Given that the season finale could resolve for good whether WHH, I thought I’d give a final huzzah for WHH. Even though Ben said to Sun that he was unaware of the Oceanics being in the Dharma Initiative, I argue that he was lying and still hold that WHH is genuine. Far from gutting the time travel story, I argue that it makes Lost one of the most interesting time travel stories.
If WHH, then when Ben was caught by the Oceanics soon after the 815 crash, he knew most of them already having met them in the past. In the case of Sayid, this is remarkable, given that Sayid tried to kill him in the past. The man that tried to kill him in the past is the same one that tortures him in the Swan, but Ben can’t take his revenge by killing Sayid as WHH, and Sayid has to travel back to Ben’s childhood! Ben will also know that the Oceanics have little knowledge about the Island, yet will somehow be able to travel back to his past. Perhaps this is why he, leader of the Others, decides to use himself as the spy rather than someone more expendable. This adds so much subtext when re-watching the early seasons again, especially ‘that look’ Ben gives Sayid when locked in the cupboard!
Fans are applying the classic ‘Back to the Future’ future-altering worldview to Lost, when there is no real need. Imagine what Back to the Future would be like if WHH was applied. Doc Brown would have no pressure on him when inventing his time machine, as he’d know that Marty had already used it in the future to meet him in the past. He would befriend Marty and have to wait for years to thank him for giving him the information to save his own life, as he’d have read Marty’s note in the past, but couldn’t tell Marty about it until Marty had returned from his time-travelling adventures. Of course, the later films go against WHH, but I thought I’d use the first film as an example of how WHH does still provide a good time-travel story. Actually, it gives a deeper, more profound story in my opinion. Theory by Dr8Ball
If WHH, then when Ben was caught by the Oceanics soon after the 815 crash, he knew most of them already having met them in the past. In the case of Sayid, this is remarkable, given that Sayid tried to kill him in the past. The man that tried to kill him in the past is the same one that tortures him in the Swan, but Ben can’t take his revenge by killing Sayid as WHH, and Sayid has to travel back to Ben’s childhood! Ben will also know that the Oceanics have little knowledge about the Island, yet will somehow be able to travel back to his past. Perhaps this is why he, leader of the Others, decides to use himself as the spy rather than someone more expendable. This adds so much subtext when re-watching the early seasons again, especially ‘that look’ Ben gives Sayid when locked in the cupboard!
Fans are applying the classic ‘Back to the Future’ future-altering worldview to Lost, when there is no real need. Imagine what Back to the Future would be like if WHH was applied. Doc Brown would have no pressure on him when inventing his time machine, as he’d know that Marty had already used it in the future to meet him in the past. He would befriend Marty and have to wait for years to thank him for giving him the information to save his own life, as he’d have read Marty’s note in the past, but couldn’t tell Marty about it until Marty had returned from his time-travelling adventures. Of course, the later films go against WHH, but I thought I’d use the first film as an example of how WHH does still provide a good time-travel story. Actually, it gives a deeper, more profound story in my opinion. Theory by Dr8Ball
