The Hoffs/Drawlar Coffin is seen in "Through the Looking Glass" in Jack's flash-forward. The identity of the deceased individual inside the coffin has yet to be revealed.Jack learned of the person's death through a obituary. According to the obituary he is named Jo[.. ..]antham. He died in "The Tower" (Apartments?) on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles.
When Jack visits the Hoffs/Drawlar Funeral Parlor, the casket is closed. The funeral director informs him that he is the only one to come to the viewing. He then asks Jack if he is friend or family of the deceased; Jack replies that he is "neither" (or possibly "either"). When asked if he wants the casket opened, Jack says no and the director leaves. Jack lays a hand on the casket, appearing deeply saddened.
Producer's comment
On December 7, 2007, executive producer Carlton Cuse confirmed that the person in the coffin is a character that the audience has seen before. [1]
3 comments:
I like the idea that Locke and/or Ben will leave the island, against their will... just because they are so *OF* the island... could it be one of them in the coffins?
And of course we can't take what the obituary says about the dead person's identity as having anything to do with what WE know about their identity... probably if other people leave the island, besides the Oceanic 6, they will have false identities...
I've decided that I think Ben is in the coffin. I think the New York thing is a red herring. Sam is correct about having false identities, so NY means nothing. Ben is neither friend nor family. Also, it's someone that Kate would have a visceral reaction towards. As for Jack seeming saddened, it makes sense to me. Jack desperately wanted to get back to the island. Ben is the one person that knows where the island is and could help him to that end. His death means, that there is no way back unless...
I think it's Ben too. And I think Jack's sadness is deeper than just not being able to find the island again (especially because i bet Ben can't get back, otherwise he WOULD have)... i think that more and more, Jack is going to be identifying with Ben, agreeing with him, especially once he leaves the island and hits rock bottom and realizes that he should never have left, and that Ben was right all along and that all the ill shit he did, he did because he felt he had to...
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