Lost finale question? David?

Question

Any theories on David?? He is the one unanswered thing that i am really upset about.

1st of all, locke said jack doesn't have a son? does this just mean on real, island life he didn't, or is it supposed to imply that david doesn't exist at all?

but this doesn't quite make sense, because it also implied that this afterlife they created continues without them. like, ben aid he wasn't going because he had things to work out, presumably Alex. and when they meet ana lucia desmond said she wasn't ready yet, which sounds like maybe at some point she will be?? and the biggest thing is that eloise asked des if he was taking her son, and he said no. so the after life continues after the original losties (as well as des, juliet, and penny) move on.

so, if ben, alex, charlotte, danielle, dan, and miles continue in this other afterlife thing, does that mean david is just there, completely parentless??

any explanations?

Answer 1

Is the sideways storyline really the result of the bomb? That was never really confirmed.



The reality in which Oceanic Flight 815 did not crash appeared to be a form of purgatory. At that point, they were all dead. We were told that they "created" that reality so they could find each other again because the time they spent together on the island was the most significant time of their lives. But in that alternate reality where they all landed in LA safe and sound, they did not know they were already dead. And in that alternate reality, they were all given a chance to properly sort out all the issues they were facing in their original stories (Sawyer wasn't a criminal, he was a cop; Hugo was lucky without the fallout; Jin and Sun are not married, but desperately in love with each other; Kate wasn't guilty of the crimes she was accused of etc etc etc).



I would argue that David existed so Jack could work out his own personal father/family issues. Jack's issues with his father were introduced in the first episode. His relationship with his dad dictated his life (career, relationships with his family and wife etc) up until the plane crash and for much of his time on the island. When John says "you don't have a son," he is subtly telling Jack that not only did he never have a son, but he doesn't really have a son now -- because they are all dead and this life they believe they are living is not real. It is just an opportunity for them to not only find each other again, but also an opportunity to experience their as if they had corrected crucial mistakes and made better choices. David was a guide for Jack. When Jack was ready, David wasn't needed. While we don't know exactly what happens to him, I would assume that he just ceases to exist (as he never really existed anyway because Jack and Juliette never had a son).



An interesting note: David from the Bible played his harp to banish evil spirits from Saul. He interpreted the dreams of the king, helped them prepare for future hardships, and was a messenger from God. Jack's David was also musical and helped Jack get past his issues with his own father and helped Jack learn what role a father should play. I don't think that's a coincidence.

Answer 2

1st, remember, that this is a universe that exists because the bomb went off and Oceanic 815 never crashed... but also, the bomb went off much earlier than Oceanic 815, before Juliet even arrived. So if Juliet had never been recruited in her episode then it is possible that 2 high profile doctors that have a natural attraction for each other would meet and make a Son. This could have happened in the parallel universe instead of Jack meeting his other wife and getting divorced.



So in Locke's memory of Jack, he doesn't have a son.



Next, it seems that people enter "the church" when they are ready. The names you list weren't ready yet. Mrs. Whitmore, Daniel's Mom, asked Desmond if he was going to take Daniel and Desmond said no; Ben also was not ready. I think Charolette and Daniel still need to find one another before they will go to their "church" and be ready to leave this "as if the island never happened" universe/afterlife/purgatory.



In the end, I'm not sure David is there for any purpose other than to fill a "what if there was no island" space for Jack. So how he lives on does not really matter. I don't think he's someone who is truly in that universe waiting to get to the other side.

Answer 3

I took David as a metaphor because Jack & Juliet were together on an island and it was nice, but she was meant for Sawyer.

Answer 4

I accept as true with Rose D, and do not forget approximately Juliet became the mum. i think of because of the fact she in no way have been given to fulfill her nephew and he or she observed such distinctive mothers and unborn infants die while she became meant to shop the, she have been given her prefer to sense motherhood interior the international the characters made. Plus they implied she became pregnant by utilising Sawyer in Season 5 earlier she died, and while they confirmed the 1st component to the season ideal early to followers in Hawaii they replaced the message Miles ciphered from her. somewhat of "It worked," it became she became some months pregnant it is probably actual the two way. And her and Jack died long earlier the different halves of the affection sq., so as that they could have time to think of up a faux marriage that did no longer artwork and a newborn to recover from discern subject concerns. And it the writers way of exclaiming Juliet/Jack could in no way have worked whether they lived.

Answer 5

I'm still trying to figure out what happened after the plane crashed on the island.

Answer 6

David was Jack's way of getting over his issues with his father, he wasn't real.



David was never real, so it doesn't matter what happens to him.