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robbrown robbrown
 
M$1 July 21, 2009 10:49 PM

On the television show Lost what was the secret that John told Walt in the first season?

This clip from the first season seems to clearly explain the basic "good vs. evil" theme that has emerged on Lost. This clip is from the first season.

Has John's secret to Walt been revealed in the tv show, online, or in any of the interviews that the producers have given?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn-g8OmkEIE
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gno gno
 
 July 22, 2009 02:24 PM
Wow, what a powerful scene that is. No matter how many times I see it (and it's been dozens now), I'm still blown away by the pacing and amazing tension between the characters and what they *don't* say.

Although never officially confirmed, the widely-held presumption is that Locke tells him about the miracle that happened, and how he was in a wheelchair, but now can walk. Presumably his own reflections on light vs. dark, good vs. evil, prompted him to want to share the amazing bit of good light that had shined down on him after years of darkness. This was a time when Walt, especially, needed a little bit of hope in miracles.

Now, since this has never been confirmed, I won't swear until the last second of the last episode that this was what he told Walt.

In light of last season's finale, part of me (a tiny .00001%) wonders if Locke might've known about the forces at odds on the Island, and told Walt that a battle was coming.

Or that Locke is really dead all along (having died in the crash).

(PS - the next episode of Lost premiers in 182 DAYS and 11 HOURS!!)
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gno gno
 
July 22, 2009 02:30 PM
This Lostpedia article seems to confirm the secret, but I'm not so sure they have a reliable source.

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Walt

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gno gno
 
July 22, 2009 02:32 PM
WAIT! I FOUND IT!

http://www.lostblog.net/tag/locke/page/2/

Damon confirms here that the secret was just that he had been in a wheelchair. Phew! Now I feel better!

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robbrown robbrown
 
July 22, 2009 02:38 PM
This is what I'm wondering too.

With the strategic game of Backgammon as a backdrop, Locke explains the good and evil sides of the game. He mentions that the game was founded before Christ and was played with Bones. Was Locke referring to the Bones perhaps as people who have died?

All-in-all, after the show has ended, I think that this first episode clip may be the "ah ha" moment of the show.

Was the secret revealed the very first episode? Was it revealed to the audience through the explanation of Backgammon or was it explained to Walt on his first day on the Island for some reason?

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robbrown robbrown
 
July 22, 2009 02:55 PM
Hmm.. this is even more interesting now, Gno...

From the lostblog article you found...

"“That hook coming out of the pilot wasn’t just that secret that he told Walt and that he used to be in a wheelchair and now he’s mysteriously healed,”

So it seems like they were leading us to believe that it was the wheelchair thing (which makes sense)... but they say that "it wasn't just".

I donno - I might be reading too much into this... but has Walt known what's going on the whole time?

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gno gno
 
July 22, 2009 04:29 PM
Yeah, I think you're reading too much into that. This was a verbal interview (I believe), and so the phrasing shouldn't be analyzed too closely. I THINK he said "wasn't just" as an allusion to the hook being not only a tool for telling Walt about his legs, but also as a tool of suspense for the audience. It's awkwardly phrased, but I think he was really getting at the mechanics of writing the show the way they did with that cliffhanger question. You see what I mean?

Damon and Carleton tend not to riddle in their explanations, they save it for the show.

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philipy philipy
 
July 22, 2009 04:55 PM
Mmm... "two sides... one is light, one is dark..."

Isn't that the plot of about 40% of all known dramas?

I stopped watching Lost so I don't know if it's somehow an especially good metaphor there, but it doesn't seem much of revelation to me! :)

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gno gno
 
July 22, 2009 05:12 PM
@philipy, it was just foreshadowing (since this scene was from the pilot). At first glance during the Pilot, it doesn't seem like this should be a good vs. evil kind of show. This is our first clue that this show might be more than what it seems.

And then later the show explores the themes of "who is really good, and who is really bad?" and how inconsequential some "game pieces" might be in a grand battle.

Ok, that sounded a bit confusing. But LOST is confusing to explain since we still don't have all the answers.

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July 21, 2009 11:02 PM
I don't think it has ever been revealed. My guess is that Locke told Walt that he used to be paralyzed and that the island healed him. In a later episode, Walt says this to his dad, "Mr. Locke said a miracle happened to him." But Michael never gave Walt a chance to elaborate.

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robbrown robbrown
 
July 21, 2009 11:26 PM
That's what I figured too... but I can't find a source. Can you find one?

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gno gno
 
July 22, 2009 02:27 PM
Here's an interesting source for you (even if it doesn't have any more answers):
http://www.longlostlist.net/listforum/secrets/locke.html

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krystyne20 krystyne20
 
July 22, 2009 04:28 PM
Sorry, couldn't find an absolute source. But I'm 99% sure that it's never been revealed, because I'm re-watching Lost right now on DVD and so far the secret Locke told to Walt has not been mentioned.

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marciano09 marciano09
 
July 21, 2009 11:14 PM
If I am not mistaking, John's secret was telling Walt that the island had cured him of his paralysis.

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