As I'm looking at the cast of characters, I've started to think more about the idea of generational roles. We've seen Ben treat Locke as a sort of successor, and then to officially proclaim him to be just that. Prior to that we saw Ben assume his role of leader, even though we don't know who, if anybody, he assumed that roll from.
We do know that Jack has seemed to take his father's place in many ways, and that Sun has done the same.
My thought is that there are certain rolls on the island that must be filled, and that there are chosen people to fill them from generation to generation.
Many theories have come up about Reincarnation to explain the idea of a character being special or chosen. My thought is that those characters such as Locke, Walt, and Aaron, who have been identified as special, are merely the next chosen person to assume a specific roll on the Island.
Other theories have come up that Jacob is in fact one of the losties, perhaps Locke, Christian, or Jack from another time, but my theory says that Jacob, is simply Jacob, and that regardless of the obvious important roll he serves, he is set to be replaced by whoever has been chosen to take his place.
I may be off on the exact replacements, but I believe what you will see in season 6 will be the old guard of Jacob, Ben, Widmore, Christian and Alpert, replaced by the likes of Jack, Locke, Hurley, Walt, and Aaron. I don't know what the roles are, but Jack seems an obvious choice to take his father's spot. Locke could very well replace Jacob, and who knows about the rest. As for characters like Jin and Sawyer, who don't seem to be as connected to the island itself, they may in fact play certain roll within a new group of hostiles or others, rolls that we haven't seen very much of to this point. It is interesting to note that the stewardess, Cheryl or whatever her name was, seemed very comfortable with her position when she met Jack in his cage way back at the start of season 3.
So that is it. There is a certain hierarchy on the island. For lack of better terms, a king, queen, prince, and so on. For whatever reason those occupying these positions must be replaced, and the losties are here to replace them.
Theory by Mr. Snuffleupagus
We do know that Jack has seemed to take his father's place in many ways, and that Sun has done the same.
My thought is that there are certain rolls on the island that must be filled, and that there are chosen people to fill them from generation to generation.
Many theories have come up about Reincarnation to explain the idea of a character being special or chosen. My thought is that those characters such as Locke, Walt, and Aaron, who have been identified as special, are merely the next chosen person to assume a specific roll on the Island.
Other theories have come up that Jacob is in fact one of the losties, perhaps Locke, Christian, or Jack from another time, but my theory says that Jacob, is simply Jacob, and that regardless of the obvious important roll he serves, he is set to be replaced by whoever has been chosen to take his place.
I may be off on the exact replacements, but I believe what you will see in season 6 will be the old guard of Jacob, Ben, Widmore, Christian and Alpert, replaced by the likes of Jack, Locke, Hurley, Walt, and Aaron. I don't know what the roles are, but Jack seems an obvious choice to take his father's spot. Locke could very well replace Jacob, and who knows about the rest. As for characters like Jin and Sawyer, who don't seem to be as connected to the island itself, they may in fact play certain roll within a new group of hostiles or others, rolls that we haven't seen very much of to this point. It is interesting to note that the stewardess, Cheryl or whatever her name was, seemed very comfortable with her position when she met Jack in his cage way back at the start of season 3.
So that is it. There is a certain hierarchy on the island. For lack of better terms, a king, queen, prince, and so on. For whatever reason those occupying these positions must be replaced, and the losties are here to replace them.
Theory by Mr. Snuffleupagus
