Lost!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Why the hell did Clarie have to raise Aaron. Why was that such a huge deal?

I'm guessing you're asking why Jack and Kate were intent on getting Claire back to Aaron...and here's where I get to say.....

You'd have to be a parent to understand.

No, really. I can only imagine how awful it would be for Kate and Jack to pretend to be his parents when they knew Claire was still alive. Thinking back on those Oceanic 6 scenes, I think they were played very well. Parenting focuses your priorities so sharply, and the empathy they'd feel for Claire missing it would be immense.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I'm guessing you're asking why Jack and Kate were intent on getting Claire back to Aaron...and here's where I get to say.....

You'd have to be a parent to understand.

No, really. I can only imagine how awful it would be for Kate and Jack to pretend to be his parents when they knew Claire was still alive. Thinking back on those Oceanic 6 scenes, I think they were played very well. Parenting focuses your priorities so sharply, and the empathy they'd feel for Claire missing it would be immense.

That's actually not what I was asking. There was the psychic who was hellbent on Claire not giving up Aaron. That was imperative that it be Claire who raise Aaron, and not an other (to be interpreted much earlier as The Others).

The Jack/Kate pretending to be his parents is something completely different.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

It should be noted that this thread will be 5 years old on Wednesday.

Weird. I started rereading the thread. The discussion begins with the 2005 season finale and abruptly jumps to 2008.

Then my nose started bleeding.