Okay so the big question going into Season 6 is what happened to the survivors in 1977 after the hydrogen bomb detonated? I believe I have an answer that works very well with where the show could go for one final season.
I believe it's entirely possible that everyone near that bomb in 1977 is dead. This includeds Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Juliet, Sayid, Hurley, Jin, and Miles (as well as Radzinsky and Pierre Chang). There has been much discussion lately on who will die in the final season, and I think this is a way of subverting audience expectations.
I've had a theory for awhile now that Locke would somehow become the new Jacob on the island, and now that Jacob has been "killed" it seems possible that Locke will somehow take that role. There also needs to be a way for Jack/co. to get back to present time and while a final time flash seems possible due to the bomb, it seems like that would be too obvious. I also have ruled out any sort of wipe of the events of seasons 1-5...I don't see how the show could be any good wiping the slate clean.
As for evidence to support this theory, it's slim I know and I don't think this actually confirms anything, but Richard tells Sun that he remembers everyone quite distinctly because he saw them all die.
The main reason I think this would work is because it allows for lots of storytelling with other cast members who have died in previous seasons. If they're all dead, they will be able to interact with Boone, Shannon, Eko, Ana Lucia, Libby?, Charlie, Daniel (please bring him back), Charlotte, etc. This will also be a perfect way to reintroduce Claire and Christian, since most people believe that something similar (meaning a strange death) happened to Claire back in season 4. Bringing back most or all of these characters seems like an excellent way to bring the show full circle and end on a high note.
So to sum it up, my theory is that the hydrogen bomb killed everyone in 1977 (Rose/Bernard seem safe, since I think they will be revealed as Adam/Eve...and obviously Richard/Eloise/Charles and the Others are safe because they're still alive in 2007). Since they are dead, perhaps time will not restrict them (Christian could be at the Frozen Donkey Wheel back when the statue was still standing, and he obviously wasn't on the island then), and they will be able to go to 2007.
Obviously my idea has holes. If most of the cast is dead, how will we maintain any level of life/death stakes in the show, and keep emotional investment in dead people? Also, if the survivors are unstuck in time permanently, what's to keep them routed in 2007?
I believe it's entirely possible that everyone near that bomb in 1977 is dead. This includeds Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Juliet, Sayid, Hurley, Jin, and Miles (as well as Radzinsky and Pierre Chang). There has been much discussion lately on who will die in the final season, and I think this is a way of subverting audience expectations.
I've had a theory for awhile now that Locke would somehow become the new Jacob on the island, and now that Jacob has been "killed" it seems possible that Locke will somehow take that role. There also needs to be a way for Jack/co. to get back to present time and while a final time flash seems possible due to the bomb, it seems like that would be too obvious. I also have ruled out any sort of wipe of the events of seasons 1-5...I don't see how the show could be any good wiping the slate clean.
As for evidence to support this theory, it's slim I know and I don't think this actually confirms anything, but Richard tells Sun that he remembers everyone quite distinctly because he saw them all die.
The main reason I think this would work is because it allows for lots of storytelling with other cast members who have died in previous seasons. If they're all dead, they will be able to interact with Boone, Shannon, Eko, Ana Lucia, Libby?, Charlie, Daniel (please bring him back), Charlotte, etc. This will also be a perfect way to reintroduce Claire and Christian, since most people believe that something similar (meaning a strange death) happened to Claire back in season 4. Bringing back most or all of these characters seems like an excellent way to bring the show full circle and end on a high note.
So to sum it up, my theory is that the hydrogen bomb killed everyone in 1977 (Rose/Bernard seem safe, since I think they will be revealed as Adam/Eve...and obviously Richard/Eloise/Charles and the Others are safe because they're still alive in 2007). Since they are dead, perhaps time will not restrict them (Christian could be at the Frozen Donkey Wheel back when the statue was still standing, and he obviously wasn't on the island then), and they will be able to go to 2007.
Obviously my idea has holes. If most of the cast is dead, how will we maintain any level of life/death stakes in the show, and keep emotional investment in dead people? Also, if the survivors are unstuck in time permanently, what's to keep them routed in 2007?
