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Family
- Ethan was Sabine's husband.
- Ethan was very collected after Sabine died. If she were his wife, he would have been much more emotional.
- He may have already come to terms with the fact that the pregnancy would kill her.
Medicinal
- Was educated as a medical scientist.
- If Charlie hadn't killed Ethan, Ben wouldn't have needed to have Jack captured - Ethan would have performed the surgery immediately.
- However Ben said that he found out about his tumor on September 20, two days before Flight 815 crashed. It's possible Ethan was not capable of doing spinal surgery, or else he would not have been sent to the beach when the plane crashed two days later.
- Was sent to infiltrate the castaways by Ben because of his medical expertise. He was the only one with the proper knowledge to administer the vaccine Claire receives while sleeping in the cave.
- Ben didn't know that there would be a pregnant girl on the plane when he sent Ethan to the Losties. Also, Ben could have sent Juliet, who would have been the most capable person to look after Claire and also administer the vaccine.
- Ben assumed there'd be pregnant women on the flight as he suggested "there may be one on the plane" to Juliet in One of Us. Ben sent Ethan & Goodwin the day of the crash because he felt he needed to take Juliet to the flame and show her Rachel's "proof of life".
Physical State
- Had military training of some sort. He was an expert in hand to hand combat.
- The fight choreographers made sure to not suggest any particular fighting style however, suggesting Ethan was not trained in fighting.
- Several viewers have pointed out that Ethan's fighting style, although not reminiscent of any particular "traditional," older style of fighting, seems quite similar to several fighting styles used by various military organizations throughout the world, particularly the style of hand-to-hand combat used by Navy SEALs.
- Seemed to be very strong for his size, he lifted Charlie with one arm, perhaps he has been genetically altered as some of the animals may have been.
- Ethan may be a cyborg- He has superhuman strength and behaves in a rather 'robotic' manner. Hence the name, "Rom."
- We have not seen any evidence of such sci-fi concepts as "cyborgs" in LOST so far. Based on the type of work that both DHARMA and the Others seem to be involved in (eg life extension, fertility, genetic modification of animals), it seems more likely that Ethan is genetically, rather than mechanically/cybernetically, enhanced.
- Also, cyborgs do not bleed or become weak when hit.
- Except when they do. See the Terminator films for reference.
Relationships
Motives and Crimes
- He really was a good person. He just acted the way he did toward the end of his life because he was so desperate to find Claire and extract her baby so he keep her (Claire) from dying since so many other pregnant women were not so lucky. He also did it to save the baby.
- Was responsible for the death of Edmund Burke, aware that his 'getting hit by a bus' would ensure Juliet's interest in joining his research team.
- When Charlie sent him away to get Jack because Claire seemed to be going into labor, Ethan instead went to get help from the Others, most likely Tom (Mr. Friendly). He had Tom with him when he came back for Claire and Charlie, which is how he incapacitated them so quickly, carried them both away, and was able to temporarily abandon them while he attacked Jack.
- Was sent by Ben to infiltrate the crash survivors because he had been in the outside world.
- Going by revelations after his death: Ethan was once a good man and a doctor. His wife died in childbirth presumably on the island. Ethan was desperate to save the Others pregnant women and was willing to go to whatever lengths he had to capture Claire so they could experiment on her and find a solution to the pregnancy problem. Ethan's soft spot for Claire may be a result of Claire about to give birth and his anguish over his wife dying during her pregnancy.
- Knew that he could hang Charlie, nearly killing him, but that the Island would heal him quickly enough that he wouldn't be in any real danger. The main purpose was to stop Jack and Kate from following him and Claire, or at least to slow them down.
Name References
- A reference to Ethan Frome, a novel by Wharton about a man who is unhappily married and desires an affair with their housekeeper.
Miscellaneous
- His name could be an intentional anagram for "more than."
- Was replaced by another mole in the Losties camp following his death.
- This is unlikely since Ethan was outed by Hurley cross checking the flight manifest. Getting another mole in after that would be nearly impossible.
- Ethan may have been born on the island, this would explain Ben trusting him to leave the island to fetch Juliet.
- It seems unlikely that Ethan was under Juliet's house to do plumbing as the dialogue suggests. The tool he was holding was not a plumbing tool. The Plumbers is the popular name given to the covert White House Special Investigations Unit established July 24, 1971 during the presidency of Richard Nixon. Ethan was working on surveillance equipment.
- Given the tight-knit nature of The Others' community, it is more than likely Ethan was indeed doing some sort of plumbing work under Juliet's house, even if it was just a simple job. To import someone for the sole purpose of plumbing jobs, for example, would prove costly and a waste of resourses. It's far better to have people there who are multi-talented.
