ccosborne3 Wrote:Is the Island a sentinent being? Interesting how Michael couldn't kill himself. Also reminded me of how Juliets ex-husband got run down by the bus. If it can think is it all powerful?
Who can say exactly what "the Island" is? Is it a sentient being? Maybe. It feels that way to me. Is there a power behind the Island, creating all the Island manifestations? Probably. What is it? Who the hell knows.
In the hospital basketball court, Hurley yells at Jack that “It wants us back.” In the last episode, Tom yells at Michael that “the Island won’t let you” commit suicide.
In the latest podcast, the writers were asked if the visions we've seen on the show were real animal (as in the cat seen outside Patchy's house), apparition, or a variation of the Island Monster. I took the latter to mean an image generated by the Island. The writers said:
Eme (Eko's brother) on the Island - Monster
Dave (Hurley's bathrobed friend) – apparition
Ben’s mother – apparition
Spider that paralyzed Nikki and Paulo - Monster
Kate's horse – apparition
Walt as he appears to Locke – Monster
I would add to that Juliet’s ex-husband being hit by a bus is in the Monster category, generated by the Island.
It seems the Island's power is not limited to the Island, if it can effect people's off-Island experiences.