What, no! Just…NO.
Stop that now Lost.
But no I really can’t believe that Locke is dead because it’s just awful, so so awful…and if he is dead (which of course he isn’t) then it’s just a kick in the everything if it’s because Jack - bloody awful Jack - was too stupid and stubborn not to even
try to listen to Locke about staying on the Island, and then ‘very bad things’ happen on the Island because he - not even the whole group but Jack himself - left and so Locke could have had to leave the Island to convince him to return…I mean Oh Dear God. For the show I think it’s a poor direction to follow since Jack is
just not that important! And for me personally, well…just well. Can Locke not even finally have some happiness in his life and ejoy being leader of the Others on his beloved Island without Jack ruining it??
And it’s even more depressing to think that Locke may have had to move the Island again because of these very bad things that have happened, and once back in the real world he tried desperately to convince the O6 to return but they weren’t having any of it. And not only that but when he left the Island it punished him by taking away the use of his legs again. All those horrible ‘Locke in the Coffin’ theories thrown up at the end of S3 could actually really truly come true
Urgh. If Jack has caused Locke’s death then that will go to the No.1 spot of why I hate Jack more than I’ve ever hated a fictional character before. Yes, proper hate this time! I don’t care any more.
But anyway Locke isn’t truly dead so I don’t really have to think about all that…
I mean character wise (regardless of whether you’re a fan or not ) Locke is an important part of the show, and S4 just confirmed this with Locke’s flashback in Cabin Fever and then with the finale where Locke finally becomes Leader of the Others. Not only is it horribly horribly heartbreaking for Locke to die lonely, unloved and feeling useless (especially if it was suicide) just like he’s lived most of his life feeling, but where’s the character development? What’s the point in building up and building up Locke’s involvement with the Island and his ‘specialness’ just to kill him off?
If he is dead (which he isn’t) then he had better
not have died sad and lonely and by his own hand as has been suggested. I mean most of the decent characters that have been killed off had some meaning to them: Boone died trying to help everyone, Charlie had a great redemption at his end, Eko died at least being strong and defiant in his beliefs…even Ana died after she “redeemed” herself. If Locke really does have to die, he simply must go out in a way that has some purpose and meaning to it, simply must. If he dies due to a broken heart because no-one would believe him about coming back to the Island and because of the terrible things that happened after Jack left I just don’t think I could take that.
A popular theory from what I can gather so far is that Jack will repeat his actions that led to him getting to the Island again by bringing a coffin on board with him, and that once on the Island Locke will essentially become Christian II.
But I like the theory where Locke isn’t a solid ghost and something about time travel/reincarnation/something/something means that Locke simply lives his life over again (thank you Cabin Fever flashback) and eventually ends up on the Island alive and well again. Or manages to time travel or something.
Another possibly explanation is that the ‘corpse’ in the coffin is just staged, with Locke being knocked out with an Exposé type spider poison or something that makes him seem dead even thought it‘s not. And that Ben arranged this - he made up the funeral announcement and put it in the paper hoping someone would see it - and just wants to use it as extra leverage to get Jack to get in gear in order to get everyone back to the Island. I’m already hoping that S5 begins with Coffin Locke’s eye opening and him saying ‘Hello Jack…’
And one of the more unlikely theories is that Locke was somehow cloned (Yes, hello S1 clone theories: I knew you’d return!) at some point in his Pre-Island life - possibly during the kidney take out - and that the guy in the coffin is a clone Locke. I can’t really see that being true, but I wouldn’t complain! 2 Lockes are better than 1 dead one after all…
Oh my poor head, I need to think! But I also need to get acquainted with my new best friend Denial, since that’s whom I’ll be spending the next 8 months with.
But whatever may happen I’ll always love you John, whether you’re a live person, a ghost or a corpse!
Lost simply won’t be Lost without you.