Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
my response to the College Humor LOST video
My response to College Humor’s unanswered questions on LOST.
Here is the college humor video that provided the questions...
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1936291
All answers based on materials considered “canon” to the show and interviews with Damon and Carlton. Lostpedia was used as a reference. Many answers I agreed with movieline.com’s answer and provided more elaboration on the answer. Some answers are simply fill in the blank interpretations that I felt were not big stretches at all. Please read movieline.com rebuttal to the college humor video. In many cases I agreed with their answers and just elaborated on them...
http://www.movieline.com/2010/05/rebutting-losts-questions.php
Why did the monster kill the pilot?
He wasn’t on Jacob’s list. Anyone that was not protected by Jacob or a candidate or was chosen to come to the island was at risk to be killed by the Man in Black.
What did Locke see when he first saw the smoke?
This was actually answered by Locke: He saw a bright light as he told Eko. Which was the smoke monster/Man in Black flashing the light at him and scanning him. He attempted to do this to both Kate and Juliet when they hid in the Banyan tree.
What’s with the polar bear in Walt’s comic?
Pure irony. It was actually Hurley’s comic. The simple fact that
there was a polar bear in it and they also exist on the Island is fate.
Where’s Christian Shepherd’s body if it’s not in the casket?
We clearly see in the season 4 premiere that Christian Shepherd’s body is in the rocking chair of the cabin. We know it is the corpse because we then see a close up of the Man in Black’s eye look out at Hurley. Therefore, the Man in Black took Christian’s body out of the coffin and took it into the cabin.
Why did the psychic say that Claire had to fly on Oceanic 815, and why did he insist that her son had to be raised by Claire?
I agree with movieline… It’s open to interpretation. Damon and Carlton themselves said that the only person who ever called Aaron special was this psychic who later admits himself he was a fraud. Therefore Aaron being deemed special is not valid at all. As the show went on I think it’s pretty safe to say Aaron was just a normal kid. It was just ironic that what this phony psychic said turned out to have some truth to it. Why did the psychic suddenly decide Claire needed to get on the plane? Either Jacob somehow came to him or the couple who wanted to adopt Aaron reached out to him and offered more $ to him if he could convince Claire. If Jacob came to him, then maybe that’s why his daughter was saved miraculously. Like Jacob saved Dogen, the temple master’s son, when Dogen agreed to go to the Island. Perhaps Jacob agreed to save the psychics daughter if he agreed to call Claire again.
Why did the Others want Walt so badly?
Two reasons. Like movieline said he was a kid. Others can’t have kids. When kids come to the Island they are taken into the society because they are young and innocent. The other reason was Michael. Ben does his homework. Based on his files, he knew Michael wanted nothing more then the love of his son. He takes Walt as a bargaining chip. He hatched a plan via using the computer in the swan where the others pretended to be Walt. This leads to Michael rescuing Ben and also delivering Jack, Hurley, Sawyer and Kate to the others.
Who sent Kate the letter telling her about her mother being treated for cancer in the hospital?
I’m gonna go with Jacob. With the motivation that Kate gets to see her childhood friend Tom again. Jacob touched Kate as a child when she stole the new kids on the block lunchbox with Tom. Tom and Kate (as adults), later dig up this lunchbox when she comes home to see her mother due to this letter. If you want to go with an actual human being as an answer: Cassidy, Sawyer’s ex. Only person I could buy that Kate kept in contact with as they both helped each other.
How does Walt know about the hatch and why does he warn Locke not to open it?
Like movieline said Walt had special powers. I personally heard Damon Lindelof explain Walt as simply something like this: We’ve seen special people come to this Island. Walt was one of these people. So special that he freaked the Others out. We see this ourselves in the minisode “Room 23”, where the others were experimenting on Walt and got freaked out by his abilities. Walt is so powerful; he is unaware of his own power. This is why Ben tells Jack they got more then they bargained for with Walt. That’s why he hands him back to Michael so quickly. Because he just wanted him off the Island. He can appear in places without being aware of it, he seems to have psychic abilities, etc. *"The New Man in Charge" dives more into Walt as well.
Why does the smoke monster make mechanical sounds?
The scientific answer for the light was that it was simply electro magnetism. Combine that force with ripping a soul from the body, it’s gonna sound funky.
How is Walt able to apparate before Shannon?
See previous Walt explanation above.
How did Walt communicate with Michael using the Swan computer?
Walt did not communicate with Michael. It was the Others. In the episode “Expose”, Ben tells Juliet in the Pearl station that they will use Michael to get Jack to them. The Others observed the survivors from the Pearl station and waited for a moment when Michael was by the computer and no one else was around. Then they wrote to him pretending to be Walt.
What is the deal with Kate and that horse?
I believe it was the island that projected the horse, i.e. something from Kate’s own past to her. The horse had saved/freed her
in her life before the island. This was the islands way of telling her she was OK still. Similar to the cat that Sayid saw outside the flame station, the boar that Sawyer almost shot but he heard the voice of the man he wrongfully killed. This island gives you a clean slate and puts you in scenarios similar to your life. It allows you to choose again. I believe the island, due to the light, has it’s own conscience or is able to be aware of anyone on the island’s own conscience. Note: The only specific animal on the show that was ever confirmed to be the Man in Black were the medusa spiders that paralyzed Nikki and Paolo. You even hear noises of the smoke monster before they appear.
Why are supplies still being dropped on the island after the purge, and by who?
Answered in the epilogue - "The New Man in Charge" there is a logistics Dharma station still in operation in Guam. Pallets are loaded and shipped to the coordinates of the Island. The coordinates are automatically sent by The Lamp Post Station in L.A.
What triggered the lockdown, and why on earth would anyone trigger it so that during the lockdown, black lights would go on?
As movieline stated… The food drop triggered the lockdown. The hatch was built in the 70’s by a hippie society. People in the hatch were under the belief that the station needed to be quarantined. Black lights help sell this effect.
What happened to the original Henry Gale?
It’s been said that the real Henry Gale and Ben had words. We never got to see this on the show. His hot air balloon says Widmore labs on it. I think it’s safe to say Henry was searching for the Island and was an employee of Widmore. He was most likely killed shortly after he arrived by Ben and the others.
What happened to the original timeline Libby in the mental hospital?
If the sideways world provided a similar, yet different existence for everyone. Then we can say that Libby was really nuts in the real world. Since sideways Libby chose to go to the mental institution. My Libby theory has always been the following: Hurley accidentally killed her husband Dave when he put too much weight on the dock. Dave’s ghost then haunts Hurley; Libby goes insane ends up in the same hospital as Hurley. I base this off knowing Libby's husband had a boat and Hurley was originally in the mental hospital for adding to much weight to a dock and becoming traumatized. Libby also mentions to Desmond that her husband’s name was David.
Who built the four-toed statue?
The Egyptians. The statue was an Egyptian goddess. It’s quite obvious the Egyptians were on the Island.
Why does only one specific bearing get you off the island?
The Island is always moving. The bearing always changes. If you travel on a different bearing you risk getting a time travel sickness: temporal displacement, or “unstuck in time.” Why? Because the island doesn’t experience time like the rest of the world does. It’s unpredictable. The human mind can’t take the displacement.
What are the hieroglyphics on the Swan countdown timer about?
The hieroglyphics spelled out the word: underworld. Dharma paid homage to the Egyptian presence on the island as movieline stated. Also, if the button is not pushed the pocket of electromagnetism would have blown very similar to what started to happen in the series finale. Releasing the “underworld.”
Why did Tom feel the need to wear a fake beard?
Besides providing a list, Jacob keeps his followers in the dark on many things. Ben does not take risks when people show up on the island. He was not sure if the survivors were sent by Widmore or would provide some other kind of threat to their life, etc. His people disguised themselves as primitive natives as a fear/intimidation tactic. He could not afford for them to see how his society was really ran.
Who was Libby’s previous husband?
I like to believe, since they made it a point to say his name was David, that it’s the same person as Hurley’s imaginary friend. It could also just be a random person. It’s really not important.
Who are the skeletons in the polar bear cave?
Dharma employees. One of which was in a pearl station suit. That doesn’t mean the polar bear killed them. He could have dragged them back. Possibly after the purge happened?
Where did the toy truck come from?
Polar bears have been wondering that island with no restriction since the purge. Somewhere there was a toy truck on the island. It most likely belonged to a Dharma child of the 70’s or 80’s. They dragged it back to their cave.
How did Locke and Eko escape the hatch explosion?
They still had work to do. The island wouldn’t let them die. Like movieline states the mystical light is also unpredictable. Also, Eko’s eventual death is progress in John’s journey. He couldn’t have just died in the hatch. His stick ends up providing a guide for Locke to follow.
Why couldn’t Locke talk after the hatch explosion?
Hatch didn’t explode. It imploded. Did we not watch the same show? Anyway, back to your question… The Island took away his ability to speak for a moment. It wanted him to communicate with it directly, so he built his sweat lodge. He needed to be given instructions. Once he knew what to do: save Eko from the polar bear, he was able to speak again.
Why did the monster kill Mr. Eko, and why didn’t he just do it the first time they met?
Pretty much what movieline said. The Man In Black/Smokey had scanned Eko back in season 2. He thought he could be useful in his goal of killing Jacob. Once he proved to not be afraid of the monster anymore and refused to confess to his sins, the Man in Black no longer had use for him. That is why he killed him when he did.
What did Mr. Eko mean when he said, “You’re next?” as he died?
Two things: 1. A early hint that Locke would be the next person the Man in Black would attempt to use to fulfill his goal of killing Jacob. 2. The dude was just killed by a giant pillar of smoke on an Island where he saw lots of bad things happen already. From his POV it was only a matter of time before they all died.
How disgusting was it when Hurley was eating from that tub of ranch dressing?
Grosser then Arzt exploding.
Why did Yemi’s body disappear?
Taken by the Man In Black. Similar to how he took Christian’s body.
Why does Danny say Jack wasn’t on Jacob’s list when in fact his name was clearly written in the cave?
Jacob clearly left people out of the dark. Richard Alpert didn’t even know about candidates, yet Illana did. Danny is referencing an entirely different list. This was a list of people to recruit into their society immediately.
Why can’t women on the island have babies?
I agree 100% with movieline’s answer. The last baby we ever seen born on the Island is Ethan. That was in 1974. The bomb went off in 1977. We never saw a healthy pregnancy after that. The Incident/bomb radiation caused a problem on the island ever since. Aaron/Claire and Danielle/Alex don’t count. The pregnancy issue has to do with women in their second trimester. Claire/Danielle were both well past this step when they arrived on the island. It was confirmed in "The New Man in Charge" that the electromagnetic energy had an affect on pregnancy of female polar bears. When this energy was released via the incident in 1977 it spread island wide and had this affect on women.
What was that Russian letter in Mkhail’s typewriter?
Obviously a joke question… I think? Could be a number of things: He was lonely and didn’t want to lose his touch with his native language. The flame was functional for communications prior to the destruction of the swan. Perhaps Mikhail was writing a letter that he would somehow send out. Probably an old letter he had been working on and was simply doing some touch ups.
Why was the supply drop menu hidden behind a game of computer chess?
Only certain high-ranking members of Dharma could make such requests. They could not make it so easily accessible. When you’re on an Island with angry hostiles and “unique properties and wildlife” you need to play your cards carefully.
Remember when Ben gave Juliet that weird mark as punishment? What was that about?
It officially made her no longer an other. A mark to show that she was a traitor. I believe it also made her no longer safe from potential time jumps. Notice that when the survivors started skipping through time, the others didn’t go anywhere, just people who were non others. Juliet was among this group.
What’s the deal with Jack’s tattoos?
We know how he got the one in Thailand and what it said. The one with the #5 is a reference to his famous story about counting to 5 that he told Kate about when they first met. This day also happened to be when Jacob came to visit him. The small one on his back says “standard black”, the one on his arms with the stars is probably from losing a bet.
How did Desmond’s monk know Eloise?
Another former Other. Made aware of things by Eloise via Daniel’s journal. He was helping the cause during his time with Desmond.
How did Ben see his dead mother?
Island manifestation. Ben turned out to be very important to the Island in the end. This was where his journey really started. I would have said the Man In Black must have scanned Ben’s memory one night when Ben snuck out. Issue with that is Ben saw a vision of his mother inside the barracks and the sonar fences were up at the time.
Who decided to kill the Others in a purge?
Charles Widmore was still on the Island at this time. Dharma had violated the truce. Go read the truce at lostpedia between Horace Goodspeed and Richard. It states that Dharma was supposed to leave after being there for 15 years and were not suppose to do any major digging into the island. Uh oh. Jacob allows the purge similar to Mother killing the Romans: it’s for the greater good. They were getting to close to the source. Probably one of the few things Widmore and Ben agreed on. Ben wanted his dad dead after all.
What happened to Ben’s childhood friend, Annie?
Vacated the Island with all non-major Dharma personnel in July 1977 prior to the Incident. Ben has fond memories of her because she was the one real nice person in his life prior to joining the Others.
Why did Desmond have a false vision of Claire and Aaron leaving the island on a helicopter?
No one could ever prove if all of Desmond’s visions were accurate. It very well could have been a false vision. Perhaps something happened to alter Desmond’s vision which is why it’s Kate getting on the helicopter with Aaron and not Claire. We also don’t know what time period this time flash takes place. Maybe Desmond saw a vision of Claire after finally leaving the island as seen in the series finale. He easily could have been seeing a flash of Claire/Aaron getting on a helicopter after Claire had already returned to the real world. Remember when he had the vision of Penny landing on the island if he let Charlie die in the jungle? He didn’t allow Charlie to die and as a result this vision of Penny landing had been altered and it was Naomi who landed. For all we know after Charlie really died, something else happened to change the vision of Claire and Aaron that Desmond saw.
How does Mikhail keep coming back to life?
Because he never died until he set off the grenade. He even says the sonar fences were not set to a lethal level when he went through them. He ends up getting shot, by a spear gun in the Looking Glass station. At this time he is on the brink of death. He survives long enough to set off that grenade.
Why does Walt tell Locke that he still has work to do?
One of Walt’s abilities is appearing in places where “he isn’t suppose to be”. AKA he can project himself without being aware of it. Bea Klugh of the Others brings this up to Michael when they have him as a prisoner. This was Walt projecting himself without being aware of it, because the Island needed to get a message to John: Do not let that freighter come to the island. The island uses Walt because of the bond he had with John.
Whose eye appeared in the window of the cabin?
The Man In Black’s eye is in the cabin. The big twist with the cabin is that Jacob had not occupied it for a long time. The Man in Black had been using it.
Where did Miles get that picture of Ben?
From Charles Widmore or one of his high level associates such as Matthew Abbadon.
Who was the R.G. on Naomi’s bracelet?
It’s irrelevant. Damon Lindelof said himself “sometimes a bracelet is just a bracelet.” But I agree with movieline’s speculation... that it is in reference to Regina (Zoe Bell), the freighter woman who drowned herself. Naomi probably was able to get her a gig on the freighter. Between getting hit with the time displacement sickness and knowing Naomi was dead explains Regina jumping overboard.
Why was there a time difference between Faraday’s timers?
Like Movieline said, time works differently on the Island. Island is always moving and time was always changing.
Who is the Economist and why did Ben want him dead?
I do not think it was Widmore. I believe it was a close associate to Widmore. Ben was under the belief that Widmore still wanted to get to the Island and perform a hostile takeover. He did not think the Oceanic 6 was safe. I don’t think Widmore was trying to kill the Oceanic 6. I take Widmore at his word when he says Jacob visited him after the freighter sank. I think he was trying to bring them back to the island because per Jacob, the Island needed them.
Why was Ben so surprised that they couldn’t kill Alex? What are the “rules”? The protector of the Island/light creates the rules.
One of Jacob’s rules was that his followers (Others) don’t kill each other. This is why Juliet was going to be executed for killing fellow Other Danny. Ben and Charles have to abide by these rules as well. Alex was an Other, her death, although not directly through Widmore, was against the rules. Attempting to kill Penny was nothing more then revenge for what happened to Alex.
How does Jack’s dad appear in a hospital in LA?
The Island was calling for them to return. Kate had a nightmare where Claire was screaming at her. Similar thing was happening here for Jack. They still had work to do.
How did the monster get into Jacob’s cabin?
Horace Goodspeed built the cabin. Jacob starts to use it most likely after the purge of Dharma. The ash surrounding the cabin was to make sure the Man in Black could not enter. At some point, the ash around the cabin was broken. It was at this point that Jacob stopped using the cabin and probably when he started calling the statue home. The Man in Black then starts to use the cabin. He enters and exits through the gap in the ash circle.
Why did Ghost Horace direct Locke to the cabin?
Ghost Horace was actually the Man in Black. None of the Dharma bodies in the purge were buried. Therefore, the Man In Black scanned Horace at some point. He came to John in a dream as Horace to guide him to the cabin. This was part of his loophole. He then appeared to John as Christian Shephard and a recently “claimed” Claire was sitting in the cabin as well. He then instructed John that he had to move the island. He makes sure not to tell John how to move it because he knows he’ll go to Ben. Which is exactly what he wanted to have happen. This is all part of his elaborate loophole to kill Jacob.
Why did the Oceanic Six lie and name Charlie, Boone, and Libby as the other survivors? What’s the logic in that?
The story would have sounded more like a conspiracy if they claimed they were the only survivors from the plane crash. By saying that other people survived the crash and later died on the island of Membata it gives their story a bit more of truth. They chose to use the names of three people that they 100% know were on the plane and that had died. They wouldn’t use names of people that they left on the Island. By publicly stating that these people were dead would help family members be able to accept and move on from losing their loved ones.
Here’s some more interesting facts on this provided by lostpedia.com…
“Some elements of this story are derived from the truth. The order in which Boone, Libby, and Charlie supposedly died matches the order in which they actually died, as well as the rough timeframe of each death. Boone did in fact die of internal injuries following a plane crash (though they were sustained in a different plane, which fell from the trees), ("Deus Ex Machina") and Charlie did drown shortly before they left the Island. ("Through the Looking Glass, Part 1")”
Why does Miles decide to stay on the island?
The Island was the ultimate playground for Miles to use his ghost communicating talents. He was able to suspect that Charlotte had a connection with the Island; maybe he began to wonder if he had one as well? After all, his mother on her deathbed told him his father’s body was somewhere he could never go. Between hearing this and Charles Widmore offering him a lot of money to go to a secret Island and Bram, (Illana’s collegue), also wanting to bring him to the island… I would think (by this point) he started to suspect the place his mother was referring to was the island.
What’s the deal with the frozen wheel? It combines light and water?
The water that flows through the light has healing abilities. Think about that spring of water that flowed into the temple pool. This example shows us that combining this magical light with the water can do something very unique. Jacob’s brother was a “special” man of science. He understood how games were played with knowing anything about them, etc. He was able to create a device in which he theorized that when he combined the light with the water would be able to provide him with an exit off the Island. In reality, his device physically moves the Island. The light source being moved stretches the light out a little bit and consumes the person who turned the wheel and spits them out into the Tunisia desert. Which was the exit point for the Island.
Why does Ben insist that the Oceanic Six, as well as Locke, have to return to the island? Ben planned to eliminate all of
Widmore’s associates and kill Penny. After doing this he wanted to return to the Island. John explains to Ben that he was told that he needs to go see Eloise Hawking. Once Ben goes to Eloise Hawking she tells him that he must bring everyone back to the island. She alludes to them being in grave danger if he doesn’t bring everyone back and she gives him a deadline that it needs to be done by. *Eloise believes they have to go back to the Island because she knows none of them have traveled back in time yet. She knows based on her memories and Daniel’s journal that this has to happen.
Why don’t the rules of time travel apply to Desmond?
Like movieline said… When Desmond turned the failsafe key in the hatch/swan and got blasted with all that electromagnetic radiation, the rules of time and space no longer applied to him. His conscience was able to bounce through time.
Who are the men who tried to kidnap Sayid and Hurley, but got thrown into a dishwasher full of knives?
Hired men of Charles Widmore and associates.
Ben asks his butcher friend who was watching Locke’s body if Gabriel and Jeffrey have checked in yet. Who are these people?
Like movieline said… part of Ben’s off Island network of others. Remember the 2 chicks in the underwater station aka the looking glass? Mkhali thought they were doing work in Canada. So yes, there are some others who are working off island. Gabriel and Jeffrey were most likely the lawyer and his associate that visited Kate about her relationship with Aaron. The lawyer could have been using an alias.
When the gang was unstuck in time, who was that shooting at them from the outrigger?
Charles Widmore’s scientists. Seeing the Ajira Airways bottle at the beach camp, we know this time flash took place after 2007. Widmore’s scientists were snooping around on the main island looking for Jin. When time traveling Locke, Juliet, Miles etc. take one of the outriggers in order to get over to the Orchid station they started being shot at by Widmore’s scientists. Why? Because the scientists saw Locke and presumed he was the Man in Black.
Who sent Sun a gun and pictures of Jack and Ben?
Widmore. Sun wanted Ben dead and aligned herself with Charles Widmore. Even if Widmore got a visit from Jacob, he still would love to see Ben out of the picture.
Who attacked Sayid, and why did he have Kate’s address?
Hired guns of Widmore and associates. Again, I believe Widmore when he claims he was visited by Jacob and knew he had to bring them to the island.
Why was the smoke monster at the temple?
Smoke monster was never in the temple until Dogen, the temple master was killed. You are referring to the underground chamber in the temple wall that Ben fell into. This wall was a mile away from the temple and was created to keep outsiders out. The smoke monster had free reign over the Island. So long as there were no fences, water or ash in his way. He mostly stayed in the area Rousseau referred to as the “dark territory”. If you look at the blast door map in the swan you will see that Dharma referred to the monster as “Cerebus”. They made markings where they saw the most “Cerebus” activity and also where there were vents that it came from. One of these vents was the hole it was dragging Locke down in the season 1 finale. Another one would be the grate that the Egyptians had created underneath the wall in the temple. This is also a pretty big clue that there was a smoke monster on the island prior to Jacob’s brother. Since the Egyptians had acknowledged it. *I’ve always believed the earlier smoke monster was “mother”.
How do the producers of Expose deal with the death of their two lead actors, Nikki and Paolo?
Clearly a joke question! But like movieline said… Paolo wasn’t on Expose, and Nikki was just a guest star. Expose’s biggest issue was probably dealing with the executive producer that was poisoned to death by Nikki and Paolo
How does Eloise come to run the Lamp Post station?
More was discussed about this in the “mysteries of the universe” series released before season 6. Since leaving the island and raising Daniel, Eloise went on to become the general manager of the church where the Lamp Post station was located. It also mentions she does not have a birth certificate which alludes to her being born on the Island. She obviously was aware of Dharma and it’s implied she was aware of the church.
How does a pendulum predict the island’s movements?
There is a photo of the Island taken by the army in 1954. So coordinates for the island were established during this time. Once they had the location of the Island they kept track of it. We also know that the church was built near a pocket of energy in Los Angeles. “The bright young fellow” that came up with the theory that the Island was always moving was Enzo Valenzetti. His pendulum is designed to discover other pockets of energy. When it does, the coordinates are taken down. He also came up with the Valenzeeti equation: it revealed the exact number of days and months that humanity would extinguish it’s self. Changing this equation was Dharma’s ultimate goal. Oh by the way, the equation’s core numerical value happened to be “4,8,15,16,23,42”.
Why do those returning to the island need to recreate the circumstances of their first arrival?
I am one of the fans that believes the Island was alive. Meaning it had some sort of “conscience”. By recreating the events that took people to the Island, the Island would be able to recognize it as a memory and bring the plane down, as they flew over it.
How did Jack, Hurley and Kate get from that Ajira flight to the 1970s, and why didn’t Sun?
Eloise Hawking said if they were not able to totally recreate the circumstances that took them to the Island the results could be unpredictable. Combine this with the fact that the series finale reveals that “Whatever happened, happened”, then we know that Jack, Hurley and Kate always were on the island and a part of Dharma in 1977.
How did Richard bypass the sonar fence?
There were ancient tunnels that the Others had access to that went underneath the Dharma barracks. We saw Richard take a sledgehammer to these tunnels that led to the basement of Horace Goodspeed’s house. Richard used these same tunnels to get past the sonar fence. The only thing that kept the Others from ever full on invading the Others was the truce.
How did Ethan go from a member of the Dharma Initiative to a member of the Others?
Ethan was sneaking out in the middle of the night with Ben and doing missions for the Others. He was pretending to be a member of Dharma still. What I believe was going on with Ethan is that his mother Amy was actually an Other the entire time. I found it very peculiar that she went out for a picnic with her first husband in a location that she was not suppose to be at. Her husband is killed on the spot but she was just going to be taken? Remember the old lady other who greeted Juliet in the season 3 premiere before 815 crashed? Her name was Amelia. (Lot of people thought this was a tease towards Amelia Earhart.) Who also happened to be at Juliet’s house that morning? Ethan, doing some work for her. He and Ameila end up having a friendly/loving exchange. I propose Amelia was an older Amy. She helped coordinate the purge and was allowing Ethan to go out in the middle of the night with Ben.
What’s with all the hieroglyphics underneath the temple?
Clearly there was a huge Egyptian presence on the Island. Most hieroglyphics were most likely written by them. Some could be written by other cultures that came to the Island. Many other ancient cultures used them as well. The hieroglyphics in key locations imply that the area was built “a long time ago”.
Why did Widmore tell Ben to kill Rousseau and her baby, and why did he then let Ben keep it anyway?
Widmore himself pretty much admits he was a power hungry greedy dude until Jacob came to see him. When he becomes defacto leader after Eloise leaves to raise Daniel he rules very harshly. No outsiders are allowed unless they somehow are proven to were brought to the island by Jacob. So Dharma was safe for the time being. This moment was probably the first big play by Ben in questioning Widmore’s leadership. Ben calls him out and there is no way in front of everyone is Widmore going to have the baby killed. It’s worth noting how Richard quietly watches this exchange as well.
Why did Daniel leave the island in the 70’s?
Daniel Faraday’s knowledge of science/time travel eventually was revealed to members of Dharma. When they realized how smart he was he was assigned to work at Dharma HQ at Ann Arbor with the Degroots and the rest of the Swan team.
Why does Richard think he saw everyone in the 1977 Dharma picture die?
Well for starters, he did see everyone in Dharma die since he was part of the purge. Who knows how well he was looking at the picture because he seemed to look pretty guilty that he had to participate in that mass murder. Mix that with the fact that he has witnessed time traveling people disappear out of nowhere on top of seeing the incident and knowing how much of a disaster it was then you have your answer.
Who broke the circle of ash around Jacob’s cabin?
Not known. Either the MIB tricked someone into doing it somehow or scared someone into tripping over it. Or someone simply just tripped or picked some ash up to examine. It does not matter. All that matters is that at some point the MIB started to occupy the cabin. Pretending to be Jacob, it became his “headquarters” for manipulation.
Why can Jacob leave the island but the smoke monster can’t?
This is one of Jacob’s rules. He realized what a horrible mistake he made by letting his emotions get to him when he threw his brother into the source. He could not allow his Frankenstein… the smoke monster, leave the Island.
Jacob uses his last breath to say, “They’re coming,” but who are they?
Exactly what movieline said… the remaining candidates. All of which were in 1977. Unless Sun was the Kwon candidate.
What’s the deal with the pool that brings people back to life?
The light at the source of the Island represented life, death and rebirth. The spring at the temple had water that flowed through this very light. It was capable of healing the injured and sick.
Why did Sayid come back to life with a British accent?
Joke question! Quite a good one too! Personally I never noticed anything. But for those that did, he did spend a lot of time all over the world working for Ben! Could have easily had picked one up!
What is the “infection”?
You mean “The Sickness”. Technically there were two sicknesses. The first one I already explained was the “temporal displacement” aka your conscience going through a crazy deadly time travel expierence due to traveling to and from the Island on incorrect coordinates. The other sickness and the one we have known about since season 1 is the Man In Black’s process of claiming. A little bit of the light in the island is in every person. The light inside each of us could easily tip towards darkness… based on our actions, etc. The Man In Black ‘s light is totally dark. Once you die you can be claimed by him if your body has not been properly disposed of. He did this to Claire after her dharma house blew up; he did it to Sayid after he died in the temple spring. It’s safe to say with Jacob dead, the Man In Black was able to corrupt the water that flowed into the temple spring. So Dogen and the temple others actually killed Sayid by drowning him in it. Sayid later proves it is possible to tip the scale inside yourself out of the darkness and back to light.
Why was the Smoke Monster confused that Sawyer could see Young Jacob?
The island always needs a protector. Even though Jacob was physically dead, his spirit could live on until he was replaced. He still “had work to do” aka find his replacement. Jacob’s candidates were able to see him. Perhaps Desmond was able to see him as well because he had been exposed twice to the light/electromagnetism, he therefore was able to see other planes of energy. Or Jacob just simply allowed himself to be seen by Desmond.
What’s the magic lighthouse about?
Like movieline said… Jacob used the lighthouse as a way peer into the lives of his candidates. He also could have used it to determine who would become a candidate or when to go visit a candidate and “push” them toward the island. The lighthouse it’s self existed on a different plane, due to the power of the light most likely. Only those that Jacob allowed to see it were able to. It’s most likely the lighthouse was built by an ancient civilization and like the cabin; Jacob made it into a “magical” place.
How is Dogen simply being alive keeping the smoke monster out of the lighthouse?
One of Jacob’s rules. Call it an Island insurance policy. If the temple was considered the “base” for Jacob’s followers, he wanted to make sure it had some extra protection besides some ash on the ground. Like he protected his candidates and Richard etc. Jacob made it that the temple was safe from the Man in Black as long as the temple master was alive. I’m going to presume there were other temple masters before Dogen.
What happened to the flight attendant Cindy and the kids?
Cindy and the kids were on Jacob’s list. She got enlightened pretty fast by thier ways. Being on the list means she was privy to know more details about what they were all about. Cindy and the kids either died during Widmore’s air bomb raid or they were part of the few others that scattered into the jungle. My gut tells me they are alive and well with Hurley, Ben, Rose, Bernard etc.
Why didn’t Sun tell Jin to go just so their daughter wouldn’t be an orphan?
“If we don’t live together, we’re gonna die alone.” Jin knew his daughter was in safe hands. There was no way he was going to leave his wife to drown to death. Especially after finally reuniting with her after being apart for 3 years. Sun probably could have mentioned Ji-Yeon, sure. Then again, she was going through a pretty traumatic moment, one probably isn’t thinking straight. She also knew Jin was not going to leave her.
Where did Jacob and the smoke monster’s mother come from?
Based off the way she was dressed… Rome. The dagger that Jacob’s brother (not Man In Black yet!) had when he was living with these people was also Roman. Since the Island always moves I’m guessing it was located in the Mediterranean at this time.
Where did Allison Janney come from?
The island has always had a protector. Janney aka “Mother” could have been the first protector; maybe that’s why she was so lonely. She claims she had a family but I believe she was very capable of lying. There could have been a protector before her too. She could have simply shipwrecked and eventually replaced the protector at that time.
Who finished the magic wheel that combined light and water?
Movieline states… The next people that happened upon that place. I agree but would also say that the MIB manipulated people into doing it. Hoping that his experiment would work. We saw him manipulate Locke into turning the wheel. I would not be shocked if he had done something similar earlier.
What is the nature of the light?
Movieline’s answer is perfectly fine. I’ll simply add this it’s nature is the “circle of life”, it represented life, death and rebirth. So the island was the source to all of this.
Why does Tina Fey want the electromagnetic map of the island?
Like movieline said. Widmore came back to the island because Desmond was Jacob’s “failsafe” in case the candidates all died. Widmore was informed Desmond could take in massive amounts of electromagnetic energy and be used to make sure the MIB never left the island. He needed to find the pockets of energy to know where to place Desmond.
How does the electromagnetic thing send Desmond to the afterlife and back?
Cause he got nailed with it twice. Seriously: the first time he was exposed it allowed him to get unstuck in time and his conscience was able to travel through time. The second time he was exposed it allowed him to get unstuck into a greater field then his own life: not quite the afterlife, but the life that his conscience helped create along with others.
Wasn’t Sayid’s soulmate Nadia, not Shannon?
Nope. Sayid thought she was but it was never meant to be. Even in a world that Sayid helped create… the flash-sideways, his own conscience created a situation where he was not with Nadia. When he tried to be, it resulted in him getting into danger. It was always that random stranger that he met on the Island and lived with for 2 months that was his real soulmate.
Why weren’t Michael, Walt, Lapidus, Eko, or any of the other characters at the church?
Like movieline said… Like Ana Lucia, they may not have been ready to move on yet. To add to this: You also move on with who was most important in your life. Eko would probably move on with Yemi. Frank, most likely with the rest of the freighter crew. Think about it: Eloise finally had her dream life: happy family with Charles and her son Daniel. Miles finally gets to spend quality time with his dad. He wasn’t ready to face the truth. Michael gets a raw deal and becomes part of the whispers and is trapped on the island. "The New Man in Charge" implies that Walt is returning to the island to help his father move on. It's implied that one of Hurley's missions as protector will be to free the "whispers" of being stuck on the island. I personally think Walt will become the next protector after Hurley. I don’t think Hurley is an immortal protector. Jack passed on the job while the light was out and did not whisper anything over the cup like Jacob and Mother did.
*Bonus question: What is the deal with the "Hurley Bird"? Dharma was running experiments on animals at the Hydra station. Birds were being genetically altered and released into the island for study. This was one of those birds.
Got more questions? Bring em on!
Namaste!
Here is the college humor video that provided the questions...
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1936291
All answers based on materials considered “canon” to the show and interviews with Damon and Carlton. Lostpedia was used as a reference. Many answers I agreed with movieline.com’s answer and provided more elaboration on the answer. Some answers are simply fill in the blank interpretations that I felt were not big stretches at all. Please read movieline.com rebuttal to the college humor video. In many cases I agreed with their answers and just elaborated on them...
http://www.movieline.com/2010/05/rebutting-losts-questions.php
Why did the monster kill the pilot?
He wasn’t on Jacob’s list. Anyone that was not protected by Jacob or a candidate or was chosen to come to the island was at risk to be killed by the Man in Black.
What did Locke see when he first saw the smoke?
This was actually answered by Locke: He saw a bright light as he told Eko. Which was the smoke monster/Man in Black flashing the light at him and scanning him. He attempted to do this to both Kate and Juliet when they hid in the Banyan tree.
What’s with the polar bear in Walt’s comic?
Pure irony. It was actually Hurley’s comic. The simple fact that
there was a polar bear in it and they also exist on the Island is fate.
Where’s Christian Shepherd’s body if it’s not in the casket?
We clearly see in the season 4 premiere that Christian Shepherd’s body is in the rocking chair of the cabin. We know it is the corpse because we then see a close up of the Man in Black’s eye look out at Hurley. Therefore, the Man in Black took Christian’s body out of the coffin and took it into the cabin.
Why did the psychic say that Claire had to fly on Oceanic 815, and why did he insist that her son had to be raised by Claire?
I agree with movieline… It’s open to interpretation. Damon and Carlton themselves said that the only person who ever called Aaron special was this psychic who later admits himself he was a fraud. Therefore Aaron being deemed special is not valid at all. As the show went on I think it’s pretty safe to say Aaron was just a normal kid. It was just ironic that what this phony psychic said turned out to have some truth to it. Why did the psychic suddenly decide Claire needed to get on the plane? Either Jacob somehow came to him or the couple who wanted to adopt Aaron reached out to him and offered more $ to him if he could convince Claire. If Jacob came to him, then maybe that’s why his daughter was saved miraculously. Like Jacob saved Dogen, the temple master’s son, when Dogen agreed to go to the Island. Perhaps Jacob agreed to save the psychics daughter if he agreed to call Claire again.
Why did the Others want Walt so badly?
Two reasons. Like movieline said he was a kid. Others can’t have kids. When kids come to the Island they are taken into the society because they are young and innocent. The other reason was Michael. Ben does his homework. Based on his files, he knew Michael wanted nothing more then the love of his son. He takes Walt as a bargaining chip. He hatched a plan via using the computer in the swan where the others pretended to be Walt. This leads to Michael rescuing Ben and also delivering Jack, Hurley, Sawyer and Kate to the others.
Who sent Kate the letter telling her about her mother being treated for cancer in the hospital?
I’m gonna go with Jacob. With the motivation that Kate gets to see her childhood friend Tom again. Jacob touched Kate as a child when she stole the new kids on the block lunchbox with Tom. Tom and Kate (as adults), later dig up this lunchbox when she comes home to see her mother due to this letter. If you want to go with an actual human being as an answer: Cassidy, Sawyer’s ex. Only person I could buy that Kate kept in contact with as they both helped each other.
How does Walt know about the hatch and why does he warn Locke not to open it?
Like movieline said Walt had special powers. I personally heard Damon Lindelof explain Walt as simply something like this: We’ve seen special people come to this Island. Walt was one of these people. So special that he freaked the Others out. We see this ourselves in the minisode “Room 23”, where the others were experimenting on Walt and got freaked out by his abilities. Walt is so powerful; he is unaware of his own power. This is why Ben tells Jack they got more then they bargained for with Walt. That’s why he hands him back to Michael so quickly. Because he just wanted him off the Island. He can appear in places without being aware of it, he seems to have psychic abilities, etc. *"The New Man in Charge" dives more into Walt as well.
Why does the smoke monster make mechanical sounds?
The scientific answer for the light was that it was simply electro magnetism. Combine that force with ripping a soul from the body, it’s gonna sound funky.
How is Walt able to apparate before Shannon?
See previous Walt explanation above.
How did Walt communicate with Michael using the Swan computer?
Walt did not communicate with Michael. It was the Others. In the episode “Expose”, Ben tells Juliet in the Pearl station that they will use Michael to get Jack to them. The Others observed the survivors from the Pearl station and waited for a moment when Michael was by the computer and no one else was around. Then they wrote to him pretending to be Walt.
What is the deal with Kate and that horse?
I believe it was the island that projected the horse, i.e. something from Kate’s own past to her. The horse had saved/freed her
in her life before the island. This was the islands way of telling her she was OK still. Similar to the cat that Sayid saw outside the flame station, the boar that Sawyer almost shot but he heard the voice of the man he wrongfully killed. This island gives you a clean slate and puts you in scenarios similar to your life. It allows you to choose again. I believe the island, due to the light, has it’s own conscience or is able to be aware of anyone on the island’s own conscience. Note: The only specific animal on the show that was ever confirmed to be the Man in Black were the medusa spiders that paralyzed Nikki and Paolo. You even hear noises of the smoke monster before they appear.
Why are supplies still being dropped on the island after the purge, and by who?
Answered in the epilogue - "The New Man in Charge" there is a logistics Dharma station still in operation in Guam. Pallets are loaded and shipped to the coordinates of the Island. The coordinates are automatically sent by The Lamp Post Station in L.A.
What triggered the lockdown, and why on earth would anyone trigger it so that during the lockdown, black lights would go on?
As movieline stated… The food drop triggered the lockdown. The hatch was built in the 70’s by a hippie society. People in the hatch were under the belief that the station needed to be quarantined. Black lights help sell this effect.
What happened to the original Henry Gale?
It’s been said that the real Henry Gale and Ben had words. We never got to see this on the show. His hot air balloon says Widmore labs on it. I think it’s safe to say Henry was searching for the Island and was an employee of Widmore. He was most likely killed shortly after he arrived by Ben and the others.
What happened to the original timeline Libby in the mental hospital?
If the sideways world provided a similar, yet different existence for everyone. Then we can say that Libby was really nuts in the real world. Since sideways Libby chose to go to the mental institution. My Libby theory has always been the following: Hurley accidentally killed her husband Dave when he put too much weight on the dock. Dave’s ghost then haunts Hurley; Libby goes insane ends up in the same hospital as Hurley. I base this off knowing Libby's husband had a boat and Hurley was originally in the mental hospital for adding to much weight to a dock and becoming traumatized. Libby also mentions to Desmond that her husband’s name was David.
Who built the four-toed statue?
The Egyptians. The statue was an Egyptian goddess. It’s quite obvious the Egyptians were on the Island.
Why does only one specific bearing get you off the island?
The Island is always moving. The bearing always changes. If you travel on a different bearing you risk getting a time travel sickness: temporal displacement, or “unstuck in time.” Why? Because the island doesn’t experience time like the rest of the world does. It’s unpredictable. The human mind can’t take the displacement.
What are the hieroglyphics on the Swan countdown timer about?
The hieroglyphics spelled out the word: underworld. Dharma paid homage to the Egyptian presence on the island as movieline stated. Also, if the button is not pushed the pocket of electromagnetism would have blown very similar to what started to happen in the series finale. Releasing the “underworld.”
Why did Tom feel the need to wear a fake beard?
Besides providing a list, Jacob keeps his followers in the dark on many things. Ben does not take risks when people show up on the island. He was not sure if the survivors were sent by Widmore or would provide some other kind of threat to their life, etc. His people disguised themselves as primitive natives as a fear/intimidation tactic. He could not afford for them to see how his society was really ran.
Who was Libby’s previous husband?
I like to believe, since they made it a point to say his name was David, that it’s the same person as Hurley’s imaginary friend. It could also just be a random person. It’s really not important.
Who are the skeletons in the polar bear cave?
Dharma employees. One of which was in a pearl station suit. That doesn’t mean the polar bear killed them. He could have dragged them back. Possibly after the purge happened?
Where did the toy truck come from?
Polar bears have been wondering that island with no restriction since the purge. Somewhere there was a toy truck on the island. It most likely belonged to a Dharma child of the 70’s or 80’s. They dragged it back to their cave.
How did Locke and Eko escape the hatch explosion?
They still had work to do. The island wouldn’t let them die. Like movieline states the mystical light is also unpredictable. Also, Eko’s eventual death is progress in John’s journey. He couldn’t have just died in the hatch. His stick ends up providing a guide for Locke to follow.
Why couldn’t Locke talk after the hatch explosion?
Hatch didn’t explode. It imploded. Did we not watch the same show? Anyway, back to your question… The Island took away his ability to speak for a moment. It wanted him to communicate with it directly, so he built his sweat lodge. He needed to be given instructions. Once he knew what to do: save Eko from the polar bear, he was able to speak again.
Why did the monster kill Mr. Eko, and why didn’t he just do it the first time they met?
Pretty much what movieline said. The Man In Black/Smokey had scanned Eko back in season 2. He thought he could be useful in his goal of killing Jacob. Once he proved to not be afraid of the monster anymore and refused to confess to his sins, the Man in Black no longer had use for him. That is why he killed him when he did.
What did Mr. Eko mean when he said, “You’re next?” as he died?
Two things: 1. A early hint that Locke would be the next person the Man in Black would attempt to use to fulfill his goal of killing Jacob. 2. The dude was just killed by a giant pillar of smoke on an Island where he saw lots of bad things happen already. From his POV it was only a matter of time before they all died.
How disgusting was it when Hurley was eating from that tub of ranch dressing?
Grosser then Arzt exploding.
Why did Yemi’s body disappear?
Taken by the Man In Black. Similar to how he took Christian’s body.
Why does Danny say Jack wasn’t on Jacob’s list when in fact his name was clearly written in the cave?
Jacob clearly left people out of the dark. Richard Alpert didn’t even know about candidates, yet Illana did. Danny is referencing an entirely different list. This was a list of people to recruit into their society immediately.
Why can’t women on the island have babies?
I agree 100% with movieline’s answer. The last baby we ever seen born on the Island is Ethan. That was in 1974. The bomb went off in 1977. We never saw a healthy pregnancy after that. The Incident/bomb radiation caused a problem on the island ever since. Aaron/Claire and Danielle/Alex don’t count. The pregnancy issue has to do with women in their second trimester. Claire/Danielle were both well past this step when they arrived on the island. It was confirmed in "The New Man in Charge" that the electromagnetic energy had an affect on pregnancy of female polar bears. When this energy was released via the incident in 1977 it spread island wide and had this affect on women.
What was that Russian letter in Mkhail’s typewriter?
Obviously a joke question… I think? Could be a number of things: He was lonely and didn’t want to lose his touch with his native language. The flame was functional for communications prior to the destruction of the swan. Perhaps Mikhail was writing a letter that he would somehow send out. Probably an old letter he had been working on and was simply doing some touch ups.
Why was the supply drop menu hidden behind a game of computer chess?
Only certain high-ranking members of Dharma could make such requests. They could not make it so easily accessible. When you’re on an Island with angry hostiles and “unique properties and wildlife” you need to play your cards carefully.
Remember when Ben gave Juliet that weird mark as punishment? What was that about?
It officially made her no longer an other. A mark to show that she was a traitor. I believe it also made her no longer safe from potential time jumps. Notice that when the survivors started skipping through time, the others didn’t go anywhere, just people who were non others. Juliet was among this group.
What’s the deal with Jack’s tattoos?
We know how he got the one in Thailand and what it said. The one with the #5 is a reference to his famous story about counting to 5 that he told Kate about when they first met. This day also happened to be when Jacob came to visit him. The small one on his back says “standard black”, the one on his arms with the stars is probably from losing a bet.
How did Desmond’s monk know Eloise?
Another former Other. Made aware of things by Eloise via Daniel’s journal. He was helping the cause during his time with Desmond.
How did Ben see his dead mother?
Island manifestation. Ben turned out to be very important to the Island in the end. This was where his journey really started. I would have said the Man In Black must have scanned Ben’s memory one night when Ben snuck out. Issue with that is Ben saw a vision of his mother inside the barracks and the sonar fences were up at the time.
Who decided to kill the Others in a purge?
Charles Widmore was still on the Island at this time. Dharma had violated the truce. Go read the truce at lostpedia between Horace Goodspeed and Richard. It states that Dharma was supposed to leave after being there for 15 years and were not suppose to do any major digging into the island. Uh oh. Jacob allows the purge similar to Mother killing the Romans: it’s for the greater good. They were getting to close to the source. Probably one of the few things Widmore and Ben agreed on. Ben wanted his dad dead after all.
What happened to Ben’s childhood friend, Annie?
Vacated the Island with all non-major Dharma personnel in July 1977 prior to the Incident. Ben has fond memories of her because she was the one real nice person in his life prior to joining the Others.
Why did Desmond have a false vision of Claire and Aaron leaving the island on a helicopter?
No one could ever prove if all of Desmond’s visions were accurate. It very well could have been a false vision. Perhaps something happened to alter Desmond’s vision which is why it’s Kate getting on the helicopter with Aaron and not Claire. We also don’t know what time period this time flash takes place. Maybe Desmond saw a vision of Claire after finally leaving the island as seen in the series finale. He easily could have been seeing a flash of Claire/Aaron getting on a helicopter after Claire had already returned to the real world. Remember when he had the vision of Penny landing on the island if he let Charlie die in the jungle? He didn’t allow Charlie to die and as a result this vision of Penny landing had been altered and it was Naomi who landed. For all we know after Charlie really died, something else happened to change the vision of Claire and Aaron that Desmond saw.
How does Mikhail keep coming back to life?
Because he never died until he set off the grenade. He even says the sonar fences were not set to a lethal level when he went through them. He ends up getting shot, by a spear gun in the Looking Glass station. At this time he is on the brink of death. He survives long enough to set off that grenade.
Why does Walt tell Locke that he still has work to do?
One of Walt’s abilities is appearing in places where “he isn’t suppose to be”. AKA he can project himself without being aware of it. Bea Klugh of the Others brings this up to Michael when they have him as a prisoner. This was Walt projecting himself without being aware of it, because the Island needed to get a message to John: Do not let that freighter come to the island. The island uses Walt because of the bond he had with John.
Whose eye appeared in the window of the cabin?
The Man In Black’s eye is in the cabin. The big twist with the cabin is that Jacob had not occupied it for a long time. The Man in Black had been using it.
Where did Miles get that picture of Ben?
From Charles Widmore or one of his high level associates such as Matthew Abbadon.
Who was the R.G. on Naomi’s bracelet?
It’s irrelevant. Damon Lindelof said himself “sometimes a bracelet is just a bracelet.” But I agree with movieline’s speculation... that it is in reference to Regina (Zoe Bell), the freighter woman who drowned herself. Naomi probably was able to get her a gig on the freighter. Between getting hit with the time displacement sickness and knowing Naomi was dead explains Regina jumping overboard.
Why was there a time difference between Faraday’s timers?
Like Movieline said, time works differently on the Island. Island is always moving and time was always changing.
Who is the Economist and why did Ben want him dead?
I do not think it was Widmore. I believe it was a close associate to Widmore. Ben was under the belief that Widmore still wanted to get to the Island and perform a hostile takeover. He did not think the Oceanic 6 was safe. I don’t think Widmore was trying to kill the Oceanic 6. I take Widmore at his word when he says Jacob visited him after the freighter sank. I think he was trying to bring them back to the island because per Jacob, the Island needed them.
Why was Ben so surprised that they couldn’t kill Alex? What are the “rules”? The protector of the Island/light creates the rules.
One of Jacob’s rules was that his followers (Others) don’t kill each other. This is why Juliet was going to be executed for killing fellow Other Danny. Ben and Charles have to abide by these rules as well. Alex was an Other, her death, although not directly through Widmore, was against the rules. Attempting to kill Penny was nothing more then revenge for what happened to Alex.
How does Jack’s dad appear in a hospital in LA?
The Island was calling for them to return. Kate had a nightmare where Claire was screaming at her. Similar thing was happening here for Jack. They still had work to do.
How did the monster get into Jacob’s cabin?
Horace Goodspeed built the cabin. Jacob starts to use it most likely after the purge of Dharma. The ash surrounding the cabin was to make sure the Man in Black could not enter. At some point, the ash around the cabin was broken. It was at this point that Jacob stopped using the cabin and probably when he started calling the statue home. The Man in Black then starts to use the cabin. He enters and exits through the gap in the ash circle.
Why did Ghost Horace direct Locke to the cabin?
Ghost Horace was actually the Man in Black. None of the Dharma bodies in the purge were buried. Therefore, the Man In Black scanned Horace at some point. He came to John in a dream as Horace to guide him to the cabin. This was part of his loophole. He then appeared to John as Christian Shephard and a recently “claimed” Claire was sitting in the cabin as well. He then instructed John that he had to move the island. He makes sure not to tell John how to move it because he knows he’ll go to Ben. Which is exactly what he wanted to have happen. This is all part of his elaborate loophole to kill Jacob.
Why did the Oceanic Six lie and name Charlie, Boone, and Libby as the other survivors? What’s the logic in that?
The story would have sounded more like a conspiracy if they claimed they were the only survivors from the plane crash. By saying that other people survived the crash and later died on the island of Membata it gives their story a bit more of truth. They chose to use the names of three people that they 100% know were on the plane and that had died. They wouldn’t use names of people that they left on the Island. By publicly stating that these people were dead would help family members be able to accept and move on from losing their loved ones.
Here’s some more interesting facts on this provided by lostpedia.com…
“Some elements of this story are derived from the truth. The order in which Boone, Libby, and Charlie supposedly died matches the order in which they actually died, as well as the rough timeframe of each death. Boone did in fact die of internal injuries following a plane crash (though they were sustained in a different plane, which fell from the trees), ("Deus Ex Machina") and Charlie did drown shortly before they left the Island. ("Through the Looking Glass, Part 1")”
Why does Miles decide to stay on the island?
The Island was the ultimate playground for Miles to use his ghost communicating talents. He was able to suspect that Charlotte had a connection with the Island; maybe he began to wonder if he had one as well? After all, his mother on her deathbed told him his father’s body was somewhere he could never go. Between hearing this and Charles Widmore offering him a lot of money to go to a secret Island and Bram, (Illana’s collegue), also wanting to bring him to the island… I would think (by this point) he started to suspect the place his mother was referring to was the island.
What’s the deal with the frozen wheel? It combines light and water?
The water that flows through the light has healing abilities. Think about that spring of water that flowed into the temple pool. This example shows us that combining this magical light with the water can do something very unique. Jacob’s brother was a “special” man of science. He understood how games were played with knowing anything about them, etc. He was able to create a device in which he theorized that when he combined the light with the water would be able to provide him with an exit off the Island. In reality, his device physically moves the Island. The light source being moved stretches the light out a little bit and consumes the person who turned the wheel and spits them out into the Tunisia desert. Which was the exit point for the Island.
Why does Ben insist that the Oceanic Six, as well as Locke, have to return to the island? Ben planned to eliminate all of
Widmore’s associates and kill Penny. After doing this he wanted to return to the Island. John explains to Ben that he was told that he needs to go see Eloise Hawking. Once Ben goes to Eloise Hawking she tells him that he must bring everyone back to the island. She alludes to them being in grave danger if he doesn’t bring everyone back and she gives him a deadline that it needs to be done by. *Eloise believes they have to go back to the Island because she knows none of them have traveled back in time yet. She knows based on her memories and Daniel’s journal that this has to happen.
Why don’t the rules of time travel apply to Desmond?
Like movieline said… When Desmond turned the failsafe key in the hatch/swan and got blasted with all that electromagnetic radiation, the rules of time and space no longer applied to him. His conscience was able to bounce through time.
Who are the men who tried to kidnap Sayid and Hurley, but got thrown into a dishwasher full of knives?
Hired men of Charles Widmore and associates.
Ben asks his butcher friend who was watching Locke’s body if Gabriel and Jeffrey have checked in yet. Who are these people?
Like movieline said… part of Ben’s off Island network of others. Remember the 2 chicks in the underwater station aka the looking glass? Mkhali thought they were doing work in Canada. So yes, there are some others who are working off island. Gabriel and Jeffrey were most likely the lawyer and his associate that visited Kate about her relationship with Aaron. The lawyer could have been using an alias.
When the gang was unstuck in time, who was that shooting at them from the outrigger?
Charles Widmore’s scientists. Seeing the Ajira Airways bottle at the beach camp, we know this time flash took place after 2007. Widmore’s scientists were snooping around on the main island looking for Jin. When time traveling Locke, Juliet, Miles etc. take one of the outriggers in order to get over to the Orchid station they started being shot at by Widmore’s scientists. Why? Because the scientists saw Locke and presumed he was the Man in Black.
Who sent Sun a gun and pictures of Jack and Ben?
Widmore. Sun wanted Ben dead and aligned herself with Charles Widmore. Even if Widmore got a visit from Jacob, he still would love to see Ben out of the picture.
Who attacked Sayid, and why did he have Kate’s address?
Hired guns of Widmore and associates. Again, I believe Widmore when he claims he was visited by Jacob and knew he had to bring them to the island.
Why was the smoke monster at the temple?
Smoke monster was never in the temple until Dogen, the temple master was killed. You are referring to the underground chamber in the temple wall that Ben fell into. This wall was a mile away from the temple and was created to keep outsiders out. The smoke monster had free reign over the Island. So long as there were no fences, water or ash in his way. He mostly stayed in the area Rousseau referred to as the “dark territory”. If you look at the blast door map in the swan you will see that Dharma referred to the monster as “Cerebus”. They made markings where they saw the most “Cerebus” activity and also where there were vents that it came from. One of these vents was the hole it was dragging Locke down in the season 1 finale. Another one would be the grate that the Egyptians had created underneath the wall in the temple. This is also a pretty big clue that there was a smoke monster on the island prior to Jacob’s brother. Since the Egyptians had acknowledged it. *I’ve always believed the earlier smoke monster was “mother”.
How do the producers of Expose deal with the death of their two lead actors, Nikki and Paolo?
Clearly a joke question! But like movieline said… Paolo wasn’t on Expose, and Nikki was just a guest star. Expose’s biggest issue was probably dealing with the executive producer that was poisoned to death by Nikki and Paolo
How does Eloise come to run the Lamp Post station?
More was discussed about this in the “mysteries of the universe” series released before season 6. Since leaving the island and raising Daniel, Eloise went on to become the general manager of the church where the Lamp Post station was located. It also mentions she does not have a birth certificate which alludes to her being born on the Island. She obviously was aware of Dharma and it’s implied she was aware of the church.
How does a pendulum predict the island’s movements?
There is a photo of the Island taken by the army in 1954. So coordinates for the island were established during this time. Once they had the location of the Island they kept track of it. We also know that the church was built near a pocket of energy in Los Angeles. “The bright young fellow” that came up with the theory that the Island was always moving was Enzo Valenzetti. His pendulum is designed to discover other pockets of energy. When it does, the coordinates are taken down. He also came up with the Valenzeeti equation: it revealed the exact number of days and months that humanity would extinguish it’s self. Changing this equation was Dharma’s ultimate goal. Oh by the way, the equation’s core numerical value happened to be “4,8,15,16,23,42”.
Why do those returning to the island need to recreate the circumstances of their first arrival?
I am one of the fans that believes the Island was alive. Meaning it had some sort of “conscience”. By recreating the events that took people to the Island, the Island would be able to recognize it as a memory and bring the plane down, as they flew over it.
How did Jack, Hurley and Kate get from that Ajira flight to the 1970s, and why didn’t Sun?
Eloise Hawking said if they were not able to totally recreate the circumstances that took them to the Island the results could be unpredictable. Combine this with the fact that the series finale reveals that “Whatever happened, happened”, then we know that Jack, Hurley and Kate always were on the island and a part of Dharma in 1977.
How did Richard bypass the sonar fence?
There were ancient tunnels that the Others had access to that went underneath the Dharma barracks. We saw Richard take a sledgehammer to these tunnels that led to the basement of Horace Goodspeed’s house. Richard used these same tunnels to get past the sonar fence. The only thing that kept the Others from ever full on invading the Others was the truce.
How did Ethan go from a member of the Dharma Initiative to a member of the Others?
Ethan was sneaking out in the middle of the night with Ben and doing missions for the Others. He was pretending to be a member of Dharma still. What I believe was going on with Ethan is that his mother Amy was actually an Other the entire time. I found it very peculiar that she went out for a picnic with her first husband in a location that she was not suppose to be at. Her husband is killed on the spot but she was just going to be taken? Remember the old lady other who greeted Juliet in the season 3 premiere before 815 crashed? Her name was Amelia. (Lot of people thought this was a tease towards Amelia Earhart.) Who also happened to be at Juliet’s house that morning? Ethan, doing some work for her. He and Ameila end up having a friendly/loving exchange. I propose Amelia was an older Amy. She helped coordinate the purge and was allowing Ethan to go out in the middle of the night with Ben.
What’s with all the hieroglyphics underneath the temple?
Clearly there was a huge Egyptian presence on the Island. Most hieroglyphics were most likely written by them. Some could be written by other cultures that came to the Island. Many other ancient cultures used them as well. The hieroglyphics in key locations imply that the area was built “a long time ago”.
Why did Widmore tell Ben to kill Rousseau and her baby, and why did he then let Ben keep it anyway?
Widmore himself pretty much admits he was a power hungry greedy dude until Jacob came to see him. When he becomes defacto leader after Eloise leaves to raise Daniel he rules very harshly. No outsiders are allowed unless they somehow are proven to were brought to the island by Jacob. So Dharma was safe for the time being. This moment was probably the first big play by Ben in questioning Widmore’s leadership. Ben calls him out and there is no way in front of everyone is Widmore going to have the baby killed. It’s worth noting how Richard quietly watches this exchange as well.
Why did Daniel leave the island in the 70’s?
Daniel Faraday’s knowledge of science/time travel eventually was revealed to members of Dharma. When they realized how smart he was he was assigned to work at Dharma HQ at Ann Arbor with the Degroots and the rest of the Swan team.
Why does Richard think he saw everyone in the 1977 Dharma picture die?
Well for starters, he did see everyone in Dharma die since he was part of the purge. Who knows how well he was looking at the picture because he seemed to look pretty guilty that he had to participate in that mass murder. Mix that with the fact that he has witnessed time traveling people disappear out of nowhere on top of seeing the incident and knowing how much of a disaster it was then you have your answer.
Who broke the circle of ash around Jacob’s cabin?
Not known. Either the MIB tricked someone into doing it somehow or scared someone into tripping over it. Or someone simply just tripped or picked some ash up to examine. It does not matter. All that matters is that at some point the MIB started to occupy the cabin. Pretending to be Jacob, it became his “headquarters” for manipulation.
Why can Jacob leave the island but the smoke monster can’t?
This is one of Jacob’s rules. He realized what a horrible mistake he made by letting his emotions get to him when he threw his brother into the source. He could not allow his Frankenstein… the smoke monster, leave the Island.
Jacob uses his last breath to say, “They’re coming,” but who are they?
Exactly what movieline said… the remaining candidates. All of which were in 1977. Unless Sun was the Kwon candidate.
What’s the deal with the pool that brings people back to life?
The light at the source of the Island represented life, death and rebirth. The spring at the temple had water that flowed through this very light. It was capable of healing the injured and sick.
Why did Sayid come back to life with a British accent?
Joke question! Quite a good one too! Personally I never noticed anything. But for those that did, he did spend a lot of time all over the world working for Ben! Could have easily had picked one up!
What is the “infection”?
You mean “The Sickness”. Technically there were two sicknesses. The first one I already explained was the “temporal displacement” aka your conscience going through a crazy deadly time travel expierence due to traveling to and from the Island on incorrect coordinates. The other sickness and the one we have known about since season 1 is the Man In Black’s process of claiming. A little bit of the light in the island is in every person. The light inside each of us could easily tip towards darkness… based on our actions, etc. The Man In Black ‘s light is totally dark. Once you die you can be claimed by him if your body has not been properly disposed of. He did this to Claire after her dharma house blew up; he did it to Sayid after he died in the temple spring. It’s safe to say with Jacob dead, the Man In Black was able to corrupt the water that flowed into the temple spring. So Dogen and the temple others actually killed Sayid by drowning him in it. Sayid later proves it is possible to tip the scale inside yourself out of the darkness and back to light.
Why was the Smoke Monster confused that Sawyer could see Young Jacob?
The island always needs a protector. Even though Jacob was physically dead, his spirit could live on until he was replaced. He still “had work to do” aka find his replacement. Jacob’s candidates were able to see him. Perhaps Desmond was able to see him as well because he had been exposed twice to the light/electromagnetism, he therefore was able to see other planes of energy. Or Jacob just simply allowed himself to be seen by Desmond.
What’s the magic lighthouse about?
Like movieline said… Jacob used the lighthouse as a way peer into the lives of his candidates. He also could have used it to determine who would become a candidate or when to go visit a candidate and “push” them toward the island. The lighthouse it’s self existed on a different plane, due to the power of the light most likely. Only those that Jacob allowed to see it were able to. It’s most likely the lighthouse was built by an ancient civilization and like the cabin; Jacob made it into a “magical” place.
How is Dogen simply being alive keeping the smoke monster out of the lighthouse?
One of Jacob’s rules. Call it an Island insurance policy. If the temple was considered the “base” for Jacob’s followers, he wanted to make sure it had some extra protection besides some ash on the ground. Like he protected his candidates and Richard etc. Jacob made it that the temple was safe from the Man in Black as long as the temple master was alive. I’m going to presume there were other temple masters before Dogen.
What happened to the flight attendant Cindy and the kids?
Cindy and the kids were on Jacob’s list. She got enlightened pretty fast by thier ways. Being on the list means she was privy to know more details about what they were all about. Cindy and the kids either died during Widmore’s air bomb raid or they were part of the few others that scattered into the jungle. My gut tells me they are alive and well with Hurley, Ben, Rose, Bernard etc.
Why didn’t Sun tell Jin to go just so their daughter wouldn’t be an orphan?
“If we don’t live together, we’re gonna die alone.” Jin knew his daughter was in safe hands. There was no way he was going to leave his wife to drown to death. Especially after finally reuniting with her after being apart for 3 years. Sun probably could have mentioned Ji-Yeon, sure. Then again, she was going through a pretty traumatic moment, one probably isn’t thinking straight. She also knew Jin was not going to leave her.
Where did Jacob and the smoke monster’s mother come from?
Based off the way she was dressed… Rome. The dagger that Jacob’s brother (not Man In Black yet!) had when he was living with these people was also Roman. Since the Island always moves I’m guessing it was located in the Mediterranean at this time.
Where did Allison Janney come from?
The island has always had a protector. Janney aka “Mother” could have been the first protector; maybe that’s why she was so lonely. She claims she had a family but I believe she was very capable of lying. There could have been a protector before her too. She could have simply shipwrecked and eventually replaced the protector at that time.
Who finished the magic wheel that combined light and water?
Movieline states… The next people that happened upon that place. I agree but would also say that the MIB manipulated people into doing it. Hoping that his experiment would work. We saw him manipulate Locke into turning the wheel. I would not be shocked if he had done something similar earlier.
What is the nature of the light?
Movieline’s answer is perfectly fine. I’ll simply add this it’s nature is the “circle of life”, it represented life, death and rebirth. So the island was the source to all of this.
Why does Tina Fey want the electromagnetic map of the island?
Like movieline said. Widmore came back to the island because Desmond was Jacob’s “failsafe” in case the candidates all died. Widmore was informed Desmond could take in massive amounts of electromagnetic energy and be used to make sure the MIB never left the island. He needed to find the pockets of energy to know where to place Desmond.
How does the electromagnetic thing send Desmond to the afterlife and back?
Cause he got nailed with it twice. Seriously: the first time he was exposed it allowed him to get unstuck in time and his conscience was able to travel through time. The second time he was exposed it allowed him to get unstuck into a greater field then his own life: not quite the afterlife, but the life that his conscience helped create along with others.
Wasn’t Sayid’s soulmate Nadia, not Shannon?
Nope. Sayid thought she was but it was never meant to be. Even in a world that Sayid helped create… the flash-sideways, his own conscience created a situation where he was not with Nadia. When he tried to be, it resulted in him getting into danger. It was always that random stranger that he met on the Island and lived with for 2 months that was his real soulmate.
Why weren’t Michael, Walt, Lapidus, Eko, or any of the other characters at the church?
Like movieline said… Like Ana Lucia, they may not have been ready to move on yet. To add to this: You also move on with who was most important in your life. Eko would probably move on with Yemi. Frank, most likely with the rest of the freighter crew. Think about it: Eloise finally had her dream life: happy family with Charles and her son Daniel. Miles finally gets to spend quality time with his dad. He wasn’t ready to face the truth. Michael gets a raw deal and becomes part of the whispers and is trapped on the island. "The New Man in Charge" implies that Walt is returning to the island to help his father move on. It's implied that one of Hurley's missions as protector will be to free the "whispers" of being stuck on the island. I personally think Walt will become the next protector after Hurley. I don’t think Hurley is an immortal protector. Jack passed on the job while the light was out and did not whisper anything over the cup like Jacob and Mother did.
*Bonus question: What is the deal with the "Hurley Bird"? Dharma was running experiments on animals at the Hydra station. Birds were being genetically altered and released into the island for study. This was one of those birds.
Got more questions? Bring em on!
Namaste!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Recap: LOST - "THE END"
Lost – “The End”
I am writing this much later then I expected. Between life interfering and just wanting to gather my thoughts. I knew this would take awhile. I might as well start with my initial thoughts. At this point everyone has watched it…
I loved it.
LOST was never intended to be about this mysterious island. It was always about this group of people that came to this mysterious island. The characters have always been what ultimately mattered. These people are who we were ultimately invested in for 6 seasons. Every character got a final resolution. Every major mystery that mattered in the sense of getting us from point A to point B was resolved.
LOST was never going to answer every question. Honestly I’m glad it didn’t. My imagination and intrigue in the mystery was always more satisfying then the actual answer (most of the time). Every question answered would have killed all those great theories that we all have come up with through the years. It would not have killed the legacy of the show. But it wouldn’t make it quite as fun. I’ll give a perfect example for myself: the 4 toed statue. As soon as it was revealed that this statue was of an Egyptian Goddess that had to do with pregnancy, I immediately thought “oh my God, the statue being destroyed totally has some sort of magical curse with the island and the pregnancy issue!” I was dying for this reveal. Like everything on LOST, to some it was intriguing, to others it wasn’t. I never once considered that the destruction of the statue could be something that could (technically) happen in real life.
And that’s exactly what did happen. A ship in a big tsunami-like storm hit the top of the statue and it crumbled. No magic powers, no pregnancy issues, nothing. There is nothing wrong with this answer whatsoever. In fact, it was kinda cool that they killed 2 birds with 1 stone. We saw how the Black Rock ended up landing inward and how the statue crumbled. My point is: I had this crazy expectation and theory on what happened to the statue. Suddenly I found the answer I was given was not as much fun as wondering about the mystery. Just like there are mysteries in life, there will forever be mysteries in LOST. And I am glad there are…
The Flash sideways storyline: What I think I loved most about the LOST series finale was that it was pretty simple and straightforward. I think we were all expecting this big twist and turn at every corner. Sure we got one at the end but it made total sense. The sideways world was a place that the Oceanic 815 survivors and other island inhabitants made together. Looking back at the season it’s pretty intriguing to look at the sideways world in this whole new light. Each character created a life for themselves that they had been yearning for in their real life. Until they were finally ready to let go and move on. Jack created his son David, a great son who was proud of his father because of the relationship he had with his father. Desmond had always wanted Charles Widmore’s approval in his life with Penny. In the sideways world he had it. What I think is really interesting is that Locke both had a life where he finally got to spend quality time with his father, but also one in where his dad was pretty much a vegetable. Almost as if being punished for how horrible of a man he was. Talk about one’s conscience creating a situation for ones self. There were hints throughout the episode of what was going on in the sideways: Desmond telling Kate he wants to leave THIS place. Jack telling Locke he’ll see him on “the other side” before the surgery, etc. We then see each of the characters go through their island awakenings…
Jin/Sun: See Ji Yeon during the ultra sound and remember their real life with the aide of Juliet.
Sayid/Shannon: Lot of people complained about this. I personally really dug it. Life with Nadia had always been more of a dream then a reality for Sayid. When he finally got to be with her she was run down on the day that Jacob touched him. Although it was brief, he had feelings for Shannon when they met on the island. I found it very interesting that even in a world he helped create Sayid was not with Nadia. Even in this fake world him getting involved with her got him into trouble. It was never really meant to be. I found it very interesting that his true love was this stranger that he only knew for a few months. Boone had clearly been awoken at some point by either Hurley or Desmond as well.
Kate/Claire/Charlie/Aaron: Claire goes into labor and it first triggers Kate’s memory when she helped assist Claire with Aaron’s birth. Claire then begins to remember. Then Charlie does as they touch. I’ll dive into Aaron at the end.
Locke: After the surgery with Jack, Locke is able to wiggle his toe. This is similar to Jack’s ex-wife Sarah’s experience after surgery. Locke then remembers his happy adventure with his fellow survivors on the walkabout that was the island. This moment with John happens to be the first flash for Jack as well. When we see Jack and John looking down the hatch it’s Jack who is remembering, not John.
Sawyer and Juliet: At the vending machine in the hospital. Before they both fully remember we get to see Juliet’s final words that she was saying to him before dying: about getting a cup of coffee, “going Dutch, it worked”.
Jack: When he finds Kate at the concert and they kiss. But still he is not 100% there yet. He is the last to truly “let go.”
I’ll touch on the last few scenes of the sideways at the end.
Island storyline: Again, very straightforward. Jack has now become the new protector and has been told of the MIB’s intentions: To put out the light at the source and destroy the island, which would lead to the end of the world. Desmond is a weapon/fail safe in case the candidates failed. Both sides want him for their gains.
While I never suspected Ben would truly align with the MIB, he is still Ben. Yes, he gave Miles a walkie so he could communicate with him to fool the MIB. But by holding Sawyer at gunpoint and bringing him to the MIB this was Ben’s way of not keeping all his eggs in one basket. I don’t think Ben truly remains with the “good guys” until the MIB reveals to him that he really does plan to destroy the island. The MIB is either very confident that his plan will work or he is worried that Sawyer is trying to con him by saying they are no longer candidates and he fears what might happen to him by breaking the rules and attempting to kill Sawyer. Either way he allows Sawyer to go because if he is able to sink the island everyone dies anyways.
Rose/Bernard and Vincent alive and well! Not much to say, when everyone flashed from 1977 (due to the bomb) they flashed again too. They rescued Desmond and broke their own rules of not getting involved in any more drama to help him. MIB leaves them alone when Desmond quietly agrees to go with him. Desmond has seen “the other side, he doesn’t care what the MIB wants him for. He even correctly assumes he is going to a place with a bright light. He knows he is being used as a pawn. He knows he’ll end up in this happy place regardless of what happens.
The two groups then meet. As soon as MIB says he is surprised that Jack is the new protector since he seemed like the obvious choice you just knew some sort of twist was coming. It’s also important to note that Jack says he wasn’t chosen, but that he chose. That he was able to use freewill to choose his own destiny. MIB and Jack and company peacefully agree to go through the bamboo grove and to the source together, since they both want to do the same thing: lower Desmond into the source and put the light out. MIB believes this will bring destruction. Jack believes it will allow him to kill the MIB.
Before Desmond goes into the source, he and Jack discuss this “other happy place” that Desmond had been to. Jack mentions that he tried to make a shortcut once before, there are no do-overs that “whatever happened, happened.” By the end of the episode this is all confirmed accurate. The bomb did NOT create the sideways world. Miles was right: By trying to prevent the incident, the survivors created the incident. All the bomb did was contribute to the incident and flash those stuck in 1977 back to 2007. Whatever happened, always happened!
As Jack and MIB begin to lower Desmond down to the source one of my favorite moments of the entire episode takes place. We have seen Jack had been embracing faith/destiny, we’ve seen him bring up John Locke and how he was right the past few weeks. But nothing was quite as awesome for me as seeing Jack defend Locke’s memory and knowledge like he did to the MIB in this moment. It was the ultimate moment of respect. Loved it.
I found the interior of the source to be a very interesting place. I am under the belief that “Mother” had gone in there and was a smoke monster along with being a protector. So I wasn’t surprised to see other skeletons in there. It turns out that Jacob’s cork metaphor was actually literal as well. There really was a “cork” that was keeping the balance of the underworld and the light. If you look closely at this stone you can see hieroglyphics on it. So we know it’s man made and that this area had been messed with. Most likely the plug had been made to keep everything stable. Notice also how Desmond, a dude who can stand major amounts of electromagnetic energy was thriving in pain while trying to move the source. This clearly was the most powerful pocket of energy on the island.
I found it very interesting that the MIB grabbed a rock and used it to knock Jack out before heading toward Desmond’s old boat. “Mother” had knocked him out in human form against the stone down by the wheel. Not important, just found it interesting. Turns out both Jack and MIB are right. With the light removed the island is starting to be destroyed. But MIB has been turned mortal. I’m assuming Jack, like Jacob, was also ageless when he became the protector. No longer the case anymore. Once the light was removed it was like hitting reset on your Nintendo.
I have not mentioned the other island storyline going on during all of this: Richard/Miles and Frank! Turns out Frank survived getting knocked out by that sub door. Chalk this up to the island not being done with him yet. I was certain we would finally see the mysterious group that shot at the time travel losties back in season 5 when Richard and Ben rescued Frank. Alas we do not. I have my theories on just about everything including this. I’ll save it for another time. The trio head to Hydra Island to get the Ajira plane off the island.
I really dug the Richard Alpert getting his first gray hair. You can say this has to do with Jacob’s spirit officially moving on and the light going out. Love that when Richard finally became mortal is when he finally started enjoying life.
MIB gets to the cliff by the candidate cave to start his descent to Desmond’s boat. The final battle happens. Liked that Kate was able to use that final bullet. Out of everyone I think she was the least likely pick to take out the MIB. Jack pushes him over the cliff and he’s dead. Pretty strong visual: The MIB so desperately wanting to get off the island, ends up dead at the very bottom of one of the Island’s cliff. The boat he was going to use is right there to finally take him across the sea.
Jack and Kate have their final moment before she leaves with Sawyer to Desmond’s boat. When she gets to Hydra island, she is able to convince Claire to come with them on board the Ajira plane. The “Ajira 6” if you will: Frank, Richard, Miles, Sawyer, Kate, Claire prepare to take off from the sinking island. Ben doesn’t have a life outside of the island so it makes sense for him to stay. Hurley didn’t really have much of a choice due to his size.
The final 20 (or so) minutes of LOST: I had to combine both the final sideways and island moments together for this.
John arrives at the Eloise Hawking church that was once operated by the Dharma Initiative. Ben apologizes to him, admits he was jealous because John was special. John has let go at this point. The man who was obsessed with finding his purpose and figuring out what the island was simply just didn’t care anymore. He, like the other survivors had made peace with his life. He is just ready to see everyone again and move on. Despite all the manipulations, the gunshots, the strangles, John Locke is able to forgive Benjamin Linus. AMAZING. In his final moment before entering the church, he stands up from the wheel chair and sends it flying back.
On the island, a dying Jack now realizes what his real destiny is: To plug the source in and bring the light back. I read a cool theory that when Juliet told Sawyer earlier in the episode how if you unplug the vending machine and plug it back in, that the candy bar just falls right down. This was a hint at how to defeat the MIB and also bring the light back. I totally dig it. Because when Sawyer did unplug the machine the power in the room briefly went out and turned back on when he plugged it back in.
Jack explains to Hurley that this is what is supposed to happen. His destiny is to die while saving the world. That Hurley must take the responsibility of being protector of the island. Great touch that the cup used to make Hurley the next protector was an old Oceanic water bottle. Personal opinion: Since Jack made Hurley protector while the light was not on and since he didn’t whisper anything over the cup of water like Mother or Jacob did, Hurley is a mortal protector of the island.
Jack goes down into the source and tells Desmond he has done enough and to go back to his family. He feeds Desmond that infamous line from their past: he’ll see him in another life. Hmmm, very interesting. Hurley and Ben lift up the rope and find an injured Desmond, not Jack. Ben advises a nervous Hurley that he should do what he does best: take care of people. He can start by getting Desmond better and back home. Prediction: Desmond will leave the island in the very boat that got him there, the Elizabeth. His race around the world will end up be him leaving the island to return to his family.
Ben tells Hurley that people were not supposed to leave the island was one of Jacob’s rules. But maybe Hurley can make his own rules, better rules. This was the best indication we were ever going to get about the rules. The protector of the light is given the power to establish certain guidelines on the island. In Hurley, Jacob ultimately wins the battle that people are not bad. Hurley truly has never really shown a bad bone in his body and will probably be the greatest protector of all since he cares most about others. He asks Ben to be his right hand man, aka his Richard Alpert. Ben is honored. I thought that was a great resolution for Ben. The man who was so obsessed with his power and has been on a slow path of redemption is humbled and honored to now step into a different type of role that suits him much better.
Ben sitting outside the church shortly after John has entered: Hurley and him compliment each other on being a great team. This scene is clearly placed here to show us that the island and everything on the island was real.
Jack finds the plug and places it back into the source. He succeeds and the light and water returns. Like Jacob’s brother body after his soul was ripped out, Jack awakens in the creek outside the source. Why is Jack still alive and not a smoke monster? I read a cool theory that after “Mother” was killed her rules died with her. So when Jacob shoved his brother down the source he actually did kill him when his head hit the rock. So since he was dead that is why his soul was ripped out and turned to smoke. Jacob then put this rule back into play when he become protector. I thought this was interesting to mention. Personally I just think the light senses the type of person that you are. Jack passed the test.
Kate brings Jack to the church and explains this is where they will have his father’s funeral. He can go in the back and she will be in the front waiting for him. Jack is confused. He enters the back room of the church. Notice: All the different religions that are represented in the church. Jack sees the coffin and when he touches it, he is finally ready to let go. He sees memories of the day of the crash, of his conversation with Locke where John tells him he has to be the leader, of the day when Sawyer told him he met his dad in a bar in Australia, and memories of Kate, etc.
Christian Shephard then appears. Everything that comes out of his mouth I 100% believe is true. The sideways world is revealed to be a timeless place that the survivors made together. This church in the real world helped find the island, in this world it helped them find each other. It is a place for them to remember their lives, and realize these other more “perfect” lives that they created for themselves were not perfect at all. The most important time was the time they spent with each other. As powerful and magical as that island was, the most important thing it did for all of them was bring them together. These “lost” people all got a clean slate and “found” themselves through their experiences. When they were truly ready they would all remember and finally let go. No longer lost they would move on together.
Jack walks into the church as Christian walks towards the front doors. He is first greeted by John who utters the last line of the series “We’ve been waiting for you.” They smile and shake hands. Their relationship has gone full circle. Jack was no longer a doubter, but a full believer. The man of science and the man of faith had fully become one. Jack then shakes Desmond’s hand, hugs Boone, the man he tried so hard to save but couldn’t, Sawyer, etc. The group then sits down in the church arranged in a similar way to sitting in an airplane, which is fitting. Christian opens the doors let’s the light pour in on all of the survivors.
As this is happening we get our final moments on the island. This is where the show truly comes full circle. A wounded Jack staggers out through the very same bamboo grove where he first woke up the day Oceanic 815 crashed. He passes his father’s old tennis shoe, which is still sitting on a branch three years later. He lies down and touches his side where he was stabbed. Think back to season 5 when in the church Jack was looking at the painting of Thomas the apostle who could never believe in the resurrection of Christ. It wasn’t until he touched the wound himself. Jack was stabbed in the same spot. I’m not at all saying Jack is Jesus. Just that this was another way of drilling home that Jack is now no longer the doubter, but a believer. We’ve been getting a hint all season that Jack was dead. Every part of his body in the sideways world where he was seen bleeding was where he got cut by the MIB. The final wound on his side was represented in the sideways world by the appendix scar that he noticed for the first time.
In the pilot, the camera came down on Jack as he laid in the bamboo grove. Now it moves up and away from him. In the pilot, Vincent walked out of the jungle and woke Jack up to begin his journey. Now he comes and lies next to him so he doesn’t die alone. In the pilot, Jack looked up and saw just the sky. Now he sees the Ajira plane fly away from the island. He smiles, he did what he had always wanted to do: fix things. The last shot of the series echoes the first shot of the series: a close-up of Jack’s eye. To signify the beginning of the story Jack's eye was seen opening. To signify the end of the story we see it close. The story is complete, the end.
As for the shots of the Oceanic 815 parts sitting on the beach during the end credits. ABC admitted that this was not part of the show. Just final images that they thought would help segway into the news. They did not die when the plane crashed. The island was real. Everything Christian told Jack in the church is accurate. I took those final images of the plane crash in a whole different way anyways. When Jack and company started exploring the island and discovered hatches, orientation films and broken statues, etc. They wondered who these people were that came before them on this island? These final shots of the plane crash will be the same exact thing for future visitors to the island. They will wonder who these people were.
The sideways world was not purgatory. Purgatory implies that you are going to be judged. No one in the sideways was being judged. It was simply a place that they went because they were not ready to move on yet. They all needed to remember their lives together. Also purgatory = Christianity. The church shows that all faiths were together in this place. So where did the survivors go? Heaven/afterlife, etc? Mother said the light represented life, death and rebirth. Perhaps they become part of the light. It’s for us to decide. I do think this though: if the light went out on the island, then it would go out in every person and all over the world. Not only would everything cease to exist, but also without the light there would be no place for us to move onto.
Here is a breakdown of what I think every character left alive goes on to do. I’m going to assume everyone who left the island remains in contact somehow.
Sawyer: leaves the island and makes up for lost time with his daughter. Somehow goes on to live an honest life.
Kate: helps Claire get better and raises Aaron with her.
Claire: See above.
Miles/Frank/Richard: Miles has those Nikki and Paolo diamonds! He shares the wealth! I actually was really intrigued with Richard. I think everyone predicted he would die and we’d see some reunion with his wife. I think it’s very interesting that gets to leave the island no longer needing to do any work for it and just appreciate life now that he is mortal.
Desmond: gets better and sails home to be with his family.
Hurley/Ben: Help get Desmond better. Give Jack a proper burial next to John Locke and the other people buried at their beach camp. Rebuild the island community peacefully with those that are left: Rose, Bernard, and Vincent, the few others who are still alive. Establish better rules and guard the light. There will be an epilogue on the season 6 dvd about Hurley/Ben rumor is Walt will be in it and it will answer more questions.
I believe they were trying to tell us you move on with who you are suppose to move on with. Who mattered most for you. Daniel Faraday was awake in the sideways. He was waiting for Charlotte to remember before moving on. Desmond told Hurley not to bother Ana Lucia. Because she was not ready yet. Even Eloise Hawking, who has been aware for a long time was not ready to move on yet. She finally had what she wanted in this limbo world. Miles would move on with his father and probably the rest of the freighter crew. Eko with his brother, Richard with his wife, etc. That is why they were not in the church. Ji-Yeon would go with her grandparents and other family members. Aaron’s most important time was with all these people as a baby. Christian had waited for his son before moving on.
As for Ben not entering the church. He still has to come to terms with the horrible things he did in his life. He also wants to make up for time without Alex in his life. He will probably wait for her and Danielle to be ready. It’s a similar situation to Eloise Hawking.
MY only issue with anything is Michael. Why can Charles Widmore and Ben exist in this other realm but Michael is forever part of the whispers on the island? He tried to redeem himself on the freighter. I’m hoping if Walt is indeed going to be seen in the epilogue that more will be said on this. Personal theory: Walt returns to the island and gets to spend his days with his father. Walt becomes the next island protector after Hurley. Just a theory that I highly doubt we will ever be given enough evidence to prove it real or not. But this way Michael has a happy ending in a way.
I’ll be back with my own rebuttal to college humor’s video of Lost’s unanswered questions. In which I will answer every question they present. I’ll eventually be writing the entire story of lost out in chronological order. This will take a long time and I won’t even start it until after the epilogue chapter is released. This will most likely be the last thing I write about the show. I will attempt to lay out every plot point and question the show has presented. Basically an extremely detailed synopsis. Based on the show, minisodes and other things considered part of the story and things the creators have said.
Namaste!
I am writing this much later then I expected. Between life interfering and just wanting to gather my thoughts. I knew this would take awhile. I might as well start with my initial thoughts. At this point everyone has watched it…
I loved it.
LOST was never intended to be about this mysterious island. It was always about this group of people that came to this mysterious island. The characters have always been what ultimately mattered. These people are who we were ultimately invested in for 6 seasons. Every character got a final resolution. Every major mystery that mattered in the sense of getting us from point A to point B was resolved.
LOST was never going to answer every question. Honestly I’m glad it didn’t. My imagination and intrigue in the mystery was always more satisfying then the actual answer (most of the time). Every question answered would have killed all those great theories that we all have come up with through the years. It would not have killed the legacy of the show. But it wouldn’t make it quite as fun. I’ll give a perfect example for myself: the 4 toed statue. As soon as it was revealed that this statue was of an Egyptian Goddess that had to do with pregnancy, I immediately thought “oh my God, the statue being destroyed totally has some sort of magical curse with the island and the pregnancy issue!” I was dying for this reveal. Like everything on LOST, to some it was intriguing, to others it wasn’t. I never once considered that the destruction of the statue could be something that could (technically) happen in real life.
And that’s exactly what did happen. A ship in a big tsunami-like storm hit the top of the statue and it crumbled. No magic powers, no pregnancy issues, nothing. There is nothing wrong with this answer whatsoever. In fact, it was kinda cool that they killed 2 birds with 1 stone. We saw how the Black Rock ended up landing inward and how the statue crumbled. My point is: I had this crazy expectation and theory on what happened to the statue. Suddenly I found the answer I was given was not as much fun as wondering about the mystery. Just like there are mysteries in life, there will forever be mysteries in LOST. And I am glad there are…
The Flash sideways storyline: What I think I loved most about the LOST series finale was that it was pretty simple and straightforward. I think we were all expecting this big twist and turn at every corner. Sure we got one at the end but it made total sense. The sideways world was a place that the Oceanic 815 survivors and other island inhabitants made together. Looking back at the season it’s pretty intriguing to look at the sideways world in this whole new light. Each character created a life for themselves that they had been yearning for in their real life. Until they were finally ready to let go and move on. Jack created his son David, a great son who was proud of his father because of the relationship he had with his father. Desmond had always wanted Charles Widmore’s approval in his life with Penny. In the sideways world he had it. What I think is really interesting is that Locke both had a life where he finally got to spend quality time with his father, but also one in where his dad was pretty much a vegetable. Almost as if being punished for how horrible of a man he was. Talk about one’s conscience creating a situation for ones self. There were hints throughout the episode of what was going on in the sideways: Desmond telling Kate he wants to leave THIS place. Jack telling Locke he’ll see him on “the other side” before the surgery, etc. We then see each of the characters go through their island awakenings…
Jin/Sun: See Ji Yeon during the ultra sound and remember their real life with the aide of Juliet.
Sayid/Shannon: Lot of people complained about this. I personally really dug it. Life with Nadia had always been more of a dream then a reality for Sayid. When he finally got to be with her she was run down on the day that Jacob touched him. Although it was brief, he had feelings for Shannon when they met on the island. I found it very interesting that even in a world he helped create Sayid was not with Nadia. Even in this fake world him getting involved with her got him into trouble. It was never really meant to be. I found it very interesting that his true love was this stranger that he only knew for a few months. Boone had clearly been awoken at some point by either Hurley or Desmond as well.
Kate/Claire/Charlie/Aaron: Claire goes into labor and it first triggers Kate’s memory when she helped assist Claire with Aaron’s birth. Claire then begins to remember. Then Charlie does as they touch. I’ll dive into Aaron at the end.
Locke: After the surgery with Jack, Locke is able to wiggle his toe. This is similar to Jack’s ex-wife Sarah’s experience after surgery. Locke then remembers his happy adventure with his fellow survivors on the walkabout that was the island. This moment with John happens to be the first flash for Jack as well. When we see Jack and John looking down the hatch it’s Jack who is remembering, not John.
Sawyer and Juliet: At the vending machine in the hospital. Before they both fully remember we get to see Juliet’s final words that she was saying to him before dying: about getting a cup of coffee, “going Dutch, it worked”.
Jack: When he finds Kate at the concert and they kiss. But still he is not 100% there yet. He is the last to truly “let go.”
I’ll touch on the last few scenes of the sideways at the end.
Island storyline: Again, very straightforward. Jack has now become the new protector and has been told of the MIB’s intentions: To put out the light at the source and destroy the island, which would lead to the end of the world. Desmond is a weapon/fail safe in case the candidates failed. Both sides want him for their gains.
While I never suspected Ben would truly align with the MIB, he is still Ben. Yes, he gave Miles a walkie so he could communicate with him to fool the MIB. But by holding Sawyer at gunpoint and bringing him to the MIB this was Ben’s way of not keeping all his eggs in one basket. I don’t think Ben truly remains with the “good guys” until the MIB reveals to him that he really does plan to destroy the island. The MIB is either very confident that his plan will work or he is worried that Sawyer is trying to con him by saying they are no longer candidates and he fears what might happen to him by breaking the rules and attempting to kill Sawyer. Either way he allows Sawyer to go because if he is able to sink the island everyone dies anyways.
Rose/Bernard and Vincent alive and well! Not much to say, when everyone flashed from 1977 (due to the bomb) they flashed again too. They rescued Desmond and broke their own rules of not getting involved in any more drama to help him. MIB leaves them alone when Desmond quietly agrees to go with him. Desmond has seen “the other side, he doesn’t care what the MIB wants him for. He even correctly assumes he is going to a place with a bright light. He knows he is being used as a pawn. He knows he’ll end up in this happy place regardless of what happens.
The two groups then meet. As soon as MIB says he is surprised that Jack is the new protector since he seemed like the obvious choice you just knew some sort of twist was coming. It’s also important to note that Jack says he wasn’t chosen, but that he chose. That he was able to use freewill to choose his own destiny. MIB and Jack and company peacefully agree to go through the bamboo grove and to the source together, since they both want to do the same thing: lower Desmond into the source and put the light out. MIB believes this will bring destruction. Jack believes it will allow him to kill the MIB.
Before Desmond goes into the source, he and Jack discuss this “other happy place” that Desmond had been to. Jack mentions that he tried to make a shortcut once before, there are no do-overs that “whatever happened, happened.” By the end of the episode this is all confirmed accurate. The bomb did NOT create the sideways world. Miles was right: By trying to prevent the incident, the survivors created the incident. All the bomb did was contribute to the incident and flash those stuck in 1977 back to 2007. Whatever happened, always happened!
As Jack and MIB begin to lower Desmond down to the source one of my favorite moments of the entire episode takes place. We have seen Jack had been embracing faith/destiny, we’ve seen him bring up John Locke and how he was right the past few weeks. But nothing was quite as awesome for me as seeing Jack defend Locke’s memory and knowledge like he did to the MIB in this moment. It was the ultimate moment of respect. Loved it.
I found the interior of the source to be a very interesting place. I am under the belief that “Mother” had gone in there and was a smoke monster along with being a protector. So I wasn’t surprised to see other skeletons in there. It turns out that Jacob’s cork metaphor was actually literal as well. There really was a “cork” that was keeping the balance of the underworld and the light. If you look closely at this stone you can see hieroglyphics on it. So we know it’s man made and that this area had been messed with. Most likely the plug had been made to keep everything stable. Notice also how Desmond, a dude who can stand major amounts of electromagnetic energy was thriving in pain while trying to move the source. This clearly was the most powerful pocket of energy on the island.
I found it very interesting that the MIB grabbed a rock and used it to knock Jack out before heading toward Desmond’s old boat. “Mother” had knocked him out in human form against the stone down by the wheel. Not important, just found it interesting. Turns out both Jack and MIB are right. With the light removed the island is starting to be destroyed. But MIB has been turned mortal. I’m assuming Jack, like Jacob, was also ageless when he became the protector. No longer the case anymore. Once the light was removed it was like hitting reset on your Nintendo.
I have not mentioned the other island storyline going on during all of this: Richard/Miles and Frank! Turns out Frank survived getting knocked out by that sub door. Chalk this up to the island not being done with him yet. I was certain we would finally see the mysterious group that shot at the time travel losties back in season 5 when Richard and Ben rescued Frank. Alas we do not. I have my theories on just about everything including this. I’ll save it for another time. The trio head to Hydra Island to get the Ajira plane off the island.
I really dug the Richard Alpert getting his first gray hair. You can say this has to do with Jacob’s spirit officially moving on and the light going out. Love that when Richard finally became mortal is when he finally started enjoying life.
MIB gets to the cliff by the candidate cave to start his descent to Desmond’s boat. The final battle happens. Liked that Kate was able to use that final bullet. Out of everyone I think she was the least likely pick to take out the MIB. Jack pushes him over the cliff and he’s dead. Pretty strong visual: The MIB so desperately wanting to get off the island, ends up dead at the very bottom of one of the Island’s cliff. The boat he was going to use is right there to finally take him across the sea.
Jack and Kate have their final moment before she leaves with Sawyer to Desmond’s boat. When she gets to Hydra island, she is able to convince Claire to come with them on board the Ajira plane. The “Ajira 6” if you will: Frank, Richard, Miles, Sawyer, Kate, Claire prepare to take off from the sinking island. Ben doesn’t have a life outside of the island so it makes sense for him to stay. Hurley didn’t really have much of a choice due to his size.
The final 20 (or so) minutes of LOST: I had to combine both the final sideways and island moments together for this.
John arrives at the Eloise Hawking church that was once operated by the Dharma Initiative. Ben apologizes to him, admits he was jealous because John was special. John has let go at this point. The man who was obsessed with finding his purpose and figuring out what the island was simply just didn’t care anymore. He, like the other survivors had made peace with his life. He is just ready to see everyone again and move on. Despite all the manipulations, the gunshots, the strangles, John Locke is able to forgive Benjamin Linus. AMAZING. In his final moment before entering the church, he stands up from the wheel chair and sends it flying back.
On the island, a dying Jack now realizes what his real destiny is: To plug the source in and bring the light back. I read a cool theory that when Juliet told Sawyer earlier in the episode how if you unplug the vending machine and plug it back in, that the candy bar just falls right down. This was a hint at how to defeat the MIB and also bring the light back. I totally dig it. Because when Sawyer did unplug the machine the power in the room briefly went out and turned back on when he plugged it back in.
Jack explains to Hurley that this is what is supposed to happen. His destiny is to die while saving the world. That Hurley must take the responsibility of being protector of the island. Great touch that the cup used to make Hurley the next protector was an old Oceanic water bottle. Personal opinion: Since Jack made Hurley protector while the light was not on and since he didn’t whisper anything over the cup of water like Mother or Jacob did, Hurley is a mortal protector of the island.
Jack goes down into the source and tells Desmond he has done enough and to go back to his family. He feeds Desmond that infamous line from their past: he’ll see him in another life. Hmmm, very interesting. Hurley and Ben lift up the rope and find an injured Desmond, not Jack. Ben advises a nervous Hurley that he should do what he does best: take care of people. He can start by getting Desmond better and back home. Prediction: Desmond will leave the island in the very boat that got him there, the Elizabeth. His race around the world will end up be him leaving the island to return to his family.
Ben tells Hurley that people were not supposed to leave the island was one of Jacob’s rules. But maybe Hurley can make his own rules, better rules. This was the best indication we were ever going to get about the rules. The protector of the light is given the power to establish certain guidelines on the island. In Hurley, Jacob ultimately wins the battle that people are not bad. Hurley truly has never really shown a bad bone in his body and will probably be the greatest protector of all since he cares most about others. He asks Ben to be his right hand man, aka his Richard Alpert. Ben is honored. I thought that was a great resolution for Ben. The man who was so obsessed with his power and has been on a slow path of redemption is humbled and honored to now step into a different type of role that suits him much better.
Ben sitting outside the church shortly after John has entered: Hurley and him compliment each other on being a great team. This scene is clearly placed here to show us that the island and everything on the island was real.
Jack finds the plug and places it back into the source. He succeeds and the light and water returns. Like Jacob’s brother body after his soul was ripped out, Jack awakens in the creek outside the source. Why is Jack still alive and not a smoke monster? I read a cool theory that after “Mother” was killed her rules died with her. So when Jacob shoved his brother down the source he actually did kill him when his head hit the rock. So since he was dead that is why his soul was ripped out and turned to smoke. Jacob then put this rule back into play when he become protector. I thought this was interesting to mention. Personally I just think the light senses the type of person that you are. Jack passed the test.
Kate brings Jack to the church and explains this is where they will have his father’s funeral. He can go in the back and she will be in the front waiting for him. Jack is confused. He enters the back room of the church. Notice: All the different religions that are represented in the church. Jack sees the coffin and when he touches it, he is finally ready to let go. He sees memories of the day of the crash, of his conversation with Locke where John tells him he has to be the leader, of the day when Sawyer told him he met his dad in a bar in Australia, and memories of Kate, etc.
Christian Shephard then appears. Everything that comes out of his mouth I 100% believe is true. The sideways world is revealed to be a timeless place that the survivors made together. This church in the real world helped find the island, in this world it helped them find each other. It is a place for them to remember their lives, and realize these other more “perfect” lives that they created for themselves were not perfect at all. The most important time was the time they spent with each other. As powerful and magical as that island was, the most important thing it did for all of them was bring them together. These “lost” people all got a clean slate and “found” themselves through their experiences. When they were truly ready they would all remember and finally let go. No longer lost they would move on together.
Jack walks into the church as Christian walks towards the front doors. He is first greeted by John who utters the last line of the series “We’ve been waiting for you.” They smile and shake hands. Their relationship has gone full circle. Jack was no longer a doubter, but a full believer. The man of science and the man of faith had fully become one. Jack then shakes Desmond’s hand, hugs Boone, the man he tried so hard to save but couldn’t, Sawyer, etc. The group then sits down in the church arranged in a similar way to sitting in an airplane, which is fitting. Christian opens the doors let’s the light pour in on all of the survivors.
As this is happening we get our final moments on the island. This is where the show truly comes full circle. A wounded Jack staggers out through the very same bamboo grove where he first woke up the day Oceanic 815 crashed. He passes his father’s old tennis shoe, which is still sitting on a branch three years later. He lies down and touches his side where he was stabbed. Think back to season 5 when in the church Jack was looking at the painting of Thomas the apostle who could never believe in the resurrection of Christ. It wasn’t until he touched the wound himself. Jack was stabbed in the same spot. I’m not at all saying Jack is Jesus. Just that this was another way of drilling home that Jack is now no longer the doubter, but a believer. We’ve been getting a hint all season that Jack was dead. Every part of his body in the sideways world where he was seen bleeding was where he got cut by the MIB. The final wound on his side was represented in the sideways world by the appendix scar that he noticed for the first time.
In the pilot, the camera came down on Jack as he laid in the bamboo grove. Now it moves up and away from him. In the pilot, Vincent walked out of the jungle and woke Jack up to begin his journey. Now he comes and lies next to him so he doesn’t die alone. In the pilot, Jack looked up and saw just the sky. Now he sees the Ajira plane fly away from the island. He smiles, he did what he had always wanted to do: fix things. The last shot of the series echoes the first shot of the series: a close-up of Jack’s eye. To signify the beginning of the story Jack's eye was seen opening. To signify the end of the story we see it close. The story is complete, the end.
As for the shots of the Oceanic 815 parts sitting on the beach during the end credits. ABC admitted that this was not part of the show. Just final images that they thought would help segway into the news. They did not die when the plane crashed. The island was real. Everything Christian told Jack in the church is accurate. I took those final images of the plane crash in a whole different way anyways. When Jack and company started exploring the island and discovered hatches, orientation films and broken statues, etc. They wondered who these people were that came before them on this island? These final shots of the plane crash will be the same exact thing for future visitors to the island. They will wonder who these people were.
The sideways world was not purgatory. Purgatory implies that you are going to be judged. No one in the sideways was being judged. It was simply a place that they went because they were not ready to move on yet. They all needed to remember their lives together. Also purgatory = Christianity. The church shows that all faiths were together in this place. So where did the survivors go? Heaven/afterlife, etc? Mother said the light represented life, death and rebirth. Perhaps they become part of the light. It’s for us to decide. I do think this though: if the light went out on the island, then it would go out in every person and all over the world. Not only would everything cease to exist, but also without the light there would be no place for us to move onto.
Here is a breakdown of what I think every character left alive goes on to do. I’m going to assume everyone who left the island remains in contact somehow.
Sawyer: leaves the island and makes up for lost time with his daughter. Somehow goes on to live an honest life.
Kate: helps Claire get better and raises Aaron with her.
Claire: See above.
Miles/Frank/Richard: Miles has those Nikki and Paolo diamonds! He shares the wealth! I actually was really intrigued with Richard. I think everyone predicted he would die and we’d see some reunion with his wife. I think it’s very interesting that gets to leave the island no longer needing to do any work for it and just appreciate life now that he is mortal.
Desmond: gets better and sails home to be with his family.
Hurley/Ben: Help get Desmond better. Give Jack a proper burial next to John Locke and the other people buried at their beach camp. Rebuild the island community peacefully with those that are left: Rose, Bernard, and Vincent, the few others who are still alive. Establish better rules and guard the light. There will be an epilogue on the season 6 dvd about Hurley/Ben rumor is Walt will be in it and it will answer more questions.
I believe they were trying to tell us you move on with who you are suppose to move on with. Who mattered most for you. Daniel Faraday was awake in the sideways. He was waiting for Charlotte to remember before moving on. Desmond told Hurley not to bother Ana Lucia. Because she was not ready yet. Even Eloise Hawking, who has been aware for a long time was not ready to move on yet. She finally had what she wanted in this limbo world. Miles would move on with his father and probably the rest of the freighter crew. Eko with his brother, Richard with his wife, etc. That is why they were not in the church. Ji-Yeon would go with her grandparents and other family members. Aaron’s most important time was with all these people as a baby. Christian had waited for his son before moving on.
As for Ben not entering the church. He still has to come to terms with the horrible things he did in his life. He also wants to make up for time without Alex in his life. He will probably wait for her and Danielle to be ready. It’s a similar situation to Eloise Hawking.
MY only issue with anything is Michael. Why can Charles Widmore and Ben exist in this other realm but Michael is forever part of the whispers on the island? He tried to redeem himself on the freighter. I’m hoping if Walt is indeed going to be seen in the epilogue that more will be said on this. Personal theory: Walt returns to the island and gets to spend his days with his father. Walt becomes the next island protector after Hurley. Just a theory that I highly doubt we will ever be given enough evidence to prove it real or not. But this way Michael has a happy ending in a way.
I’ll be back with my own rebuttal to college humor’s video of Lost’s unanswered questions. In which I will answer every question they present. I’ll eventually be writing the entire story of lost out in chronological order. This will take a long time and I won’t even start it until after the epilogue chapter is released. This will most likely be the last thing I write about the show. I will attempt to lay out every plot point and question the show has presented. Basically an extremely detailed synopsis. Based on the show, minisodes and other things considered part of the story and things the creators have said.
Namaste!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Final old recap before I finally post my series finale write up...
“Across The Sea”
I can’t do this episode the justice that this person gave it…
http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2010/05/things-i-noticed-across-sea-by-vozzek69.html
Please read that!
Hear are a few bullet points on what I think was the most talked about and divided opinions of an episode ever…
“Mother” had been lonely and looking for a sign from the island for a replacement. It was found with Jacob. The second baby was not expected. This changed everything. She took this as a sign that one would replace her, while the other would kill her. She manipulates everything so this happens. Notice that baby Jacob was calm, the other baby was restless.
The dagger and Claudia’s dress, (Jacob/MIB’s real mother) indicate that she and the people on the island are Romans. Most likely the island at this time was somewhere in the Mediterranean. According to script pages when Jacob and his brother are older it is suppose to be around 23 A.D. 23 happens to also be the number assigned to Jack, interesting. Which means she probably arrived around 15 B.C. Since Jacob’s brother said he had lived with the people for about 30 years.
I don’t believe Mother left the Egyptian board game: Senet, for her son. She just wanted to get the thought of him leaving the island out of his head. So she pretended to have left it. We already know that like him she is capable of telling a lie.
Jacob’s Brother had some similarities to Locke: Crazy mothers that told him he was “Special”, the MIB was also told of something he could not do: Leave the island. This episode went on to show that many recurring things have been a part of the island since the start: pregnancy issues – not technically an issue but after giving birth to the twins she was murdered! The purges: The Romans, The U.S. Army, and Dharma, etc.
Which brings me to the real mother Claudia appearing to Jacob’s brother…
I believe there are 5 things that happen with the dead on Lost…
1. “Special” people that can tap into the island’s unique properties. Some of these special people can see the dead. (Hurley/Jacob’s brother)
2. Miles ability to communicate with the recently deceased bodies to hear its last thoughts.
3. The whispers: The souls that are trapped and not able to move on due to their actions since coming to the island (Michael)
4. The Man In Black appearing as the island dead via your dreams or disguised as the dead
5. The Island can manifest it’s self as something from your life: Kate when she saw the black horse.
“Mother” was definitely a smoke monster. Too much adds up for this. How else would she get her son up the well, destroy the well, and destroy the village and have time to get to Jacob.
Also, remember underneath the wall that surrounded the temple was a lair for the “monster”; there was an image of the smoke monster next to the Egyptian God Anubis. Which means there was a smoke monster presence on the island prior to Jacob causing his brother to become one. *Although the ancient Egyptians were still around during this time. I got the vibe that they visited the island before Jacob and his brother. Even if they didn’t, I still say mama was a smoke monster.
I don’t think “Mother” killed the people out of pure evil. In fact, I think it was for the greater good. Similar to how Jacob would be OK with purging the Dharma Initiative. The protector needs to keep the light source safe. The Romans digging, the Dharma drilling came to close. Too much was at stake if they got to the light. I also think the MIB could have went back and finished his job with the wheel. Since his Mother made it so he could never leave the island. He would only move the island if he ever attempted to turn it. Not show up randomly in the Tunisia desert like other who turned it.
My take on “Mother” and the source: Mother was the protector of the island prior to Jacob. Perhaps the original protector who had been there since the island existed? Mother admitted she was capable of lies. Her entire story to Claudia about arriving on the island could be pure BS. Over time she got lonely and her curiosity got the best of her. She went inside the source and became a smoke monster.
Mother said the source must be protected from people. There is a little bit of the light inside every person. But people always want more. If the source goes out then the entire world is doomed. Which makes me believe the Island was created first and then the rest of the earth. I believe if a person get’s tempted to go into the source, it rips their very soul and turns their light to dark. This is why mother said it’s worse then death. Not alive, not dead, just a wondering lost soul of dark.
You still are able to be who you were before. Mother was the protector prior to going in the source. When she came out she became a physical manifestation of light and dark. Jacob’s brother wanted to leave the island. He was filled with rage when he saw what happened to his well. When he dies by going through the source. His darkened soul still has the same motives as he did alive: to leave the island. Remember the only time he spent with people were the 30 years he lived among the Romans on the island. He agreed with Mother that they were bad people. So it totally makes sense why 2,000 frustrating years later as a wondering dark soul why he has so much hatred for people/life has evolved.
Speaking of evolution: Jacob. He didn’t know how to play the game with his brother at a young age. He wasn’t quite sure he believed his mother when she said people were bad. So over time he created his own game, with his own rules. To prove that people are not bad to the MIB. It’s particularly important to note that Mother told Jacob he had no choice. He had to be the protector and she was wrong by thinking it was his brother's job to fulfill.
She definitely wanted Jacob’s brother to be the protector. Jacob knows this. As for the whole wine/séance. I’m not even going to speculate. There has always been the source/heart of the island there has always been a protector. This is how you pass on your duties to your apprentice. I believe the protector is able to make the rules. This is how the MIB and Jacob could never kill each other. Because I truly believe that “Mother” did really love both of them. She loved them both in different ways she said. I believe she is the embodiment of light and dark. Since both represent a side of this, it explains how she loves them each in different way.
Notice how when “Mother” sends Jacob to get firewood after destroying the village she does not answer Jacob when he says he’ll see her when she gets back. She knows she will die. She has been pulling the strings to make this happen. She just thought Jacob would be the one to kill her, while his brother would be the one to replace her. Because his brother was more like her. She goes inside and doesn’t say a word. She gets stabbed through the heart by the dagger and thanks her son for killing her. Her time had come and she was ready to move on. Notice how she didn’t speak and he stabbed her through the heart. Further proof that she was more then just a human. We keep hearing about how if you don’t let them speak and stab them in the chest they can die.
Jacob’s emotions get the best of him. Hearing his mother told him the source cave was something worse then death he throws his brother down it. The source spits his body out and out comes his darkened lost soul. Jacob would soon realize the mistake he made and create a game in hopes of repairing his mistake.
Thus the reveal of “Adam and Eve”, they really were like the Oceanic survivors very own version of Adam and Eve. They had a very compelling magical back-story that led to 815 being brought to the island. Just replace the Garden of Eden for the island, the apple, for the source, the snake for the smoke monster.
“What They Died For”
Flash sideways story: Mirrors all over the place! Throughout the season it’s been happening in the sideways world. Tonight Ben saw his own reflection. Jack in the beginning of the episode notices a cut. Jack had a random cut on the Oceanic flight as well. He also noticed his scar from his appendix. What’s going on with him? I think this version of Jack is going to die. While the other one on the island lives. More on this in a bit.
We finally got confirmation that Desmond was not trying to kill Locke. But he’s trying to make him let go and to spark the memory of the island timeline. Once Ben experiences the flash he starts to believe Desmond. This information is what allows Locke to become a full on man of faith in this universe. He is now ready for the surgery. Nice shout out to Mr. Eko by Jack when he talks surgery and fate with Locke: “Don’t mistake coincidence for fate.”
Loving the Rousseau Ben meet up. Can someone say odd romance? Great line from Danielle about willing to kidnap Ben to make him go to the dinner.
The concert: Jack’s son is playing a concert. Jack is going. Miles will be at the concert, so will his dad, Charlotte, most likely Hurley since he used his money to help the museum. Desmond is bringing Kate to the concert. Sounds like something big will go down at the concert. Like everyone will get the spark. I think Jack sees Kate and it will happen. Sawyer will see Jack’s ex who is definitely going to be Juliet and it will happen. Hurley seems to have moved much further along in his memories of the island timeline. He almost talks to Ana Lucia as if they are good friends. Desmond informs him she is not ready yet. Could that be because he doesn’t want to show her she got shot in the chest by Mr. “WAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLTTTTTTTTT”? This also explains why Ms. Hawking knew so much when she spoke to Desmond. She had the spark register with her earlier in life. Hurley has only been a few weeks and look at how much he remembers. Imagine where Ms. Hawking is at with island life memories.
Thing I’m most intrigued about with the flash sideways was Desmond telling Jack they found his "lost luggage: aka his dad. Curious to see where that goes. Along with what will happen in the Jack/Locke surgery. I also believe in this universe Kate is innocent.
Island timeline/The Candidates: Loved the moment of Jack sewing up Kate’s shoulder. Reminded me of when they first met and Kate sewed up Jack.
Young Jacob snatching his ashes and then seeing adult Jacob with the ashes in the fire: There is no answer for this. It was cool. I think that’s all it was suppose to be, just a cool weird thing to do. Way too much other stuff going on in this show to even begin to speculate on stuff like this. Why did he throw his ashes in the fire though? For whatever reason Jacob, who is dead, is able to still appear. He has nothing more to do but pick his replacement. Once this is done he will finally move on. It’s like a star wars type myth: The master needs to move on so the apprentice can become the master.
Free will vs. Fate: Jacob wants to give his replacement the choice for the job. Something he never had. I also really liked the explanation for why Kate was no longer a candidate. It was not based on something bad she did. It was almost as if Jacob didn’t want a mother to be a protector of the island because of the way his own ended up being. I also liked how he said it was just a line of chalk through her name and that she could still have the job. Made me have hope for a certain other character whose name was crossed out with a line of chalk.
Like the lighthouse, I believe Sawyer, Jack and Kate could see Jacob because now they were ready to see Jacob. Jacob admits that he made a mistake and has been trying to make up for it ever since: letting his emotions get to him and creating the “monster”. He defends his reasons for bringing them to the island, like him they were flawed and lonely. They needed the island as much as it needed them. AKA they were lost and needed purpose, a way to find themselves. I thought it was interesting that Jacob said they had to do what he couldn’t: kill the MIB. Rather then just say you need to make sure he never leaves the island. Most likely because no one will ever be truly safe as long as the MIB exists.
Jack chooses to become the new protector. Finally becoming a man of faith and knowing he always was brought to the island for a reason. We learn that it wasn’t actually the wine that was magical. But whatever magic blessing or communion is said with the liquid that makes it magical. I think it’s pretty cool that when Jack first landed on the island in the bamboo field, he was very close to the heart of the island in that moment. Knowing that now, makes watching the show over one day cooler. Along with knowing when you see the monster you are seeing the Man in Black, etc. Now as the chosen one, he has the ability to see it. I think Jack being the protector makes total sense. He’s always been in denial and not a believer. Now he is and is ready to accept what that means. I think they still might throw a curveball. As far as story arch’s on this show goes this was the one that I never thought would have a twist or turn. So far it hasn’t.
I also don’t think it matters what Jacob said over the cup of water. All that matter is that Jack BELIEVED it. It’s all about leaps of faith.
Ben/Richard/Miles: Damn this island likes to haunt people! Makes you wonder if Ben and company walked over Alex’s grave because the island knew Ben would soon see Widmore. Loved the comment by Ben that he thought he could summon the monster for protection. In reality he was the one being summoned. The monster protected him for it’s best interest: Ben was it's perfect candidate to kill Jacob.
Widmore and Zoe show up having just fled Hydra Island. I think it’s safe to say the entire Widmore submarine crew is now dead. Turns out the C4 on the Ajira plane was Widmore’s doing. Widmore explains that Jacob visited him after his freighter sank. Urging him to finally return to the island for this exact purpose: To bring Desmond to the island as a fail-safe if the Candidates fail to kill the MIB. Pretty ironic since by turning a fail safe key in the hatch Desmond became able to withstand massive exposure to electromagnetic energy. Widmore is not concerned with his past issues with Ben or Richard. He is concerned for everyone’s safety and pleads with them to hide.
Miles flees into the jungle. Ben decides he is done hiding. Ben gives Miles one of Widmore’s walkie-talkies and keeps one for himself. I think this will be important. Richard believes he can take a diplomatic approach by talking to the MIB: That doesn’t go over so well. I’ll say this right now. No way is Richard dead. I believe he will die. But he is going to get a much more epic death then that. We will see him with his wife before it’s all said and done. I also believe Jacob put some sort of protection over Richard from the MIB like he did the other candidates. Otherwise MIB would have killed him the second Richard refused to join his team earlier this season.
Ben can’t escape his old demons even while on a path for redemption. He can’t look past his history with Charles and his daughter. He needs watch Charles die to move on. BUT BEFORE THAT ZOE DIES!!!!!!!!! The death of that character made her annoying appearances worth it. KNIFE BY EVIL LOCKE THING!!!!!! He also speaks for the audience: He killed her because Widmore told her not to talk. Therefore she was pointless. Amazing. The MIB then exposes Charles’s weakness to find out what he wants to know: I’ll kill your daughter first when I leave. Charles gives in. I don’t know why he didn’t just lie. Ben then shoots him and says, “He doesn’t get to save his daughter.” DAMN! The MIB is pleased with Ben. He is now his hired gun to kill the remaining candidates.
I don’t buy it. I think Ben just really wanted Widmore dead. He’ll go along with the MIB as a means of survival but will still help the others. I wouldn’t be shocked if Ben ends up Jack’s new Richard Alpert. Since the Island is all he really has ever known and he loves it. I think this is why he gave Miles a walkie-talkie. As a way to warn the others somehow.
Ben and MIB get to the well: clearly Jack and company got there first or Sayid let him up, which is probable since MIB complained to Sayid for taking to long to get the job done. MIB is happy Desmond isn’t dead. He’ll use him as a weapon to destroy the island. Something he has wanted to do for a long time. Just like Jack is looking to use Desmond as a weapon to kill the MIB. But wait I thought the MIB promised Ben the island when he left. Damn he tells lies!
So where is everyone at…
MIB/Ben: at the old well
Jack/Kate/Sawyer/Hurley/Desmond: most likely heading to the source/heart of the island
Richard: No way is he dead…yet. Recovering from a bad headache at the barracks.
Miles: Running like hell through the jungle. I still say he somehow gets shot by the time traveling losties on the outrigger.
Claire: Still sitting on the dock at the hydra island?
All of Widmore company is gone. Still not 100% sure if Frank is dead yet. Maybe Claire will find him.
There’s a few others that had scattered into the jungle. Probably Cindy and the kids. Probably won’t seem em again.
Quick thoughts: The water that runs through the source is also the water that runs into the healing spring in the temple. When the MIB told his mother how he would use the wheel to bend water and light to leave the island I believe this is exactly what Jacob did with his lighthouse. This is how he was able to see into his candidate’s lives.
What I think will happen: The light and island can only exist in one timeline. Everyone will die in the island universe. The island will sink in the universe it is in now so the light and island can exist in the flash sideways. The flash sideways is the epilogue of the story. It happened AFTER the island timeline ends. To stop the MIB they will sink the island. Jack as the new protector will touch the light and create his own rules. He will turn the wheel and move the island to the other universe. Everyone in the flash sideways will start to remember and “Let Go” be happy time! Thus the timeline we have always known will cease to exist. The flash sideways universe will be course corrected with the island and light now existing in it. Jack from the island universe must remain on the island even in the flash sideways universe. Because 2 of the same things can’t exist in the same universe. So sideways Jack will die. This is why we keep seeing the random cuts and the appendix scar. Everyone in the flash sideways will remember island Jack and what he did, “what he died for.”
Can’t take a lot of credit for the above. I read some cool theories that inspired that. I’m probably totally wrong! But alive or dead I’m saying the final image of LOST will be a close up of Jack’s eye closing. Just like the first image was a close up of his eye opening.
What I want, but won't happen: I am just looking forward to watching the wild ride. Can’t believe it’s ending. I’m in denial! Still hoping somehow someway that the Locke Jack surgery somehow triggers something crazy that has Locke come back to life on the island. I could hope can’t I? Remember Richard gave young Locke a test that he "failed" by choosing the knife. What if he really passed though and the knife has always been his destiny? What if the water in the spring at the temple is now fixed? The special dagger that can kill MIB is sitting in that temple right now, last used by Sayid to murder Dogen. I'm hoping Locke comes back and kills MIB with the dagger. The real Locke's body was lying in the shadow of the statue after all! Walt did have a dream about Locke being back on the island in a suit, the real Locke is buried in a suit!
On top of this I want a Mr.Eko appearance in the sideways. But I don't think it's happening either.
I will be attending the Times Talks event tomorrow with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Might attempt to ask a question if it’s not a pain. Trying to think of the perfect one.
Namaste!
I can’t do this episode the justice that this person gave it…
http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2010/05/things-i-noticed-across-sea-by-vozzek69.html
Please read that!
Hear are a few bullet points on what I think was the most talked about and divided opinions of an episode ever…
“Mother” had been lonely and looking for a sign from the island for a replacement. It was found with Jacob. The second baby was not expected. This changed everything. She took this as a sign that one would replace her, while the other would kill her. She manipulates everything so this happens. Notice that baby Jacob was calm, the other baby was restless.
The dagger and Claudia’s dress, (Jacob/MIB’s real mother) indicate that she and the people on the island are Romans. Most likely the island at this time was somewhere in the Mediterranean. According to script pages when Jacob and his brother are older it is suppose to be around 23 A.D. 23 happens to also be the number assigned to Jack, interesting. Which means she probably arrived around 15 B.C. Since Jacob’s brother said he had lived with the people for about 30 years.
I don’t believe Mother left the Egyptian board game: Senet, for her son. She just wanted to get the thought of him leaving the island out of his head. So she pretended to have left it. We already know that like him she is capable of telling a lie.
Jacob’s Brother had some similarities to Locke: Crazy mothers that told him he was “Special”, the MIB was also told of something he could not do: Leave the island. This episode went on to show that many recurring things have been a part of the island since the start: pregnancy issues – not technically an issue but after giving birth to the twins she was murdered! The purges: The Romans, The U.S. Army, and Dharma, etc.
Which brings me to the real mother Claudia appearing to Jacob’s brother…
I believe there are 5 things that happen with the dead on Lost…
1. “Special” people that can tap into the island’s unique properties. Some of these special people can see the dead. (Hurley/Jacob’s brother)
2. Miles ability to communicate with the recently deceased bodies to hear its last thoughts.
3. The whispers: The souls that are trapped and not able to move on due to their actions since coming to the island (Michael)
4. The Man In Black appearing as the island dead via your dreams or disguised as the dead
5. The Island can manifest it’s self as something from your life: Kate when she saw the black horse.
“Mother” was definitely a smoke monster. Too much adds up for this. How else would she get her son up the well, destroy the well, and destroy the village and have time to get to Jacob.
Also, remember underneath the wall that surrounded the temple was a lair for the “monster”; there was an image of the smoke monster next to the Egyptian God Anubis. Which means there was a smoke monster presence on the island prior to Jacob causing his brother to become one. *Although the ancient Egyptians were still around during this time. I got the vibe that they visited the island before Jacob and his brother. Even if they didn’t, I still say mama was a smoke monster.
I don’t think “Mother” killed the people out of pure evil. In fact, I think it was for the greater good. Similar to how Jacob would be OK with purging the Dharma Initiative. The protector needs to keep the light source safe. The Romans digging, the Dharma drilling came to close. Too much was at stake if they got to the light. I also think the MIB could have went back and finished his job with the wheel. Since his Mother made it so he could never leave the island. He would only move the island if he ever attempted to turn it. Not show up randomly in the Tunisia desert like other who turned it.
My take on “Mother” and the source: Mother was the protector of the island prior to Jacob. Perhaps the original protector who had been there since the island existed? Mother admitted she was capable of lies. Her entire story to Claudia about arriving on the island could be pure BS. Over time she got lonely and her curiosity got the best of her. She went inside the source and became a smoke monster.
Mother said the source must be protected from people. There is a little bit of the light inside every person. But people always want more. If the source goes out then the entire world is doomed. Which makes me believe the Island was created first and then the rest of the earth. I believe if a person get’s tempted to go into the source, it rips their very soul and turns their light to dark. This is why mother said it’s worse then death. Not alive, not dead, just a wondering lost soul of dark.
You still are able to be who you were before. Mother was the protector prior to going in the source. When she came out she became a physical manifestation of light and dark. Jacob’s brother wanted to leave the island. He was filled with rage when he saw what happened to his well. When he dies by going through the source. His darkened soul still has the same motives as he did alive: to leave the island. Remember the only time he spent with people were the 30 years he lived among the Romans on the island. He agreed with Mother that they were bad people. So it totally makes sense why 2,000 frustrating years later as a wondering dark soul why he has so much hatred for people/life has evolved.
Speaking of evolution: Jacob. He didn’t know how to play the game with his brother at a young age. He wasn’t quite sure he believed his mother when she said people were bad. So over time he created his own game, with his own rules. To prove that people are not bad to the MIB. It’s particularly important to note that Mother told Jacob he had no choice. He had to be the protector and she was wrong by thinking it was his brother's job to fulfill.
She definitely wanted Jacob’s brother to be the protector. Jacob knows this. As for the whole wine/séance. I’m not even going to speculate. There has always been the source/heart of the island there has always been a protector. This is how you pass on your duties to your apprentice. I believe the protector is able to make the rules. This is how the MIB and Jacob could never kill each other. Because I truly believe that “Mother” did really love both of them. She loved them both in different ways she said. I believe she is the embodiment of light and dark. Since both represent a side of this, it explains how she loves them each in different way.
Notice how when “Mother” sends Jacob to get firewood after destroying the village she does not answer Jacob when he says he’ll see her when she gets back. She knows she will die. She has been pulling the strings to make this happen. She just thought Jacob would be the one to kill her, while his brother would be the one to replace her. Because his brother was more like her. She goes inside and doesn’t say a word. She gets stabbed through the heart by the dagger and thanks her son for killing her. Her time had come and she was ready to move on. Notice how she didn’t speak and he stabbed her through the heart. Further proof that she was more then just a human. We keep hearing about how if you don’t let them speak and stab them in the chest they can die.
Jacob’s emotions get the best of him. Hearing his mother told him the source cave was something worse then death he throws his brother down it. The source spits his body out and out comes his darkened lost soul. Jacob would soon realize the mistake he made and create a game in hopes of repairing his mistake.
Thus the reveal of “Adam and Eve”, they really were like the Oceanic survivors very own version of Adam and Eve. They had a very compelling magical back-story that led to 815 being brought to the island. Just replace the Garden of Eden for the island, the apple, for the source, the snake for the smoke monster.
“What They Died For”
Flash sideways story: Mirrors all over the place! Throughout the season it’s been happening in the sideways world. Tonight Ben saw his own reflection. Jack in the beginning of the episode notices a cut. Jack had a random cut on the Oceanic flight as well. He also noticed his scar from his appendix. What’s going on with him? I think this version of Jack is going to die. While the other one on the island lives. More on this in a bit.
We finally got confirmation that Desmond was not trying to kill Locke. But he’s trying to make him let go and to spark the memory of the island timeline. Once Ben experiences the flash he starts to believe Desmond. This information is what allows Locke to become a full on man of faith in this universe. He is now ready for the surgery. Nice shout out to Mr. Eko by Jack when he talks surgery and fate with Locke: “Don’t mistake coincidence for fate.”
Loving the Rousseau Ben meet up. Can someone say odd romance? Great line from Danielle about willing to kidnap Ben to make him go to the dinner.
The concert: Jack’s son is playing a concert. Jack is going. Miles will be at the concert, so will his dad, Charlotte, most likely Hurley since he used his money to help the museum. Desmond is bringing Kate to the concert. Sounds like something big will go down at the concert. Like everyone will get the spark. I think Jack sees Kate and it will happen. Sawyer will see Jack’s ex who is definitely going to be Juliet and it will happen. Hurley seems to have moved much further along in his memories of the island timeline. He almost talks to Ana Lucia as if they are good friends. Desmond informs him she is not ready yet. Could that be because he doesn’t want to show her she got shot in the chest by Mr. “WAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLTTTTTTTTT”? This also explains why Ms. Hawking knew so much when she spoke to Desmond. She had the spark register with her earlier in life. Hurley has only been a few weeks and look at how much he remembers. Imagine where Ms. Hawking is at with island life memories.
Thing I’m most intrigued about with the flash sideways was Desmond telling Jack they found his "lost luggage: aka his dad. Curious to see where that goes. Along with what will happen in the Jack/Locke surgery. I also believe in this universe Kate is innocent.
Island timeline/The Candidates: Loved the moment of Jack sewing up Kate’s shoulder. Reminded me of when they first met and Kate sewed up Jack.
Young Jacob snatching his ashes and then seeing adult Jacob with the ashes in the fire: There is no answer for this. It was cool. I think that’s all it was suppose to be, just a cool weird thing to do. Way too much other stuff going on in this show to even begin to speculate on stuff like this. Why did he throw his ashes in the fire though? For whatever reason Jacob, who is dead, is able to still appear. He has nothing more to do but pick his replacement. Once this is done he will finally move on. It’s like a star wars type myth: The master needs to move on so the apprentice can become the master.
Free will vs. Fate: Jacob wants to give his replacement the choice for the job. Something he never had. I also really liked the explanation for why Kate was no longer a candidate. It was not based on something bad she did. It was almost as if Jacob didn’t want a mother to be a protector of the island because of the way his own ended up being. I also liked how he said it was just a line of chalk through her name and that she could still have the job. Made me have hope for a certain other character whose name was crossed out with a line of chalk.
Like the lighthouse, I believe Sawyer, Jack and Kate could see Jacob because now they were ready to see Jacob. Jacob admits that he made a mistake and has been trying to make up for it ever since: letting his emotions get to him and creating the “monster”. He defends his reasons for bringing them to the island, like him they were flawed and lonely. They needed the island as much as it needed them. AKA they were lost and needed purpose, a way to find themselves. I thought it was interesting that Jacob said they had to do what he couldn’t: kill the MIB. Rather then just say you need to make sure he never leaves the island. Most likely because no one will ever be truly safe as long as the MIB exists.
Jack chooses to become the new protector. Finally becoming a man of faith and knowing he always was brought to the island for a reason. We learn that it wasn’t actually the wine that was magical. But whatever magic blessing or communion is said with the liquid that makes it magical. I think it’s pretty cool that when Jack first landed on the island in the bamboo field, he was very close to the heart of the island in that moment. Knowing that now, makes watching the show over one day cooler. Along with knowing when you see the monster you are seeing the Man in Black, etc. Now as the chosen one, he has the ability to see it. I think Jack being the protector makes total sense. He’s always been in denial and not a believer. Now he is and is ready to accept what that means. I think they still might throw a curveball. As far as story arch’s on this show goes this was the one that I never thought would have a twist or turn. So far it hasn’t.
I also don’t think it matters what Jacob said over the cup of water. All that matter is that Jack BELIEVED it. It’s all about leaps of faith.
Ben/Richard/Miles: Damn this island likes to haunt people! Makes you wonder if Ben and company walked over Alex’s grave because the island knew Ben would soon see Widmore. Loved the comment by Ben that he thought he could summon the monster for protection. In reality he was the one being summoned. The monster protected him for it’s best interest: Ben was it's perfect candidate to kill Jacob.
Widmore and Zoe show up having just fled Hydra Island. I think it’s safe to say the entire Widmore submarine crew is now dead. Turns out the C4 on the Ajira plane was Widmore’s doing. Widmore explains that Jacob visited him after his freighter sank. Urging him to finally return to the island for this exact purpose: To bring Desmond to the island as a fail-safe if the Candidates fail to kill the MIB. Pretty ironic since by turning a fail safe key in the hatch Desmond became able to withstand massive exposure to electromagnetic energy. Widmore is not concerned with his past issues with Ben or Richard. He is concerned for everyone’s safety and pleads with them to hide.
Miles flees into the jungle. Ben decides he is done hiding. Ben gives Miles one of Widmore’s walkie-talkies and keeps one for himself. I think this will be important. Richard believes he can take a diplomatic approach by talking to the MIB: That doesn’t go over so well. I’ll say this right now. No way is Richard dead. I believe he will die. But he is going to get a much more epic death then that. We will see him with his wife before it’s all said and done. I also believe Jacob put some sort of protection over Richard from the MIB like he did the other candidates. Otherwise MIB would have killed him the second Richard refused to join his team earlier this season.
Ben can’t escape his old demons even while on a path for redemption. He can’t look past his history with Charles and his daughter. He needs watch Charles die to move on. BUT BEFORE THAT ZOE DIES!!!!!!!!! The death of that character made her annoying appearances worth it. KNIFE BY EVIL LOCKE THING!!!!!! He also speaks for the audience: He killed her because Widmore told her not to talk. Therefore she was pointless. Amazing. The MIB then exposes Charles’s weakness to find out what he wants to know: I’ll kill your daughter first when I leave. Charles gives in. I don’t know why he didn’t just lie. Ben then shoots him and says, “He doesn’t get to save his daughter.” DAMN! The MIB is pleased with Ben. He is now his hired gun to kill the remaining candidates.
I don’t buy it. I think Ben just really wanted Widmore dead. He’ll go along with the MIB as a means of survival but will still help the others. I wouldn’t be shocked if Ben ends up Jack’s new Richard Alpert. Since the Island is all he really has ever known and he loves it. I think this is why he gave Miles a walkie-talkie. As a way to warn the others somehow.
Ben and MIB get to the well: clearly Jack and company got there first or Sayid let him up, which is probable since MIB complained to Sayid for taking to long to get the job done. MIB is happy Desmond isn’t dead. He’ll use him as a weapon to destroy the island. Something he has wanted to do for a long time. Just like Jack is looking to use Desmond as a weapon to kill the MIB. But wait I thought the MIB promised Ben the island when he left. Damn he tells lies!
So where is everyone at…
MIB/Ben: at the old well
Jack/Kate/Sawyer/Hurley/Desmond: most likely heading to the source/heart of the island
Richard: No way is he dead…yet. Recovering from a bad headache at the barracks.
Miles: Running like hell through the jungle. I still say he somehow gets shot by the time traveling losties on the outrigger.
Claire: Still sitting on the dock at the hydra island?
All of Widmore company is gone. Still not 100% sure if Frank is dead yet. Maybe Claire will find him.
There’s a few others that had scattered into the jungle. Probably Cindy and the kids. Probably won’t seem em again.
Quick thoughts: The water that runs through the source is also the water that runs into the healing spring in the temple. When the MIB told his mother how he would use the wheel to bend water and light to leave the island I believe this is exactly what Jacob did with his lighthouse. This is how he was able to see into his candidate’s lives.
What I think will happen: The light and island can only exist in one timeline. Everyone will die in the island universe. The island will sink in the universe it is in now so the light and island can exist in the flash sideways. The flash sideways is the epilogue of the story. It happened AFTER the island timeline ends. To stop the MIB they will sink the island. Jack as the new protector will touch the light and create his own rules. He will turn the wheel and move the island to the other universe. Everyone in the flash sideways will start to remember and “Let Go” be happy time! Thus the timeline we have always known will cease to exist. The flash sideways universe will be course corrected with the island and light now existing in it. Jack from the island universe must remain on the island even in the flash sideways universe. Because 2 of the same things can’t exist in the same universe. So sideways Jack will die. This is why we keep seeing the random cuts and the appendix scar. Everyone in the flash sideways will remember island Jack and what he did, “what he died for.”
Can’t take a lot of credit for the above. I read some cool theories that inspired that. I’m probably totally wrong! But alive or dead I’m saying the final image of LOST will be a close up of Jack’s eye closing. Just like the first image was a close up of his eye opening.
What I want, but won't happen: I am just looking forward to watching the wild ride. Can’t believe it’s ending. I’m in denial! Still hoping somehow someway that the Locke Jack surgery somehow triggers something crazy that has Locke come back to life on the island. I could hope can’t I? Remember Richard gave young Locke a test that he "failed" by choosing the knife. What if he really passed though and the knife has always been his destiny? What if the water in the spring at the temple is now fixed? The special dagger that can kill MIB is sitting in that temple right now, last used by Sayid to murder Dogen. I'm hoping Locke comes back and kills MIB with the dagger. The real Locke's body was lying in the shadow of the statue after all! Walt did have a dream about Locke being back on the island in a suit, the real Locke is buried in a suit!
On top of this I want a Mr.Eko appearance in the sideways. But I don't think it's happening either.
I will be attending the Times Talks event tomorrow with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Might attempt to ask a question if it’s not a pain. Trying to think of the perfect one.
Namaste!
Almost done with old recaps, this includes my list I wanted show to address. Interesting that in "the end", I didn't care about getting them answerd
I’ll try and keep these short since I want to bring up what I feel the show MUST “answer” with only a few left…
"The Last Recruit"
Parallel Universe: This was all about setting everyone up for the final few episodes. I’ll just hit on a few things that I found interesting in the flash sideways…
Locke in the ambulance: Says he was GOING TO marry Helen. This to me indicates he was already being hit by island timeline flashes. Since she had left him and eventually died in this timeline. Also, Locke’s injury was to the dural sac. This of course was the same injury of the patient of the infamous Jack story that he told Kate about. Which also happened to have been the day that Jacob visited Jack.
When exactly is the sideways universe? It’s obviously not directly running parallel to the island universe because the sideways world is 2004. The island is 2007. Yet sideways Sun has memories of the Man In Black disguised as Locke. Could the sideways world be AFTER the island universe? Regardless, I’m expecting a big twist on this.
The “spark” of the island timeline seems to hit the 815 passengers when either they are in a traumatic moment (Desmond, Locke) or when they find their love (Charlie). I find it interesting that this did not happen when Kate and Sawyer were in the police station together. Which to me means they are not meant to be together. I wouldn’t be shocked if it happens when Sawyer meets Juliet (who I’m positive is Jack’s ex-wife) and when Kate meets Jack. These are the ones that are supposed to be together.
So by episodes end in the sideways world we have: Sayid arrested by Sawyer/Miles, Kate also at the jail. Jack operating on Locke in hospital. Sun recovering at hospital with Jin at her side. Jack and Claire aware of each other. Illana as a lawyer of fate almost. Bringing them together. Desmond still connecting people. Ben went with Locke to the hospital.
Island timeline: Felt like I was watching survivor. Alliances formed, secret plans, etc. MIB calls Locke a sucker for having faith and believing in something. Jack is pretty much as close to John Locke as you are going to get now. So he pretty much called Jack a sucker. As far as MIB being Christian/Jack’s dad. I believe every island appearance of Christian this is accurate. Because every appearance of Christian fits with the MIB’s plan to kill Jacob. I do not think however the appearance of Christian Shephard to Jack off island, and to Michael on the freighter were the MIB. The freighter was out of the island’s radius. There were also whispers. I believe this was the real spirit of Christian. Wouldn’t be shocked if he shows up again. As far as the manifestation of him at the hospital. I think this was simply the island haunting Jack that he needed to go back.
The boat that Sawyer and company stole from MIB was Desmond’s aka the Elizabeth that Libby had given him for his race around the world.
No way did Sayid kill Desmond. Sayid will prove that the scale inside of him can tip back to light. Which is exactly what he told Dogen, the temple master.
How the hell has Charles Widmore become the most intriguing mystery on the show? Is he good? Evil? He said via annoying Zoe that the plan with Sawyer was off. Great moment with Sun and Jin reuniting by the electronic fence.
Then just about every Other dies in a Widmore explosion. Those are your old people Charles! The MIB tells Jack that he’s with him. Hence the title “The Last Recruit”.
“The Candidate”
Parallel Universe: Loved every second of it. Jack/John are the heart and soul of the show. More scenes between the two of them the better. Bernard came across to me as if he was aware of the island universe. The way he was answering Jack, intriguing.
How the hell is it that a show can make u actually feel bad for a dude who has been nothing but evil? I’m talking about Locke’s dad. I don’t think Sawyer will ever find him in this universe. I think he’ll have to live with this torturing his soul and have to move on from it.
Locke is clearly having island experiences. “Push the button”, “I wish you had believed me”, did you see his double take of Jin as he passed him in the hospital?
This entire episode was a mirror image. The name of it alone… “The Candidate”. I believe it represented both Locke and the surgery and Jack being Jacob’s replacement. A plane crash made Locke able to walk again, this time it put him in the wheel chair. Locke’s dad caused him to be paralyzed. This time Locke did it to his father by accident. Locke and Jack had a huge debate in the hatch about pushing the button. Jack had screamed why Locke found it so easy to believe? This time it was Locke asking Jack about it being easy to let go. This entire hour had some cool role reversals. To the point where Jack, who had heard Locke say it in his sleep, fed Locke his suicide note to Jack… “I wish you would believe me.” What visualized this even more was the moment of Jack and Claire staring at their reflection in the mirror Christian had left for her.
Island timeline: Widmore clearly has the list of candidates. He is concerned for their well being. Obviously whatever Charles is after he doesn’t mind making sacrifices. Since Kate was not a candidate he had no problem getting rid of her if need be.
So who planted the bomb on the plane? I don’t think Richard, Ben; Miles have made it to the smaller island yet. I would say it was the Man In Black since he grabbed the watch before grabbing the bomb. When he was inside the plane though he didn’t know exactly where the bomb was. He found the wire first and followed it. Which makes me believe it was Widmore. Was he looking to kill everyone in the plane? I doubt it. I think he wanted to destroy it to keep the MIB from leaving.
Anyone notice MIB seemed rattled by the water? I guess it paralyzes his smoke turning abilities.
Inside the submarine: I 100% believe Jack was correct. The MIB can’t kill the candidates. Which makes me believe the little boy who told him he can’t kill them is definitely a spirit of young Jacob. Had they not done anything I am convinced that bomb would not have gone off.
The Deaths!... Well that was sad. We knew they were coming with a few episodes left. As soon as I saw the MIB hand Jack the backpack I knew it was gonna end bad. First let me say I think Frank is dead. Which is exactly why he’ll probably show up again. But he got hit hard by the sub door and I really think they can’t justify him being alive. Not to mention that if they are not taking a plane anymore there’s not much for him to do.
Sayid… His storyline this season was kinda leading to an inevitable death. He was one of my top 5 characters. I wish he was given a little more of a moment before they blew him away. I have no problem with them killing him off though. His character was always battling within. People were telling Sayid what he was: good, bad, etc. He was a man with a horrible past constantly looking for redemption. Even after turning to the dark side he was able to overcome. In the end he chose the light side. That was the point, in the end he CHOSE who he was, he wasn’t told. Interesting how he told Jack “It’s going to be you”, I guess Sayid strongly feels Jack will be the candidate.
Jin & Sun: Sun was always my favorite female character. Always found her to be the most interesting and had one of the stronger back-stories of anybody. I can’t say I was shocked that they killed off one of the Kwons. I was shocked that they did do it to both of them though. It was handled well though. What probably is the most shocking of all of this is that they killed them off 1 episode after they had finally united! Talk about wanting to show your audience that the MIB is one baaaaaaad dude. I guess we’ll never know which one was the Candidate. Unless it was both. Jacob had told them at their wedding that their love was special and not to take it for granted. They didn’t. So in an odd way this was the perfect ending for them. Island wise.
Interesting how the MIB would not let Claire get on board the sub. I think because he can kill her is exactly why he is keeping her alive. He wants to use her as bait against those he can’t kill. Hell probably do the same thing with Kate as well.
So to wrap things up, let’s see where everyone is…
MIB/Claire on Hydra Island. MIB was on his way to finish killing off everyone.
Widmore/Zoe and the few goons he has left: On the hydra island still. I’d imagine he doesn’t have to many people still alive.
Miles/Ben/Richard: They were going the Dharma barracks to get explosives, to then go to hydra island to blow up the plane. We can assume they probably have not made it to the Hydra island yet. PREDICTION: Miles gets killed in an outrigger when he, Ben and Richard are on their way to the Hydra and they see a time flashing Locke, Juliet, Sawyer, Miles and Dan in the water. Remember Juliet shot someone in the other outrigger. I bet Miles dies, via the outrigger that has a time traveling version of himself.
Frank:????????
Jack/Hurley/Kate/Sawyer: On the beach. Assuming still Hydra Island.
Desmond: In the old well. Waiting for Jack to get him free.
There was also a small group of Others who scattered into the jungle. This was the survivors of Locke’s group from the widmore blast. I’m going to guess its Cindy and the 2 kids and maybe 1-2 other people.
What Lost must address before the series ends.
I’ve accepted that I won’t learn more about the real Henry Gale and probably the bird that screamed out Hurley’s name. Although I must admit, I am more fascinated on how they could possibly answer the talking bird then anything else.
This is a list of things that the show must address before it ends. In my opinion of course. Not things I want answered. But actual questions that make the story work. Don’t even need 100% answers. Just more elaboration on so it is clear…
1. Widmore: What’s his motive? How was he able to come back to the island?
2. The rules of Widmore/Ben’s rivalry? Don’t need to know the rules as much as why they exist.
3. Jacob/MIB past: How did each get their roles? What are their rules? How did MIB become smoke, what’s up with his mom? MIB weaknesses: water, ash, not able to turn into anyone anymore *I’m pretty hopeful this week’s episode will clear up everything we need on this.
4. Why can’t women no longer survive pregnancy on the island? Last healthy baby born was Ethan in 1974. What happened? My assumption has always been that the incident caused some sort of radiation problem.
5. What exactly is the flash sideways? Doesn’t seem to be a direct parallel universe. I have confidence we’ll get this addressed.
6. Walt: Why were the others so interested in him. Just enlighten me more on his abilities, etc.
7. Who are Adam and Eve? Pretty sure this will get answered
8. Desmond’s vision that he told Charlie: Claire gets on a helicopter with Aaron. PREDICTION: It happens in the Sideways world.
9. The whole “what lies in the shadow of the statue” phrase. I doubt we get this. Probably just a fancy code. I want to know more though.
10. The random Dharma food supply drop in season 2. My guess is the helicopter came in on the island on the wrong bearing briefly and ended up in 2004.
11. * This one is not really needed but I would love more on it… When did MIB start using the cabin? How/when did the ash circle around it break?
12. Who were the people in the other outrigger shooting at the time travelers? My prediction is listed above.
Namaste!
"The Last Recruit"
Parallel Universe: This was all about setting everyone up for the final few episodes. I’ll just hit on a few things that I found interesting in the flash sideways…
Locke in the ambulance: Says he was GOING TO marry Helen. This to me indicates he was already being hit by island timeline flashes. Since she had left him and eventually died in this timeline. Also, Locke’s injury was to the dural sac. This of course was the same injury of the patient of the infamous Jack story that he told Kate about. Which also happened to have been the day that Jacob visited Jack.
When exactly is the sideways universe? It’s obviously not directly running parallel to the island universe because the sideways world is 2004. The island is 2007. Yet sideways Sun has memories of the Man In Black disguised as Locke. Could the sideways world be AFTER the island universe? Regardless, I’m expecting a big twist on this.
The “spark” of the island timeline seems to hit the 815 passengers when either they are in a traumatic moment (Desmond, Locke) or when they find their love (Charlie). I find it interesting that this did not happen when Kate and Sawyer were in the police station together. Which to me means they are not meant to be together. I wouldn’t be shocked if it happens when Sawyer meets Juliet (who I’m positive is Jack’s ex-wife) and when Kate meets Jack. These are the ones that are supposed to be together.
So by episodes end in the sideways world we have: Sayid arrested by Sawyer/Miles, Kate also at the jail. Jack operating on Locke in hospital. Sun recovering at hospital with Jin at her side. Jack and Claire aware of each other. Illana as a lawyer of fate almost. Bringing them together. Desmond still connecting people. Ben went with Locke to the hospital.
Island timeline: Felt like I was watching survivor. Alliances formed, secret plans, etc. MIB calls Locke a sucker for having faith and believing in something. Jack is pretty much as close to John Locke as you are going to get now. So he pretty much called Jack a sucker. As far as MIB being Christian/Jack’s dad. I believe every island appearance of Christian this is accurate. Because every appearance of Christian fits with the MIB’s plan to kill Jacob. I do not think however the appearance of Christian Shephard to Jack off island, and to Michael on the freighter were the MIB. The freighter was out of the island’s radius. There were also whispers. I believe this was the real spirit of Christian. Wouldn’t be shocked if he shows up again. As far as the manifestation of him at the hospital. I think this was simply the island haunting Jack that he needed to go back.
The boat that Sawyer and company stole from MIB was Desmond’s aka the Elizabeth that Libby had given him for his race around the world.
No way did Sayid kill Desmond. Sayid will prove that the scale inside of him can tip back to light. Which is exactly what he told Dogen, the temple master.
How the hell has Charles Widmore become the most intriguing mystery on the show? Is he good? Evil? He said via annoying Zoe that the plan with Sawyer was off. Great moment with Sun and Jin reuniting by the electronic fence.
Then just about every Other dies in a Widmore explosion. Those are your old people Charles! The MIB tells Jack that he’s with him. Hence the title “The Last Recruit”.
“The Candidate”
Parallel Universe: Loved every second of it. Jack/John are the heart and soul of the show. More scenes between the two of them the better. Bernard came across to me as if he was aware of the island universe. The way he was answering Jack, intriguing.
How the hell is it that a show can make u actually feel bad for a dude who has been nothing but evil? I’m talking about Locke’s dad. I don’t think Sawyer will ever find him in this universe. I think he’ll have to live with this torturing his soul and have to move on from it.
Locke is clearly having island experiences. “Push the button”, “I wish you had believed me”, did you see his double take of Jin as he passed him in the hospital?
This entire episode was a mirror image. The name of it alone… “The Candidate”. I believe it represented both Locke and the surgery and Jack being Jacob’s replacement. A plane crash made Locke able to walk again, this time it put him in the wheel chair. Locke’s dad caused him to be paralyzed. This time Locke did it to his father by accident. Locke and Jack had a huge debate in the hatch about pushing the button. Jack had screamed why Locke found it so easy to believe? This time it was Locke asking Jack about it being easy to let go. This entire hour had some cool role reversals. To the point where Jack, who had heard Locke say it in his sleep, fed Locke his suicide note to Jack… “I wish you would believe me.” What visualized this even more was the moment of Jack and Claire staring at their reflection in the mirror Christian had left for her.
Island timeline: Widmore clearly has the list of candidates. He is concerned for their well being. Obviously whatever Charles is after he doesn’t mind making sacrifices. Since Kate was not a candidate he had no problem getting rid of her if need be.
So who planted the bomb on the plane? I don’t think Richard, Ben; Miles have made it to the smaller island yet. I would say it was the Man In Black since he grabbed the watch before grabbing the bomb. When he was inside the plane though he didn’t know exactly where the bomb was. He found the wire first and followed it. Which makes me believe it was Widmore. Was he looking to kill everyone in the plane? I doubt it. I think he wanted to destroy it to keep the MIB from leaving.
Anyone notice MIB seemed rattled by the water? I guess it paralyzes his smoke turning abilities.
Inside the submarine: I 100% believe Jack was correct. The MIB can’t kill the candidates. Which makes me believe the little boy who told him he can’t kill them is definitely a spirit of young Jacob. Had they not done anything I am convinced that bomb would not have gone off.
The Deaths!... Well that was sad. We knew they were coming with a few episodes left. As soon as I saw the MIB hand Jack the backpack I knew it was gonna end bad. First let me say I think Frank is dead. Which is exactly why he’ll probably show up again. But he got hit hard by the sub door and I really think they can’t justify him being alive. Not to mention that if they are not taking a plane anymore there’s not much for him to do.
Sayid… His storyline this season was kinda leading to an inevitable death. He was one of my top 5 characters. I wish he was given a little more of a moment before they blew him away. I have no problem with them killing him off though. His character was always battling within. People were telling Sayid what he was: good, bad, etc. He was a man with a horrible past constantly looking for redemption. Even after turning to the dark side he was able to overcome. In the end he chose the light side. That was the point, in the end he CHOSE who he was, he wasn’t told. Interesting how he told Jack “It’s going to be you”, I guess Sayid strongly feels Jack will be the candidate.
Jin & Sun: Sun was always my favorite female character. Always found her to be the most interesting and had one of the stronger back-stories of anybody. I can’t say I was shocked that they killed off one of the Kwons. I was shocked that they did do it to both of them though. It was handled well though. What probably is the most shocking of all of this is that they killed them off 1 episode after they had finally united! Talk about wanting to show your audience that the MIB is one baaaaaaad dude. I guess we’ll never know which one was the Candidate. Unless it was both. Jacob had told them at their wedding that their love was special and not to take it for granted. They didn’t. So in an odd way this was the perfect ending for them. Island wise.
Interesting how the MIB would not let Claire get on board the sub. I think because he can kill her is exactly why he is keeping her alive. He wants to use her as bait against those he can’t kill. Hell probably do the same thing with Kate as well.
So to wrap things up, let’s see where everyone is…
MIB/Claire on Hydra Island. MIB was on his way to finish killing off everyone.
Widmore/Zoe and the few goons he has left: On the hydra island still. I’d imagine he doesn’t have to many people still alive.
Miles/Ben/Richard: They were going the Dharma barracks to get explosives, to then go to hydra island to blow up the plane. We can assume they probably have not made it to the Hydra island yet. PREDICTION: Miles gets killed in an outrigger when he, Ben and Richard are on their way to the Hydra and they see a time flashing Locke, Juliet, Sawyer, Miles and Dan in the water. Remember Juliet shot someone in the other outrigger. I bet Miles dies, via the outrigger that has a time traveling version of himself.
Frank:????????
Jack/Hurley/Kate/Sawyer: On the beach. Assuming still Hydra Island.
Desmond: In the old well. Waiting for Jack to get him free.
There was also a small group of Others who scattered into the jungle. This was the survivors of Locke’s group from the widmore blast. I’m going to guess its Cindy and the 2 kids and maybe 1-2 other people.
What Lost must address before the series ends.
I’ve accepted that I won’t learn more about the real Henry Gale and probably the bird that screamed out Hurley’s name. Although I must admit, I am more fascinated on how they could possibly answer the talking bird then anything else.
This is a list of things that the show must address before it ends. In my opinion of course. Not things I want answered. But actual questions that make the story work. Don’t even need 100% answers. Just more elaboration on so it is clear…
1. Widmore: What’s his motive? How was he able to come back to the island?
2. The rules of Widmore/Ben’s rivalry? Don’t need to know the rules as much as why they exist.
3. Jacob/MIB past: How did each get their roles? What are their rules? How did MIB become smoke, what’s up with his mom? MIB weaknesses: water, ash, not able to turn into anyone anymore *I’m pretty hopeful this week’s episode will clear up everything we need on this.
4. Why can’t women no longer survive pregnancy on the island? Last healthy baby born was Ethan in 1974. What happened? My assumption has always been that the incident caused some sort of radiation problem.
5. What exactly is the flash sideways? Doesn’t seem to be a direct parallel universe. I have confidence we’ll get this addressed.
6. Walt: Why were the others so interested in him. Just enlighten me more on his abilities, etc.
7. Who are Adam and Eve? Pretty sure this will get answered
8. Desmond’s vision that he told Charlie: Claire gets on a helicopter with Aaron. PREDICTION: It happens in the Sideways world.
9. The whole “what lies in the shadow of the statue” phrase. I doubt we get this. Probably just a fancy code. I want to know more though.
10. The random Dharma food supply drop in season 2. My guess is the helicopter came in on the island on the wrong bearing briefly and ended up in 2004.
11. * This one is not really needed but I would love more on it… When did MIB start using the cabin? How/when did the ash circle around it break?
12. Who were the people in the other outrigger shooting at the time travelers? My prediction is listed above.
Namaste!
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