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When the Nightmares Started/Charles Widmore

Main article: Charles Widmore/Theories
  • When Jack goes to talk to Hurley, Hurley asks Jack how he's been lately and when Jack discusses how ideally things are going for him Hurley compares it to being 'just like heaven.' Jack replies that just because he's happy doesn't, mean this isn't real, and then Hurley says that he was happy too for awhile, and then he saw Charlie. Charles Widmore says a similar thing when Ben asks him when he began sleeping with a bottle of scotch next to the bed, and he replies 'When the nightmares started.' Obviously there is some connection to all this...
    • Perhaps after living on the Island, if you are forced off, or leave without the Island's will as the Oceanic 6 did, the Island allows you to see life the way you want it to happen, but then begins to course-correct itself and make things go as awful as possible to either draw you back or cause you to reach some form of incapacitation (as we know you can't kill yourself without the Island's will ala Michael).
    • This would explain Hurley's breakdown and the Island's allowing Charlie to reach him, Jack's perfect relationship with Kate suddenly turning sour as soon as he proposed and therefore would have had to raise Aaron and the Island's using Christian to reach him, and Charles Widmore's obvious wealth and influence suddenly being subject to nightmares so bad he has to drink alcohol to help him sleep at night.
      • Jack even asks for the prescription because he hasn't been sleeping well at night, right after mentioning he and Kate's engagement to which Erica replies "Getting engaged is supposed to help reduce stress, not create it, you should talk to someone". Hurley talks to Charlie who tells him someone is coming to talk to Jack. Christian comes to talk to him, and Ben comes to talk to Widmore.
        • Jack starts drinking and mixing pills before bed to help him sleep
  • I think this could have some sort of connection, but doesn't it seem a bit unrelated? I mean, we HAVE learnt that everything they say in this Tv-show isn't as important as it seems. I mean everything isn't just as big as you believe. Though my theory is that his "nightmares" could just be about the Island, that he knows whats about or just have happened on the Island. Like when he first found out that his whole plot with trying to lie to the world that the whole O815 had crashed failed? Or that Ben got off the Island, and then he knows that Ben will come and visit him/ threaten him? That's what his nightmares is all about.
  • The nightmares are likely related to conflicting memories due to time travel, similar to Daniel's memories and the Sickness.
  • Charles Widmore having nightmares bears a great resemblance to Walt having nightmares off the island as mentioned by Michael's mom in "Meet Kevin Johnson".This supports the theory that you start to have nightmares after you leave the island as we saw : Hurley is almost always on medication, Jack's drinking problem and pills addiction and well,Charles Widmore keeps a bottle of Scotch near the bed to stop them..I wonder whether Sun, Kate, Aaron and Sayid will start seeing nightmares at some point in the future.

Christian Shephard

Main article: Christian Shephard/Theories
  • Jacob is appearing in the form of Christian Shephard. Jacob assumed the form of Christian Shepherd when the body in the coffin arrived during the crash of Oceanic 815.
  • The Island itself is using the form of Christian Shephard because it's available, the same way that Yemi's body was available, and because Christian's form/body is the most emotionally provocative for both Jack and Claire.
    • This is unlikely as Ben's mother was not on the Island and she appeared to him in the same fashion.
  • The reason the smoke-detector beeped before Christian Shepherd showed up is because "Christian" is the smoke monster.
  • The smoke detector wasn't beeping loudly and frequently, the way it would if it detected smoke; it was beeping quietly at regular intervals, the way it does when the battery is low and needs replacing.
    • The reason the smoke detector beeped is because, when ghosts appear to people, they take energy to have a form and Christian sucked up the battery energy in the detector.
  • The Christian Shepherd that Claire sees is actually Christian Shepherd and not the mysterious one we've been seeing from Jack's perspective, because that Christian is always in a suit and white tennis shoes and speaks to Jack, whereas the one we see holding Aaron is disheveled with matted down hair in a striped shirt and does not say a word. Perhaps this has something to do with the preview for 'Next time on LOST' and the man that Locke speaks to (I won't put more here since I know they don't show the 'next time on lost' things Overseas/Outside the US and that might make it a spoiler, so anyone who did see it knows what I'm talking about)
  • I agree with that Jacob could use bodies on the Island that is available. But shouldn't he have used all the other bodies on the Island as well? Perhaps he is choosing body carefully that matches the person he is about to visit.
  • And another thing, because there must be some sort of connection that the producers show Christian Shephard visiting Claire AND Jack in the same episode, though it isn't the same "time" sort of speak. I mean, why did he visit them THEN, why then? Why didn't he visit them earlier or later?
    • I think this was more of a dramatic thing here. I mean, the whole episode your thinking.."jacks gonna talk to his dad off the island in the future" but then they throw a curveball and have claire talk to her dad on the island in the present. its to make it unpredictable.
    • If it's true that the body of Christian Shephard was "reanimated" by Jacob (or example 2: Yemi) - how does this explain the appearance of Ben's mother when he was a boy in episode 3x20? (Man Behind The Curtain) - This could be related to "The Magic Box" somehow. The Island's power to make things appear or happen. (Kate's Horse, Cooper, Ben's Mother, Christian Shephard, Boone.) Note: It's possible each time you see Walt, that's really him and not The Island's manifestation of him; it appears The Island only shows you people who have died.
  • When we see dead people on the Island, what we are seeing is the Island allowing the consciousness of these people to manifest itself. as a person dies the consciousness, or soul, can live on the Island, explaining how we see dead people, hear dead people whispering. the likes of yemi, christian, bens mother, all have links to the Island and therefore they can project their soul through the smoke monster/jacob.
    • it is the Island that is manipulating the souls of the dead for its own agenda.
      • Just my thought, but its EXSPOSED dead people only. buried ones dont manifest (think about the episode EXSPOSE).
    • walt is not dead, but could have special influence and control of his consciousness, and therefore can harness the Island's powers to appear there.
      • maybe the Others performed experiments on walt, and other people on the list, to enable a telepathic type link if they are ever off the Island. this could also explain the failed suicides by michael, charlie visiting hurley and charles widmores nightmares.
  • Christian, like Widmore, was once on the Island. This is why he constantly jets around the world and ultimately winds up drinking (like Widmore does, and Jack is beginning to do) to ease the pain. His consciousness orchestrated the crash of 815 so that he could finally be back on the Island.

Claire's fate

  • Claire was led away...
    • ...in an attempt by the Island to keep Aaron there.
    • ...in an attempt to keep her on the Island.
    • ...to the Temple by Jacob, appearing in the guise of Christian Shephard, so that she can become one of the Others.
    • ...to the Temple by Jacob, appearing in the guise of Christian Shephard, so that she can become the next "sacrifice that the Island demands".
    • A bit farfetched since it is not normal to kill main characters off like that for no apparent reason.
    • Miles knew this and he didn't do anything to prevent it because he believes you cannot interfere with supernatural powers.
  • Claire is "undead." She telegraphs this when she says that she's "not seeing things anymore" (visions). She died when the rocket hit her bungalow. These "undead" characters may be "living" in a different timeline, connected to the Island's time-shifting powers. It is evident that Miles senses this and that was why he was not very concerned with the fact that she had wandered off. Dead characters on this show do seem to have some corporeal abilities (Charlie punching Hurley at the hospital, Christian holding the baby, etc.) This may even be the reason that certain characters STAY on the Island, because they need to maintain a connection with the Island to remain in their "undead timeline state" versus really dead.
    • As in the movie The Sixth Sense, she doesn't knows she's dead but Miles does.
      • In The Sixth Sense, Bruce Willis' character (who is dead) is invisible to all except the young boy. There are too many people who do not seem (by plot) to be dead who can see Claire.
    • Also worth mentioning is the scene where Miles was staring at her to the point where he seemed to be obsessed with something about her. We know that Miles has some sort of connection to sensing the dead. Perhaps he was sensing it at this moment?
      • It's jumping to conclusions to suggest that he "was staring at her to the point where he seemed to be obsessed with something about her". This is reading a lot into a prolonged glance. Not only is Claire an attractive sweet-natured blonde, but she's survived a plane crash to have a healthy baby on a mysterious island. There are numerous reasons Miles might be intrigued by her.

Aaron/Moses Comparison

  • This might be totally off the wall, but perhaps Aaron represents Moses somehow. Moses was left by his mother for someone else to raise. He became a great leader of the Israelites, getting them out of Egypt. Aaron was left in the tree all wrapped up like a little baby Moses. There are plenty of bible references in this show. Aaron was left by his mother and we know that someone else raises him (Kate). Does he become a great man who leads his people from some sort of captivity? We know that the psychic in Season 1 told Claire that she had to get on that plane to LA. Did he see some greatness in Aaron's future? Could all this be leading to a greatness of Aaron or something he does??
  • Aaron is Moses' brother. Aaron was his helper and assistant during their wanderings for the promised land. He also suffered with the Israelites while Moses was being raised as the prince of Egypt. Aaron and Moses were descendants of Levi, who was one of Jacob's sons!!
  • Moses was a shepherd for the Israelites. Jack's last name is Shephard.

Visions of Dead People Off the Island

Main article: Dreams and visions/Theories
  • In the future, off the island, all the O6 are seeing dead people: Hurley sees Charlie and Jack sees his father; Sayid is probably seeing Nadia, Sun is seeing either Jin or Jae Lee, depending on if Jin is really dead, Kate is seeing Wayne, the Marshal, or her mother, if her mother is dead. Aaron sees Claire (or even Charlie).
    • Only those who died on the Island appears as visions. The examples are: Christian Shephard visible to Claire and Jack, Libby visible to Michael, Charlie visible to Hurley, Yemi visible to Mr. Eko.
    • Christian Shephard didn't die on the island. Jack was transporting his dead body back to LA. He died before the plane left Australia.
  • Jack and Hurley are the only ones of the O6 who are seeing these visions because they are the only two of the O6 who were on Jacob's list. The island/Jacob is trying to communicate with them in this way.
  • The characters who are appearing (Charlie and Christian) are not dead, they are "undead." Undead in the mythology of LOST is someone has been on the Island and has died, but we see them in a different time-line. A number of our favorite characters on the Island are really "undead," having died during their stay on the Island. And this would include Christian, since I think he has been on the Island in the past and has something to do with DHARMA/Hanso/Widmore etc.
    • Undead people are those whose bodies have not been properly buried: exposed bodies (Christian, Yemi, Danielle, Karl, DHARMA Initiative, Goodwin, Charlie?) are able to move about the Island and communicate; buried bodies (everyone who has died since the crash, Nikki, Paulo, marshal, Shannon, Boone, Ana Lucia, Libby, etc.) are trapped under the dirt. Their spirit/soul is stuck and they cannot appear after death.
      • In Support: The mercenaries from the freighter made a point of burying Danielle and Carl. Weird considering there are a number of ways they could hide the bodies from discovery than spending time digging a hole--why not just throw them off the path? It could be argued that they were worried about losing their element of surprise before attacking the village, but it seemed to me they attacked the village almost immediately with the bodies behind them. Also Locke once said "nothing on this island stays buried".
      • Against: Both Libby and Boone have appeared in apparitions after both were buried. Libby this season, to Michael, on the boat. Boone also showed up in Locke's vision when he was in the sweat lodge.
        • The producers stated Boone's appearance then was simply part of Locke's dream. See the March 21, 2008 podcast.
  • These apparitions aren't visions, they are entirely real. The Island is the gates of the underworld. Cerberus, the smoke monster, is the protector of the underworld. It is not heaven and hell, like in modern religion. But just one place, where all the dead go, no matter what kind of life they led, as in old mythologies. Charles (and possibly Alpert) are some kind of "gods" that live forever, and are battling mortals (Ben) for control of the Island. The whispers, the visions, etc..., are all real, only some people have the ability to see and hear the other side.
  • Most of the dead people who have appeared on the Island have appeared in dreams. The only two I can recall who have appeared in 'real life' are Christian Shepard and Yemi, both of whose bodies are missing: Christian's wasn't in his coffin and has never been found, Yemi's vanished from the plane after it was burnt.
  • The island is only reaching out to those who left the island and are not doing what they can to protect it. Michael, Hurley, and Jack all left and attempted to return to their original lives, hence why those three all receive regular visions from "the island." Sayid is obviously doing his part by working for Ben, Sun is presumably planning to do something by taking over Paik Industries, and Kate is doing something for Sawyer. Aaron is probably also doing everything he can as well.

Charlie's Message For Jack (via Hurley)

  • "You're not supposed to raise him, Jack."...
    • ...means exactly as Hurley suggests - Jack is not supposed to raise Aaron.
    • ...refers to both Jack and Kate. As Richard Malkin initially suggested, Claire is supposed to raise Aaron herself. This is part of the reason that Jack comes to believe that they were not supposed to leave the Island, and must go back.
    • ...refers to Christian, Jack's father. Jack is not supposed to raise his father from the dead. Hurley only asks if he thinks this is about Aaron.
    • ...means that the Island is supposed to raise Aaron.
    • ...Means Locke. Jack, according to Charlie, is not supposed to raise Locke from the dead. Jack does not yet know that he will find Locke in a coffin.

What Miles hears

  • They are the Whispers people hear on the Island. Miles can understand the Whispers perfectly. The Whispers are from the dead. Nobody else is able to comprehend what the whispers are saying, yet Miles has proven that he understands their message. Given Miles' flashbacks with regards to ghost-hunting, the whispers are very likely to be of supernatural origin.
    • It's possible that Miles doesn't talk to the dead at all. Rather he is talking to the living at another point in time (which fits with the theme of relative time vs. supernatural).
  • The whispers in this episode are not the whispers that the survivors can hear on the Island. They are what Miles only can hear, whether on the Island or off the Island.
    • In support: Sawyer and Claire don't seem to have heard anything.
    • In support: Miles have been seen speaking to the dead before.
  • Me thinks one of the whispers said "Walt"
  • Right before Miles asks who Karl and Danielle are, it appears that he heard the sound of the bullets that killed the two. He also seemed to hear everything that was heard when the attack on Alex, Karl, and Danielle occurred. Possibly meaning that he can see individual's deaths or maybe he can only hear what the deceased heard.
    • Or perhaps Miles has none of the above abilities, and simply wants to give the impression that he does. He knows exactly who Karl and Danielle are because he was there when they were shot.
    • Miles was not there when they were shot because he was still being held captive by Locke at the barracks.
      • There is no way to verify this, Keamy and his men easily could have released Miles before killing Alex and Karl.
        • No, Miles was inside the barracked area protected by the wall which was turned off only after Alex and Karl were killed.
          • No, the wall was turned off before Alex was killed because it was Alex who turned it off. But it is true that Miles was never with Keamy's team because he was imprisoned until they got into the Barracks and told him to deliver the walkie to Ben.
          • Dannielle and Karl. It's Dannielle and Karl who were killed. And Alex turned the fence off after the two of them died, so Miles was still a prisoner at the Barracks when it all happened.

Miles Staring at Claire

  • This was the first time we saw Miles wearing his hood over his head and it made him look like Charlie.
    • He was talking to Charlie's ghost or picking up on Charlie's influence somehow.
      • From what we saw so far, he needs to be close to the body/place of death in order to talk to a ghost.
        • Sorry to repeat, but we don't know he speaks to "ghosts". He may communicate across time, like Daniel's rat who solved the problem before she learned it.
  • He was worried about her and Aaron because he knew what was going to happen soon.
  • Claire's father was hanging around her and Aaron, and this got Miles attention. Sawyer misinterpreted Miles' interest in Claire.
    • Claire currently has no close male associate. It's entirely possible that Miles was on the prowl.
      • Miles is flirtatious: when Kate slams him up against a wall he say "oh, this is hot" and of Naomi he says "of course I'm sorry [she's dead], she was hot and I dug her accent". He's just checking her out.
  • Miles can sense that there is something strange about Aaron (something that makes it dangerous for him to be raised by anyone else). He was really looking at Aaron, and he even asks Claire if he can hold her baby while she walks.
    • This ties in nicely to the warning that Clare receives, that "they" are after Aaron.
  • There's some sort of link between babies/infants and the Miles' abilities. He wanted contact with Aaron to find out more about Claire or an event that Aaron has been witness to.

Alice In Wonderland Excerpt

Main article: Literary works/Theories
  • Jack read to Aaron this quote from Alice In Wonderland: Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: "Dear, dear! How queer everything is today! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!" All the survivors of the original plane crash were there to course-correct. The Oceanic 6 were the only survivors post-island because of their need to carry out those courses off the Island. The Oceanic 6 are wondering "Who in the world am I" just like the book reference.
  • The line reminded me of a scene in The Matrix: Revolutions when Bane, possessed/controlled by Agent Smith, says "But if I'm not me, then who am I?" The Matrix was obviously referring to that passage because of the many Alice in Wonderland references. Bane implying that he is someone other than he appears to be may also be the case with Jack. He's done something awful or is in some way different from before (before the Island probably).

Why does Jack get sick

  • Jack begins to get sick because his intentions of leaving the island continue to grow, and now that the opportunity has risen, the Island is trying to prevent Jack from leaving.
  • The "Island" does not cure all illnesses, cancer can easily be cured and healing from gunshot wounds can be sped up, but Appendicitis and many other medical issues are simply not curable or may already be too prolific to be cured.
  • The Island/Jacob only bestows its healing properties to those who deserve them (such as Locke, and Rose, but not the marshal or Ben). Jack is getting sick because he has done something wrong recently: possibly, getting in touch with the freighter, and the Island has stopped protecting him.
  • The Island is trying to keep Jack. It brought him there, didn't it?
  • For the same reason Ben got his spinal tumour: Losing faith in the Island's healing power.
    • Faith in the island's healing power is not required in order to experience healing. Rose had no idea the island had healing properties until her tumor was gone. Ben admitted to Juliet that he was surprised that he had a tumor.
      • Ben found out about his tumour by the time he had learnt about Juliet and Goodwin. Jack has gotten sick after Kate had a thing with Sawyer. Perhaps both Ben and Jack felt sick because they both became hopeless, or lost faith.
        • Jack never had faith in the island to begin with.
        • And the Kate and Sawyer thing had started for some time. Jack would've gotten sick earlier.
  • Because the Island's powers don't work on every single one (just like the healing powers in Australia didnt work on Rose).
  • The Island's (or Jacob's) powers may be failing. Dead people are coming back and walking around. The whispers seem to be occurring more often and now Ben and Jack have got sick.
    • More often than what? Is there evidence that the whispers are occurring more often?
  • Everyone gets sick, but it's not an issue to the Island. We don't get to see injuries or sicknesses that don't affect the plot. If a Survivor catches a cold, the Island waits. Spinal cord injuries (Locke), cancer (Rose), and gut wounds (Locke again) are permanent, so the Island has to act. The Island might have had to act if Jack's appendix had ruptured, but Juliet was there to solve the problem.
  • Jack got sick because the Island/Jacob doesn't need him anymore. The Island/Jacob now has Claire and she is to replace Jack in some way. On the same day when Jack started to feel pain, Claire meets Christian (presumably working for Jacob) who takes her away. Likewise, Ben got sick because the Island/Jacob doesn't need him anymore. The Island/Jacob now has Locke who has replaced Ben as protector of the Island. Ben discovered the tumor a day before Locke arrived on the Island. Conversely, all attempts to kill Locke and Michael have failed because the Island/Jacob still needs them. Ben shot Locke; Locke almost shot himself; Jack tried to shoot Locke; Michael tried to shoot himself; Keamy tried to shoot Michael. Each time they lived because they still have work to do. The Island/Jacob heals, protects and saves people who serve some sort of purpose in the master plan.
    • The final episode refutes this. Plainly the island is not finished with Jack. Also, in this episode Rose observes that it is more than coincidence that on an island with healing powers the doctor gets sick the day before they are hoping to leave for good, suggesting that in fact the island is trying to keep him there, not get rid of him.

The Appendix Surgery

  • Juliet asked Kate to leave in such a fury because she needed Kate to be out of the tent so that she could implant a tracking device into Jack's torso. This could be further cemented by theorizing that Jack really wanted Kate in the tent because he didn't trust Juliet, and wanted to be awake to ensure that such a device would NOT be implanted. Because c'mon, Juliet still works for Ben.
    • Jack wanted Kate in the tent to hold the mirror. Jack has control issues and he can't even give up control when he needs to. Most of Jack's character arc in this episode deals with his control issues, and his realization that he is losing control. This is most pronounced in the FF.
    • Possibly, however Bernard was still in the tent.
    • Jack couldn't stand the anguish in Kate's eyes upon her seeing him cut open, and he himself was starting to falter because of this. Juliet recognized that her patient was becoming emotional, and as hard as it was for her to admit this (she has feelings for Jack, too), she did, and demanded Kate leave for the good of her patient.
      • So Jack gets cut open and suffers anguish, in turn Kate suffers anguish because Jack is in pain, then Jack suffers anguish because he sees the anguish in her eyes? Isn't it more likely that it just really hurts?
    • Bernard has an alignment with Juliet and The Others - and with Ben. He's worked for DHARMA before and is still working for them as a "double-agent". This is why he knows Morse Code and why he's so wary of the Freighties, just like Ben is.
      • Knowing Morse code does not necessarily imply working for DHARMA. Once upon a time, to become a First Class Boy Scout, one had to know either Morse or some other code system.
  • This is foreshadowing of the scene in the FF:
    • on-Island: Jack trusts Kate (he wants her in the tent) but she lets him down (doesn't stop Bernard from knocking Jack out)
    • in FF: Jack trusts Kate (chooses her over Juliet; as a love partner) but she lets him down (does things for Sawyer)
  • Could be of significance in the future after their return to civilization. If somebody (for example another doctor) would notice Jack's scar from the appendix surgery and find out that his appendix has been removed without any records of such a surgery in Jack's medical history, it would be difficult to explain for Jack how this could have been performed on the "uninhabited island" with no medical tools/supplies and no second doctor present to perform the surgery. This could lead to further investigations that eventually expose the Oceanic Six's cover story as a lie.
    • Jack could easily explain the scar as an injury from the crash. No one would know it was from an appendectomy unless he was x-rayed.
  • Jack does not have a scar in the flash forward because he still has work to do and just like Michael, he cannot die until he gets back to the island to do that work. Therefore The Island took away that which might have killed him (if the scar got infected, etc.)

Food Poisoning

  • Jack did not need to have his appendix removed and he actually was suffering from food poisoning that was planted by Ben via Juliet. Juliet had no intention of letting Jack stay awake because if he actually saw his appendix he would know immediately that it was not inflamed. Prior to the procedure, Juliet suggested strongly to Bernard that he administer chloroform to Jack at the first opportunity (and planted the notion of noble reasons for violating Jacks wishes).
    • It is likely that Jack was genuinely suffering the consequences of appendicitis. When Juliet pushed on Jack's stomach to test his appendix, it hurt. Jack seemed pretty sure it was his appendix too and was simply lying about it.
    • What is the point of chloroforming Jack? To take out a healthy appendix? To implant a tracking device? Bernard is right there watching the surgery.
      • Maybe I misunderstood what happened in the episode...I thought it was chloroform that Bernard used to knock Jack out in the episode, it could have been ether or some other form of inhaled anesthetic. (It is worth mentioning that I only said chloroform because that is what is stated on the main article page "Bernard places a chloroform rag over Jack's mouth and he passes out." Other inhaled anesthetics might have been used)
        • It was chloroform. Bernard tells Jack before the surgery that they found some chloroform at the Staff and he could knock him out if he wants to be unconscious.
      • Bernard may not be an MD, but, as a dentist, he would know enough about procedures to recognize that something was being placed into an incision.
        • I am not suggesting that anything was implanted in Jack during the surgery--I am suggesting that the symptoms were induced by Ben via Juliet. I do not have a theory for WHY Ben wanted Jack's appendix removed or why he wanted the procedure, I am simply suggesting that the entire chain of events are suspicious.
  • Juliet could not have done the procedure and implanted some sort of tracking device in Jack when Bernard stood right next to her the whole time. It is also unlikely that he was not present for the whole surgery, as Juliet would have required his assistance.
    • Fact: Though inducing the symptoms of appendicitis is not easy, it is possible to do so by causing any type of trauma to the appendix, and certain intestinal parasites can cause achieve this; though an inflamed appendix is indeed a medical emergency and an appendectomy is the standard course of treatment due to the result of a ruptured appendix is almost certain death-if the cause of the symptoms are known and can be removed, the symptoms will go away and the appendix does not need to be removed. Fact: Bernard was assisting Juliet during the procedure; to effectively assist a surgeon it is in the best interest of all involved for the surgeon to discuss the procedure and any anticipated scenarios with the assistant. Fact: Bernard is a Jack loyalist, and it can be assumed that he would respect Jack's wishes to stay awake because of his loyalty to Jack and Rose's belief in the power of the Island; Bernard administered the chloroform (or whatever anesthetic he administered) without hesitation. Fact: Ben manipulates situations through carefully suggesting information; Juliet has been employed by Ben for three years and has observed his methodology. Opinion: This entire event reeks of Ben Linus's handiwork.
    • Bernard has an alignment with Juliet and The Others - and with Ben. He's worked for DHARMA before and is still working for them as a "double-agent". This is why he knows Morse Code and why he's so wary of the Freighties, just like Ben is.
  • Bernard used chloroform because the operation was obviously causing Jack lots of pain and they needed him to keep still - it was the most humane thing to do.
  • The Others had plenty of opportunity to implant Jack when he was knocked out from the drugs they gave him taking him to the Hydra.
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