The problem I have is... They're all questions. Lost is really, really good at posing questions. I'd say it's where it excels, actually. It's when it comes to answering things they stumble.
The funeral thing was a tiny tiny box, from memory. My suspicion is that Sun gets off, and then her baby dies at birth. Jack's beard is pretty long - I think it's reasonable to assume that fast forward was a bit in the future.
I also suspect only 6 people got off the island (how, I'm not sure - that helicopter looked like it crashed again to me). The question is obviously, why only six? Did they cut a deal to escape? What was the deal? Not tell anybody about the island? Why would they do that?
The funeral thing was a tiny tiny box
No. Adult sized box, a man. Funeral announcement was in the paper.
The funeral thing was a tiny tiny box
No. Adult sized box, a man. Funeral announcement was in the paper.
Yes, a man, who killed himself, IIRC.
Oh. Why do I think it's a tiny box?
Answer: too much gin, probably.
could the funeral have been Hurley's? It would make sense that it was unattended.
Why does that make sense? Everyone likes Hurley.
The question is obviously, why only six? Did they cut a deal to escape? What was the deal? Not tell anybody about the island? Why would they do that?
My current theory is that some people wanted to stay on the island, so the people who got off promised to not tell anyone there were other survivors and they somehow managed to keep the island hidden. I'm sure there are big holes in this theory, but that's what I'm starting with.
The funeral thing was a tiny tiny box
I thought you were referring to the size of the announcement, which did seem tiny.
could the funeral have been Hurley's? It would make sense that it was unattended.
Why does that make sense? Everyone likes Hurley.
Wasn't the funeral in an inner-city-type setting? Economically depressed, to use the lingo? Say after Hurley came back, spent some time in the psych. hospital, after he got out maybe his family didn't want anything to do with him because he was "crazy." And if he didn't really have his lottery fortune any more, he'd be living in a poor part of town. Maybe he was friendless because he avoided people because everywhere he looked, he saw Charlie, telling him to go back to the island.
Everyone likes Hurley NOW, but we don't know what happens in the future.
As for the other 5 Losties, and why they wouldn't have been at Hurley's funeral -- it looks like only Jack knew about it in time. Or perhaps the other 3 knew, but since we don't know who they are, they might not have been able to get to the funeral (if Sun and Jin, or Claire, went back home, for instance) and/or didn't want to go.
When asked about the departed one Jack said neither family nor friend. That indicated to me someone he didn't get along with on the island.
My first guess was the dead guy was Michael.
I noticed Harold Perrineau was back in the credits.
