tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post7757074479059333561..comments2024-02-24T03:24:54.366-05:00Comments on Notes from the Asylum: 'Lost' Finally Gets Its Island Origin Story with 'Across the Sea'Meredith O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13931703511561742340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-8375985924104566672010-05-12T13:10:46.262-04:002010-05-12T13:10:46.262-04:00I agree that the "man in black" is not t...I agree that the "man in black" is not the smoke monster--exactly what I thought. And that Jacob didn't actually "kill" his brother, but going into whatever that light was killed him (well, the smoke monster did). It's interesting that the smoke monster would have become so identified with the man in black (talking about his crazy mother, etc.), but I guess "he&Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-26207774556617448452010-05-12T12:58:34.418-04:002010-05-12T12:58:34.418-04:00You're right Cooley, I've been reading aro...You're right Cooley, I've been reading around the internet to see what other folks thought of this episode and wow, are there some pissed off Lost fans out there who LOATHED this episode.Meredith O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931703511561742340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-77831481786328994012010-05-12T12:20:13.842-04:002010-05-12T12:20:13.842-04:00The difference, I think, is that the Man in Black ...The difference, I think, is that the Man in Black is not the Smoke Monster. Jacob's brother is dead, and now Smokey is just taking his form. In response to your first wondering question, I don't know how Jacob was able to kill his brother, but he did: the corpse was still there years and years later. <br /><br />I hope they'll answer question #3, as it interests me a lot, though I canCooley Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075483071157300890noreply@blogger.com