For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
LOST Spoilers ahead. If you have not seen tonight’s episode, and don’t want to know about it until you’ve done so, don’t read anymore.
I’m not sure Mr. Eko ever got it, and I’m not happy that the LOST writers left him in limbo or purgatory or unresolved or whatever. I like Mr. Eko. I agree that back in Africa he pretty much responded to events in the best way he knew how. And on the island, when he took out a couple of the Others, I don’t know what choice he had. And he didn’t finish Yemi’s church because he thought he had to push the button. I agree that decision was dumb, but not culpable. So, are we supposed to get out of all this that all sin is illusion and that everybody’s just doing the best they can. Even Kate who blew up her dad? Even Sawyer the con-man? Even Benny himself (who as far as I’m concerned is the Arch-Fiend)?
Or is the Black Smoke coming to get them all and make them pay for their very real sins? Was Yemi really Yemi, or was he the Black Smoke Devil impersonating Yemi? He said, “You talk to me as if I am your brother.” In that case, was the Yemi vision that Mr. Eko saw earlier that led him to the Pearl Hatch and the plane, a good Yemi vision or a demonic vision? That one sure created a lot of trouble, causing Locke to lose faith in the button-pushing and eventually causing the blow-up of the hatch.We are beginning to think that LOST island is the Island where dead people come back to life and lead people astray.
Sorry, Juliette. It may seem as if it would be the perfect way to get rid of your Benny problem, but Jack is not going to let someone die during surgery on purpose. You’re going to have to find another way —if I believe that you’re honest in the first place. I believe that Benny’s a liar and that you and he have some kind of tension between you. But I don’t know if you, Ms. Juliette, are any more honest, trustworthy, and upright than Benny.
Who’s the guy with the eye patch who made such a brief appearance on TV?
Wasn’t Mr. Eko cool when he got those guys who were planning to cut off his hand? Why, oh, why did the writers have to kill Mr. Eko?
What’s with the white robes for the funeral? It looked like a cult. Maybe the Others worship and appease the Black Smoke god so that he won’t do to them what he did to Eko. Oh, but Benny is good because he believes in God. What god does he think brought Jack to his rescue?
And why are the Others, especially Benny, engaging in all this deception and rigamarole? Benny has cancer. A surgeon falls out of the air. Why didn’t the Others introduce themselves, tell the survivors who they were and what they were doing on the island, and ask Jack to do surgery? Obviously, there’s something else going on, but what?
I’m not too happy with this week’s episode of LOST. Eko has “paid” for his sins, but he’s no more sinful, no more a “bad man” than many of the other LOST characters. If I were Bernard, I’d be really worried right now. People who crashed in the tail section of the plane don’t have a good prognosis for survival. Class prejudice.
i think eko was killed because he couldn’t be manipulated. it had nothing to do w/good or evil.
We think Juliette was testing Jack–they don’t want to turn him loose with a scalpel unless they’re sure he WON’T kill Ben.
AAA apparently wanted off the show. I was disappointed by this episode because it contradicts Eko’s earlier repentance for killing the Others in an act of self-defense.
Oh I am frustrated too! I liked Mr. Eko until last night…and now I’m not certain how I feel about him. And if I have to hear Desmond say “bru-tha” one more time….arrgghgghgh!
Throw me a bone next week (season finale, what the heck is that about???) or I’m seriously mad!
Yeah, I’m not sure about trusting Juliet. She’s an awfully convincing liar (if you just watched her live while she was also on videotape, the live her was quite convincing. And I’m not sure she could make a videotape like that without Ben knowing. And did you see how Jack kept checking the video camera behind them? He doesn’t trust her either. But I agree that he won’t deliberately let someone, even Ben, die on the operating table. Unless maybe Ben did something terrible to Kate…
I was thinking the same thing about Bernard – he should watch out – tailies have very poor life expectancy.
As for the Eko/Yemi story, did anyone else notice the religious symbolism of him rolling a big rock away from the front of where Yemi’s body lay (in something much like a cave), only to find that the body had disappeared. Freaky! I was sorry to see Eko go, I thought he had potential to keep things interesting.
BTW, the “finale” next week is b/c they’re dividing the season into two rerun free segments. They’ll be back with new episodes sometime after the holidays.
Thanks for this LOST discussion platform!
Ah yes…as always, “Lost” raises so many more questions than it answers!
Sherry, have you been to USA Today’s “Pop Candy” blog? Over 300 people a week comment on “Lost.” Rampant speculation abounds, but it’s pretty interesting.
As for Desmond…I don’t mind him saying “brotha,”–in fact, I could listen to him talk all day! Love the Scottish accent.
Yeah, I like Desmond’s accent, too. I also liked Mr. Eko’s accent. I like accents.
No, Cindy, I like this small discussion. Too much and I’d go on LOST overload.
Hello. I found you through Cindy Swanson’s blog; she featured you on her Thursday Thirteen list this week, so if you’re getting new traffic you can blame her! I saw this post on Mr. Eko and thought you’d like to know the reason he didn’t survive the season. The actor who played him was pulled over a few weeks ago for DUI. He resisted arrest and apparently had more than a few charges filed. So, I’m sorry to say, Mr. Eko went the way of the dodo like AnnaLucia and Libby, who had DUI arrests last season. Sad and frustrating! Have a great weekend, and drop by my blog whenever you’re in the neighborhood!
DKRaymer, that is absolutely false!