One final L O S T observation and question.

[graywarrior]

Remember the guy who greeted young Ben and his dad when they first came to the island?

Remember after Ben had everyone killed on the island, that guy was sitting on a bench? Did Ben not seem to show affection for him when he walked by and looked at him sitting there?

Who was that guy and does he or does he not resemble Jacob?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I thought that guy died when everyone else did?

[Mrs.Matcom]

2. I think...

that guy was a doctor that pulled up on the side of the road when Ben's father and mother came out of the woods when she went into early labor. I think they stayed in touch because he got Ben's father Roger the job on the island.

[graywarrior]

3. Yeah, but he looks like Jacob.

And they did say the Jacob was hidden in plain sight. I just dan't get that out of my head.

[Mrs.Matcom]

4. hmmmm...

i saw the profile of Jacob, but can't remember if the Dr. looks like him?? Could be Jacob, the island does heal people very quickly, so maybe the Dr. never actually dies, and Ben hides him in that ramshackle house in the jungle??? This show is going to drive me insane...but I love it!! :hi:

[deucemagnet]

5. That was Horace.

[graywarrior]

6. Hurry! I have to go to bed and I need something to obsess about.

[deucemagnet]

7. Done!

His last name was Goodspeed, if I heard correctly. :)

[graywarrior]

8. Hmmm, there is much to learn about that dude.

He is too obvious a character with all that hair and more than three speaking lines. I must ponder this.

[graywarrior]

9. He looks like a nun I once drank with

[graywarrior]

10. HA! Lookie what I found

Horace seems to have the same profile as Jacob in "the man behind the curtain." Jacob was mentioned in "Par Avion" by Mikhail Bakunin, who said, "The man who brought me here, who brought all of my people here—He is a magnificent man." Horace brought Ben and his father to the island. Horace is 25-30 years older than Ben at the time of Ben's birth. Therefore, he is about 65-70 at the time we first see Jacob, which seems like it's right for age. He is a mathematician and might have a more important role on the island. He might have had something to do with the Valenzetti equation. Ben closed his eyes when Horace was dead on the bench, a sign of respect and that he considered this man in higher esteem than even his own father. Horace has brown eyes, like the eye in the scene from "The Man behind the Curtain".
Cons: He died on the bench during the gassing. Mikhail was one of the Others, and not part of the DHARMA Initiative, so how he got there should have nothing to do with Horace. Horace died in the purge.
Conclusion: Horace fits the profile, age, and eye color of Jacob. He is responsible for bringing the most powerful man so far (Ben) to the island. Although he 'died' on the bench, there are examples of people who have 'died' on the island before and yet are still alive. In addition, Mikhail could have also been brought to the island by Horace; he could have joined the Hostiles, like Ben. The fact that he wears DHARMA while nobody else does seems to support this, albeit a small amount. Characters on the show aren't random - they are introduced carefully and with purpose.

http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Jacob/Theories