Since the end of season 4, I've been thinking a lot about Christian Shephard. After reading the post by celine "The Island vs. Evil" I thought I should post my recent thoughts, as they coincide with hers.
Celine theorized that Christian Shephard is evil, and perhaps has somehow usurped Jacob's authority on the island. This meshes well with the thoughts I've recently had.
The writers have made no secret of their love for the Star Wars movies, which even made its way into an episode of season 4 (when Jack picked up Aaron's Millenium Falcon toy). While thinking about this, I realized that the Shephard family has a strikingly similar story to the Skywalker clan.
Think about it it--you have the long lost brother and sister who unknowingly work together, and later find out they're related. This is very Luke-and-Leia-like. Seeing this similarity, I considered that Christian could likely be a Darth Vader type of character. This would make him evil--working for the "dark side". But what I ultimately believe now is that the show is working toward the ultimate Father-Son showdown: Jack vs. Christian.
They've been setting us up for this from the beginning of the show. The two have always been at odds with one another. Christian has continually tried to stifle Jack's ability and potential, while Jack has fought to right his father's wrongs. They have both been each other's worst enemy. Thus, the background has been set, and is pushing us to this final showdown/battle/confrontation when Jack will have to face his father as Luke faced Vader.
To get to this showdown, I believe the writers have set Jack up to be the next island leader. John Locke has many similarities to John the Baptist in the Bible, who was the one that ushered in the coming of Jesus, the true Savior. I believe Locke is in this same sort of role--he's preparing the way for a short time to usher in Jack's leadership role. This will put Jack into a position to face his father in the end, and to defeat the evil on the island in the ultimate showdown of Father vs. Son.
Theory by IslandistheGarden
Celine theorized that Christian Shephard is evil, and perhaps has somehow usurped Jacob's authority on the island. This meshes well with the thoughts I've recently had.
The writers have made no secret of their love for the Star Wars movies, which even made its way into an episode of season 4 (when Jack picked up Aaron's Millenium Falcon toy). While thinking about this, I realized that the Shephard family has a strikingly similar story to the Skywalker clan.
Think about it it--you have the long lost brother and sister who unknowingly work together, and later find out they're related. This is very Luke-and-Leia-like. Seeing this similarity, I considered that Christian could likely be a Darth Vader type of character. This would make him evil--working for the "dark side". But what I ultimately believe now is that the show is working toward the ultimate Father-Son showdown: Jack vs. Christian.
They've been setting us up for this from the beginning of the show. The two have always been at odds with one another. Christian has continually tried to stifle Jack's ability and potential, while Jack has fought to right his father's wrongs. They have both been each other's worst enemy. Thus, the background has been set, and is pushing us to this final showdown/battle/confrontation when Jack will have to face his father as Luke faced Vader.
To get to this showdown, I believe the writers have set Jack up to be the next island leader. John Locke has many similarities to John the Baptist in the Bible, who was the one that ushered in the coming of Jesus, the true Savior. I believe Locke is in this same sort of role--he's preparing the way for a short time to usher in Jack's leadership role. This will put Jack into a position to face his father in the end, and to defeat the evil on the island in the ultimate showdown of Father vs. Son.
Theory by IslandistheGarden
