walkie
If you're not up to date my post may contain spoilers
watched every single one (so far)
It is without a doubt the best series I have ever seen on TV.
People think they lost the plot half way through, or even at the beginning, but if you were to go back their are lots of referrances to whats going on now.
It's got a massive religious undertone to it, light vs dark. Jacob and his brother (God & the Devil) Jesus and his disciples....
What's your theory then?
Exactly walkie, when people still ask me why I am watching it, its because i had faith the answers would be provided when everyone got confused for a few seasons lol.
As you see religion, I see something more toward the lines of Taoism especially with the black and white balance.
I'll explain more in my theory:
The black and white, light and dark however you want to view this duality that first appeared in season 1, when locke was playing backgammon with walt and holds up each coloured piece and tells him something to the effect of "this is the oldest game in the world right upto the most recent episode where flocke (fake-locke) throws the white rock into the sea is imo
a display of balance not necessarily a battle.
There has been a strong theme of dualities from episode one and very much likened to the yingyang of taoism, in that one force is present in another, there cannot be one without the other, the symbol is black and white, just like the various references through the 6 seasons.
In that we see flocke and Jacob, each their own blend of force that makes for a balance that has kept the island hidden, protected etc for however many hundreds or years they have been there. Neither is necessarily bad or good, but it is in the presence of both and only then is a balance achieved, obviously this is a higher law larger than both of them as flocke warned jacob when we saw the black rock approaching he would find a loophole to kill him.
The balance can indeed shift, but it is never truly one force only.
However what I believe flocke intends to do is eradicate one force for total power, how he will do this is by killing or recruiting Jacobs 6 remaining candidates as we saw on the cave ceiling in the last episode. I believe without at least one of these living or unable to host Jacob, flocke will rule absolutely and be able to leave the island or achieve whatever his aims are.
Either way, despite their ways of manipulation there seems to be one presiding rule; free will must reign supreme. Neither jacob or flocke has ever forced a candidate into a decision, pushed yes, but not made.
I could babble on forever but I'll wrap up my theory with this.
Flocke told sawyer he was once a normal man, just like him, I believe that the candidates are used to replace the existing vessels being used for balance when the right 'ones' come along.
In this case I believe Sawyer to be flockes and Jack to be Jacobs. My chips are thrown in, the series will end much like season 5 did, with Jack and Sawyer watching a boat or plane head toward the Island, realising the gravity of it all and Sawyer promising to kill him one way or another.
Like Jacob said, its always a cycle. To me, given the names of the people on the ceiling crossed off, many candidates were brought to the island over the years with only perhaps Richard being suitable, however the majority of whom were crossed off.
We assumed they were the powers of the island, however i now believe the island, perhaps the little bleeding boy apparition or some higher power chooses two polar opposites to achieve the balance needed.
Much like flocke could not kill Jacob directly, ben could not kill whitmore when he entered his room with a gun pointed at his head.
Just like there was a method to the numbers, the rules will no doubt be uncovered soon.