30 Apr 2009
It’s been a while since I’ve documented anything having to do with LOST. The show has been absolutely amazing this season with a butt load of back story, observations, and shock. Last night’s show was certainly no exception and I think my theory has evolved quite a bit based on new facts. If you haven’t seen April 29th’s episode, stop reading. Otherwise continue and tell me your thoughts. Feel free to read my other LOST theory posts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
I suspected there was something up with Daniel Faraday from the start. His meekness was too meek and I could smell right through his timid nature. He knew something. Bingo. We knew his mother was Eloise Hawking a while back and then we learned she knew how to get back to the Island by sending the Oceanic Six back. What we didn’t know until last night was just how involved she was. Nor did we know just how involved Daniel was. In fact, the entire chain of events throughout the entire show has supposedly been constructed by Daniel and Eloise, from time travel to the hatch to the magnetic eruption causing the plane crash.
The plane crash was a result of a huge magnetic fluctuation which was a result of a Dharma Initiative worker drilling too far into the core of the island which was a result of the Islands strange properties.
Last night Daniel Faraday finally spilled his knowledge of the Island and that he knew “if we don’t stop them from drilling there will be a huge magnetic discharge and a plane will crash on this island tomorrow”. So history repeats itself, but instead of the survivors being Jack, Kate, Hurley, etc. they’ll be new survivors. And instead of Ben’s old group of scoundrels it’ll be Jack, Kate, Hurley, etc. The Others are still the Others and there will again be three groups on the island: The Dharma Initiative, The Others, and The Survivors of Flight whatever, essentially taking us back to square one with the only difference being we, the viewers, are aware of who’s who.
It’s like, in our previous generation our mothers and fathers watched LOST and saw Ben crash on the island to lead the survivors to safety and had run-ins with the Dharma Initiative and Others and then Ben became absolved into the Dharma Initiative in the 1970s only to see history repeat itself when Oceanic Flight 815 crashed bearing Jack, Kate, Hurley, etc.
Okay so my revised theory is that everything is circular. What we’ve seen happen has happened many times before, each time with each group getting a chance to “right” things. If the previous group had prevented the magnetic fluctuation, Flight 815 would’ve never crashed. But they did allow it, for whatever reason, and now the survivors of Flight 815 are given a chance to make things right.
Oh and get this:
The term Dharma is an Indian spiritual and religious term, that means one’s righteous duty or any virtuous path in the common sense of the term. … Throughout Indian philosophy, Dharma is presented as a central concept that is used in order to explain the “higher truth” or ultimate reality of the universe. (Wikipedia)
So going along with the whole “chance to make things right” mindset the Dharma Initiative are appropriately named, and if the storyline continues to go as Daniel suggested, the members either live up to the name and stop the ride or they don’t and let history repeat itself once again.
What do you think?
05 Mar 2009
Okay, so seeing Sawyer wearing a Dharma jumpsuit kinda threw me off a little. And knowing they were living on the island in the 70s just added to the confusion. It appears the show is based on fate and no matter what the survivors do to leave the island, they’ll somehow find their way back to it because they’re supposed to be on the island.
I have a feeling this relates to the time-jumping, I just don’t know how quite yet. We have been shown and it has been proven that they have in fact been to the island before. Last night we saw the temptation to use the submarine to escape, but instead they ended up staying on the island. What we haven’t seen is how they got back sometime after the 70s to lead “normal” lives elsewhere. We also haven’t seen proof of use for the submarine as the only times people have left the island have either returned “like a snowglobe” or ended up in the desert – the supposed “exit point”.
I’m beginning to wonder more about Ben’s involvement. Does he know they’ve been on the island before and just isn’t telling them? Is that why he’s so concerned? Or back in Season 1 when he saw the plane split he seemed to know exactly what to do, as if he has someone in mind.
And is John Locke even more important than we think? Or is he just so blinded by faith that he’s the easiest to manipulate? Ben sure does know how to get him going.
And finally, we’ve seen Richard stay the same age over 50 or so years. Why is the only one not aging?
This weeks’ episode was absolutely fantastic, to say the least. As more secrets are revealed about the group and the island the more questions we ask. But it’s nice to see how things are beginning to tie together as well. The show is getting to a point where the last season, more specifically the last few episodes (evar!) are going to either make the show go out with a happy, memorable, award-winning bang, or leave the millions of viewers mighty disappointed. All in all though, regardless of whether you love or hate the show, or are simply baffled by it, it has been one amazing trip.
Oh and one other thing. I’m assuming the island wasn’t moving during the 70s. I say this because the leader (that long haired guy with glasses) said the submarine would take them to Tahiti. So he must’ve known the islands whereabouts. Something to keep in mind, I guess.
25 Feb 2009
Be sure and read Part 1 and Part 2 before reading this theory.
We know the island moves and there are specific windows or opportunities of time where people can enter or exit the island. Last week we saw the flipper board in the Lamp Post station (with the big pendulum) that had a number of latitudes and longitudes that determined the islands whereabouts.
If you’ll remember back to the very first season when we saw Desmond pushing the button every 108 minutes. What were the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 … I think those numbers held the island in place, in time, so they could be found. And I’m guessing that by having to press the button every 108 minutes means the island moves or shifts every 108 minutes.
Also, when Desmond failed to press the button in early seasons he had to use the fail safe key which, if we remember, shook the island and blinded everyone with that bright flash of light – the same light that flashes when the island moves in time. So the survivors were experiencing time travel even in early episodes, which makes me question the existence of the Others at that particular time, unless they were time traveling too.
When they visited the Orca Hydra station (was that what it was called?) – the old rusty doors were indicators of the passage of time. Then, having no dolphins or whales there to study (instead the place was a prison for Jack, Kate and Sawyer) the rooms were rusty and appeared weathered and old. How long does it take iron and steel to so thoroughly rust exactly?
This is the second time we’ve been in Tunisia. The first was when Charlotte uncovered the polar bear skeleton. The second was tonight when John Locke appeared after turning the wheel in the Orchid station. Apparently it’s the exit. That means when Charlotte appeared there before she must’ve been on the island before and it explains the polar bear.
So Ben killed John Locke. Interesting. I still don’t think this makes Ben evil. I think he’s doing whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Or maybe he is bad and Whidmore is really good? We still don’t know yet.
This weeks’ episode left me at a loss for any progression of my theory. It didn’t alleviate any further towards the islands timeshifting and the only mention of “future” was the threat given to John Locke to get back to the island “or else”. We know Locke is important but we still don’t know why aside from his supposed call to leadership.
Until next week…
11 Feb 2009
If you haven’t read my theory yet, do so here.
I’m still sticking by my original theory in that they need to get back to the island in the proposed 70 hours to “reconnect”. And I’m still going to assume the pendulum device tells them precisely when and where to reconnect. Eloise used the term “window” tonight and if you’ll remember from part one of my theory, I’m going to bet that each time and place the timeshift (wavy, moving line) crosses over the main line, a window appears. I think that Jin bouncing from one part of the island to the other in roughly the same time gives credit to this theory by suggesting he’s where he’s supposed to be. Notice his nose hasn’t started to bleed, too. Neither has Locke’s. Nosebleeds, at least I think, are due to spending longer than planned or longer than normal time “disconnected” so those that have nosebleeds, especially those with more frequent nosebleeds, need to hurry up.
However, Juliet never escaped the island yet her nose is bleeding, so, if this theory is true… where is she supposed to be? Her and Ben seem to be unique. Or, I guess any member of the Others seem to be unique.
Unfortunately this week really didn’t offer much more towards my theory. It was pretty much an hour of timeshifting, which was kinda annoying. However, we did confirm that “Jacob” is in fact Jack’s father, which only inserts another question into the mix.
If anyone has ideas, theories, or contributions let me know.
Continue to Part 3
04 Feb 2009
Tonight’s episode of LOST, I thought, was pretty revealing and answered several questions. And, so far this season, I’m starting to put pieces together to understand what’s going on. If you didn’t see tonight’s episode, stop reading and go watch it. Then come back and read :)
The last two episodes we’ve seen the survivors traveling throw time. So far it seems to be occurrences in the past, even though Daniel was experimenting with the future. We’ve seen how disconnects from the past and present can literally kill a person. And among the time traveling we’ve learned how the “others” are the islands original inhabitants, how there was a small military force sent to the island for expedition, and that Whidmore once lived there as a boy. We’re seeing connections to the island.
What I found interesting tonight was the shaft of light Locke and the group saw. We knew it to be from season 1 or 2 when they found the hatch. This gave us a time/date of the timeshift. And the reason Locke wanted to take the longer route was to avoid potentially running into themselves. I kept thinking “Back to the Future” here, which is probably what led to this theory.
So, think back to early seasons when they survivors heard noises on the island. Perhaps it was their future selves? Maybe Daniel did in fact succeed with traveling to the future and maybe the past is really the present and the present is really the future?
The show, I’m guessing, is about fate always playing itself out. Acts and events can temporarily shift it and people can deviate from the path, but somehow they’ll always end up back on the path of fate, which is why Ben needs to get the Oceanic Six back to the island so they can be in the right place at the right time, when the present catches up to the future. Otherwise you’ll have misplaced souls and perhaps deaths, similar to what’s going on with Daniels girlfriends’ mother.
Edit: And when the two timelines meet again and converge into one, if the two “consciousnesses” aren’t brought back together, the person is… lost… forever. I equate what’s going on to a mathematical wave (see below). So in essence Ben is a good guy. Though ruthless, he wants to make sure they get back to the island in, what was it, 70 hours, so they aren’t lost in time.
In the above wave picture, the red dots are our past/time present, always stationary. Claire having a baby on the island with Kate, was past/present. The alternating wave that results is what I see the our present/time future as, always fluctuating. In the end, the two meet and if the two souls aren’t in place to… reconnect, things get nasty.
Continue to Part 2