I had a theory regarding this that I posted a while back. I thought maybe Michael was the one in the coffin and he had killed himself. That Walt and his crazy powers of astral projection went back in time to warn Locke. His abilities allowed future Walt to trace back all the future pain and suffering (his fathers suicide, Jacks breakdown, Kate's odd behavior) to this one moment. He then appeared to Locke at the key moment to tried and persuade him to stop Naomi and save the future. I think Walt might have been future Walt from 2007 (when the flash forward was) because he is older (granted the actor aged, but the writers said they always took this into consideration when writing the role), and the line "only fools are enslaved by time and space" hints that perhaps Jacob can bend space and time, and Walt seems to have some Jacob-like abilities.

This also works if Locke was the one in the coffin, as he has shown himself to be special and possibly crucial to the fate of the island and the survivors, and he is very close to Walt, so Walt would wish to prevent his death.


Thats someone's theory on the Locke Walt season at the end of last season. How fricking awesome is that?>? Full kudos to Psuedonym,that is really really cool and yes I am geeky and yes I want dam Lost to come back on!