"You do remember Birthdays, don't you Richard?"
We already know that Richard Alpert doesn't age. Perhaps there are others among the Others that don't as well. I've always wondered how a person, as fantastic as everything already is on the island, can defy time by living forever. That's when I realized it's all about how you approach finding an answer.
In next week's episode preview, we see a member of the Dharma Initiative that has supposedly been dead for 12 years. He speaks of 'waiting' for Locke, or that Jacob has been waiting for Locke. After hearing the dead Dharma dude speak, my perception completely changed.
These people are not living people. Richard and all the Ageless People, the Dharma dude, they are not living. Does this mean that they are all dead? I don't think so.
Yes, the Dharma guy is dead. Two words - the Purge. Maybe that was his sacrifice to the island - his physical life - to be able to join with it.
Ben says in the final seconds of next week's preview (Canadian version, I believe) that "there are consequences to being chosen." Some may have to give their physical life as a consequence. Others, however, may have to make another sacrifice to be able to join with the island. Either way, if you're dead, you're still 'alive' in the island nation.
Now this can open up all sorts of rabbit holes to explore. Who is truly dead and who's not, who can 'die' and who can't. What's going on with the pregnant woman thing --- yes, plenty of things to think about. But there is one rabbit hole I'd like to explore just a tad.
What happens if you're not "chosen"? What happens if you can't bond with the island? Is there a malevolent energy also at work on the island? If you've been judged as 'bad', where do you go when you die? Is there an "evil Jacob" or Jacob counterpart at work that we have yet to meet? I can't speculate any more, and this could be horribly erroneous, but it's something that's worth a thought. Feel free to expand on the idea.
"Ageless" is in how you perceive the person. Are they really 'living'? Or are they in another state -- completely unbound by space and time?
We saw Ben and the Natives gas the Dharma people and throw their bodies into a mass grave. Harsh. Mega harsh. That shows us how evil these people can be. Now look at it in the context of what happens when you die on the island -- are you really dead? Did Ben and Company just release the Dharma people into another state? Are they happy and well and working for Jacob on the island? Can they still be seen by all or do they choose to be seen? Again -- the rabbit holes are endless. But, if correct, was the gassing a truly evil deed by the Natives?
If 'dead' and 'altered state' island people are trotting around the island and still very active, then they are watching. They see everything that's happening. They talk. And they Whisper. This is possibly how Goodwin's wife appeared out of nowhere (with Whispers all around), aware of things beyond what you would expect, delivered a message to Juliet, then vanished.
In my eagerness, I wrote this hastily. Not every nook and cranny has been thought out. There are many open ends. I propose this as a starting point for other theories and ideas. Comment away -- I'd very much like to see other takes on this.
Theory by Brandon
We already know that Richard Alpert doesn't age. Perhaps there are others among the Others that don't as well. I've always wondered how a person, as fantastic as everything already is on the island, can defy time by living forever. That's when I realized it's all about how you approach finding an answer.
In next week's episode preview, we see a member of the Dharma Initiative that has supposedly been dead for 12 years. He speaks of 'waiting' for Locke, or that Jacob has been waiting for Locke. After hearing the dead Dharma dude speak, my perception completely changed.
These people are not living people. Richard and all the Ageless People, the Dharma dude, they are not living. Does this mean that they are all dead? I don't think so.
Yes, the Dharma guy is dead. Two words - the Purge. Maybe that was his sacrifice to the island - his physical life - to be able to join with it.
Ben says in the final seconds of next week's preview (Canadian version, I believe) that "there are consequences to being chosen." Some may have to give their physical life as a consequence. Others, however, may have to make another sacrifice to be able to join with the island. Either way, if you're dead, you're still 'alive' in the island nation.
Now this can open up all sorts of rabbit holes to explore. Who is truly dead and who's not, who can 'die' and who can't. What's going on with the pregnant woman thing --- yes, plenty of things to think about. But there is one rabbit hole I'd like to explore just a tad.
What happens if you're not "chosen"? What happens if you can't bond with the island? Is there a malevolent energy also at work on the island? If you've been judged as 'bad', where do you go when you die? Is there an "evil Jacob" or Jacob counterpart at work that we have yet to meet? I can't speculate any more, and this could be horribly erroneous, but it's something that's worth a thought. Feel free to expand on the idea.
"Ageless" is in how you perceive the person. Are they really 'living'? Or are they in another state -- completely unbound by space and time?
We saw Ben and the Natives gas the Dharma people and throw their bodies into a mass grave. Harsh. Mega harsh. That shows us how evil these people can be. Now look at it in the context of what happens when you die on the island -- are you really dead? Did Ben and Company just release the Dharma people into another state? Are they happy and well and working for Jacob on the island? Can they still be seen by all or do they choose to be seen? Again -- the rabbit holes are endless. But, if correct, was the gassing a truly evil deed by the Natives?
If 'dead' and 'altered state' island people are trotting around the island and still very active, then they are watching. They see everything that's happening. They talk. And they Whisper. This is possibly how Goodwin's wife appeared out of nowhere (with Whispers all around), aware of things beyond what you would expect, delivered a message to Juliet, then vanished.
In my eagerness, I wrote this hastily. Not every nook and cranny has been thought out. There are many open ends. I propose this as a starting point for other theories and ideas. Comment away -- I'd very much like to see other takes on this.
Theory by Brandon
