Christian Shepherd seems to be the angel of death. He was there at Michael's last moment and he's there at Locke's last moments. It seems Locke died tonight and it wasn't spiders.

Anyone agree?

I don't agree. Locke suffered a compound fracture to his leg - he didn't die. He turned the donkey wheel and will land in Tunisia or some other point it's programmed to drop the turner.

I found it interesting that he turned it backwards. I think that last flash took him/them to the future, so he moved backwards in time to sync with the O6 in 2007 or 2008.

I think that flash was to the future simply because Christian was there.

Locke turned the wheel to the left like Ben. Locke did pull it rather than push it though.

Locke dies off the island.. which I think is what prompts Jack to go jump off the bridge?? Isnt that what the Newspaper clipping was of... Jon's death

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/Smallzworld/Newspaper_Lost.jpg

I think no matter if locke pushed the capstan one way or the other has much to do with the question. The question happens to be; is Christian the angel of death or not?

We all know Locke must die. We also knew Michael would die (with the C4 on the freighter). He visited both before they performed the last great act. This is the ponder. When Christian returns in another's moment does this mean they have finished their journey and they die?

Could Christian be how Jacob manifests himself in visible form?

Someone please refresh my memory, didn't Locke kill himself off-Island?

They haven't shown us yet how Locke died.

I think no matter if locke pushed the capstan one way or the other has much to do with the question. The question happens to be; is Christian the angel of death or not?

We all know Locke must die. We also knew Michael would die (with the C4 on the freighter). He visited both before they performed the last great act. This is the ponder. When Christian returns in another's moment does this mean they have finished their journey and they die?

R: This would fit with my (and many others') opinion that Claire is dead too. But, Yemi visited Eko before he died, so could Christian be Jack-Claire-Locke specific? Could this also indicate that Locke is somehow related to Jack/Christian/Claire?

R: This would fit with my (and many others') opinion that Claire is dead too. But, Yemi visited Eko before he died, so could Christian be Jack-Claire-Locke specific? Could this also indicate that Locke is somehow related to Jack/Christian/Claire?

Until tonight I would not have expected Christian to have ties with Locke other than the meeting in the cabin (he did tell Locke that "he" must move the island... not Ben) But it seems apparent that Christian has something to do with people not related in blood involved in this saga. I never expected Christian to have anything to do with Michael... but he did in Michael's final moments.

I find the Sheppard very, very interesting, indeed.