LOST Revisited: Pre-Game for “Recon”

And I think I’ve harped on this point often enough, but I’m still struck that Jacob and the Lockelganger are very, very different in their capabilities and limitations. While Jacob can leave the Island, he could also be killed. Smokey changes his shape (though he seems to have lost his original form), seemingly can’t be killed, and is thus far unable to leave the Island. They aren’t equal and opposite forces – they’re two very different things that somehow remain in balance. Until Benry got all stabby.