Claire dreaming of the past or in the future?
For those that are new to my blog let me take a second to explain one of my general theories.
I don’t believe the plane crashed. I don’t believe in most of the flashback sequences. I believe that everything people recall are simply planted memories by the folks that run the island. For more background on this theory click the category called “Psychology” for my other posts on this topic.
Anyway, I was initially bummed out when I watched this episode. The first 2 flashback scenes really appeared to throw a wrench into my theory. The first flashback sequence appears to be Claire’s first introduction to Ethan. The next flashback has Claire asking about Charley.
Here’s the problem … in Season 1 Claire had dreams that coincided with what we saw as her flashbacks in this episode. Now, those dreams can be one of two things. Either they were memories of something that happened in the past or they are visions of the future things to come.
This episode tricked the audience into believing that Claire had some sort of view into the future. However, that is not true.
Claire’s first flashback scene with Ethan occurs BEFORE she was abducted. This initial meeting took place before they were placed on the beach after the “crash”. What Claire was dreaming about was a memory. Claire’s demeanor is totally different in the 1st flashback than it is in the next set of flashbacks.
However, the 2nd set of flashbacks do occur after she is taken by Ethan. Here she is heavily sedated and definitely under the influence of some serious drugs (on a side note - it would be interesting to see what types of drugs could someone who is 9 months pregnant take that would be that potent - my experience is that when the wife gets pregnant she can’t take aspirin without first calling the doctor).
Anyway, what started out as something that I thought was going to totally debunk my theory actually ended up solidifying it. Now, more than ever, I am convinced that Claire and the other Losties were never in a plane crash, that their memories are fabricated, and that they are being manipulated at every turn by Hanso.
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I knew there was something else. Back in season 1 when Claire has her really weird dream she is led to a crib. Over the crib is a mobile. Guess what kind of mobile - yup - airplanes. Just like the one used in her dream. Again, either Claire can see into the future or she is taking aspects from her first encounter with Ethan and mixing them with fears/anxiety to come up with bizarre dreams.
