Michael Emerson (Ben Linus) said the finale would make me want to eat my soul, but after such a hearty breakfast, I can't take another bite. Surprisingly meaty bird -- the crow.
We're introduced to two characters in this two hour finale -- a blond man in white, Jacob (okay that's more formality than introduction) and a brunette man in black, Nameless Guy, who, despite being only normally hirsute, I'm dubbing Esau unless/until canon otherwise dictates. In real time, I was ticked that the show was wasting time on two new characters, even if Jacob isn't technically new, but they more than paid off, so it's all of the good. It seems Jacob and Esau have been on the island even longer than Richard, because they sit on the beach watching as The Black Rock approaches. Esau knows Jacob's arranged their arrival, bringing people to the island seems to be his thing. Esau says, "You're still trying to prove me wrong." Jacob says that's because Esau is wrong. Esau says, "They come, fight, destroy, corrupt. It always ends the same." Jacob says it can only end once. "Anything before that is just progress." Toward what end though, Jacob? Toward what end? Before we leave this dashing duo, Esau tells Jacob that he really wants to kill him and that someday, he'll find a loophole that allows him to do just that. So they were playing what Des so aptly Christened a "game" even back then. Jacob says, "I'll be right here." We cut to a profile of the statue's face and I have to check my mythology before writing the full recap, because now I don't know that he's Anubis, either. Crazy-ass show.
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