POTPIES:
No, probably not, but what difference does it make if the Hostiles didn't have those things? You don't need any of that stuff to make babies!

JSWINDLE:
Look, I get that everyone is wanting to find the Darth Vader/Luke Skywalker parallel in this show somewhere because of all the previous allusions to the movie series, but I think we're barking up the wrong tree with this Richard-being-Locke's-dad scenario. A better candidate for that would be Widmore...maybe Jacob, I dunno. How does this help the story if Locke is found to be the son of Richard, anyway? It's not like they have this horrible conflict with one another (a la Star Wars),

POTPIES:
Why would the story require Locke to have A SECOND emotionally unsatisfying father/son relationship that is wrought with conflict? Locke already has Anthony Cooper for that. That story has already been told. A lot of film and literary characters have had more than 1 person who fit the father figure role, one of whom might not have been related at all. Look at your own example of Luke Skywalker. He had both Darth Vader and Obi Wan Kenobi as father figures. Kenobi wasn't actually related to Luke at all, but he was still an important father figure. Yoda might also be considered a father figure to Luke as well...

JSWINDLE:
or that there needs to be a bloodline connection to rule the island (see Ben).

POTPIES:
No, you're right, there doesn't need to be a bloodline connection to rule the island, but so much of the story fits these really well-known epic hero archtypes, so it just intuitively feels right that Locke's authority on the island is his birthright.

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I'm not saying Richard can't be a father figure to Locke, I'm simply stating that he doesn't have to be his biological father to do this. It just doesn't add to the story is all I'm saying.

When referring to modern living, I'm talking about seeing Locke's mom in this current civilization. You're now suggesting that if Locke was conceived on the island, then that means Locke's mom was wisked away to the island, was somehow impregnated by someone or something, then wisked back to civilization to have Locke.

I mean, we all agree that the young girl is Locke's mom, right?

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Richard can apparently come and go as he likes. If he, or someone like him, is Locke's father then Locke's mother need never have been on the island at all.

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Tom said in the Micheal flashback that he does not get off the island much, but implies that it is not too difficult. Richard could easily do so as we have witnessed recently. Why was Ben sooo traumitized when he landed in Tunisia then? Was it just that we had not seen that part yet, is it always like that? They wouldn't want to travel if it was like that.
Also was the sub blown up before or after they abducted Cooper?

Perhaps Tom was just traveling in space, but Ben was traveling in time and space? He did front desk woman what year it is.



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I've been considering a theory that the lead characters are descendants of people who once lived on the Island/originals/black rock people/whoever. Locke is obviously one of them, tracked from infancy. Maybe descendants have "special powers" including a recognition of special numbers and implements? And maybe the plane wasn't so much stocked as filled with people who were drawn to that time and place? Doesn't wash for everyone, I know, Kate was hardly drawn to an arrest and a pair of handcuffs. So SOME of them are just on the plane. But some of them were drawn there. Remember how hard Hurley tried to get on the plane? And he was so rich he could have hired a private jet.

Well Hurley wouldn't have hired a Jet, cause he knew with his cursed money, it would probly crash. And he would be the only one who lived.

Ironic huh?

That is weird that Hurley tried so hard to get on the plane. I mean he could always catch the next one or whatever... I mean with all that money it's hardly a pressing issue, time or cost wise.