Lost - Season Finale

Now that's what I'm talking about!

First of all, Anna was totally "on" last night - nailing the fact that it was John's body in the big cargo box right away.

Secondly, I just now saw the first scene. Wow!

Here's what struck me upon watching the opening scene again. Real simple: Jacob's shirt is white and the dude that eventually finds the "loophole" and kills Jacob is wearing a dark shirt.

Good and evil. The age-old drama.

And, in fact, the topic of their conversation is rather archaic and ongoing: whether to permit life, whether the "human experiment" is worth it.

As a ship appears on the sea, the two get into a debate about whether Jacob should let them come to the island ...

The man in the dark shirt: "You brought them here ... You're still trying to prove me wrong, aren't you?"
Jacob: "You are wrong."
The man in the dark shirt: "Am I? ... They come, fight. They destroy; they corrupt. It always ends the same."
Jacob: "It only ends once. Anything that happens before that ... is just progress.
[long pause]
Dark Shirt: "Do you have any idea how badly I want to kill you?"
Jacob: "Yes."
Dark Shirt: "One of these days, sooner or later, I am going to find a loophole my friend."
Jacob: "Well, when you do, I'll be right here."
Dark Shirt: "Always nice talking to you, Jacob."
Jacob: "Nice talking to you, too."

God and the devil deep in the battle ... is it worth creating human beings? Is it worth sustaining their life when they - over and over again - fight one another and destroy and fail to live in harmony.

So, how are they going to pull God out of the fire in the final season. Or, is God truly dead now - leaving the island solely in the hands of humanity ... or the devil? And what happens to the devil?

Wes