When the phenomenon known as LOST began we had no idea the depth and scope the show would cover, as the show delved into a vast array of subjects viewers began studying every detail, discussing with fellow confused fans, and theorising about WTF was going on. Even now almost 2 years since "The End" people are laying down ideas about what it all meant.
From the very first episode there were rumours of a "Clue" that would tie it all together, people analysed every clip, every line of dialogue, but try as we did, the clue seemingly evaded us, many of us believed the black object at the side of Jack's head alluded to a timeloop, we were wrong, then some believed Locke's secret was that he was always the mib, VERY WRONG, The clue infact was the scene involving Locke, Walt and a game in which the show was partially based upon....BACKGAMMON.
Backgammon, The Island and the afterlife by Swanhatch77
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Specialness & Claiming by Scott Gingold
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Okay so this is a two part theory. The first part came to me while I was driving and thinking about Lost and holy crap the lightbulb went off in my head. One of the major questions I my mind was why exactly did the Man in Black need to have a body in order to look like them? It seemed that he was able to scan people's minds and appear as other people to them as he did with Eko (appearing as Emeka & Daniel the boy) and as he did with Kate (assuming he was the horse). We've also seen him actually appear corporeal as Christian, Yemi, Alex & Locke. With that situation he needed a body to be able to walk around and touch things and be convincing. The question was always why? Then it hit me. His ability is almost identical to that of Miles. Miles needed a body present in order to be able to listen to the last thoughts of a person before they died. In fact, inside the foot, the Man in Black tells Ben in detail the last thoughts that John Locke had before he died. So the Man in Black needs the dead body to fully scan it and collect the memories before he can become them. If he scans a live person, it seems he can only become one of their memories, but a dead person is all memories so as long as he scans the body, he can assume their memories. This also leads me to believe that the Man in Black was the one behind the strange dreams on the island as dreams and memories are extremely similar in nature.
LOST - Explaining the mythology by LouCypher
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From the top...
Let’s start with answering the big bad boy questions first.
What is the light at the heart of this mysterious island?
According to what we got from Mother in Across the Sea the light is a place of “life, death and rebirth.”
But what in the hell does that friggin’ mean?!
Good question. Here’s an attempt at an answer...
The light beneath the island is the most powerful electromagnetic energy on the face of the Earth. It is so powerful that some could say it is the source of ALL life and living matter. From the leaves on the trees to the sand that paves the ocean floor beds right through to our human genetic make-up; all of it came from the light. And this light has pockets that exist in different parts of the world as if an underground network of tunnels connected them all together.
How I would have tied up all the lose ends by Mike Dale
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I wrote this a year ago right after the last show aired. I sent this to some friends explaining to them how the writers could have tied up a lot of the loose ends with out really changing any of the episodes and only adding a few minimal pieces of dialog. I finally decided to post this now since there haven't been any discussions about the show lately. Here are the changes that I would make to answer most of the missing questions on Lost.
First when Jack, Kate and Hurley get back to the island back in 1970. When Swayer first meets Jack and tells them that they are in the Dharma initiative I would have had Jack ask, “What is the Dharma initiative”. Sawyer would explain, “It's a science expedition.” “How did it get here?” “Some Dharma guys were doing some ocean research when the island just suddenly appeared. From that point on they started to study it” “How come they never came back when we were there?” “Faraday and I talked about that. He figured out that right after Ben had his little purge that. He must have moved the island again so they couldn't find it. The crazy thing is doc, do you remember that little food drop we were getting. Faraday thinks that when the island was moved again that the food drop got caught in some temporal loop and it's been the same one that has been falling over and over again on the island.
Eloise's Deal by Scott Gingold
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It seems to me that the Man in Black knew about the flashsideways world. I think this is why he was make promises to people, such as telling Sayid he can see his love again, and Claire would have Aaron again, and so on. Because in the flashsideways world these wishes came true, even though it was after death.
That being said, I always thought that Eloise's behavior in the flashsideways world was very odd. It was apparent that she wanted to stay in the sideways with Daniel, the son she essentially sacrificed to the island by sending him there purposely knowing that she would in fact kill him. But it was what she said to Desmond that was weird. She insists that Desmond waking everyone up was a violation. A violation of what? I think, I violation of a deal she made.
Eloise made a deal with the man in black. Just like Claire & Sayid did. And the flashsideways was a fulfillment of that deal. I think she agreed to help the man in black complete his loophole. When Locke saw Christian (who was really the man in black) near the frozen donkey wheel, he was told to find Eloise to come back to the island. And Eloise is the one who told Ben & company to bring Locke's dead body back to the island, which is what the man in black used to trick Ben into killing Jacob.
I think Eloise blamed Jacob for what she had to do to Daniel, even though it was all for the good of the island, so she agreed to help the man in black kill Jacob and in return he allowed her to be with Daniel in the afterlife.
One Year On by you dont know me
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Dear LOYAL readers, in honor of the one year anniversary of the Lost series Finale I have finally finished my Fishbiscuit. I have missed you! The final Fishbiscuit has been divided into 6 chapters. Enjoy! (PS I love you)
First off, the writers didn’t answer questions like, why is Walt special, the palette drop, why pregnant women can't come to full term... Etc. Over the span of the entire series Lost answered questions like, what is human nature, what are human nature’s limits, what is a parent willing to do for his child, what is sacrifice, is anyone capable of ultimate sacrifice, what is it be humble, what makes a good leader, what makes a bad leader, what are morals, how are morals defined, to what extent can a person go beyond their nature, what is good, what is evil, what is happiness, what is pain, how can you overcome misfortune...etc. Next time someone says Lost doesn’t give answers, take a page out of the smoke monster’s handbook and beat them up! Finish this sentence, I survived 6 years addicted to a TV show and all I got was ________.
