Aaron

dudeitshurley

This is from an interview with Darlton. It's not a spoiler as-such it's Damons answer to a question about Aaron. However people are very twitchy with the Finale upcoming so i'll just tag it up anyway.

"What's the story with Aaron?" And we go, okay, the story with Aaron is that a psychic told Claire that he was special, but then subsequently, in an Eko episode, we revealed that the psychic was a fraud. So people are like, "Why is Aaron special?" and we're like, "But, that wasn't true. That guy was a liar." "Well, why did The Others abduct him?" Well, the Others revealed that they abducted him because he was a baby born on the island, and they wanted to see if there was anything they could glean scientifically to solve their fertility issues.

And so there it is in the show, in black and white, but people still say, "So why is Aaron special?!" or, "What are you going to reveal about him?" Aaron became emotionally special, because Kate ended up having to raise him and she ended up returning to the island to bring Claire back home. So that's why he's special."



Absolute cop-out.

Macca3000

I'm so tempted to read this but I've promised not to spoil the finale for myself.

EKRIUQ

Its really not a spoiler its just a cop out from the writers that were going to see for weeks after the final. Someone will ask a question about a part of the show and they will make something up to explain it. The wasted most of season 6 with the flash sideways instead of satisfying the loyal fans with answers.

Star Lord

I don't see how/why that's a cop out? The only special thing about him, as mentioned above, is that he was born on the island.

Walt was the special one, and I'd love to find out more about him, but doubt we will at this stage.

dudeitshurley

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

I don't see how/why that's a cop out? The only special thing about him, as mentioned above, is that he was born on the island.

Walt was the special one, and I'd love to find out more about him, but doubt we will at this stage.

Really?

The storyline surrounding Claires baby, the fact that people can't have children on the Island etc was inferred as having massive importance. Why build up a huge storyline based on the fact people can't have children on the island, why he was abducted by The Others etc if in fact it's all just the lies of a psychic and some tests needed to be done?

We also see that Jacob was born on the Island. So why the fertility issues since? Seems pretty clear to me they were going to go in a different direction with the whole concept but either ditched it OR they had no clue where they were going with it and ditched it.

In fact the actions of The Others in retrospect make equally little sense. Why all the abductions, kidnappings, fights with the Losties? Why not come into the camp and ask Claire would she be willing to go with them and let aaron undergo a few tests to see why he made it full term?! That it would greatly benefit people on the island having children. A swell thing to do!!

The whole fertility, baby issues were never resolved were they? Why couldnt people have kids on the island??? what makes aaron the exception to the rule? meh. if you're happy with that explanation from Darlton fair enough but certainly doesn't satisfy me.

ps. If it was really unimportant and trivial, why have so many people speculated so much about Aaron over the course of the show?

Star Lord

Are you forgetting Ethan was born on the island too? As, presumably, were many others, the problems with fertility only started since "The Incident"

[edit] Oh yeah, Miles and Charlotte were born on the island too.

Johnmb

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Walt was the special one, and I'd love to find out more about him, but doubt we will at this stage.

Unless he shows up in the finale (which I doubt), I think the only reason they flagged Walt as being special was to explain why he was going to age so much faster than everyone else on the island. But then they changed their mind and wrote him out of it instead. I don't think his specialness had anything to do with the intended end game, just a plot device to explain why he would have grown so quickly had they kept the character.

dudeitshurley

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Are you forgetting Ethan was born on the island too? As, presumably, were many others, the problems with fertility only started since "The Incident"

[edit] Oh yeah, Miles and Charlotte were born on the island too.

Sorry yeah you're right to a degree but that's just a theory (that it started since The Incident).

My overall point though is that Aaron in particular was definitely built up to be special over the course of the show, to say it was misinterpretation of the audience (as Damon is saying here) to believe this is wrong. It's the misrepresentation by the writers.

Maybe i'm alone, who knows, but it feels like a pretty easy cop out to go back to the psychic being a fraud. Even in that specific episode, it felt like the psychic WAS a fraud and became shocked himself when he had a true apparition. That was my take on it.

Penn

dudeitshurley wrote: »

Sorry yeah you're right to a degree but that's just a theory (that it started since The Incident).

My overall point though is that Aaron in particular was definitely built up to be special over the course of the show, to say it was misinterpretation of the audience (as Damon is saying here) to believe this is wrong. It's the misrepresentation by the writers.

Maybe i'm alone, who knows, but it feels like a pretty easy cop out to go back to the psychic being a fraud. Even in that specific episode, it felt like the psychic WAS a fraud and became shocked himself when he had a true apparition. That was my take on it.

Honestly, I can't see any reason anyone would think Aaron was "special". I mean, after he was born I can't remember The Others every trying to snatch him. After all, in the season 1 finale it was made to seem like they wanted him, but really they wanted Walt.

If Aaron had been "special", Kate probably would have had to bring him back to the island with the rest of the Oceanic 6.

Star Lord

dudeitshurley wrote: »

Maybe i'm alone, who knows, but it feels like a pretty easy cop out to go back to the psychic being a fraud. Even in that specific episode, it felt like the psychic WAS a fraud and became shocked himself when he had a true apparition. That was my take on it.

It doesn't feel like a cop out to me, but I do agree with you on the 'psychic' and his reaction.

dudeitshurley

paddyirishman85 wrote: »

Honestly, I can't see any reason anyone would think Aaron was "special". I mean, after he was born I can't remember The Others every trying to snatch him. After all, in the season 1 finale it was made to seem like they wanted him, but really they wanted Walt.

If Aaron had been "special", Kate probably would have had to bring him back to the island with the rest of the Oceanic 6.

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Aaron_Littleton/Theories

I really think this is a case of people retrospectively underplaying the significance they placed on certain events in the story as it unfolded. Dismissing them as insignificant and resolved; either the 'explanation' satisfies them or the lack of explanation renders it an issue they never cared about.

OR maybe people like me are retrospectively overplaying certain events.:rolleyes: I like to think not but who knows. I think on a complete re-watch if anybody is satisfied that the story arc regarding Aaron, fertility, etc is completed, then they are easily pleased.

Jay Ru

If the physic was a fruad why did he give Claire back her money after the first reading? And why did he arrange the adoption?

grimm2005

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Walt was the special one, and I'd love to find out more about him, but doubt we will at this stage.

A minor spolier regarding the finale:

According the finales wiki page the actor who played him makes a guest appearance although so do many other characters who died so it could just be in the form of a flashback

seadnamac

What about Eloise? I'll be more pissed off if we don't get an explanation as to why she is so special, even as recent as this season in her interaction with Desmond in the FS. They have presented her as being all knowing throughout the series and I want to know why god dammit.

This better not be another gaping plot hole left open.

syklops

Jay Ru wrote: »

And why did he arrange the adoption?

This is the bit that is important for me. The psychic told her she had to raise the baby, no-one else could. She wasn't listening and wanted to give him up for adoption. I always assumed he arranged the adoption and arranged for her to be on Oceanic 815 because he knew the plane was going to crash and he knew she would be stuck on the island, and she would therefore have no choice but to raise him.