Mother takes Jacob & MIB to the cave of light, the manifestation of life, death & rebirth

As Mother tends to her garden, Jacob and the Man In Black run back to tell her about the men they saw who killed a boar. Jacob asked her where they came from and says they look like them. She says that they're not like them and they don't belong there because she and boys are there for a reason. MIB asks her what the reason is that they are there, and she says it's not time, but he repeats his question more emphatically.

Not long later, we see Mother leading the boys who are blindfolded through the jungle. MIB asks her if she knew about the people, and she says yes. He asks why she didn't tell them about the people and she says because they are dangerous and she didn't want to frighten the boys. When Jacob asks what makes them dangerous she says "the same thing that makes all men dangerous" Then we hear her repeat MIB's line from "The Incident," which is "They come, they fight, they destroy, they corrupt... and it always ends the same."

When MIB then asks where the people came from, she lies and says from another part of the island. She says that they can never go looking for them because if they found them, the people would hurt them. We Jacob asks why the would hurt them, Mother says that it's because they are human and that's what they do.

MIB says that they are people too, and asks if that means they can hurt each other. Mother removes their blindfolds and tells them that she has made it so they can never hurt each other.

Mother turns the boys around where they can see a stream of water flowing into a tunnel with a bright, glowing, yellow light. She tells them that this is the reason they are here. As the boys approach the tunnel, she tells them not to go in.

She says that the light inside is the warmest, brightest light they've ever seen or felt and they must make sure that no one ever finds it. She says that there is a little bit of this light inside of every man, but they always want more. She says that no one could take it, but if someone tried to, they could put it out. She adds if the light goes out there, that it goes out everywhere. She says that she has protected this place, but she can't do it forever, and one day, either Jacob or MIB will have to do it.

Whew. That was a heavy scene. So we a general idea of what is being protected on the island and that it can be accessed from this secret location. This poses a lot of questions that there is not time to answer, but has any unauthorized person every accessed this location during their time on the island? What will happen if this light goes out? Something tells me that this location may have something to do with why Desmond was brought back to the island.

Jacob & MIB discover men on the island while chasing a boar

Jacob and MIB are franticly chasing a small boar through the jungle. After a few moments, they hear the boar squeal in pain and MIB tell Jacob to hide. They duck under some plants and watch as three men descend upon the boar. Jacob asks who are they and MIB tells him to be quiet. They are both shocked to see the men, but MIB is clearly more interested.

Mother tell MIB there is nothing across the sea, Jacob doesn't know how to lie

At the caves, Mother is working on a tapestry as Jacob returns (we see where he got his knack for tapestries). She asks him where his brother is and he tells her he is at the beach, staring out at the ocean. Mother looks at Jacob suspiciously. Jacob asks if he can help her and she tells him to sort some thread.

Mother asks what Jacob and MIB were doing at the beach. Jacob hesitates, and then says they were just walking. She turns to him and asks "Do you love me Jacob?" He says yes and then she asks him to tell her what happened.

We then see MIB sitting at the beach, looking at a sea turtle. Mother approaches, sits down with him and smiles. MIB realizes that Jacob told her about the Senet game he found. Mother says that Jacob does not know how to lie because he is not like MIB. He asks what is he like and she tells him that he's special.

He then asks if he can keep the game and she says of course and that she left it there for him. Presumably, this is a lie because she doesn't want him to know that there is a world beyond the island. She asks where else could it have come from, and he says from somewhere else, across the sea. Mother says that there is nowhere else and the island is all there is.

MIB asks where did they come from then, and Mother says that he and Jacob came from her and she came from her mother. He asks where her mother is and she says that her mother is dead. MIB asks what dead is and she tells him that it's something he'll never have to worry about.

So clearly, we see that Mother certainly has more in common with MIB than Jacob. She is manipulative and certainly knows how to lie, but is she truly crazy like Locke said earlier this season? I guess it's subjective.

Man (or boy) In Black finds Senet game on beach, convinces Jacob to play

As a young Man In Black walks along the beach, he discovers a game on the beach. The game is Senet is believed to be the oldest board game in the world, originating in ancient Egypt as far back as 3,100 B.C.

As he picks up the game, he looks out at the sea, or "Across the Sea." He goes and sits on a log and begins to set up the game with black and white stones. Young Jacob approaches him and asks what he has. MIB explains that it's a game that you play, and when Jacob asks how he knows how to play, MIB says "I just know."

MIB makes Jacob promise not to tell Mother about the game because he thinks she'll take it away. Jacob looks a the white piece and when MIB asks if he wants to play, Jacob says yes.

So this is certainly very similar to Locke's backgammon game in season 1. Senet is considered to be a precursor to backgammon. The game also gives us a general idea of when all of this is taking place. It would certainly seem to be sometime before the birth of Christ (B.C.), meaning that Jacob and MIB have been on the island for at least 2,000 years, if not quite a bit longer.

You'll also notice that one of the symbols on one of the squares is an ankh, the symbol we've seen a number of times, most notably this season when it was revealed that it was what was in the guitar case Hurley had been carrying.

Claudia gives birth to Jacob & the Man In Black, Mother kills her with a rock

At the caves, Mother sits with a mortar and pestle, grounding up something to help Claudia's wounds. Claudia is eating some food and asks where the rest of Mother's people are, and Mother says that it is just her. Claudia asks how she got to the island and other says the same way she did, by accident. Claudia starts to ask "How long have you..." and Mother interrupts her and says "Every question I answer will simply lead to another question."

Claudia says there were other people on her ship and Mother suddenly interrupts her and says if there are other people on the island, she will find them. Claudia then starts to wince in pain as the baby starts coming.

Some time passes and Mother is helping Claudia give birth to her baby. After struggling, the baby is born and Claudia says that his name is Jacob. Mother sits him on a blanket and looks at him happily. Then, Claudia starts struggling again and Mother looks concerned. She discovers that there is another baby that she is giving birth to. After the other baby is born, Claudia says she only picked one name, so the Man In Black still has no name.

Both babies are laying next to each other, Jacob wrapped in a white blanket and the Man In Black in a black blanket. Also, Jacob is calm and looking around, while the Man In Black in crying.

Claudia asks to see the babies, then Mother moves over her and says "I'm sorry." She then bludgeons Claudia to death with a rock. We hear the repeated blows as we look at the two babies.

So it seems that Fake Locke wasn't completely lying about when he told Kate that he had a crazy mother, and we see more of that later in the episode.