Here is a theory that my sister and I were working on concerning the "whispers."
Based on 'Through the Looking Glass', it is clear that at least two Losties get off the island and rejoin the real world. Under what circumstances we don't yet know, but we know that Jack is adamant about getting back to the island. He seems convinced that he made a mistake and, additionally, seems to believe that by going back he could change something significant.
As many others have pointed out, Lost has been displaying a tendency to mess with time, alternate realities, and the like. Therefore, if future-Jack were to somehow find a way to return to the island, he might be able to change the dark future he experiences. However, he can't just exist on the island simultaneously with island-Jack. This is where the connection with the whispers come in.
We believe that the whispers are the castaways in the future, attempting to shape and change the past. Somehow - probably not for a long while in the series, as they have to figure out how to do it first - Jack and others will find a way to interact with the island group in island-time through the whispers. The more accepting they are of the island's "whispers" (which I also take to include Jacob and when the "island" talks to Locke and Ben) the more the future-Losties will be able to speak to them. This is why Locke and Ben act as they do. The "island" (really the future versions of the Losties) is telling them to prevent at all costs the leaving of the castaways. The future-Losties know this is a bad idea and are able to manipulate Locke and Ben because of their belief in the island itself.
This means that Jacob could actually be Jack (or even Locke) from the future as some have speculated, hence the inability to stay in island-time beyond just a flicker and why only Ben and Locke can see him.
If you examine the transcripts of the whispers, this seems to fit as well, in two ways.
The first way is that often the whispers seem to be commenting on the scene playing out and speaking about whether or not they should interfere. Here are some examples -
"- Don't do it.
- You're going to have to do it."
"- Just let him get out of here
- He's seen too much already, what if he tells
- Could just speak to him
- No"
The second way this seems to fit is that often the whispers seem to actually sound like characters we know and love based on how they phrase things. Here are some examples of this -
"Relax dude." - Hurley
"Bossy, eh missy?" & "It ain't sixty feet" - Sawyer
and bizarrely...
"Hi sis" (when whisperings are around Shannon) - Boone?!
Thanks for reading, something interesting to think about at least :).
(all whispers transcripts from lostwhispering.blogspot.com)
Theory by Britas
Based on 'Through the Looking Glass', it is clear that at least two Losties get off the island and rejoin the real world. Under what circumstances we don't yet know, but we know that Jack is adamant about getting back to the island. He seems convinced that he made a mistake and, additionally, seems to believe that by going back he could change something significant.
As many others have pointed out, Lost has been displaying a tendency to mess with time, alternate realities, and the like. Therefore, if future-Jack were to somehow find a way to return to the island, he might be able to change the dark future he experiences. However, he can't just exist on the island simultaneously with island-Jack. This is where the connection with the whispers come in.
We believe that the whispers are the castaways in the future, attempting to shape and change the past. Somehow - probably not for a long while in the series, as they have to figure out how to do it first - Jack and others will find a way to interact with the island group in island-time through the whispers. The more accepting they are of the island's "whispers" (which I also take to include Jacob and when the "island" talks to Locke and Ben) the more the future-Losties will be able to speak to them. This is why Locke and Ben act as they do. The "island" (really the future versions of the Losties) is telling them to prevent at all costs the leaving of the castaways. The future-Losties know this is a bad idea and are able to manipulate Locke and Ben because of their belief in the island itself.
This means that Jacob could actually be Jack (or even Locke) from the future as some have speculated, hence the inability to stay in island-time beyond just a flicker and why only Ben and Locke can see him.
If you examine the transcripts of the whispers, this seems to fit as well, in two ways.
The first way is that often the whispers seem to be commenting on the scene playing out and speaking about whether or not they should interfere. Here are some examples -
"- Don't do it.
- You're going to have to do it."
"- Just let him get out of here
- He's seen too much already, what if he tells
- Could just speak to him
- No"
The second way this seems to fit is that often the whispers seem to actually sound like characters we know and love based on how they phrase things. Here are some examples of this -
"Relax dude." - Hurley
"Bossy, eh missy?" & "It ain't sixty feet" - Sawyer
and bizarrely...
"Hi sis" (when whisperings are around Shannon) - Boone?!
Thanks for reading, something interesting to think about at least :).
(all whispers transcripts from lostwhispering.blogspot.com)
Theory by Britas
