JT wrote:
> I've been trying to wrap my mind around the situation with Aaron. It's
> obviously an im****tant aspect of the plot, though the storyline has been
> in hibernation for awhile. Charlie's message to Hurley brings back the
> im****tance of Aaron and Claire being together, but someone/something
> obviously wanted them apart . . .
>
> Here are the major questions:
>
> For whom is it a bad thing if Aaron is raised by someone other than
> Claire? Was the psychic tuned into the power of the island, i.e. it's
> bad for the *island* if Aaron is raised by someone else? Or is it a
> bigger deal for humanity as a whole?
>
> It seems odd that the psychic would be on Ben's side, since Ben hasn't
> shown much concern for keeping Claire *alive*, let alone in charge of
> Aaron. But he's hardly treated Aaron as some sort of evil savior.
>
> Still, *someone* wants him raised by another. Who/what? So far, we've
> only seen island hallucinations trying to get Aaron and Claire apart, so
> does the island want Aaron raised by another? Is the island evil?
>
> Fianlly, why is Charlie's ghost echoing the sentiments of the psychic?
> I figured the apparition of Charlie came from the same place as Kate's
> horse or the visions of Christian. So why would one vision take Aaron
> from Claire, then another warn Jack not to raise him? Are two competing
> powers able to manifest visions at will?
>
> I know Lost and I certainly don't expect the story to make sense until
> TPTB decide it should, but I'm wondering if I'm forgetting anything that
> might fill in some pieces to the puzzle . . .
I thought that the psychic's "prophecy" had been more or less
debunked. Wasn't he just conning Claire into getting on the
plane to Los Angeles that was destined to crash and land her on
The Island? Hasn't he since been thought to have been working
for Ben? Or maybe Widmore?


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