Oceanic 8

Ok, seriously, so I had posted my theory about Charlotte being Annie on lostpedia and someone deleted it because they don’t think it’s a viable theory, however, after reading the following from that article I posted earlier:

DAMON LINDELOF: Charlotte Lewis was an obvious reference to C.S. Lewis and an important clue to places we’re going at the end of the season.

CARLTON CUSE: And an important clue to Charlotte’s own, as-yet-untold important backstory.

I’m sticking to my theory. In the chronicles of Narnia, not only do the main characters enter new worlds, but exit their current timelines. The Pevensies go into the wardrobe as children but live in Narnia into adulthood, only to return to England as the children they once were. This leads me to believe that Charlotte/Annie could be any age!

Anyway, that article is a fantastic read.

After reviewing the episode on Lostpedia and talking with my lostpadres, I have these observations/theories.

Ok, here is my crazy theory. Obviously, it does not encompass everything on the show, just a few select pieces of the overall puzzle.

I believe that Charlotte Staples Lewis is not only Ben’s “man” on the freighter, but I also think she might be Annie. Annie was the childhood friend of Ben, who gave him the wooden doll and remembered his b-day. It is unknown what became of Annie. I believe the island exists back in time, many years (not sure). I also believe (as seen in a few theories) that the dharma initiative has access to either a time machine or some sort of tear in time, through which they are able to leave the island and the time it exists in. I don’t know how much control they have over it though. I believe that Annie travelled to present day and Ben somehow contacted her to tell her the location of a polar bear he left (wear he was in the past) and she found it, completely decomposed in the time she is in. Perhaps this was an extremely important test that would somehow help her return to the island, or maybe it’s Ben’s message to her, through time. When she drops in the water, she is visibly thrilled to be there, just as she is when she discovers the dharma collar from the polar bear. Charlotte is also careful to show no reaction to seeing Ben, as her main objective is to get him to safety.

So Ben creates the diversion by shooting her and they all but it and move on.
Ben knew an extensive amount of information on Charlotte because he made it up. Ben also knew that she was wearing a bulletproof vest, allowing him to shoot her, and thereby making the group believe he intended to kill her, and putting her the furthest from suspicion. When Ben is listing off facts on Charlotte, we see Claire make a really suspicious face, because, perhaps she detects Ben’s deception.