This isn't exactly groundbreaking stuff, i'm sure - however I like writing down my thoughts even the half baked ones.
Basically I've heard alot of people suggest that
Future Kate must have
kidnapped aaron in order for her to be his "momma" back in the real world (apprx 2005/6). However, as much as I can't stand Kate (and I can't
STAND Kate!), I just don't think this is the case.
Why? Well, Kate is many things, but I don't think that they would have her
directly betray Claire in order to make better her chances of being 'free' when she leaves the island and goes back 'home'. And that's the thing - Kate WOULD believe that having a child would make her a more sympathetic case should she face prison upon her return, for all of her past crimes. We, the audience, have the benefit of knowing that Kate knows that 'people know who she is' (Miles told her in Eggtown) and hence the Feds would notice should she happen to reappear one day. And we also know from the same episode that once she returns to the 'real world', she does indeed face jail-time.
However, as I said, i just don't think she would 'kidnapp' Aaron. I do, however, believe that she would knowingly agree to take Aaron from his mother because Claire wanted him to 'grow up in a normal environment' (yeah, like Kate's "normal") etc, because she knew that it would benefit her political bargaining power in the event of her facing jail-time upon her return to the real world.
I think this option makes the most sense, as i'm thinking that Claire must 'give' Aaron to Kate (who at somepoint finds out that Kate has a ticket off the island?) on the basis that she take care of him and love him like her own. We obviously know that Kate is one of the 'six' to make it off the island, but we don't know exactly when this happens (although it has to be early 2005 in order for the Ji Yeon flash forward to work) or who finds out and how much time they have to let this information sink in. But i'm thinking that Claire makes a snap decision to give Aaron to Kate. The other option is that Claire dies just before they O6 get to leave and Kate takes on the maternal responsibilities - I guess Sun would be out of the question since she's already got her own baba to think about.
anyway, as I said, not ground-breaking but I just want to record my thoughts on this yadada.
also, as much as I don't believe Kate would steal Aaron from Claire, I do find the premise interesting when compared to Rousseau stealing Aaron from Claire a few seasons ago. The premise of Kate stealing Aaron from Claire is near-identical to the reason why Rousseau stole Aaron from Claire - to broker a deal/get something in return (an 'eggtown' if you will).
I just find it interesting from a personal persepective that I can't really envisage Kate stealing a child from his mother, yet we already know that Rousseau (who's probably more sympathetic than Kate in my eyes) has already done this. Does this suggest that my opinion on Kate is improving? Doubt it, I just don't think Kate stealing Aaron would make particularly good story-telling, when the alternatives are so much better, if less devisive
