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hurley: Locke. He moved the island.

JACK: No, he didn’t.

— acharaisthekey

Jack says “no he didn’t”

in the season 4 finale, this conversation wen’t down hurley: i can’t believe he did it.

KATE: Who did what?

hurley: Locke. He moved the island.

JACK: No, he didn’t.

Then, Hurley asks him to explain, but Lapidus notices the boat,then the rest unfolds.

So, I think there are two possibilities here….1. Jack knows that the island wasn’t moved or 2. Jack knows that Ben moved the island.

My theory is that Jack knows Ben moved the island. I think it would be too much at this point that Jack would know about the time traveling of the island. Of course the third possibility is Jack knows exactly what happened and it’s none of the two previously mentioned items.

I’m just wondering what people thought of when Jack said “no he didn’t” ….

Key characters

Short Name Full Name Episodes Theories
Ben Benjamin Linus 3.20, 4.9, & 3” href=”/episodes/theres-no-place-home-parts-2-3/”>4.13 1579
Jack Jack Shephard 1.1, 1.5, 2.11, 1.11, 1.16, 1.20, 3.9, 3.22, 3.1, 4.10, 4.12, & 3” href=”/episodes/theres-no-place-home-parts-2-3/”>4.13 1376

Key episodes

# Title Aired Central character Theories
4.13 There’s No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3 5-30-2008 Jack, John, Ben 212

Key locations

Theme Relevant Episodes Theories
The Orchid Station & 3” href=”/episodes/theres-no-place-home-parts-2-3/”>4.13 99

Comments

  1. sawyers_girl Jul 17, 2008 4:05 p.m. Comment: 1

    I just saw it as Jack is struggling with his man of faith versus man of science struggle, and couln’t admit that the island actually moved.

  2. HiMOM Jul 17, 2008 6:32 p.m. Comment: 2

    im with sawyers girl on this.

    i dont know why people seem to think jack knows whats going on or that he has been ‘here’ before, ect. i mean, it’s a possibility. but to me, it seems like he’s completely in the dark and confused at all stages throughout the series. although, of course he pretends to know everything to comfort and guide the losties,

    holler

  3. DAVE Jul 17, 2008 10:13 p.m. Comment: 3

    I think this is why Jack decided they had to lie. He sees that Locke was right all along, he knows he f’d up so now he has to protect the island and everyone on it.

  4. lost4815162342 Jul 18, 2008 4:23 p.m. Comment: 4

    I agree with sawyersgirl as well. He just couldn’t accept the truth. He didn’t KNOW that Ben moved the island.

  5. lockeko Jul 19, 2008 9:04 p.m. Comment: 5

    I too am with sawyer’s girl on this one.

  6. StitchExp626 Jul 21, 2008 7:28 p.m. Comment: 6

    I agree with all the coments, I think Jack refuses to accept the obvious. I think Jack is like a person watching a magician saw a woman in half. All the visual evidence is shown that would suggest that it happened. Yet the audience knows that “No, he didn’t”. It is some trick and that some other explanation is needed, although the viewer does not know what the explanation is.

    Jack, like most rational people, can not believe that anyone can move an island, so although the island vanishes from view, Jack needs to believe that there is some other explanation, that somehow they are being tricked.

    Sometimes it is better in life to believe that the magician did saw the lady in half!