I watched the movie "Vantage Point" the other night I must say that I am disappointed in Jack. LOL

Which item was correct? I'd say the soil, which is probably from the island. Either that or the compass, which looks of a piece with the cabin, lantern, etc.

Did anyone else notice that the satchel Richard used to carry these items is the same one in which he carried Sawyer's file so he could give it to Locke in Season 3?

I think it's more fair to assume she was supposed to be about 15 or 16, making Cooper 30 or 32. Add to that the fact that her mother was probably exaggerating, and he could have been in his late 20's. Depending when in the 50's this flashback was, that means he could be as young as mid-70's when Sawyer killed him. It's a stretch, but it's believable.

Plus I don't think he's the kind of guy that would show up at the hospital.

"...as well as his constant re-emerging"

...what are you talking about?

"It is also my opinion that whoever hit John's mother wanted to stop John Locke from being born."

That's too much of a stretch, and I'd be disappointed to hear that was the case. You can't orchestrate that kind of thing without the victim knowing about it. The timing and her not paying attention and all, it just wouldn't work.

"How long have the "Oceanic Six" been gone for? If it hasn't been as long as it's felt on the island (Island/Future theory), then people wouldn't realize that the wreckage is fake."

I'm sure it's the right amount of time. After all, Michael was on-island for two months, and his mom later said that he'd been gone for two months. We know that.

"Which item was Richard hoping John would take?"

It wasn't just one item. What Richard was doing is the same test they use to find the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. If the child being tested chooses all of his possessions from his previous life, and only his own possessions, then he has passed the test and has proven to be the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. I think this means that Locke is supposed to be a reincarnation, or something similar. Possibly of Jacob?

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Totally agree with you G-Money.

I've never thought that Cooper was really Locke's dad. I think Devin is right about the ages and exaggeration, but I still think Cooper was just scamming Locke.

As for 'Island Time' it seems to be wavering around. When Farady sent the rocket, it was delayed in showing up to the island (am I remember that correctly?). But then the doctor showed up on shore before he was even killed. It's almost like the island is on a wave of time, always fluctuating in comparison to 'real time'.

Ok, so . . . is Richard the one who is Locke's dad? Granted Mama Locke says she doesn't know him but her look says otherwise!
Also, wasn't Ben's mom named Emily also? Could they be . . . brothers? Like Jacob and Esau? OR JACOBS sons like in the Bible (Benjamin and Joseph!) Just saying!

i agree with Devin about the ages and Anthony Cooper. Logisitcally i think it still works. As far as Cooper NOT being Locke's father, i still kinda thing he was Locke's biological father. Regardless of his prior conartistry he still tracked down Locke to get a kidney. I guess you can get a kidney from anyone, so why con locke? maybe so the kidney he was having put in his body was a closer genetic match. I think it would be just one too many Anthony Cooper twists if it turned out he wasnt Lockes real father.

Also, this is just speculation, but I've always thought that locke/ben were part of an old island propechy that involved, among other things, killing their own father. Ben killed his dad and then brought locke in front of all the Others to kill his own father. When he couldnt ben remarked "he isnt who we thought he was." What did killing his own father have to do with who they thought he was? If it were part of a prophecy that a man who killed his father would lead them, that would explain how ben became leader and later their interest in locke killing cooper.

Hey guys
I have analyzed the first meeting between john locke (as a young boy) and Richard Alpert when he came to show Locke the items, and I personally believe that he was supposed to take the Book of Laws! FIrst of all the item he took was the knife---- I think he was just looking at the granules, and the compass and chose to take the knife instead, which was freakin awesome! Anyway if you look at Alperts face after it shows Locke deciding on the book of laws, he starts to get WIDE EYED as if almost freaking out--- AND then the camera slides over to the knife and thus Locke picked the knife...

But I re watched it and everyone "if they have dvr" needs to go watch Alperts facial reactions to each choice and tell me what they think.

As far as breaking this episode down, it is impossible because we dont know enough stuff that has happened and will happen. This will be one of those episodes we go back to and just realize how awesome the writers really are!

I think that the writers might be carefully misdirecting the audience with Richard. We all assume he is "ageless," and tonight's episode at first glance just solidified this idea. But it makes much more sense that Richard was time-traveling from the island to see John at birth and at younger ages. Do you think that Richard observed John's birth, went back to the island, and just sat around there waiting for 5 or 6 years before going to see him again, when he had the island's properties of time-travel at his disposal?

It seems clear to me that, at least in the case of Cabin Fever, Richard was likely time-traveling from the future to see Locke, rather than being "forever-young" and really fitting in the timeline the way it seems on the surface.

The implication of this could be that Richard only knows Locke is a "chosen one" because of his future contact with him... Someone pointed out that Richard's bag for the Dalai Lama item scene is the same one he used to give Locke the file on Sawyer on the island.

Perhaps all of what we saw in Cabin Fever is time-traveling that Richard has done since disappearing off to the Temple at the end of last season. Now that he has met Locke and knows he might be a "chosen one," he probably wants to fully investigate before believing it fully.

o here is my Lost theory. I was just thinking about the stuff we talked about last night...

I'm standing firm that Jack, Locke, and Claire are all related. I bet they will eventually reveal that Christian is Locke's real father. Locke is the man of faith while Jack is the man of science or at least Locke wants to be a man of faith despite everyone trying to force him the other way.

Christian told Jack he isn't supposed to raise Aaron most likely because Locke is supposed to raise him. Jack starts going nuts and we can assume that Christian keeps on appearing to him just like Charlie appears to Hurley. This is why at the end of season 3 he told Kate they have to go back to the island. He has to bring Aaron back to Locke and set everything straight.

Maybe John's dad is Jacob! We never get to know who's John's real dad is. Anyway, I share the same birthday with Locke - 30th May, which is in two weeks time, right after the Season 4 finale! Hooray!

I think Claire is alive, if her dad tricked her into dying I am sure she'd be pissed enough not to hang out with his ghost, ya know? Plus Locke isn't dead (unless that is some other crazy reveal) and he interacted with both of them. Maybe it doesn't even have to do with life or death but some other time plane.

This is kind of far out, but do you suppose that Claire actually died when her house was blown up by the freighter guys? Who could have lived through that inferno/blast? If she is dead, then I think that Christian told her to let John have Aaron, so that John could raise him. It could be that the psychic told Claire not to let anyone else raise her baby, just so she wouldn't put the child up for adoption. I guess she planned to do that when she reached LA, but she changed her mind after becoming stranded.
Did anyone notice how happy Christian and Claire were acting in the cabin--kind of smug and satisfied that everything was going their way. It was kind of spooky.

I totally believe that he is Lock's father. I believe all the people on the island are connected to the original people from the island that were rescued from the island years ago (i.e. the person who got off the island with the Black Rock journal) The island wants them back because they weren't ever meant to leave. Anyone who was affected by their life after leaving the island (descendants)course correction. Hurley saying they are dead and then later Jack saying they need to go back. I believe Lock's dad was there before and hasn't aged like Albert. Everyone that has been to the island and left wants to get back or never leaves for very long. I also believe Claire is dead. I have a bunch more, like Hurley wasn't meant to win the lottery because he got the numbers from a guy who heard a message sent out over the airwaves. That's why he had bad luck after he won and it went away after he got to the island.

I believe that Jack's dad is not dead. 1)We never saw how him die. 2)Jack was brought in to view the body but did not examine it. 3) If Christian Shepherd is connected in any way with the island or the Dharma Initiative or Widmore, any of them could have the power and/or money and/or technology to fake his death or arrange for Jack to be fooled. Remember: the casket was empty when Jack found it in season 1.

I don't think Claire died during the blast. I mean sure, people have seen dead people on the island, but dead people have yet to carry babies for long periods of time. The baby doesn't just transport itself. I think she is dying, and may have passed on when Christian took her with him.

I think Alpert actually wanted John to take the knife; his being shocked only meant something like "i can't believe he's The One" (the "neo-on-the-first-matrix-movie effect") because maybe he thought the chosen one was supposed to be Ben. Supporting the theory that Alpert is a time traveler, I guess the next thing he did was going back to Locke at the end of season 3 to give him another chanche at killing his dad, being now convinced he really was the one. After all, the thing that ultimately brought John to the Island was the walkabout, where you can only bring "a knife and your skills" or something like that; and don't forget that in season one Locke had a really handy set of knives with him.
As for the Book of Law, I think it was somewhat of an Easter Egg, a nod to the real world John Locke, the british philosopher. Sane for the comic (walt-like easter egg). I don't have theories about the other items.

In the end, Locke is a Chosen One by means that go beyond the idea the Others have about how the chosen one must be. He's the real final boss, and probably also a Cylon. I'd love that

Cylon - LOL

Anthony Cooper not being Locke's dad makes no sense at all. Why bother going through the trouble of finding someone to be con a kidney out of and risk it not being a good enough match? Besides, why would his mother continue to propigate the lie once the con was over?

One thing that has me pensive though, is Richard's envolvement in John's life. I think it's likely he's travelling back in time to monitor Locke to see when Locke would be "ready" to go to the island. But notice that he doesn't show up at the hospital when Locke goes through rehab? Did someone orchestrate it so that Richard was led away from Locke as a child, so that they could use Locke against the island? By not bringing Locke to the island earlier, was Ben mistaken as the "chosen one" by Richard. Let's not forget that Richard was very surprised by Ben's visions of his mother.