Who is Jacob?? I think ive got it figured out!

shrub19 · 05-08-2008, 07:22 PM

Jacob is none other than the never aging Richard Alpert.

Hes the only logical person. He never ages, he always somehow appears in a majority of the flashbacks, especially when it comes to those who are "needed" by the island.

sugarnuts · 05-08-2008, 11:10 PM

Alpert does seem very likely. One theory iv'e never heard though is, what if Jacob is no one we've seen before.
I dont believe that but just thought id throw it out there. For the record, i think Jacob is Magnus Hanso. Alpert and Hanso might be the same person

mugatu22 · 05-08-2008, 11:46 PM

I'm also of the opinion that Jacob is either Hanso or one of the original founders of the island. It would help tie-in all of the Hanso/Dharma backstory that we've wondered about for 3 seasons now starting in S2. It's someone who knows the island backwards and forwards, and someone who either does not age or is already dead/immortal-ish.

kylegumby · 05-09-2008, 12:22 AM

Before tonight, if you'd asked me who I thought Jacob was I'd have just shrugged and looked at you funny. After this episode, though, I'm almost (but not quite - you can never be sure of anything, really, when it comes to Lost) convinced that Jacob will turn out to be Locke.

Edit
Though, I have to say - as a very close second, Richard Alpert does make an extremely convincing case for Jacobhood.

erikau · 05-09-2008, 07:20 AM

Jacob is Hanso, who calls himself Charles Widmore in the future. Widmore is pissed because his star pupil, Ben Linus, learned too well and was able to take away some of his power. Widmore needs to get back now and take back his Island.

05-08-2008, 07:22 PM	#1
shrub19 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	Who is Jacob?? I think ive got it figured out! Jacob is none other than the never aging Richard Alpert. Hes the only logical person. He never ages, he always somehow appears in a majority of the flashbacks, especially when it comes to those who are "needed" by the island.

05-08-2008, 11:10 PM	#2
sugarnuts Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SD Posts: 116	Alpert does seem very likely. One theory iv'e never heard though is, what if Jacob is no one we've seen before. I dont believe that but just thought id throw it out there. For the record, i think Jacob is Magnus Hanso. Alpert and Hanso might be the same person __________________ I Forgot how to count......

05-09-2008, 12:22 AM	#4
kylegumby Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 57	Before tonight, if you'd asked me who I thought Jacob was I'd have just shrugged and looked at you funny. After this episode, though, I'm almost (but not quite - you can never be sure of anything, really, when it comes to Lost) convinced that Jacob will turn out to be Locke. Edit Though, I have to say - as a very close second, Richard Alpert does make an extremely convincing case for Jacobhood. __________________ "To have humanism we must first be convinced of our humanity." -Thomas Pynchon, V.

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05-08-2008, 11:46 PM	#3
mugatu22 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 234	I'm also of the opinion that Jacob is either Hanso or one of the original founders of the island. It would help tie-in all of the Hanso/Dharma backstory that we've wondered about for 3 seasons now starting in S2. It's someone who knows the island backwards and forwards, and someone who either does not age or is already dead/immortal-ish.

05-09-2008, 07:20 AM	#5
erikau Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 195	Jacob is Hanso, who calls himself Charles Widmore in the future. Widmore is pissed because his star pupil, Ben Linus, learned too well and was able to take away some of his power. Widmore needs to get back now and take back his Island.