Something the Boy Said

As Lost moves into it endgame, we can now see the adventure accelerating.  So far this season we have seen serene, picturesque locales that are reminiscent of the quest in Myst [1].  But, now we see the battle between good and evil erupt into an engagement between two individual powers and the prophecized results are beginning to have catastrophic ramifications to individuals, past, present and future. I expect that the overly literal explanation of a Christ / Satan conflict is far too obvious to be the fundamental narrative.  Although, we have seen one individual in Christ-like performances, and the other has been labeled the "incarnation of evil".  Perhaps more significant to the nature of the show are the sci-fi overtones.  There is a definite Star Wars theme, as acknowledge by the "Obi-Wan" reference.  But the candidate/recruit element also reflects to the Jedi/ Sith conflict, where individuals carry on a tradition of a cold war-like conflict, ready to oppose the other, bringing "balance" to the force.  Furthermore, the Sith rule of two, or "there can only be two" may have some kind bearing on these individual forces that control the island.  Also present is a Highlander quality, involving immortals intent on killing each other.  Soon we will know if "there can only be one" will apply here, with one individual becoming triumphant.



[1]  The Myst reference was something that was also picked up by many others in various forums at the same time it occurred to me, after the lighthouse (as well as the cave) appeared.