SPOILER ALERT – Lost Season 6 “What Kate Does”

I had a thought that I forgot to mention in my previous Lost-related blog posting, but I think it might still be relevant.

In “What Kate Does,” we find out what Kate did, but we don’t really know what Jacob did.

In the new reality in Lost, there is a good chance that Jacob hasn’t touched our special characters as he did in the reality we’re familiar with. If that is the case – if Jacob didn’t touch their lives both literally and figuratively – I wonder if it changes their lives, and if so, for the better or for the worse.

I was worried that Kate, without Jacob telling her to “be good,” might lack morals in the new reality. It almost seemed that way in “LA X,” as she hijacked the cab containing Claire. However, her morals are clearly intact, as it was very evident in “What Kate Does” that she felt terrible once she realized Claire was pregnant, and proceeded to help her fateful friend.

Jack also seemed to have needed Jacob’s touch and encouragement since in “LA X” he seemed to lack confidence that he might have gotten from Jacob’s “little push.” He was nervous in “LA X,” but in the pilot, he was not. However, it is clear that Jack is still a good (and confident) doctor when he saves Charlie. So perhaps his lack of confidence or fearfulness doesn’t affect his doctoring abilities.

We will have to see what happens in the remaining episodes, but so far it seems that Jacob’s potential lack of influence in the new reality has not affected our special characters in significant ways; perhaps destiny took care of everything meaningful, whether Jacob was involved or not.