Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
The Tempest. Act ii. Sc. 2
I love how this theory ties so many things together (mother/father, kidnapping children, the quick healing, the connections between the characters).
I also like the idea of a genetic mutation and how it might fit in with
the Danielle's statement that "they were the carriers." Maybe
"they" carry/carried a genetic mutation rather than an illness
in the typical bacteria/virus sense. Perhaps her team was also lured to
the island because of some genetic anomaly they possessed. It's possible
that there's some puppet master trying to breed children to enhance/build-up
the dominance of the "Unbreakable" gene. Of course, it smacks
of Uber Man, but a gene like that would potentially have a lot of positive
consequences and/or make someone(s) a Lot of money.
This reminds me of a story about a sort of super baby that was born with
a genetic anomaly a
couple of years ago that has huge muscles. Researchers are interested in the genetic mutation for treating things like muscular dystrophy. You can read about it here.
spooky
I do think that the castaways share more than a plane ride. They are part of a story arc that has continued for decades. Paranormal events occurred in their lives prior to the plane crash.
However, I don't think that you need DNA manipulation to explain their
rapid healing. The "flesh wound" is a cinematic convention which
has existed for decades. Blame it on TV, not DNA.
OhioSteve1
Black Dahlia, do you really think we have to have black/white heroes and villians? I really don't see Locke ever, at any time, projecting any misplaced rage or frustration from the past on to anyone. Quite the contrary, he seems to be very "self-actualized," albeit a bit rought with the life lessons. He's a uniter, not a divider (irony intended). The Jackson character in Unbreakable was a true loner, and very supercilious about the comic art he sold. Of course the "others" could be the villians, and out heroes, well, the heroes.
But thanks for the info about JJ. There are comic book aspects to Alias,
but there are many many shades of grey.
If you read that recent interview on sci-fi, I think the existence of
a long-range arc with several branches supports my theory as one possibility.
Sci fi wire interview with JJ Abrams
drabauer
Quote:
I really don't see Locke ever, at any time, projecting any misplaced rage
or frustration from the past on to anyone. Quite the contrary, he seems
to be very "self-actualized," albeit a bit rought with the life
lessons.
I have to agree, here. Can't say it any better myself.
I think assigning these characters to good or evil categories is missing
the point. To me these are, quite refreshingly, gray characters. A lot
of the drama so far has to do with the fact that they're fallible human
beings in a sort of crucible where we're meant to understand that sometimes
the ends justify the means, and sometimes they don't.
Plus, yay, I'm very happy to see an article that says they have a story arc mapped out.
spooky
I really like this theory drabauer! The idea that they've been tracked, since possible birth, by an agency answers how our survivors are connected. They may not even know their connected in this way.
I have know problem with the idea that this agency would crash an airplane
full of passengers, with our Lost48 being the only survivors.
It also makes sense that just by chance, some people would survive the
crash, but as you see we're down to 46, and these 46 maybe the ones that've
been tracked.
Maybe Danielle's team was the first attempt to isolate this particular
gene, and somehow it went wrong. Which resulted in their deaths except
for Danielle. Maybe Danielle was the only one from her team that had this
gene, and the rest were expendable. Then we have Alex! Maybe an experiment
gone wrong. Claire is the "Others" next chance
to get it right.
Ethan even fits within your theory. As I'm sure you remember, Bruce Willis'
character was extremely strong. The way Ethan has Charlie
in the Homecoming previews, strength is something he's not lacking.
I hope you don't mind me expanding your theory
Hodgepodge
I like this theory also.
9 lives popped into my head and I'm remembering how many times I've thought
Claire's baby has died, and then it kicks.
Jack's father keeps intruding my thoughts as well regarding this topic.
I've brought it up in the past, so I'll do it again. What if Jack's father
was not just the chief of surgery, but was also a (secret) researcher.
He could have been involved with the development of the uber-gene. There
always seemed like there was much more than Jack's dad losing his job.
He said it was "his life". As if losing his job, got him also
removed from something else bigger that he was also involved with.
If they are unbreakable, we can expect dead people to re-emerge: (future
dead major character), Jack's dad, the people Danielle killed, the pilot,
etc
clone11
Bumpin'
Locke's mommy said he was "special."
I'm liking this one more and more.
They flew through a cosmic storm, turning them into the Fantastic
Fourteen!
jeffsoup
drabauer, does this theory apply to all the lostaways or
just the actual characters? Four people have died already: the engine
guy, the marshal, the drowning girl, and the broken guy. I think the non-main
characters would have to be put in the same class as the people who died
in the crash, unless a non-main character becomes a main character.
I like this idea applying to the actual characters. Or maybe even a subset
of them. It explains why Charlie is alive, and why Boone will survive.
Some folks claimed Ethan moved before they buried him. Maybe some of the
lostaways have this ability in common with him.
LostinWilderness
There was just a thread about Charlie somehow surviving the crash which reminded me of a couple of events that add to the idea of Charlie being "unbreakable:"
- He manages to make it out of the airplane toilet, after crashing into
the ceiling, only to narrowly miss being squashed by a refreshment cart.
- He narrowly misses being hit by a large piece of shrapnel when part
of the plane explodes on the beach.
- He narrowly misses dying when he's hanged.
- He narrowly misses falling to his death when crossing the bridge.
Some of the survivors, at least, do seem charmed somehow.
spooky
And nobody can resist Hurley. He actually seems more charmed than anyone. Maybe there are degrees to this.
LostinWilderness
Thanks for all your responses, and for keeping this thread
alive. Yes, I do think that it may apply to a subset of the passengers,
but every one of our featured players. We are seeing that for every Walt
-- someone who's "specialness" was noticed by family -- there
may be someone like Locke who went through most of his life without a
clue, living a mundane existence until "destiny" came to call.
drabauer
drabauer writes:
Quote:
I do think that it may apply to a subset of the passengers, but every
one of our featured players.
The reason I think it may be a subset is that Jack, Sayid, Jin, and Sun
all have roles on the island, but nothing about them being special has
been revealed in their back stories. Maybe they matter to the story only
because of their mundane, yet significant, roles on the island. Maybe
the special ones who have no significant mundane role like Hurley, Charlie,
Boone, and Shannon matter simply because they're special.
Remember the rope bridge? Hurley and Charlie made it; Jack and Sayid had
to go around.
I just had an idea. Is there any way to get Spooky's transcripts in text form? If so, we search for "special" and find out who has been described by that magical word. For all I know, Jack's father told him he was a "special" doctor and Sayid's superior told him he was a "special" talent. Maybe the marshal told Kate she was "special." It would help resolve this issue.
LostinWilderness