Character vs Story

[witheyesclosed]

Seeing all these posts of "it's all about character" and "what about the mysteries" got me thinking about why can't it be both. Both have to see that you can't have one without the other. I loved how it ended because it did bring out emotions, which was driven by character arch, but there's still a side that wonders of the mythology. Just wanted to hear your guys last questions of each. Here are a few of mine. Gonna post a few, let me know what you think.

For starters, Jacob said they were all brought because they were alone and flawed. Locke however would have been an average kid (don't tell me what I can't do high school kid) if it wasn't for the island. Jacob even says "sorry it has to be this way" so he too never really had a choice, right?

Ben: what made Ben forget about sayid shooting him if it is one straight forward timeline? All that lead him to discuss being a prophet/martyr with Jack and Locke. I also never understood what he pulled out from the vent when Jack was ready to go back to the island. As well as why he told Locke he never pushed the button, then looked pissed when the sky turned purple.

Still don't get why Kate would have the same "fate" in her "redemption/purgatory" state. She's still running and really just Claire believed she didn't do it. However Jack in the real world told her that it didn't matter what she did. So isn't that basically the same in terms of coming to grips?

Was Isabella similar to brothers mom when she showed up to each respectively in that bright light? And then smokey got to Isabella. Or was smokey playing both parts? I still get the feeling that Claudia appearing to mib was the good part of the island since Claudia appeared before smokey came out. Ben seeing his mother, didn't she have a light too?

Gonna sleep on it and think about some other things.

[spinaltumor]

Yeah, I get how Lost is all about the characters and whatever, but I do think it's silly that we don't get ANYTHING else mythology-wise. Even if the series was mostly about characters, it still devoted a lot of time to mysteries. So I hope we get more answers on the DVDs and in the encyclopedia.

But as for the things you bring up...
I don't really get what you mean by Locke. Jacob never touched Locke until after Locke had just been thrown outside a building by his own father.... He was alone and flawed without any Island business.

Richard said the healing of Ben would erase his memory of the event. I don't remember what Ben pulled out of the vent, but I'd imagine it was just money and documentation? He told Locke he didn't push the button to manipulate him. Ben knew Locke was special and he never liked that. I don't think he looked pissed when the sky turned purple. I think he, like everyone else, didn't really understand what was going on.

I think the point to Kate being on the run in the sideways was because in the living world, she was on the run and never stopped running or ever looked back. But in the sideways, she left Claire...but then came back, and even helped her.

I'm not sure what you mean by the light and the dead people?

[cucumberjones]

I think Claudia and Isabella were their flashsideways selves somehow returning to the real world for a brief moment to talk to a loved one.