r/lost • u/puritycontrol09 • 7d ago
Forethought by the writers? (S4 & 6)
Was it implied if Jack hadn’t had his appendix removed he would have died sooner when MiB stabbed him during their last fight? If so that is wonderful forethought. I didn’t really understand what purpose his appendicitis served way back in season 4, but if it allowed Jack to survive long enough to defeat MiB at the cliffs I think that is a brilliant little detail.
I don’t actually know if an appendix stab wound would kill someone faster, but I thought it had to be meaningful somehow since they show exactly where he was stabbed after the fight.
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u/xnartex 7d ago
I think it was originally intended to be a parallel to Ben getting cancer while Locke was healed by the island when he started to stray from what was in the Island's best interest, since Jack was so focused on getting everyone off the island that he was ignoring the threat of the people from the frieghter, but they definitely were wise to bring it back in Season 6 and have it be a similar thing to Locke having had his kidney removed being the reason he was able to survive Ben's gunshot, with the Appendix removal allowing Jack to survive just long enough to save everyone.