For you that know me, I am a fan of the show Lost. Now I'm not a rabid fanatic like some of the other people on internet... but I do get wrapped up in the "Lost Mysteries." My latest theory or observation after watching this season is that all the characters have a Father Issue.
Let's run through the characters.
- Jack: I think this one is obvious. Never feels like he measures up to his dad, etc.
- Kate: Kate effectively killed her step-father by blowing up her house. Where is her paternal father?
- Sawyer: His father killed his mom all because of being conned by the man known as "Sawyer", who turns out to be Locke's paternal father.
- Locke: Locke's dad turns out to be a con-man, and con's him out of a Kidney. He was always looking to have a father-son relationship but never had one.
- Hugo/Hurley: His father bailed on him and his mother. Lostpedia refers to his father "Dave" as being a happy go-lucky guy.
- Desmond: He was seeking approval from Penelope's (Penny's) father so that they could marry.
- Jin: He was ashamed of his father... a fisherman of low social class.
- Sun: Her father is a psuedo mafia guy, who Jin feels the need to gain respect of in order to marry his daughter. Sun is somewhat estranged from her father, because she knows what he's involved in but ignores it.
- Charlie: Something happened to Charlie's parents... he carries a ring that once belonged to his father.
- Claire: Her father turns out be the same guy as Jack's father.
- Michael & Walt: Michael hasn't been a good father for Walt, and is trying to make up for that fact.
- Sayid: I have nothing on...
What does this mean? I have no idea... maybe the writers are fixated on this theme?
My other big question, is why hasn't the photographer guy from Suddenly Susan aged since meeting young Ben in the jungle and setting up the purge? Ben refers to them as the "original inhabitants of the island."
Some food for thought.
