of them. He is the only person that is truly connected to the island and its secrets.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#187974Thu, 10 May 2007 19:05:16 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:187974Andy Taylor, Old town, Me.I agree with you. Locke is not dead. In the long run, he is much too important for the ratings of the show. since the show has lost some viewers this year, the writers and producers needed some shock factor, at least in the short term, to spice up the ratings. This will certainly add more veiwers just as long as the uncertainty is short lived. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188033Thu, 10 May 2007 19:35:56 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188033Neal (Portsmouth, VA)The Others obviously have some kind of respect for John Locke, believing him to be special, since no one budged to stop him from beating on Mikhail. I could see him taking over Ben's leadership after exposing Ben's lies. Ben would remain alive, but maybe as an outcast from the Others. The Others would still be antagonists of the Losties because they want to contact the outside world and be rescued while Locke wants to cut off that contact. (There had been no contact since the Hatch imploded; he destroyed the communications station that Mikhail operated; he blew up the submarine - his character wants the island isolated from the rest of the world and he'll fight the Losties to prevent them from being rescued.) Locke is obviously the one to take Ben's place when you consider the similarities. I'm guessing Richard plotted for Ben to kill his father and it was also Richard who prompted Locke to have Sawyer kill his father. Ben was the only one to hear from Jacob - until Locke heard him. Ben realizes the threat and that's why he shot Locke. The only question is whether it's Rousseau or her daughter that rescues Locke.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188038Thu, 10 May 2007 19:37:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188038Pam, Baltimore, MDNo way Locke is dead. I think he can't be killed. I mean, how come he didn't die after his father pushed him out of that window. I think we are about to find out how special he really is!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188044Thu, 10 May 2007 19:39:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188044Amy, Indianapolis, INi don't think locke is dead. i think the battle between he and ben has just begun.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188051Thu, 10 May 2007 19:43:26 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188051Neal (Portsmouth, VA)If the island is purgatory, how is it that the Others can travel back to the real world and recruit people like Richard and Juliet?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188054Thu, 10 May 2007 19:44:55 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188054Roland, Venice, CALocke isn't dead. There have been several small references lately to the "healing" powers of the island growing stronger including cuts and scrapes on other cast members. But what a great way to get viewers up in arms over whether he lives or dies. The writers certainly know how to provoke us!!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188057Thu, 10 May 2007 19:47:08 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188057BrandonI think the reason Locke couldn't see Jacob and Ben could has something to do with the visions, remember Jack has seen his dead father around the island a time or two, I honestly think that Locke will eventually see Jacob and that Jack will be the one to see him first.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188062Thu, 10 May 2007 19:48:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188062Vin, Royal Oak, MII'm hooked. Even if Locke is gone. Unless, of course, the Harlem Globetrotters show up on the island.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188067Thu, 10 May 2007 19:49:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188067Sara, Norristown, PAI wonder... if the smoke monster is Jacob somehow.... that the voices are him too. Hmmmm...... If Locke is dead, I will not watch the show anymore. He's too central a character. LIVE, LOCKE, LIVE!!!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188069Thu, 10 May 2007 19:50:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188069Chandra, Chicago ILLocke CANT be dead. Remember Mikhail took a bullet at point blank range to the chest. He came back a couple weeks ago and ran into Desmond right after they found the parachute lady. But wait...that's especially bizzare considering that pregnant women die on the island, but gunshot wounds don't always kill you (if you're an other, anyway). I will not be watching the next couple seasons if they don't wrap up some of the mysteries. This show was not originally written to drag on for 5 years...this isn't Twin Peaks!!!!!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188077Thu, 10 May 2007 19:52:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188077Amy/Ambler, PAI agree that Locke isn't down for the count, but I'm not convinced that Ben was actually trying to kill him, either. He knows that Locke has healing properties, so probably would have put a bullet in his head if he intended to kill him. Shooting him where he did almost seems like he went out of his way to not hit something vital. It would be a very anti-climatic way to kill such a strong character. And I think as we learn more about Ben we may find out he's not quite as evil as we're being led to believe. Maybe it's a test...to see if the "island" or Jacob will intervene. And what of the powder that was around the cabin? Could it be gunpowder-a trap set by Rousseau maybe? This episode did raise some interesting new questions by introducing the "natives"...I, for one, was assuming that the Others were made up of remnants of the Dharma Initiative...not so!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188099Thu, 10 May 2007 20:00:44 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188099Larry, Santa Cruz, CALocke can't be dead because he is already dead, he can only die if he believes he is dead otherwise he will simply heal himself. That's what I believe is the whole twist to this island. That's why Naomi states the plane was found with all the bodies in it off of Bali. That's why Other Richard never really aged since Ben met him as a kid. It also explains Other Mikhail's miraculous recovery. That's why everyones dreams or nightmares happen (the polar bear from the comic book, Echo's brother, Locke's father, Jack's Father, Ben's mom, Michael and son sailing off to happiness, etc.). I also think that is why no one can give birth on the island because the dead cannot create the living. It was also aluded by Cooper and others that this is hell (the land of the dead). I think the only one who is alive on this entire place is Ben since he is the only one left alive since the massacre of the Dharma initiative and appears to be the only one to age or become ill and not spontaneously heal themselves.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188114Thu, 10 May 2007 20:07:10 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188114RobHe isn't dead...it is confirmed that on the last episode of this season there will be a showdown between jack and lockehttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188116Thu, 10 May 2007 20:07:22 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188116Eli, MontanaHe's not dead. The French woman will show up and help him.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188123Thu, 10 May 2007 20:11:40 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188123Maribeth Abilene TexasPLEASE!, If the island can do magical things, why can't it heal Locke? The show would not exist without him!! http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188134Thu, 10 May 2007 20:16:56 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188134Sandra, Fairfield, CALocke is to "Lost" as The Cheerleader is to "Heroes".http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188137Thu, 10 May 2007 20:17:44 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188137Nathan, North CarolinaI think Larry has a very interesting theory. The only problem is that the show's creators have already stated that the survivors are not dead and the island is not hell or purgatory. The show would have been a lot cooler if Larry's theory was correct though. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188139Thu, 10 May 2007 20:18:07 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188139Jeremy, Boise IdI think that Jacob is the guy that offered Ben's Dad a job on the island originally. That is if the screencaps are accurate and authentic.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188147Thu, 10 May 2007 20:19:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188147G WasmerI don't think Locke is dead; he is too integral to the current plot. I don't think he's the best one on the show, but his odd behavior is certainly interesting! I also don't think that Jacob looks like Terry O'Quinn - this is a completely new character being introduced. Jacob has a turn-of-the century look to him, as does his cabin. And someone pointed out that Richard and the other "hostiles" did as well, and now I have to agree. They very well may be linked to the crashed pirate ship. It was also suggested that the island is a "fountain of youth" and I have to say, that idea does hold some water. Why else has Richard not aged a bit? And it would explain the fast healing properties of the island. And it also gives reason for women not to be able to bear children: there's no need for them. On another note: Juliet's only going to work with Ben until she has opportunity to betray or dispose of him, and Jack is definitely in on that. Even before she said she hated him, I knew she didn't trust him in the least, but previously without Ben she had no hope of going home. Now she has hope with the 815ers. Hurley, as goofy as he is, is the true leader of the group, whether he knows it or not. Everyone likes and trusts him. He quietly controls and manipulates the group with surprising ease, keeping them in line and making them do the right thing. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188152Thu, 10 May 2007 20:21:56 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188152Just KennyLocke isn't dead - he's contracted to return next year. Beyond that, we never SAW him die - he took a bullet to the left side of his stomach, but that's it. The island will heal him as it healed his spine. My guess? Locke kills Ben in the finale just as Ben is about to kill one of the Losties (Jack maybe?). Then Locke will take command of the Others. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188155Thu, 10 May 2007 20:24:27 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188155t-alabamawhat if all the people on the island are dead? even the new girl, naomi. and the others are trying to impregnant people that are already deceased. they've said numerous times that they are trying to create life where life shouldn't be. claire had her baby because she was pregnant before they crashed on the island, but if people on the island are already dead, but they don't know it yet, they cannot have babies. weird, i know. as for last night's episode, the eye does look more like desmond's than locke's. i thought the powder was some sort of gun powder that maybe ruosseau had laid out. or maybe it's supposed to be protecting jacob from harm. like some sort of voodoo with brick powder.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188156Thu, 10 May 2007 20:24:38 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188156Dave Corson, Des Moines IAI'm hoping Locke makes it as well and I believe he will...after all, Ben left him to die and I think that'll come back to haunt Ben. I'm more in tune with the show watching him, Sawyer, Sayid and Jin than any of the others. Saw the shots of 'Jacob' and agree he and Locke are one in the same. I believe Rousseau's out there and will help Locke. We haven't seen the last of Locke, for sure. I personally wouldn't mind seeing Sayid get ahold of Jack to get some answers and Kate open up on Juliette for payback, and I'm curious to hear more about where the woman said Oceanic 815 was supposedly found. But to be honest, don't drag it out over 3 more seasions, give us 1 more, 2 at most. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188158Thu, 10 May 2007 20:25:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188158Erin McCartyNo way is Locke out of the picture. He certainly wasn't dead as Ben was walking away, and if he can heal from paralysis and several ugly post-crash leg injuries, why should this be any different? He is integral to the show. I guess they could kill him off before the series concludes, but he's much too intriguing to just cast aside now.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188165Thu, 10 May 2007 20:27:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188165Geri, Orlando, Fl.I thought they where all dead also but if that is true, then what about the guy and his son that they let go. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188166Thu, 10 May 2007 20:28:27 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188166G SeiterLocke had better not be 'dead'! Announcement that 3 main characters will be killed off is depressing. If Locke, Sayid, Sawyer are the three....count me in as the fourth!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188167Thu, 10 May 2007 20:28:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188167Nate, Vienna, VABen isn't the big boss. Locke resurrects and whacks him next year after following him to his bosses, who will likely whack him first-for his obvious management failures. There are at least two more levels of power beyond Ben, easily covering 3 more seasons. Jacob might be a level, a distraction, or a ruse of Ben. Did anyone really think Ben would let Locke return to the Others after he beat Mikhail. Give Locke 3 days, too bad he missed Easter.........http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188188Thu, 10 May 2007 20:37:09 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188188DonnaLarry from Santa Cruz, I believe you're on the right track there! Ya can't kill dead people! We'll see Locke's father yet again...and that couple they buried in the sand...did they create that whole storyline just to kill them off immediately?? And Walt & Michael...will probably wander back, after wandering around aimlessly in circles...surviving even though they've had no food or water...http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188190Thu, 10 May 2007 20:37:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188190Noranda, Lake Forest, CALarry I bet you're right. I bet Jacob is alive on the island too, which is why only Ben can see him. Man I can't wait till next week. :Dhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188194Thu, 10 May 2007 20:40:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188194Marian, New Jersey I think Locke and Jacob are one in the same person with Jacob being "LOCKEd" in an alternate universe. The show/island is so metaphysical and I think this theory fits right in.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188208Thu, 10 May 2007 20:51:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188208Jeff Hancock, Ft. Myers,Fla.If Locke is truly dead the show's true essence will have faded. With Jack wishy-washy and withholding info from everyone, Kate wanting to spill any secret she hears and taking idiodic chances(where before she was mysterious, intelligent, and savy), and Sawyer trying to become a nice guy. Locke is the steadfast anchor for the show. He's the only one with an agenda to solve the mysteries of the island. Where as everyone else would leave the island if given half a chance. LOCKE IS THE MANhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188237Thu, 10 May 2007 21:14:06 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188237Joe, Springfield ILLocke isn't dead. Aside from this season's potential finale, 815-ers don't die unless it is during their flashback. Boone died in his flashback, Shannon in her flashback, Anna Lucia in her flashback, Libby I am not sure I can't remember, and Echo died in his flashback. Next week is Charlie's flashback, so I wouldn't be surprised if he does indeed end up dying. But when Locke was shot, it was in Ben's flashback. So my guess is he is not dead.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188254Thu, 10 May 2007 21:21:18 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188254Maggie, Denver, ColoradoWhat do you mean "John can't be dead because he's already dead" Larry from Santa Cruz? How about all the other people who have died on the island? How did they die if they're already dead? And Claire gave birth on the island! So you're theory that people can't give birth doesn't fit...http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188269Thu, 10 May 2007 21:31:06 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188269GBCSo how did Locke's dad get to the island? Still trying to figure that out...http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188284Thu, 10 May 2007 21:40:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188284Matte, Ann Arbor, MIThis episode blew my mind. The banter between Locke and Ben must go on. I also loved Jacob, how perfect was that scene. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188321Thu, 10 May 2007 22:06:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188321LJ, San Fran,CAOK, so Ben is having this conversation with Jacob, then he can't hear what Jacob said to Locke. Locke is not dead....they just want us to think he is.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188327Thu, 10 May 2007 22:11:30 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188327Marcia, Ocean Springs, MS Does anyone else think that Jacob looks like Kris Kristoferson? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188335Thu, 10 May 2007 22:18:21 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188335Carla, Wrightwood, CaAre you all nuts? The folks that write this show don't know from one week to the next where they are going with the storyline. For now, they can have their season finale without Locke and wait to see what the fans have to say. With the hiatus upcoming they will have plenty of time to decide whether Locke is of sufficient importance to keep the character. So if you want him to be back, vocalize. Unless Terry O'Quinn is in contract negotiations, he'll be back. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188340Thu, 10 May 2007 22:22:36 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188340Lorrie Sunshine Coast B.C. CanadaLock is such a key player, he has always got you guessing. I think the Show would be LOST without himhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188341Thu, 10 May 2007 22:22:40 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188341HRG, Atlanta, HINo worries...Locke is NOT dead, since the season finale has him and Jack in a big confrontation (finally!). AND I think the group is going to split into 2, one led by Jack and the other by Locke.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188349Thu, 10 May 2007 22:26:43 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188349Brian J, Bellingham, WAThere is no way anybody could survive a bullet through a kidney - unless that kidney had been donated...http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188355Thu, 10 May 2007 22:32:48 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188355Blake Lewis, Seattle, Wash.Please tell us more on who Jacob really is, and how he got on the island! Please don't let anything happen to Jack, Kate, and Sawyer they are the most interesting survivors on the island! PLEASE NEVER END THE SHOW LOST, it is the BEST SHOW IN THE WORLD! Jack is so hot and sexy so is Kate! Also Sawyer! I hope that Jack, Kate, and Sawyer won't get hurt on Lost ever! They are awesome! Locke isn't dead because on the island Locke has special powers, that makes him very special! When Ben asked Locke about what Jacob said, Ben was mad because Locke wasn't supposed to be able to hear Jacob! Ben was the only person who was allowed to hear him! Go Lost!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188376Thu, 10 May 2007 22:53:14 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188376MaryAnn Ocala,Fl. THERE ALL DEAD ! They don't relize it, there dead already!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188381Thu, 10 May 2007 22:57:59 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188381lisa cook lakewood caEnough about Locke. I think Jack has lost all credibility as the group leader...He has become self righteous. It would be good to see one of the other regulars step up to the job. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188384Thu, 10 May 2007 23:00:39 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188384WSM... for those that have TIVO and watched parts of the show in slow motion, there was a person sitting in the chair that seem to show up in the fire light. Jacob is not 100% in his head, and I wonder if Ben was surpised that Locke didn't see him, since I figure it might take a murderer to see Jacob. Not forgetting that Ben thinks Locke killed his father. In addition Locke was shot on the left side as mentioned earlier. There are fewer critical organs over there, lets hope that his one remaining kidney is the one on the right and not the one on his left. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188389Thu, 10 May 2007 23:06:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188389jc, nw fllocke's a lock for quite awhile, no worries there folks. the island likes him too much. its charlie i say to bite the dust! ick. and btw, who ARE these people that see all the subliminal background things, like jacob in the chair? my eyes are glued yet i always miss them until i hear about them in chats!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188401Thu, 10 May 2007 23:24:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188401Amber, Livermore, CADoes anyone out there remember Mr. Eko? He was a pretty darn important character and the only one who could stand up to the black smoke. He's gone. He was a main character. Why can't Locke be gone too?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188402Thu, 10 May 2007 23:24:57 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188402Chris, Sammamish, WALocke and Jacob are one and the same although neither may know it yet. That is why Ben is so intrigued by Locke and why Locke has this special communion with the island. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188413Thu, 10 May 2007 23:33:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188413Lonetta Evans, Pittsburg, CAThis is just to intriguing to contemplate! Locke simply cannot be dead, he brings too much life to the show! Ben was too suprised when Locke heard Jacob. Then Jacob said, "Help me." He is the only match for Ben,the creep. Besides it would be just too cruel to have him shot in his remaining kidney?! http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188418Thu, 10 May 2007 23:37:03 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188418eric, ridgeland sc ok didnt locke meet ben in a flashback, when locke was with a commune of drug runners and ben was a undercover cop, and didnt have a oportunity to kill ben then, or am i imagining this ??? because that cop had a geronimo jackson t-shirt, and ben said it was his fathers (connection) season 2 .....http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188446Fri, 11 May 2007 00:17:04 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188446brian, MIWhatever, they killed off Echo and Anna and the show went on just fine, they can kill off anybody they want and we will all tune in next week.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188456Fri, 11 May 2007 00:30:28 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188456Ann ,Clarksville,TexasWhat about Jack's Dad, is he going to be seen again?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188457Fri, 11 May 2007 00:30:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188457Dino S. Puyallup, WANo way Locke is gone. He is essential to the show and we've not gotten all the answers on him and his powers. I saw the still frame of Jacob, anyone thinks his profile resembles Dennis Hopper's? He would be a great fit for this show. Man, I love this damn show!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188458Fri, 11 May 2007 00:30:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188458Chad the Rad, Los Angeles, CAHenry said that he wanted to show Locke the powers of the island. I think he did this by shooting Locke and then showing him that the island can heal gunshot wounds. I don't think that they will write Locke out of the show. He is/was (if they killed him off) my favorite character. If they do kill him off, I'm never going to watch that show again (previews included).http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188459Fri, 11 May 2007 00:33:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188459Ann ,Clarksville,TexasKate needs to get pregant with Sawyer's baby and both are okay.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188491Fri, 11 May 2007 01:28:01 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188491Tina, Gresham OregonEven if Claire was pregnant before arriving on the island, if you're dead you're dead and should not be able to produce something living, so maybe her child is dead too if none of them have accepted their deaths then why accept the death of the infant. Locke's not gone but dead hmm, purgatory hmm, too much still unexplained. They have to be convinced they're dead? So then Shannon, Boone and all the others were convinced by something they knew would normally be fatal? Great show, Locke's not down yet!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188493Fri, 11 May 2007 01:32:36 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188493Ed, Knoxville, TennesseeI love "Lost", but, good lord, some of you don't know how to spell!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188494Fri, 11 May 2007 01:38:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188494Sandy Locke will be rescued by some of the "others" that are starting to question old Ben. Tom didn't obey Ben when Locke was pummeling "Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Rum". Look for him and others to make Ben a little nervous. His power is fading. Locke will recover and appear to take over as the new leader of the others but his loyalty will be to his old crowd eventually.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188499Fri, 11 May 2007 01:41:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188499Rob in NYCLocke will survive, and show up in a future episode. The character that needs to be bumped off is Jack. I don't see how Sayid and Sawyer have not given him a beat down yet!!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188541Fri, 11 May 2007 02:55:55 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188541Carol Webb, Wichita KSHas anyone ever thought of why he is named John Locke? I was just studying history with my son and we were reading about John Locke and his philosphy. Hmm!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188546Fri, 11 May 2007 03:22:08 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188546barbie, miami, florida.John cant be dead, but i sure got scared when ben (hate him in unexplicable ways) shot him. like others said, the shows is going to run until 2009-2010, why kill one of the most intriguing characters in the third season? he has a strange way of connecting to the island, which has ben really worried. i can see locke as a leader.. maybe, just a thought.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188557Fri, 11 May 2007 03:39:52 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188557Jeff Niffen, Hannibal, MOI don't believe Locke is dead. Will we see him the rest of this season? Probably not... at least not until probably the last bit of the season finale... a kind of hail mary for the 815-ers in the war that will happen. My guess for the cast members to bite the bullet would be Juliette, Ben, Charlie, Sawyer, and Desmond.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188576Fri, 11 May 2007 04:17:57 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188576Camilo Lozano, Bogota, ColombiaDoesn't anyone remember the producers of the show told that the last episode of the season would be a confrontation between Jack and Locke??? No way John is dead... It won't be the last we've seen of himhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188588Fri, 11 May 2007 04:44:38 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188588Manny S, Dallas, TXLocke is cool and i like the new tough, take no * Locke. I believe that Jacob will come to Lockes rescue in an effort to gain his freedom with Locke's help from Ben's bondage, eventually leading to Ben's downfall. **you heard it here first ;P **http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188629Fri, 11 May 2007 06:01:38 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188629Taylor, Lock Haven, PaAlthough, I hope Locke isn't dead, I could see how he may be dead. Does everyone forget that other people have died of gunshot wounds? Charlie killed that one guy that was after Claire in the first season. Juliet killed that guy that was going to kill Sawyer and Kate. If we go by the reasoning that the island heals everyone, no one would be dead.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188644Fri, 11 May 2007 07:25:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188644YesDiver Honolulu HiThe scar Locke has from his kidnet removal is located on the left side of his body as was show on a previous episode. I live here in Honolulu and I am exposed to many areas where they actually film the show and it is awesome. Last night I had dinner over in Kailua and who should walk in and sit down but my all time favorite person. Tha man who is single handed returning the word "DUDE" to our cultural lexicon. Hurley is the best, as long as they dont kill him off i could care less about anyone else. If you get the boxed sets from season 1 & 2 and watch several episodes in a row, you cannot help but to bust up LOL when he is on screen. Whoever writes for his character deserves a raise! The timing and delivery of his "Duuuudes" is perfect! As for the rest of you..very interesting theories... you have all put forth. I only began watchin this year and was given seaon 1 & 2 by a friend so I could get caught up and this was just 2 months ago. So far reading all these posts I am MOST intrigued by the Locke and Rousseau "societal philosophy" theories regarding those to characters. That was awesome analysis! I also like the "6th Sense" "I see dead people" theories as well.. To expound on that...if they are all actually dead and in some kind of purgatory, then it would only be right that with Naomi parachuting in months after the plane went down that she would know the fate of Flight 815, since for her it would be "old news" as it were. As for me, watching season 1 & 2 by way of boxed sets was a great way to get hooked on the show. But with everything that happened during those 2 seasons, the one moment that put me ROTFLMAO was when Hurley gave away all the food only to have fresh new pallets of food drop from the sky moments later! LOL (Manna (sp) from heaven for all you Bible theorists.) Because I have not gone back and read previous posts I do not know if anyone mentioned this before. If someone did, my bad. If not, food from heaven is something we can all ponder over the summer break after next weeks show! ALOHA!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188651Fri, 11 May 2007 08:06:55 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188651Kricket, NCWhat ever happened to Walt? He hasn't been mentioned in ages and hasn't been seen among the Others either.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188663Fri, 11 May 2007 09:18:32 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188663Judy Wilson, Chico, CAOf course, Locke is not dead. He is going to be the one to save everybody. What is the connection between Ben, Locke, and Ben's mother? Why did Ben see a vision of his mother as a child, but not as an adult? She will be showing up alive soon.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188808Fri, 11 May 2007 14:37:01 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188808Elizabeth, Durham NCInteresting that Ben's mother died during child birth and now mothers don't survive pregnancy on the island. Seems like a connection, perhaps Ben's bad mojo is effecting everyone on the island (like Walt's imagination created Polar Bears).http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188898Fri, 11 May 2007 15:39:07 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188898HH, Tucson, AZI agree that gun shot wounds do kill on the island. There is also Libby, Ana Lucia and Shannon. But, Sawyer and Sayid survived and it was already mentioned that Locke was probably shot in the area of the donated kidney. It might just be a possibility that Rousseau shows up and can help him out. After all, when Locke was in the grave there was not much blood visible. Still not sure if Locke will live though because I read in another article that TOQ sold his house in Hawaii, which is really not a good implication and even if the character lives would reduce appearances to minor appearances. The confrontation between Jack and Locke could just be a flashback. And, in case the writers read the public opinion, I like Locke and rather have him on the show than the smug Surgeon General of the Island.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188950Fri, 11 May 2007 16:15:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188950April Spokane WaIf Locke is really dead then I WILL stop watching and tell everyone else to do so also. He is the heart and soul of the show. There is no LOST without Locke, everyone else would still be on the beach for heaven sake and probably dead.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#188983Fri, 11 May 2007 16:34:36 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:188983Eric, Houston, TXAnd what's up with Richard not aging (or aging MUCH slower)?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189009Fri, 11 May 2007 16:52:23 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189009Carol S. Kohn Skokie, IllinoisI just want to say that it's impossible that Locke is gone for good! Locke is a central character that needs to keep this show going until it's reached the end of its run in 2010.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189214Fri, 11 May 2007 18:49:08 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189214Lance, Stockton, CALOST is the best, no way is Locke dead, way too many questions to still be answered and I will be there till the end when hopefully they all will be. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189220Fri, 11 May 2007 18:51:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189220Inquisitive in MinnesotaQuestions from this episode and others still unanswered: 1. What's with the powder around Jacob's place? 2. What's the deal with the four-toed statue? 3. What grabbed Locke's leg in season one? It wasn't the smoke monster. Sounded like a machine and tried to drag him into the ground. 4. What's the deal with the brainwashing room that Carl was rescued from? Used on Carl but not Juliet? 5. Why are some of the 815ers with the Others now?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189239Fri, 11 May 2007 19:03:48 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189239Mikki, CaliforniaSomeone mentioned that some of the"other" others were pirates. I think that person has something. I believe the pirates on that abandoned ship were Richard, Jacob, the french lady ( yes, and I will tell you why), maybe even the patch guy who doesn't seem to die either. Back in the earlier sseasons when the losties first met the french lady (i can't spell her name) they asked her where she came from and didn't she said that she was on a ship that crashed, and that the people on the ship went crazy or something so she had to kill some of them? So maybe she is older that we think. But it doesn't explain her daughter, Alex. ALSO the pic of the dog in Jacobs shack, doesn't he look like Walts dog... but older??? Just pulling at many fo strings :)http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189241Fri, 11 May 2007 19:05:52 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189241A Slocke is obviously different from everybody else. Havent you ever watched the show. How many other charactors have been thrown from a six story buikding and lived to tell about it plus Locke got up and walked after being paralized. I hope he's not dead but if he is Im sure theres a reason like there is for everything else on this show and if people quit watching it because Locke is killed off then those people arn't true LOST fans and shouldnt even watch the show.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189292Fri, 11 May 2007 19:33:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189292kinne, ILJohn Locke is the show. Evangeline Lily(plays Kate) said on Jimmy Kimmel the other day that she likes(PRESENT TENSE)working with O'Quinn! the producers even said he is the heart of the series, and the body cannot live without a heart for very long. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189299Fri, 11 May 2007 19:36:26 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189299kinne, ILI own the $100 worth of Season 1 and 2, and have seen Season 1 nine times and Seaon 2 almost 5 times, and if Locke dies I will relinquish my ways of Losthood and never watch it again, along with probably 10 million other people.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189312Fri, 11 May 2007 19:43:43 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189312kinne, ILI know they aren't in Purgatory, Carlton Cuse( or was it Damon?) already said so. I THINK that the electromagnetic anomaly that IS the island keeps them their and has an affect on EVERYTHING AROUND IT. It also has to do with the BOX that brings stuff there, which I think the smoke monster takes pictures of yourmind and then makes it a reality, like YEMI EKO and BOONE guiding LOCKE and CHRISTIAN appearing to JACK, and SAWYER acting like WAYNE, and the PLANE and BLACK ROCk and POLAR BEARS and BOARS being there. MAYBE THE OTHERS?! AND, Jacob. (Go to Season 2, the eppy on disc 3(4?) where Eko and Charlie are going to the plane and the smoky appears. When the camera pans around and you go inside the smoky, look at the flashes of light and you can see images and a lady in one of the flashes. Could the smokies make up the entire island and EVERYONE is stuck there by chain of memory? EX, one guy sees smoky, island is made, it makes guy, who remembers guy, he is there now, he remebers lady, now she is there, until one guy who saw the plane crash with everybody sees smoky, now they are alive and there because of his memory!?)http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189316Fri, 11 May 2007 19:48:25 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189316Lee, Mpls, MNLocke has a "special relationship" with the island. He was paralyzed when he got there-he will heal!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189377Fri, 11 May 2007 20:29:53 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189377fre20, SF CADid Terry O'Quinn have a DUI in Hawaii? I thought that's how the show's producer decides who dies.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189505Fri, 11 May 2007 22:41:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189505Don Yorgason, Memphis TennesseeI'm thinking about the hatch exploding, what if Desmond wasn't the only one to gain an ability? Perhaps the writers will heal Locke via powers gained from the hatch explosion.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189550Sat, 12 May 2007 00:02:21 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189550Marsha Bradley ILLocke is not dead. With Charlie dying next week. And the rumored huge death count in the season ender I just can't see Locke being killed off. Who would be left? The have said in rumors 3 or 4 are killed plus 5 or 6 others as it is.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189589Sat, 12 May 2007 01:07:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189589Shaun, Ogden Dunes, INA character as dynamic as Locke has no reason to be eliminated. He continually goes through emotional and spiritual changes on the island, and is the number one character that drives the sci-fi elements of the show forward, revealing more as he discovers parts of the island. Also, in the episode previous to his shooting, the writers made a point to show how accelerated his healing truly is (the bit on his hand, without even a scar). Granted, a shot to the kidney (or possibly lack thereof!) is not something that heals on its own, but Rousseau or even Jacob or the Losties are capable of finding Locke in this time of need. I wouldn't give up hope, this is John freaking Locke we're talking about here!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189592Sat, 12 May 2007 01:09:10 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189592Shaun, Ogden Dunes, INkinne, I'm quitting LOST if Locke dies, too.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189696Sat, 12 May 2007 04:02:03 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189696B. John, Louisville, KY Think about where Locke was shot. left kidney. except, as a poster on another site noted, Locke doesn't have a left kidney, does he? While seriously hurt, the bullet is through-and-through, missing vital organs. O'Quinn was quoted as coyly saying Locke "would be helped" by something he gave away earlier in the series -- and if the island heals Patchy, it'll works even better on Locke. I never thought Locke was meant to die, but this is a plausible way for him to live. As also said above, if Locke was to die, Ben wouldn't have plugged him a second time. who steps in for Locke should he be killed off? Only way I can see ihsi death is if O'Quinn finally gets the big-money role he deserves. He's not only plays the most interesting character on the show, he's the strongest actor in the cast. Take him away, and who becomes the mystic? I hope he gets to channel Neil Young is a future show; I hear he does a dead-on impression.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189755Sat, 12 May 2007 06:51:33 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189755Steve, MIThe statue with 4 toes. I bet that represents the chosen one, How many toes does John have. I think we will find out soon. I think Lost is a better version of the Truman Show. I still want to know where the cable leads that they found on the beach. Where on land and where in the water. Maybe Jacob is Jim Carrey.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#189973Sat, 12 May 2007 21:07:17 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:189973Alan Bussey, Bedford (DFW), TexasI was disappointed to see that Ben and the Hostiles killed the Darma people. I don't understand why the Hostiles are...hostile. So, I will interested to know more about the Hostiles. Plus it was weird to me that the Hostiles did not bother to cover the mass grave. I would think that even the Hostiles would have done that, I mean, they didn't waste a second picking up the bodies. So wouldn't they also be tidy about covering the bodies in the grave pit? (I guess the writers needed the grave to be uncovered fot the Locke shooting scene.) One more thing...why do SO MANY people have to die on this island? It seems almost silly now that so many people get killed in this story. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190098Sun, 13 May 2007 02:08:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190098 chuck Las Cruces, New MexicoWho is Locke?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190206Sun, 13 May 2007 15:42:23 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190206Suzanne, Loveland, OHDoes anyone else think it is a coincidence that Ben and Locke both have a mother named "Emily"?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190214Sun, 13 May 2007 16:40:17 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190214Peter, NY,NYI'm sure John Locke will survive, he has to, someone has to take over leadership of the others. They have grown tired of Ben's attempts to lead them. Richard Alpert would have never given Locke the file with James Ford's history if he didn't feel Locke would not step up to the plate and deliver the body of his dead father as instructed. This is the second time we have seen Richard Alpert befriend an emotionally troubled boy and assist him in his quest to join the others. And that's all John Locke is really, an emotionally troubled boy trapped in a mans body. I can only imagine that no good will come of this. John Locke will be worse than Ben as he gets over taken by all the power that the island possesses. Think about it, why would Richard bring in someone from outside his group to lead the group, why doesn't he just do it himself. The answer to that remains a mystery but one thing is certain it can be good. The producers code named the finale the snake in the mail box. I can't think of a bigger snake than John Locke. He was once a part of the 815ers and everyone's friend, but the island will heal him again and he's soon going to become their worst enemy cause he won't let anyone off the island. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190222Sun, 13 May 2007 17:10:09 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190222Marc Linn, Rapid City, South DakotaJacob is definitely Locke...or a clone of Locke...or Locke from the future. But the cleft in the nose, his chin, his head...it's his profile. The eye look different though- but it could be because it is extremely dialated. And he's not wearing a wig...look at the image again. http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/2007/05/11-frames-of-jacob.html He's wearing animal skins, and one of the skins is wrapped around his head. Locke will survive (he was shot where he had his kidney removed) and go on to lead the others.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190237Sun, 13 May 2007 19:01:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190237Blue, Charlotte, NCIf Ben can hear Jacob, then how come he couldn't hear Jacob say "help me?"http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190278Sun, 13 May 2007 21:55:33 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190278Charles Richey, Las Vegas, NVTerry O'Quinn Rocks. If you are a Locke fan, rent the Step Father. Terry will creep you out!! He has to come back, the show won't survive without him.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190292Sun, 13 May 2007 23:51:14 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190292Curtis Anderson, Boise Locke will not die..I agree that he will be a savior later on...he has never had bad intentions..every other person that we have seen flashbacks to up to this point has had a "bad run" in their lives and are trying to fix it, excluding Rose (Black woman) who also knew that the island was special straight from the start...That is why Ben sees him as special, all Locke does is give even in his past... he wants so badly to please that he is almost like a puppy, smokey realizes this and thats probably why he didnt kill Locke when he could have... Ben is jealous of this quality...Ben wets his pants when Locke wants to go to Jacob, I get the impression from the way Ben talks and acts that all Jacob ever does is boss him around in a very Nazi way... Why then does he ask Locke for help...obviously the visit doesn't go like previous visits Ben has had, and now he sees Locke as a threat to either his power over the others, or a threat to Bens personal goals and selfish desire on the island...Locke will be back, in the end he will be the "savior"... he is central to the island and to the show, it is crucial to keep him as a characterhttp://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190556Mon, 14 May 2007 14:57:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190556Jenn, New York, NYI don't think Locke is dead, but my question is...is Kate pregnant now too?http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190602Mon, 14 May 2007 15:57:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190602DragonsTriangle, NJLocke is not dead - If you recall, he was conned out of something by his dad, and because of this medical procedure, it will ensure his survival....think about it....http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190640Mon, 14 May 2007 16:36:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190640Scott North CarolinaThe plane crash that they found showing no survivers on flight 815 was most likely a fake set up by Ben. I have an important question. How did Penelope know to send someone to the coordinates of the "geomagnetic anomaly" to find Desmond? http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190752Mon, 14 May 2007 18:09:47 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190752Steve, Guatemala City, GuatemalaI enjoyed reading the many comments on John Locke, some positive and some negative. LOcke is my favorite character on the show, partly because I can identify with him. I am a balding, over 50 guy who works in an office, altho thankfully I do not come from a dysfunctional family. How many wage slaves have always felt they were destined for something greater, then had that hope ground out of them? How many of us daydream of being heroes? Locke is my favorite guy on teh show, warts and all. BTW, in terms of the roles the survivors play, Locke is definitely the shaman - like a priest of nature.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#190953Mon, 14 May 2007 20:57:38 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190953Bubba's sister, Nashville, TNNow, we might get a moment's peace. It's obvious Locke is off his meds. I, for one, am looking forward to at least a couple episodes without his proselytizing.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#191098Tue, 15 May 2007 00:47:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:191098Nathan, Orlando Fla.Hey, I guess that Ben is just testing Jhon in the way that he can heal him self, so by that means the others will know that Locke is the ONE.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#193526Wed, 16 May 2007 22:46:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:193526DavidAt the LOST meeting at last year's Comic-Con, the writers said some things that might shed some light on the demise (?) of John Locke. They were adamant that everything on the island will have a rational explanation in the end. They will not, they said, pull an X-Files, trailing off into a mist of ambiguous vagaries. As I recall, they specifically dismissed Twilight Zone endings, such as "it was all a dream," or "they're all really dead and in Purgatory." But what do they mean by "rational"? There's the rub. Do they mean eleven-dimensional-quantum-physics rational, or do they mean Newtonian rational? If the island has a rational explanation, then the spirit monster might be something quite material, such as a swarm of nanobots, which would explain its aversion to the ultrasonic fence. Perhaps the nanobots will fix Locke. Just a reminder: We didn't see him die. But beyond that, his demise IS unthinkable purely on dramatic grounds. However he comes back, it is sure to reveal more about the mysteries of the island. In the background, behind the polar bear and the mist-monster, seems to lurk the ultimate theme of free will vs. predestination. It will be interesting to see how the writers handle that one.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#194274Thu, 17 May 2007 16:46:47 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:194274IRIS COLLAZO, BRONX, NEW YORKI hope Locke isn't dead. He can't be. He's one of the main characters and he's come such a long way to make Peace with his life. I feel that he's an intricate part of the storyline. I just hope that we'll know by the end of the season finale that yes, he is still alive. I love the actor (Terry O'Quinn)whose always played dark characters (The Stepfather). I think he's a very deversified in his acting abilities and he's also not bad on the eyes.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#194312Thu, 17 May 2007 17:20:56 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:194312Lee DaughertyDoes anyone have the feeling that Jacob represents God? Here is Ben looking at an empty chair with complete faith that someone all powerful is sitting there. Then you have Locke, who won't believe unless he can see someone sitting in the chair. Looks an awful lot like some of the struggles that many of us face each day with our faith. http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#194938Fri, 18 May 2007 00:16:03 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:194938J DoenWhy hasn't Hurley lost any weight? Jacob is the smoke monster and Ben should run for the republican GOP.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#194951Fri, 18 May 2007 00:37:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:194951Andrea Los Angles, CALocke is not dead people. Chill.http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#195131Fri, 18 May 2007 07:05:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:195131Steve, MIA spoiler I heard was that WALT will be the one to save Locke. Even hoping for that to happen, I think it would blow my mind if it actually did. The second woman in the looking glass you could not get a good look at her but was it Nadia? I still suspect Juliett to be setting up a trap. Elaborate trap but would Lost have it any "other" way!http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/09/186991.aspx#197261Sat, 19 May 2007 16:59:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:197261leila, walesI don't think Locke dies, and I for one wouldn't be watching again if he is cos he is the best actor in the show. what we all need to remember is that they are all dead apart from ben, thats why they can't have kids on the island because they are already dead so they can't make new life so clare was already pregant when she ended up on the island so that is why she had the baby, they all have to wait until they are judged before they can go to ethier heaven or hell, this is why locke can now walk cos he is dead already, ben knows all this and his playing everyone on the island, I don't think they will "get rid" of locke as he is the best part about the show.