Debunked, I believe. Now that we've seen it's clearly not a representation of a pregnant woman, there's a trend towards people saying it's Sobek, the god of the Nile and an incarnation of Ra.

I figured exactly the same thing. Jacob's nemesis was the chap who appeared in the cabin for a split-second back in season three, and he took the form of Christian Shephard afterwards. I'm guessing that although Horace built/designed the cabin as a holiday spot or suchlike, at some point it was repurposed for imprisoning the bad man and somehow sealing him in with the ring of ash - which would explain why Ilana was all OH SHIT and torched the place when she noticed the gap in the ring. Going along with the this-guy-is-the-monster theory, though, it's hard to explain how he was simultaneously trapped in the cabin AND tormenting the rest of the island...

It would make sense, though - not-Locke wasn't shown onscreen with the monster once this season, and Ben's "trial" was awfully convenient for his cause if this theory comes together - he was unable to enter the catacombs because he'd be taking the form of the monster (and Alex) down below.

Interesting, but I'm not so sure. Remember back in season one, where we saw that shot of Locke looking up at the monster (from its point of view), and he later described it as "something beautiful" and a "bright light"? There's a prevailing theory that this wasn't the monster at all - it was Jacob taking a similar form, but being that Jacob isn't being quite so overtly antagonistic as his enemy, he appears as a bright light rather than a cloud of black smoke.

There was an interview, I'm sorry I can't source when where the writers hinted that Jacob may have his own avatar. I'll look for it now...

But what Locke saw in Walkabout could have been Jacob's avatar. Maybe I'm just thinking too much into it...

When Jacob said "They're coming..." what do you think he was trying to say? I mean, at first I assumed that it was Ilana and Richard [et al], but after thinking about it, and seeing the final scene with Juliet, I'm driven to think that maybe the Losties in 1977 might have been 'shot back to the present' when the bomb went off. It was the same sort of white light from the time flashes in early season 5.

Also, the whole scene when Juliet was dragged into the pit was pretty tear-jerking. I was really starting to like her, too.

"Candidate"? Wasn't Ilana's group mulling over whether or not Lapidus would make a good candidate? Candidate for what?

...I thought he was on Jacob's side as well (receiving orders, lists from him, and whatnot), but I remembered that Richard told Locke that he must die to bring the others back. If having Locke die was the Rival's loophole, then how else would Richard have known about that detail without contacting the Rival directly? Maybe Richard is a double-agent type? Also, if Richard is in cahoots with Rival, maybe they decided from the moment Smokey saved Ben that Ben would built up to be this "Leader" and eventually coaxed into killing Jacob as an adult. Perhaps Rival/Smokey had this plan mapped out since the 70's? Maybe Jacob never saw Ben because the "Leader Position" was just made-up by Richard for controlling purposes (Rival/Locke: "You seem to be making up all of these rules now" & Jacob: "You? What about you?") But then again, Rival/Locke seemed to be giving Richard lots of trouble while traveling to Jacob's new home, so they're both either putting on a show OR don't actually have an alliance. Goddammit.

when was this? Isn't the only time he said that when not-Locke instructed him to say it?

I'm thinking this guy can only take the form of someone dead. By convincing Alpert to tell Locke what must be done I think he was helping himself to the body of a man he knew he could use to manipulate others.

Ack! I neglected the fact that Locke was in actuality "Nocke" (Not-Locke) for practically the entire season now...

But I wonder... I'm trying to wrap my head around the reason why Nocke instructed Richard to tell Locke he must die. I mean, Nocke is already standing there, on the island, under the disguise of Locke so... maybe he has to continuously keep this one big loop intact? (Although, the time jumps are pretty much over now...)

Because Nocke had to set in motion the series of events that would get Locke killed, so he could use his body (or so my theory is) or at the least I agree with that theory.

Do the events that already happened and the events that are being set into motion overlap to a point (Cause and Effect co-exist due to time jumps)? What I mean is, standing there at that moment was Richard, Nocke, and Ben. From what I remember, Ben had already killed Locke off-island at this point (he even tells Richard this right after injured Locke time jumps out of their sight), yet Nocke is just beginning to set that chain into motion during that point, simultaneously.

Lehah is a faggot

Actually, more than a sneak peek it's just hell of a teaser with lots of recycled scenes. They weren't lying when they said season 6 will pick up right after the finale of the last season though...

It was a nice Richard scene, finally taking a more aggressive attitude. I lked it. It's amazing that it's just a tiny fraction of the 2 hour premiere. I really hope it lives up to the hype.

So it will be interesting to see how this alternate reality timeline comes in contact with the main storyline other than Juliet's cryptic "It worked". I was quite happy to see Charlie again and I'm curious to know how much a role he'll play this season.

Glasses guy: "There are risks."
Jack: "Do what you've got to do."
Glasses guy: "Seriously, there are major conse--
Jack: "whatevs"

o jack u