In the episode you’re talking about, Ji Yeon, it was established that Sun’s segment was a flash forward while Jin’s was a flash back. This could be determined by the clerk at the toy store saying to Jin that it was the “Year of the Dragon” which would have been 2000, not 2004, when Oceanic 815 crashed, or afterward. You could also tell from the older model cell phone that Jin used.

Well, my one objection would be on your prediction regarding Jin. If you go back to when Sun gave birth to their daughter, we were led to believe that Jin was on his way to the hospital. But in fact he was going to visit one of Mr. Paik’s business colleagues who’s daughter or wife was also having a child on the same day with the panda he desperately gave as a gift. Remember Jin also made mention that he was newly married. In the last episode the fast forward showed Sun still prego when she brought a controlling share of her dad’s company. All of this obviously takes place after the freighter blows up. I believe that because Jin was at the very edge of the freighter, the explosions impact pushed him out into the water. He seems to have survive, gotten himself back to Korea and is still either working for Mr. Paik or forced to continue running errands for him. It may be possible that he is staying away from Sun at the request of Mr. Paik. How could he continue to be associated with Paik industries and marry again, having Sun thinking he’s dead and her family aware of his existence?

Let’s look closer…

Yes, September 22, 2004 at 4:16 PM Island Standard Time (whatever that may be) is the official time of the crash.

Now here’s something else to ponder. Sun didn’t get pregnant until they had been on the Island for 37 days (per Juliet’s ultrasound in the episode D.O.C.). Wouldn’t a good OB/GYN pick up on this discrepancy?

So Jin could still be there, but the world thinks he’s dead and Sun keeps up appearances by visiting his grave.

It’s at least a possibility

I guess that depends on where he dies exactly, on the Island, on the freighter or somewhere else we don’t know about yet.

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Interesting episode though…thanks for the link Frank, and for that Mirror Moon link awhile back.