Fanon
(Fan created content. Distinct from hoaxes and parodies)
(Fan created content. Distinct from hoaxes and parodies)
One of the Fan Theories is, that the Characters are in purgatory.
Definition
Webster: "A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven.
Theory
- Survivors each have some major problem they're trying to work out
- Each time a character works out their problem, they die ("leave purgatory")
- "Innocent" people are taken by The Others
- Mr. Eko was innocent, but then killed two Others. He has "saved" Sawyer, so in theory, he has only 1 life left to save before he'll die.
- (Suggestion: I don't think Mr. Eko was "a good man", he used to be drug dealer/smuggler, he killed at least two men...)
Problems
- What about Mr. Arzt?
- The show's producers have denied that the characters are in a "purgatory" as a whole.