Jacob is the Devil

Nope, this isn't a big theory post. Just letting you know that Mark Pellegrino, Jacob himself, has been cast on Supernatural as...Lucifer himself.

It's funny. When Pellegrino was first cast as Jacob, I thought to myself: "but he looks so normal." But now, after his great work in the Season 5 finale, I hear he's going to be Satan and I think, "Yeah, that works."

I don't watch Supernatural, but apparently Lucifer was released from Hell (but not seen by audiences) in the show's Season 4 finale in May.

In the upcoming season, he'll play a bigger role, but Pellegrino is still only signed on as a recurring guest star -- which a bunch of outlets are taking as evidence that Pellegrino will still show up on Lost as Jacob next season.

Here's the thing, though: Jacob's dead. The Second Man killed him. As much as I'd like to, I don't think we're going to be seeing a lot of him. If we do though, here are a few ways it could happen:

1. Richard's Long-Awaited Backstory

An episode finally deals with Richard -- almost assuredly a passenger on the Black Rock -- landing on the island, coming into contact with Jacob, and getting "blessed" with immortality. The big hurdle to this episode is the nuts-and-bolts problem of budgeting: crashing a 19th century slave ship on an island is probably expensive.

2. Shadow of the Statue Cult's Backstory

Obviously, we'll eventually find out why Ilana was wrapped in all those bandages in her flashback from the finale. And if we're getting an Ilana flashback episode...well, she already knew who Jacob was, so an appearance would seem logical.

3. Jacob Pulls an Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Lost writers are obviously Star Wars fans (see: "Some Like it Hoth"). And they're also fans of ghosts. So you could take Jacob's death, in which he's pushed into the fire by Impostor Locke, thus turning to ash, as similar to Obi-Wan's death: "You can't win, Darth. Strike me down, and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." Vader sliced him down, his body disappeared, and the next thing you know he's making frequent appearances to Luke in the form of an apparition.

4. Full-Fledged Origin Story

How cool would it be to devote an entire episode to the origins of the relationship between Jacob and the Second Man?

TAGS: Casting, Impostor Locke, Jacob, Mark Pellegrino, Obiwan Kenobi, Second Man, Some Like It Hoth, Star Wars, Supernatural, The Devil
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