re: LOST "Ab Aeterno" S6.E9 (Richard-centric)

I try.

i like where your heads are at but what i mean is ...idk...i just thought there might be some relevance to one giving him water and the other wine. you know? like good/evil or pure/tainted ?

He just explained it. MIB (bad) gave water...Jacob (good) turned into wine. It goes right along with good vs. evil.

I think the water/wine thing is interesting but you're reading too much into it. Just MHO

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why does bad mean water and good equals wine?

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In ancient times, in desert areas, water was scarce and was viewed as something you NEED to survive. Wine was viewed as slightly more of a luxury and giving quality wine to someone else was a sign of respect.

From that perspective, Jacob was giving Richard something more valuable, respect.

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In ancient times, in desert areas, water was scarce and was viewed as something you NEED to survive. Wine was viewed as slightly more of a luxury and giving quality wine to someone else was a sign of respect.

From that perspective, Jacob was giving Richard something more valuable, respect.

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you are all knowing and i know nothing...

ok....not all.....

just finished my 3rd re-watch and a couple things

first, I think I'm really done with theorizing about the Jacob/MIB origin & relationship. It does nothing for me and I'm really, really now just enjoying the story for whatever it is. I think I'll try and focus only on that which has actually happened.

so, back to the cave. I think the cave is MIB's because of the rock. Jacob gives Richard the white rock, Richard gives it to MIB, the next time we see it, it's on the scale - in the cave. Yes, I'm drawing a straight line and connecting the dots, not always the wisest move.

next, the cracking of the wine bottle. If the bottle represents the island, then, somehow the island is "cracked" - Either that was the incident, the bomb or the sinking of the island in the sideways flash

and lastly, the passage Richard was reading was Luke 4:24. I read the damn thing and couldn't draw any inferences into the storyline

....oh, and Jacob healed the frick out of Ilana quick

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and lastly, the passage Richard was reading was Luke 4:24. I read the damn thing and couldn't draw any inferences into the storyline

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"A prophet is honored everywhere but his hometown"

In context, Jesus was respected elsewhere where he performed many miracles and spoke as a prophet (mouthpiece) for God.

Relating this to Lost, Richard was despised by his own people and basically treated as worthless dirt. His "hometown" did not see how special he really was and that he would eventually be the mouthpiece (another word for prophet) for Jacob.

ETA: Post # 777

question how did Ricardo so see his wife if she was dead?