Baby Aaron Lost: Not an Oceanic 6 Member

Do we really know who all six of the Oceanic 6 are on ABC"s Lost? Sort of. I had my theories back in January, and I still believe that five out of six of those are correct; Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid and Sun. That leaves just one more for Season 4. I am not convinced that Aaron is one of them. In fact, if the producers let Aaron be one of the O6 then I will attribute it to pre-strike anger by the writers. Here is why Aaron should not be considered one of the six.

ABC Lost Producers on Aaron

The ABC Lost producers want us to debate about Aaron. They want the audience to be confused. Maybe they just aren't sure yet and are waiting to hear the best fan theories.

In a TV Guide interview they were asked about baby Aaron on Lost:

"Is Aaron actually one of the Oceanic 6?"

Cuse: "We're not officially saying yet. We want the audience to engage in an active debate about who the Oceanic 6 are."

Lindelof: "Following [Sayid's] episode, we got several inquiries we weren't anticipating about, 'Is Ben a member of the Oceanic 6?' He could have assumed the identity of somebody on the plane [with] no surviving family members. Who the actual six are is very much in play through the end of the [March 13th] episode. We'll confirm or deny after that. (TVGuide.com)

There was nothing in the Lost March 13, 2008 episode to actually confirm Aaron is one of the O6. Nobody ever said only those six would get off the island. The Oceanic Six are simple the ones who have become famous.

Why Aaron Should Not Be an O6

There are a number of reasons why this baby cannot be one of the Oceanic Six on Lost. The main one being that the Lost producers have said all of the Oceanic 6 are on the manifest. Of course, they also said we would know who the Oceanic 6 are the end of last night's episode.

1. There were 8 survivors.

According to Jack's courtroom testimony, albeit his false courtroom testimony, at Kate's trial in Eggtown he said there were eight survivors. Yet, the media on Lost, and Hurley refer to the Oceanic 6. This means there are the Oceanic Six, plus two more survivors. Aaron could be one of the eight but he is not one of the six. At least Aaron is not one of the official six O6 on Lost.