Ben's mom is named Emily.

Locke's mom is named Emily.



Now in real life, I'd just shrug this off. But in Lost? No chance.

You don't just get 2 mothers of the same name for characters so important.


Maybe Richard new there was something special about Emily. Maybe Locke was truly an immaculate conception. Maybe Ben was too, but because she was married they never knew it?

Maybe Emily's purpose in life was to have these 2 children, 1 a man of science, 1 a man of faith. The "black" and "white" references can be made to Charles and Ben, (from the shadowing on their faces when Ben was in Charles' room, they can be made about Abbaddon and someone else, they can refer to walt and aaron) there are so many possibilities to the "ying/yang" "black/white" references throughout the show.


I know Im rambling a little but...

Come on.

Locke/Ben both have a mother named Emily?

Both births happened 'sooner than expected'? Maybe the timelines for the births ran hand-in-hand with how fast a child would have to be born on the island for it to not die? (Emily was only 6 months pregnant when Locke was born and mothers seem to die around that period).

Was Walt born early? (I don't remember)

Aaron was right on time????

Discuss..