my first thought was that this was a flash forward, a view of the future - then i realised that it explained a hell of a lot about the dynamic between jack and kate - theres always been something slightly off since he first asked for her help immedietly after the crash.
his explanation of why he was sticking up for sawyer was totally out of charecter, until you realise that they have a previous history.
as a flashBACK, it opens whole new vistas for the story - what if christian shepard was a doctro on the island, who left and took his son jack with him, and kates family were there as well - possibly at the same time ben was there.
im thinking this could turn out to be really good for the show, even if they DID seem to pull it out of their arses.
his explanation of why he was sticking up for sawyer was totally out of charecter, until you realise that they have a previous history.
as a flashBACK, it opens whole new vistas for the story - what if christian shepard was a doctro on the island, who left and took his son jack with him, and kates family were there as well - possibly at the same time ben was there.
im thinking this could turn out to be really good for the show, even if they DID seem to pull it out of their arses.