Post #43 Lost Revelation Thursdays...

Instead of doing a synopsis of the episode, I will just point to my primary resource on all things LOST: Lostpedia.com. Specifically, I will point to the page for this episode: This Place is Death.

Instead of a synopsis, I want to discuss a couple of theories and pose a few questions.

Most epic stories have a character that is referred to as the "Christ-figure." The "Christ Figure is a spiritual or prophetic character who parallels Jesus, or other spiritual or prophetic figures...Christ figures are often martyrs, sacrificing themselves for causes larger than themselves. Wikipedia article.

I believe that this week's episode is the true beginning of John Locke's role as Christ-figure. Here are my thoughts:

- Jesus ministers to a Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well. This is an example of his ministry reaching out of his primary area of Jerusalem.
- John begins his journey to save the island and takes his "ministry" out of his primary area, by entering a well...Jacob's Well.

-The story of Jesus at Jacob's Well is recorded in the book of John.
-Do I really need to make this connection?

-Jesus' ministry requires him to sacrifice himself for the salvation of others.
-John's "ministry" requires him to sacrifice himself for the salvation of others, as told to him by Christian Shepherd.

This being said, LOST has led me to consider several crackpot theories in the past.

That leads me to my Crackpot theory of the week:

Daniel is Charlotte's father. She tells him that she has not seen her father since she left the island as a child. Previously, Daniel had expressed that he loved Charlotte. Many viewers believed that Daniel meant this on a romantic level. However, he never implies this and tenderly, compassionately cares for Charlotte, as a father would.

This is probably in left field but I will stick to it until it is proven wrong.

Big Questions:
- What happened to the French men inside the Temple?
- What were the markings on the Temple? What purpose does it serve?
- How did Charlotte know about the well?
- Who are Charlotte's parents?
- When did Daniel see Charlotte as a young girl?
- Is Christian really Jacob, or is Jacob assuming the form of Christian?