I've been thinking about what it means for John Locke to be a proxy for Christian Shephard. The crash was to be replicated as closely as possible to the original and a dead body in a coffin was required to do that, I understand all that. However, what if there are further implications for John Locke to be a proxy for Christian Shephard? What if Christian Shephard is much, much older than he appears to be. What if he has been using the island to grant himself eternal life?
What if Christian Shephard needed a proxy in order to be brought back to life and allowed to leave the island.Perhaps that is where Jacob comes in. Christian Shephard told Locke that he could "speak on Jacob's behalf." Why?! Is it because he and Jacob and Christian are old buddies? I doubt it. Here is my theory...
Christian Shephard either discovered the island a long time ago. Perhaps he is actually Magnus Hanso, or perhaps another member of the Black Rock's crew. There he became aware of the possibility of eternal life, but he had to imprison someone there for just as long to achieve this goal. Perhaps it is a fuel for eternal life, or the island requires a human "host" so to speak and rewards those who supply it. I propose a human acts as the "heart of the island" and that's why there are so many people who venerate and protect this person. The Others seem to be there soley to dole out mysterious name-drops for Jacob (I kid, I kid). But perhaps they are protecting this Jacob: heart of the island.
As long as Christian has someone imprisoned as the heart of the island, he gets a 1-UP, so to speak: An extra life. If Christian dies, he'll eventually be returned to the island and stuck there with the person he imprisoned until he gets someone else in the position. That's where Locke comes in. His whole story has been about how easy he is to persuade, and how absolutely gullible he is. Christian is using him to gain back life eternal and be able to leave the island. What better way to convince someone to stay on the island forever than to make them think it's their idea? Tell them they are special, tell them the island is special in more ways than it actually is, and make sure the person you're gunning for is amenable to coersion.
Perhaps being linked so closely to the island does give the "heart" incredible powers. Jacob certainly has a list of people that are important, and picks and choses his leaders very carefully. How does he know who these people even are? Maybe the blessing and curse of the heart of the island is an eye on the ever unfolding events of all time and space... Someone needs to communicate with him, to give Others direction. It seems Richard Alpert can communicate with Jacob (He tells Widmore that Jacob said Ben needed to be saved, right?) So why does he need Ben? Why would Jacob chose Ben? Because he can sway Locke. Plain and simple. He's a dirty little snake and that's exactly what they need to convince someone to stay on the island for a very permanent vacation. Jacob wants out and needs Locke to replace him. To be his proxy, as Jacob was a proxy for Christian before him. Then Jacob can die, probably...or be given life again.
Perhaps I am wrong. But Christian Shephard has always seemed to have villainous undertones throughout the series...and I definitely think his intentions are anything but pure. With all the references to the underworld and Anubis suddenly popping up waving Ankhs around...I'm beginning to believe more and more that the story may just be about Christian's selfish desire to live forever. Theory by Mike
What if Christian Shephard needed a proxy in order to be brought back to life and allowed to leave the island.Perhaps that is where Jacob comes in. Christian Shephard told Locke that he could "speak on Jacob's behalf." Why?! Is it because he and Jacob and Christian are old buddies? I doubt it. Here is my theory...
Christian Shephard either discovered the island a long time ago. Perhaps he is actually Magnus Hanso, or perhaps another member of the Black Rock's crew. There he became aware of the possibility of eternal life, but he had to imprison someone there for just as long to achieve this goal. Perhaps it is a fuel for eternal life, or the island requires a human "host" so to speak and rewards those who supply it. I propose a human acts as the "heart of the island" and that's why there are so many people who venerate and protect this person. The Others seem to be there soley to dole out mysterious name-drops for Jacob (I kid, I kid). But perhaps they are protecting this Jacob: heart of the island.
As long as Christian has someone imprisoned as the heart of the island, he gets a 1-UP, so to speak: An extra life. If Christian dies, he'll eventually be returned to the island and stuck there with the person he imprisoned until he gets someone else in the position. That's where Locke comes in. His whole story has been about how easy he is to persuade, and how absolutely gullible he is. Christian is using him to gain back life eternal and be able to leave the island. What better way to convince someone to stay on the island forever than to make them think it's their idea? Tell them they are special, tell them the island is special in more ways than it actually is, and make sure the person you're gunning for is amenable to coersion.
Perhaps being linked so closely to the island does give the "heart" incredible powers. Jacob certainly has a list of people that are important, and picks and choses his leaders very carefully. How does he know who these people even are? Maybe the blessing and curse of the heart of the island is an eye on the ever unfolding events of all time and space... Someone needs to communicate with him, to give Others direction. It seems Richard Alpert can communicate with Jacob (He tells Widmore that Jacob said Ben needed to be saved, right?) So why does he need Ben? Why would Jacob chose Ben? Because he can sway Locke. Plain and simple. He's a dirty little snake and that's exactly what they need to convince someone to stay on the island for a very permanent vacation. Jacob wants out and needs Locke to replace him. To be his proxy, as Jacob was a proxy for Christian before him. Then Jacob can die, probably...or be given life again.
Perhaps I am wrong. But Christian Shephard has always seemed to have villainous undertones throughout the series...and I definitely think his intentions are anything but pure. With all the references to the underworld and Anubis suddenly popping up waving Ankhs around...I'm beginning to believe more and more that the story may just be about Christian's selfish desire to live forever. Theory by Mike
