re: LOST Season Finale (5-13)- The Incident

When Locke tells Ben that he intends to "kill" Jacob, I'm almost certain that (whether or not he's serious), it was intended to cause Ben to do or say something based on that information in a future episode. I also think that Locke already knows what Ben's reaction will be to this little bit of information he shared with him.

Since Locke has arrived back on the island, he's made it a point to shed light on Ben & his relationship with the island. Now, this could be due to him exacting revenge on Ben for his death. However, I prefer to believe that Locke has some kind of insight (how, we don't know yet other than the obligatory "The island told me...). I think that Locke is, as an aside, showing how relatively unimportant Ben's role has been in all this, where Ben likes to make people think that he's pulling the strings behind the scenes. I believe Locke is slowly revealing Ben for what he is: A sad man whose only "pleasure" is derived from overstating his importance and acting as a "leader".

Also, when Locke uses the word "kill" in reference to Jacob, the word has more than just its superficial connotation. Could he simply be intending to "kill" the myth of Jacob? Or could it be that, if there really is a Jacob, he intends to "kill" the mystery surrounding him...or perhaps "kill" the importance surrounding him....or even "kill" the Others' belief in his supremacy?

frick it...who knows?