I've seen mentioned that some people think Michael may have kidnapped Walt and thought it would be better to have its own thread, instead of posting in not-quite-related threads.

So, why do you think that? Walt certainly doesn't act like he's been kidnapped. His story and his father's have been consistent, that his mother died and he had to go with his father, who he hadn't had a relationship with. I suppose it's possible that Michael showed up and told Walt she'd died, but Walt did say she was sick for a while.

Plus, Walt acts like a kid who trusts his father, though he resents him. He listens to his instructions and asks him questions. He argues and obviously blames his dad for not being there. I think this is one of the more simple redemption stories--a father who will learn how to be one, when he wasn't given the chance and/or made the effort to be one before.

But am I missing something?

I don't think he kidnapped him...even the kid said his mother had been sick for awhile.

I've never heard of this theory before, but it's interesting. :) If it's true, perhaps Michael brainwashed Walt. It's a long strecth though. :ermm:

I read in an article at E!..and Harold was asked a question somewhat like this "I have a strange feeling that you and Walt's relationship deals with kidnapping"..and Harold responded with "I can't tell you exactly what it is, but your on the right track..it's something of the sort." Definately not word for word, but it was something to that effect.

It confuses me too..cause Michael and Walt's relationship doesnt seem odd in that sense. Seems like the story they keep telling about the dead mom is believeable.

I guess we shall see.. :)

wow, that's interesting. hmm I wonder what's up. Maybe Walt's mom kidnapped him from Michael, but later died?

There has been much speculation on other boards about the kidnapping of Walt but I would not take these comments to heart. Michael has not shown tendencies of being a kidnapper.

Maybe he isn't necessarily a kidnapper, but he "kidnapped" Walt in a sense that he was the boy's father but he did not have Walt's mother's permission to take custody of the child. Surely there was a way that Walt's mom could legally have the child passed on to a sister, or an aunt, or some other relative other than Michael? And maybe this ticked Michael off and so he came to Australia and deceived his way into taking his son home.

Yea, that's what I was thinking. :)

Different scenarios of how it could be kidnapping:

- Michael picked Walt up after his mother's death without having the permission of the mother's relatives
- Michael actually isn't Walt's father, he only pretended to be to get Walt; he might have been a close friend of the father, an ex-boyfriend of the mother or somebody hired to do it

Interesting theory but Michael really seems to care about Walt (well he's new at being a father so he makes mistakes) so... I don't know...

I think what's interesting is that Walt said he and his mother moved around alot, which was why he didnt' have an Austrailian accent. To me it sounds like she might've been on the run. Whether it's because she was running from Michael and his (violent? disturbed? criminal?) tendencies, or whether she kidnapped Walt herself, I don't know. Michael has been very cryptic about his past saying once that he'd been in construction for 9 years, and then that he used to be an artist, which was all a "long story". Which for some reason made me think of either jail or a mental institution. Whatever it is, I think just like everything else on ths show, it's not exactly what it seems. Who knows how Walt's mother actually died.

Walt mentioned something about his other dad, Brian. Perhaps, Micheal did not want Walt living with Brian, so he took off with him. The mother could have left Walt to the care of Brian, and Micheal did not agree with that, and decided he was going to take "his" kid to live with him instead. Which would then mean in a sense, that Micheal kidnapped him. Just a thought. :)

My theory is that Brian was either married to or lived with Walt's mother (along with Walt, of course). We know that the mother died (according to Walt's conversation with Locke in one of the earliest eps). Somehow Michael finds out about the death and travels to Australia to get Walt. Maybe he didn't stay there long enough to prove he is Walt's father, just took him and left. Hence, "kidnapping."

That's what I thought beforehand. Now since seeing some screenshots of the Michael flashback episode, I think that it was Michael's wife/girlfriend/whatever (mother of Walt), that kidnapped Walt- hence all their "moving around a lot" as Walt told Locke.

That's what I thought beforehand.* Now since seeing some screenshots of the Michael flashback episode, I think that it was Michael's wife/girlfriend/whatever (mother of Walt), that kidnapped Walt- hence all their "moving around a lot" as Walt told Locke.


Dude! That is like almost what really happened

L8r,
WharffRat :chris:

Dude!* That is like almost what really happened

L8r,
* *WharffRat :chris:


Dude! Are you like totally a deadhead? ;D I saw Boone's t-shirt last night and though, "Whoa, aces back to back!"

Dude!* Are you like totally a deadhead?* *;D* I saw Boone's t-shirt last night and though, "Whoa, aces back to back!"


Yup, a DeadHead, that's me.

L8r,
WharffRat :chris:

I read in an article at E!..and Harold was asked a question somewhat like this "I have a strange feeling that you and Walt's relationship deals with kidnapping"..and Harold responded with "I can't tell you exactly what it is, but your on the right track..it's something of the sort." Definately not word for word, but it was something to that effect.


I know all of this was posted a long time ago. It seems most of it was posted prior to special. Still, when I read this it was kind of eery. Susan did sort of kidnap Walt, though I don't believe Michael pursued the issue. Yet, figuratively speaking, she did kidnap him. Now to have him kidnapped again by the others, it seems that kidnapping is a theme in their relationship. I'm not sure Harold knew all the ins and outs at the point he gave the interview cited, but that was almost a spoiler. Hmm...