The Story of the Oceanic 6

[BomberDawg95]

First things first, we've heard numerous references throughout the past few weeks to the story of the Oceanic 6, and the lie they told the public about how they were able to survive.

I really think this lie they tell the world holds a lot of information about where the Lost story is going and how things are affecting those we see in the flash-forwards.

So what do we know?

The story we know so far:

The plane crash landed in the ocean, for some reason. Only eight people survived the crash, but two of them died from their wounds sustained from the crash. Kate takes care of the survivors who are injured while they are adrift, until they come across a deserted tropical island. She handles finding all of the shelter, food, and water as they wait for rescue. After waiting on the Island for a period of time (years) they are discovered and rescued. Upon returning back to the States, Oceanic Airlines reaches a massive out-of-court settlement with the Oceanic 6.


Now there are several questions that need to be answered to fill in some blanks in this story:

Who were the other two survivors?
How do they explain Aaron's existence?
Who eventually 'rescues' them?

I doubt we will find out who the other two survivors are until Season 5. As far as Aaron is concerned, we have a whole host of problems on how he comes about. If Kate claims he is her child with Jack, then, technically, Aaron was never on Oceanic 815 and was not a 'survivor' of the crash. This would also explain the DA's question in the most recent episode, and Jack's answer:

DA: "Do you love the defendant?"
Jack: "No. Not anymore."

However, if they say that Aaron is Claire's baby, then Claire survived the crash and eventually succumbed to death somehow. There is little evidence backing this theory up, however.

In the end, we're in need of reasons or thoughts on how this story works.

That's mine. What's your best guess?

[islander]

add this to the list: why are ben and sayid still at war with someone AFTER the O6 are rescued? you'd think the story would be over once the losties are rescued. everyone goes home and lives happily ever after...obviously not.

[Lost in Thought]

I was thinking that Claire would have to be one of the other two survivors. I'm guessing that she "died" during childbirth or maybe a bit after that. That's why the Aaron would be used to gain the court's sympathy, because Kate took care of a child that wasn't her own. What I don't get is why they put 8 survivors in the story, unless the writers felt like they had to use one of the Numbers. Claire would be the only one they need to make the story work in my opinion.

[PacmanIsLost]

this season has been all about the Oceanic 6 so i see no reason that we wouldn't find out the full roster by the end of the season, probably by the end of the first 7 episodes in my opinion...it just wouldn't make sense to the arc of the storyline to give us four in the first four or five episodes and then stop until next season... each season has had a pretty strong theme (the island, the hatch, the others, etc.) and it just wouldn't jive with the writer's techniques to withold the rest of the roster, especially considering all promos for this season having the number six in them...

i don't think kate would say it's her kid with jack for any reason, especially with all the paparazzi around and jack never having gone to see aaron back in LA it just wouldn't make sense that she would try and claim that.... i think the DA's question could just have been a very shrewd analysis in terms of questioning why he is protecting her...

and there is evidence to support that they could say it was claire's baby (though i doubt she would because child services would come and take it away) because they said that 8 people survived the crash and only 6 people came back which means they are allowing for two people to have died on the island in their story and whether or not those extra two people are significant is up for debate...kate could just as easily have said she had been pregnant when she was on the flight, gave birth on the island and came home with her baby and it wouldn't have had anything to do with Jack, especially because if it were Jack's baby, the baby wouldn't be so big


also, i really don't think the story that he told in court is the story that they are all worried about sticking to...i think that he was embellishing on kate having done everything nice and saved them because that was how he was going to come in as a good character witness...otherwise they would have called more of the O6 as witnesses to corroroborate the stroy....i think the story they worry about sticking to is much more focused on the fact that only 8 people survived the crash, not 48... so the story is much more about hiding the fact that there are still people who are on the island...after all, they don't want anyone to go looking for the island now do they?

and ben is still at war with people after the O6 comes back because he was at war with them before the 815 crash and the subsequent return of the O6 would further pique the interest of those that are against Ben which would further explain his need to leave the island again and facilitate this war in the outside world and we have already been given a vague reason for sayid working for ben because he wants to help protect his friends which is referring to the people still on the island because if the Economist and whoever he is in cahoots with finds the island he would probably kill everyone there given his penchant for assassins and spies and quest to find Ben...if the story ended when they got off the island it wouldn't really be much of a show would it?

[PacmanIsLost]

I was thinking that Claire would have to be one of the other two survivors. I'm guessing that she "died" during childbirth or maybe a bit after that. That's why the Aaron would be used to gain the court's sympathy, because Kate took care of a child that wasn't her own. What I don't get is why they put 8 survivors in the story, unless the writers felt like they had to use one of the Numbers. Claire would be the only one they need to make the story work in my opinion.

I think that 8 people surviving makes it a bit more plausible in a way...that is to say it might seem all too convenient that 6 people survived and stayed perfectly healthy until they were rescued...plus by saying that 2 people died on the island it plays to the emotions of the jurors that these people suffered a further loss while trying to save dying people on the island