This is not really a theory, however it does point out something that has been overlooked in everyone's theories that start from the beginning.
If there is in fact time loops how did they all start? Everything needs a jumping off point or else they will just stay static, and on the linear path they are supposed to.
Polar Bears by Da Bears
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Pilot episode spells out the entire series by clearseeing
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simply, the pilot for the tv show lost is one of the greatest pieces of television created. Most will say it is due to the amazing beginning, the quick way the writers were able to detail 14 main characters in two hours of air time- or the strange and mysterious island that gets the viewer's brain turning with wonder.
Aaron is Jacob by Calandrella
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My theory is short and simple: Aaron is Jacob. Jacob is Aaron.
Supporting facts:
The Love Triangle and Whatever Happened, Happened by Desperate Geese
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This is my first theory here, so please, cut me some slack :).
I was thinking of season 3, the mini-arc of the first 6 episodes specially, when the show focused its attention pretty much on Kate, Jack and Sawyer, along with the love triangle. We all know that Hurley was also kidnapped by The Others, but his only mission was to tell the other Losties to never come back for the triffecta. The main plot would center around manipulating the triangle and Ben getting his surgery.
The Test by System1988
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Ok get ready to shoot this theory to sunshine! :)
I haven’t posted anything for quite a while now and considering the fact that this theory is based on a rumor I think you might as well give me some space to express it more freely
So the Losties have arrived on the island more than twice (815, 316) how interesting!
Jacob touches each of our main characters all over again during some critical points in history.
Everything about lost by Ric
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This is my first theory ever...so dont player hate if its not epic....
i believe the island is some mysterious island that cannot be found. the island can only let people find it by bringing them to it. i believe the island has been around for many many years thus has many man made structures from way back including temples, old statues, modern structures etc...
How this will play out by Jim
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Sorry if this has been posted I'm new to the site.
Alright so I'm rewatching season 5 and somehow I started thinking about how the explosion of Jughead could result in an alternate timeline sort of like what Desmond experienced when he turned the key (the lighting and sound was similar), except with this one leading the characters to see how everything would turn out had their plane landed safely.
LOST is MYST/Mysterious Island with a twist by WeAreTheIsland
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So I've been doing my best to remain patient while eager in awaiting the Season 6 premiere, but things are just too unsettled to wait 2 months to see how it plays out, so I figured I'd make an educated guess, and boggle your minds even more in the process.
It has been stated several times that the premise of Lost is based in large part to the computer game MYST.
Let's forget about Time Travel by Shide
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We all know how our beloved couple Darlton said, very early on the series, that there would be no time travel on the show. Many of us felt tricked because of Season 5 and its obviously time travel-based plot.
I don't think our legs have been pulled here though. My opinion is that they said what they said because the ultimate answer that we've been wanting for five years now, the answer to "Guys, where are we?" has nothing to do with time travel and that the latter was just a plot device that Darlton discovered along the way, much in the same fashion they "discovered" the Flashforward.
Lift It Up, Part1? by SpLoDGe
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Inspired by Faraday’s explanation of the island being like a spinning record and theories following this analogy I would like to put in my two pennies worth. It has been mentioned on this site that when Desmond spoke to Jack in the stadium and he told him to “lift it up” he may have been using an analogy similar to the one that Faraday used. He meant the stylus of a record player. Time as a track on a record and the stylus plotting the course of the present. In fact I think this is the way that the frozen donkey wheel works. It resets time on island like taking the needle off the record at the end of the song and putting it back on near the start of the same song. When the wheel was turned the stylus was taken off 2004 and put back down on 1977. The song then replays from that point and the people relive their lives without any knowledge of the future or that they have done it before. I suspect that the isl! and does something similar naturally, since Mrs Hawking said the island was always out of time. The island could have been replaying time over and over.
Faraday is Desmond's Grandson (no joke!) and other Theories by Dio
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Desmond and Penny are not married. They named their son Charlie, after Pace, or Dickens. Hawking told Desmond the Island was not done with him. What is there left for him to do?
This theory will give evidence for the theory that Charlie Hume, or more accurately Charles Widmore, is his own grandfather.
Manipulating Eternal Recurrence of Time by J.
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I believe that we will see the "normal" cycle of time in Season 6 that is untouched by Jacob. We will see all our characters NOT crash on the plane, then our characters and others we have seen will be reunited in this normal cycle of time only to survive the destruction and pending end of time. They know that they will soon die too. Jacob will be with them and he will be their guide and help them plan how he will travel as far back as The Black Rock (and farther) and begin manipulating time and events in order to save the world. The earliest manipulation helped form the Monster. Jacob's nemesis doesn't want destiny changed.
The Island Is An Iteration Machine... The Numbers Log Each Variation by Stinkin' Thinkin
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Here's what we know after 5 seasons -
1) The island and participants are in a time loop (The clues: Time Traveling Losties, Desmond's differing accounts of rescue, Ben seeming to know everything that is happening, visible cause and effect in viewing the different time periods of the island...)
2) There is at least one party interest in ending the loop (The major clue: Flocke/Jacob discussions of "They come, they fight, they destroy, they corrupt" Jacob mentioning that "only has to end once"....)
Prophecy by Monika
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What is the island?
I recently posted "Solaris" in which i claim that the island is sort of an entity or an organism or an alien planet or an experiment of some sort which can download your dreams and thoughts and turn them against you or use them for its own personal gain.
Weather is good or bad it stays open..My guess is that it can be good or bad and it all depends on perspective. I said this number of times and I was ridiculed but I am convinced that in life in general every situation depends on perspective and so does reality itself. Reality depends on observer. (the changes in conversation, photo frames, Bens wound and so on)
Jacob´s plan and preparation of the endgame by hansolo81
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Namaste, Folks!
If my theory has been posted in some other way before, I will apologize, but I think we are one collective mind...anyway, here is my theory:
the end is the beginning is the end by agent dale cooper
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okay, let me see if i can convey my thoughts in a somewhat coherent manner for everyone as opposed the free associative way in which they come to me. firstly, i think many of us are forgetting this is a story about the end of the world. i forget this myself often since the show makes little mention of it, but the whole show seems to revolve around the numbers, which are tied to a doomsday prediction, and we have the ominous remarks made by eloise hawking that i'm not going to bother citing on account of that everyone and their brother already has.
Locke like Doc by Proserpina
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First time posting here however the theory by “Sawyer’s optician”, “John Locke isn’t dead and the coming war” – had a couple of bits that triggered this. I commented on his theory as a jumping off point, however figured I should just post it proper!
Remember how on the island (S4)there was the washed ashore dead doctor from the freighter (a future doc depending on your perception), and yet on the freighter itself the doctor (present or past doc, depending on how you look at it) was still alive?
Meaningful One-Liners from S5 by RIPYOGI
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Some meaningful quotes that I found from season 5 with season 6 implications:
The Variable:
MS. HAWKING: How old is your son?
PENNY: He's 2.
MS. HAWKING: [Sighs] He has his father's hair.
we've had alternate time lines going all along by tom brideson
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lost has been doing alternate time loops all along
damon has stated that every shot is important and carefully checked before it airs...so go back and check and its all there
Locke's disciples by Locke's disciple
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(This isn't a shot at the creativity of those who have put together theories of Locke being alive in the latter half of s5. I love the creativity and have been so impressed I rated some theories 5 stars, I just don't think it's what has happened.)
All the Losties are Locke's disciples...
John Locke isn't dead and the coming war by Sawyer's optician
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So my idea, after rewatching all of the seasons is this:
John Locke, the guy we saw lead Ben and Co to Jacob, isn't the smoke monster or the man in black. He's just John Locke.
Where Did The Island Go? by TST
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Ok. This theory starts at season 4 when the island disappears. And as much as I want it to be WHH, I think there is a lot of evidence of alternate timelines. Those have been examined in other theories, but here is my take on it.
As the O6 are flying back to the island it vanishes. Where did it go? Did it move locations or did it just go skipping back in time?
The Dark Tower / Fringe / The Prestige / LOST connection by OCKi
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(SPOILER WARNING: This theory draws references from different plot points from The Dark Tower book 2, Fringe, Heroes and The Prestige)
The Dead on Lost sure get around much: Manifestations Guide by Ricardus Alpert
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I believe that the "Ghosts" that appear on Lost belong to three categories. The first category is Manifestations of Smokey. As we've known since S3, Smokey has the ability to impersonate the dead, while possibly being able to impersonate the living as well (Walt.) We have presumably seen three (Arguably four) examples of Smokey's manifestations. Yemi, Alex and possibly Christian. The most important thing I've noticed about these manifestations is how inhuman they all seem to be. They're cold and detached, making them seem full of evil glee on occasion, such as Alex's expression when she tells Ben she "Knows it's his fault", Christian's entire demeanor during the Cabin scene, and Yemi telling Eko "You speak to me as if I were your brother."
Theory: Losties Being The Subjects Of An Elaborate Experiment by dgcatlett
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First of all I want to say that I read many of the theories here & I actually hope that mine is NOT the correct one but the more I think about this the more I can't dismiss all the clues that seem to be coming together to paint this theory.
I believe these clues point to the losties being the subjects of some sort of experiment where they are physically incapacitated and their minds are networked together in an alternate reality on the island.
Battle of knifes at the orchid by Touzoku
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Here is a short theory about the last scenes of lost season 6.
In the pilot episode Jack wakes up in the bamboo forest with cuts on his face and wound in his side. John Locke also has a wound along his eye.
now flashfoward, or back lol
ENDINGS, BACKGAMMON, POWER CONVERSATIONS, DIFFERENT STATES OF DEATH, LOCKED LOOPS. PART 3 OF 3 by Dishyvaeda
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After Alpert had witnessed John’s birth in 1956, he would have confirmed to Jacob that the words of the old man, who strode into their camp 2 years previously before disappearing in a flash, were true.
Evidence that Locke might just be Locke, and MIB might just be MIB by WhoIsJohnLocke
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Okay, many of my theories have revolved around my belief that the John Locke that is with Ben when he murders Jacob is in fact the "real" John Locke and not some body snatcher (MIB). I have explained why to some degree, but this theory is basically a bunch of reasons why I think Locke can't be anybody besides Locke, and I'll end it with my overall theory.
ENDINGS, BACKGAMMON, POWER CONVERSATIONS, DIFFERENT STATES OF DEATH, LOCKED LOOPS. PART 2 OF 3 by Dishyvaeda
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“Do you have any idea how badly I want to kill you?”
Different arguments can be made for ‘When is Jacob from?’ One way to appear to be the same age at any time in the past is to actually be from the future. In other words, you could spend the next few weeks travelling between past and present, making sure you visited each of the last 50 years. Have your picture taken with the same person (who is ageing normally) during each visit. You would then have photographic proof that you hadn’t aged for the last 5 decades.
Same as Desmond = ALT Timeline Part 2 by Don't Tell Me
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Sorry for the confusion, this is a part 2 with a little more clarification.
Basically I think the Losties will board in Australia and from there to LAX realize that something is weird. Jack will get some inkling that the plane will crash and try to fix everything. This I refer to Final Destination movies. Jack will see what can happen like Desmond and stop it or prolong it.
Don't Mistake Coincidence For Fate by Lamar
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Okay after watching Season 2 and Season 3 again and reviewing the recent Season 5 in full again. I feel I’ve struck serious gold. (I’m not omitting Season 4, I just haven’t gotten to rewatching it again for this 2009 hiatus).
Now look, my theory in general is that everything we’ve witnessed—the storylines, the side stories—EVERYTHING can be summed up in what Mr. Eko said, "Don't Mistake Coincidence for Fate.”
Eye colors by Shide
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Well, I write this mostly because I'm tired of all those ALT vs WHH/ Light side vs Dark Side / Jacob vs MIB theories. I think all that had to be said has been said over and over and over and over again. We just DON'T JAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION right now. We'll just have to wait. So it would be nice if we tried to think about other aspects. Even try to cover other mysteries would be fine.
It always strikes me as odd, this thing of eye colors in LOST.
ENDINGS, BACKGAMMON, POWER CONVERSATIONS, DIFFERENT STATES OF DEATH, LOCKED LOOPS. PART 1 OF 3 Dishyvaeda
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‘Two endings to Lost would be nice…one light, one dark.’
I hope this provides a different slant on some theories that have already been put out there. No doubt Lost will yet again demolish most of my ideas, probably by the end of episode one, Series 6.
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There are two sides in the game of backgammon, in which opposing players try to get their pieces home first. A good strategy leaves the other player’s pieces largely immobilised, needing a specific throw of the dice…..a loophole, to even move, let alone win.
In Lost, one side is led by Jacob. The opposing side seems likely to be represented by an unnamed bearded rival, with whom Jacob spoke in Series 5 finale. Their conversation by the statue revealed the long term conflict for control of the island, its secrets, and ultimate purpose. It seems that Jacob has held a backgammon type advantage over Bearded Rival for a long time, but the latter claims “One of these days we’re going to find a loophole.”
Their clothing, and the ship on the horizon both suggested 19th century, but they spoke with modern accents, which might indicate that Jacob and Bearded Rival were from the future. Or that the makers of Lost thought the words spoken were too important to be made ambiguous by accents of that era.
“They come, fight, they destroy, they corrupt. It always ends the same.” Bearded Rival appears to be cynical of human attempts to live peacefully and responsibly on the island.
“(If) it only ends once, anything that happens before that is just progress.” Jacob’s reply suggests that he has repeatedly brought people to the island, in the hope that the ‘ending’ can be avoided. It’s as if the island will decide our fate at some future pre-ordained time, and Jacob is trying to show that humankind is worthy of saving.
We look forward to a spectacular, shocking and thought provoking ending to Lost. Involving not just the predicted ‘war’ and the outcome for the story’s main characters, but also the destiny of humankind itself.
One scenario is that the human race has been an experiment, instigated by some higher power. The aim was to evolve an intelligent, civilized species, capable of protecting this superb planet. But the experiment is about to be reviewed, the time for our appraisal is imminent, and the island will be the instrument of our judgement. Perhaps the black smoke monster occasionally ‘scans’ the minds of individual humans (John, Eko, Kate, Juliette) in order to assess our progress. If we survive judgement, then we go on, perhaps rewarded with the next evolutionary step.
If we fail, if we continue to fight, destroy and corrupt, then we may be purged. Just imagine the final scenes of Lost showing smoke monsters pouring out of every cerberus vent (CV on Blast Door Map), to terminate the experiment and cleanse the island of the living, as the world begins to shake with one final electromagnetic catastrophe. It would be visually fantastic, an ending of biblical proportions.
“…and God saw that humans had spurned the time granted to them. So where there was light, He caused darkness to prevail again...”
Another scenario is an imminent global disaster. It might be the ‘war’ that Widmore, and Hurley’s psychic referred to. It might be incurable pandemic, environmental, asteroid or other event for which we are unprepared. The ending has been revealed to just a few individuals over the centuries, who realized that the only survivors would be from the island. Therefore the island becomes the most important piece of real estate on the planet.
How? Well, if the island can be moved back in time, it can avoid imminent global disaster. Eventually it would return to the future as a catalyst, from which life on the planet could regenerate. Those who controlled the island would effectively inherit the earth. The main reason for fighting over it.
A third scenario is similar to the first, except that instead of being purged after failing judgement, the human race will be abandoned, and left to the malevolent forces that seek to work through the island. These have been held at bay by Jacob, while he continued with his work, trying to ‘save us all’.
“You’re trying to prove me wrong, aren’t you?” Bearded Rival believes Jacob’s work is futile, having witnessed human failings on the island many times. The time of judgement is also known to Bearded Rival. Believing that the human race would not survive the judgement, he and his followers had instead made a deal with the ‘dark side’.
It’s as if they have traded in their human spirit, probably by undergoing some kind of ritual in one of the island’s temples. In return, the malevolent forces have changed them into a form that can endure the oncoming darkness, after humans fail judgement. At first they are allowed to exist as replicas of their former selves, still functioning physically as before. They would gradually become apparitions, and eventually enter the realm of whispers, but more of that in part 2.
If Bearded Rival’s side were to win, a new order would spread out from the island, and malevolence would prevail on the planet. We would have to ‘change’ to survive. Ruled by a terrifying security system in a Godless, dark, barren world of undeath, devoid of free will.
Anyway, two endings to Lost would be nice….one light, one dark
Solaris by Monika
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Solaris is a Polish science fiction novel by Stanislaw Lem.
Description:
The novel is about the ultimately futile attempt to communicate with an alien life-form on a distant planet. The planet, called Solaris, is covered with a so-called "ocean" that seems to really be a single organism covering the entire surface. The ocean shows signs of a vast but strange intelligence, which can create physical phenomena in a way that science has difficulty explaining. The alien mind of Solaris is so inconceivably different from human consciousness that all attempts at communication are doomed.
What REALLY lies in the shadow of the statue by Terramatrix119
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After reading cos's theory on 2 energies I had my own idea. If Jacob is a manifestation of the energy found under the swan station, why does he seemingly live at the statue now?
My theory is that the statue is also a spot where this energy emanates, and that is why the statue was built there. Perhaps as the energy is "good", as in it heals, people of old built the statue there and worshipped its supposed powers.
The Valenzetti Equation and Destiny by Joshuaeli
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I don't think this is SPOILER material, since it has to do with one of the promos on the internet.
Many of you may have seen the "Numbers" promo running? There is a hybrid fan made/official viral promo on youtube. The link is here
Same as Desmond = ALT Timeline by Don't Tell Me
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The writers told us the story about "The Constant", "Flashes Before Your Eyes", and Desmond's mind travel for a reason. The reason is so we have at least a frame of reference when this happens to Jack, Sawyer, Kate, Hurley, Miles and everyone who blew up and died thanks to Jughead.
That's right, take those two episodes and you essentially have backdrop to season 6. I'll Explain.
Excellent "Timing" by LouA
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Alternate timelines. I’m sure everybody is sick of them. Last night I was on the toilet and I dreamt I was taking an ALT poo.
My theory is about that. Not the poo, the show. But it's an ALTERNATE ALT theory. And I think it might actually hold some water.
My Ockham's Theories by DeeDee
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With all due respect to ALL other theorists...IMO alot of the theories are way to complicated. Ex. Quantum theories, doubles or doppelgangers in ALT timelines--diverging and converging, Time Machines, etc. And "Whatever Happened, Happened" and "Dead Is Dead" which both ep titles were uttered by Ben, which is immediately suspect and impossible, for me, to hang any theory on. Info I see in some theories does not correlate with the facts we have been given over the last 5 years. I'm hoping the story arc stays on path and does not start a new, completely different storyline.
Jacob's line misheard? by habuda
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This will be nice and short.
Just listen to the scene over again, and pay close attention to when Jacob supposedly says, "It only ends once..."
Stones and Boulders by choyjay
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A deleted scene from Season 5 has Daniel further explaining his theory of people as variables. In reality, this is more of an extended scene than a deleted one. It occurs when Kate, Jack, and Daniel are on their way to the hostile camp, specifically when Kate stops to rest and drink water. The scene was posted on DarkUFO and can be found at this link:
Final Scene of the Final Episode of the Final Season of the Greatest Show Ever by Shpilo
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Here are my three ideas for what the final scene of Lost will be:
1) As a parallel to the first scene of Season 1, the final scene will end with Jack closing his eye. This will likely be because in the last scene Jack will die.
2) As a parallel to the Others seeing 815 crash over the Island, the remaining Losties will see another plane, or other mode of transportation becoming marooned on the Island, thus solidifying their role as the "new Others". This will play into the whole history-repeating-itself theme.
3) My personal favorite: We have seen the Sydney airport, we have seen the Losties getting in line for the plane, we have seen them on the plane, we have seen them crash, and in my opinion, by the end of the first episode in Season 6 we will have seen the plane land in Los Angeles. The one thing we have not seen is the plan taking off. I think an amazing final scene will be everyone boarding the plane, and then, from the POV of outside the plane, we will see it take off in to the horizon, knowing full well what is in store for everyone on board.
Tell me what you think; leave comments!
Gods playing by Enrico
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I really appreciated Rick's theory on backgammon (11/16/09)and thanks to him, I'd like to add some details. I was thinking to something different but my theory can merge to what he said before.
Here we go.
Is Hurley the shoe, bucket or tub? by Little Ben
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Calling this a theory is a bit of stretch, but I've been thinking about Jacob's apparent nemesis manipulating the island players via use of the dead - in particular dead bodies. Consequently Jacob's life giving touch could well be the side that allows the living to make their own, free willing choices. Not via manipulation, but by the truth - even if its the harsh truth. Life isn't easy, after all.
A further look at Backgammon, and how it relates to Lost... by Ricky
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Ok So I'm not a Backgammon enthusiast at all, but I did do a search on the illustrious Internet and found out one basic thing about it that I found rather interesting, as it pertains to Lost, particularly Jacob and the MIB.
The main objective in the game of Backgammon is; to get all of your pieces off of the Game-board before your opponent can do so.
Two timelines all along by bobby
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I watched "Man Behind the Curtain" again last night and then watched the episode "Dead is Dead". One thing that struck me as odd was that when Ben first meets Richard in "mbtc", Alpert has the appearance of a hermit.( long hair, tattered clothes, etc) But when you see Richard throughout the episodes where they flash in and out of different times Alpert is dressed in his normal attire with his hair well kept.("Jughead, etc) Also, Richard has the same clean cut appearance when Ben is taken to him after being shot by Sayid. That is what really confused me because Ben appears to be close to the same age as he was when he met Alpert in "mbtc". This is not an oversight, I think there is a reason for the difference in his appearance. The only logical explanation is that we have been watching two timelines all along. Sorry if this is not exactly a theory more than it is a rant from a confused fan. Have a good day.
THE BASIC PREMISE............ by michael wallace
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I always thought that it would be a good idea to use the time travel premise to it's full potential.It seems that over the years stories have been told about time travel.But beliefs have developed from those stories which encouraged the veiwer to assume that time travel has to conform to existing "rules".Any story which has used time travel all have the same "science" applied as far as how time travel effects characters.
Ockham's Razor applied to each mystery by Hopefully optimistic
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So, ockham's razor, in a nutshell is:
" The simplest explanation or strategy tends to be the best one"
So, let's apply this logic to lost and see what we end up with:
Season 6 Finale Titles by Shpilo
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The way I see it, there are four possibilities for the title of the Season 6 finale. The Season 1 finale was called "Exodus" and if the theory of the parallel of the seasons rings true, then it is possible that the last episode of Lost will bear a title from another book of the Old Testament. As "Numbers" was already an episode, there are three possibilities: Deuteronomy, Leviticus, and Genesis. Let's analyze each one:
Deuteronomy: This literally means "repetition of the law", or simply "repetition", because this book is essentially a retelling of the story of the last two three books. If Lost plays around with the whole "time loop" theory, then this could be a very fitting title.
The Magic Box is in the Temple by Dio
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I've been rewatching the series and saw The Man From Tallahassee again recently. This was the first mention of the so-called magic box. Ben says: "Let me put it so you'll understand. Picture a box. You know something about boxes, don't you John? What if I told you that, somewhere on this island, there is a very large box and whatever you imagined, whatever you wanted to be in it when you opened that box, there it would be? What would you say about that, John?". Afterwards, it is revealed that Anthony Cooper has somehow made it onto the Island. How exactly did that happen? Well, the submarine blew up recently, so I doubt that's it. How exactly did Richard get off the Island to see John Locke's birth? It couldn't have been the submarine, because the DI had not been on the Island yet. It couldn't have been the FDW, because the Island didn't start time skipping. It's the magic box.
Birth issues and incident by reckoner
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Hello, it is my first post here and more than a theory it is just an observation and i wanted to share it with you guys
It is about the birth issues on the island, something that has been bothering to me is the fact that these birth problems are just affecting to humans. We could see that, after the incident, animals on the island have not had any “reproductive” problem, as we were able to see those little boars going around on the island in the first season, just to give one example
Perhaps (and if it is not just a mistake of the production) we can assume that the births issues are not associated to the radiation caused for the explosion/ implosion of jughead in the incident but associated to the incident itself (new time line?) maybe it has been a manoeuvre of MIB or Jacob to avoid the addition of new “human variables” in this big game, what do you think?
Well, this is it, not so much isn’t it?
cheers
Who ever turned the wheel is the leader 2 by Cassiopea
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This is an update of an earlier theory.
When someone turns the FDW (Frozen Donkey Wheel) a duplicate is created. There should be 2 of the same person created, one in the FDW chamber and one in Tunisia. Turning the wheel also moves the island in time. I don’t know how or when the island moves to because we we’ve not seen ALL the implications of turning the wheel. I would like to guess that if Ben went ahead in time…9 months was it?...then the island went back 9 months. There could be some other correlation but I will go with this assumption for now. Maybe you can help me see the answer, because I’m all for us working on solving the Lost puzzle together.
Real Time, Space Time, Imaginary Time and Imaginary Space by Avalade
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An early scene in the episode "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" (almost exactly 2 minutes in) depicts the character Caesar frantically looking through various documents, one of which has always caught my eye and puzzled me no matter how many times I try and solve it.
The document depicts various circles (globes, or planets) which are all interconnected by lines which are tagged either "Real Time", "Space Time", "Imaginary Time" and "Imaginary Space". Additionally, Some of these 'globes' are tagged with "Event A", "Event B" and "Event c". Finally, there are some physics-style formulas (or equations, I have no idea) which I
will try my hardest to try to replicate (I apologize if there are any wrongfully translated equations):
The history of Jacob and MIB rivalry: they were once friends by Calandrella
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In the beginning, Jacob and Esau - two brothers, perhaps - were very close friends. Together, they got to rule the Island (how isn't explained in this theory; perhaps they were to normal people who stumpled upon it and thereby got "supernatural" powers, or sent their by some Egypt god, or was born their and was the heirs of the Island as their parents ruled it before, or... well, it isn't really relevant to this theory; I just assume, for the sake of this theory, that they a very long time ago somehow got in charge of the island). Who they were, and what the nature of their powers were (if they had any powers of their own - perhaps they only were able to use the Island's powers?) this theory doesn't explain.
Jacob is one step ahead by CHISCOT
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OK – total theory here we go:
This is a conflict between two sides. On one side, I think we have Jacob, Ben and Widmore. I think these three are acting together, presumably under Jacob's leadership to entice the MIB (on the other side) into a trap.
So, in order of events:
Locke vs. Locke by Ginger Doggie
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Someone convinced Ben to strangle Locke because he "had to die." We saw Christian tell Locke that he had to die, so perhaps Christian also told Ben this. Locke's corpse was then taken on the Ajira flight and reanimated on the island by the anti-Jacob. We are to think that he's been doing the work of anti-Jacob, which included talking Ben into killing Jacob.
My theory is that Ben killed Jacob and Jacob's spirit will go into the second corpse of Locke that was in Alana's gang's box. So I think that the first scene of next season will be Locke's eye opening on the beach where he was just dumped.
Perhaps then we have Jacob and anti-Jacob both played by Terry O'Quinn. We then rely on Ben to figure out what's going on and find the best way to to destroy both of them, by sacrificing himself, perhaps. Ben will be the hero of the story, and I predict that the audience won't know which Locke is "the bad guy" until the last episode of the show, or even after that, perhaps we'll never know if Ben made the right choice.
The Ajira triangle flash by Jack & Kate plus 8
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I'm curious to know peoples thoughts on how Jack and the 77'ers will get back to '07 (or whenever) for the final showdown with MIB. My theory is that all the Ajira passengers carved a triangle path of time-travel during the white flash. A few went one route, most went the other route but they meet up at the same point in time.
Alternate reality - Season 5 Blu-ray deleted scene by jplatanou
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First post ever. Please excuse my english. Here it goes:
I've just watched the deleted scenes from the S5 extras, and there is a scene where Sun and Frank arrive at the Dharmaville in the middle of the night. There, as we know, they meet Christian. Christian picks up an axe, and tries to break some pieces of wood which are nailed on a house door, blocking the entrance (also the windows). Inside that house, there is that old photo from the Dharma era with Hurley, Jack etc..
So, as far as i remember, no house looked like that while the Others lived there. That place looked abandoned/sealed. It didn't look like anything we ve seen in season 4, when Keamy and his men went there. So my guess is that, this is in fact an alternate reality and things can change after all. OR that house was always an old sealed secret place, even when the Others lived there, that it was never shown to us before (but i don't think that's the case).
the Others are Dead by Sawyer's SH!T-eatin' Grin
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This idea was just brought up in the comments of another theory and I thought it deserved to be fleshed out as a theory of its own... even if only to be shot down.
Why didn't the Others flash during the time skips? Cass thought it might be due to status of island birth, but we know that Charlotte and (I assume) Miles were born on the island. They both flashed, and Charlotte eventually died, so maybe that's not the reason.
2 Energies by cos
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I'll start off by stating things everyone already knows...
There are 2 distinctly different pockets of energy on the Island. One under the Orchid (- negative), one under the Swan (+ positive).
These energies do different things.
LOCKEBUSTER VIDEO:A TALE OF THE TAPE II by Ralph
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Okay....I did a theory a couple of months back about the Orientation films/Tapes and everybody seemed to like it...well...here is a follow up theory.....
First....for any of you who ever worked at or works for a video store will get this....
Video stores have a tendency to get WRONG STORE TAPES in the drop box all the time....what's a WRONG STORE TAPE? Any Tape or DVD that has a different return address on the box and it gets dropped off at the wrong store...simple.
The Frozen Donkey Wheel Goes Both Ways by Luke
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Here's a developed version of a thought I've been kicking around the comments.
We've got a problem on our favorite show. 2/3 of the characters are in 1977, while the rest are in 2007.
Luckily, we've got a time machine!
Aaron is Not Jacob,Jacob is Jacob......... by Ralph
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We all have heard this in one theory form or another....Here is my take on it......
....First...let's look at a couple of things here before I get started......
Did three years with Juliet make Sawyer any smarter in the ways of the Others? by Chase
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I guess this is more of a plot point/hole I've been pondering a lot more and more lately. Obviously Juliet's story isn't COMPLETELY done, but for all intense purposes we know she is more then likely dead (and I'm pretty sure that was truly and fully confirmed by Damon and Carlton). My gripe with her character, who I seriously liked more then Kate on an infinite level, is how could she really be a "lostie" for as long as she was and these characters don't know jack (pun intended) about her full knowledge of the Others. I mean seriously, even if we're always just getting snippets into the lives of these ppl, at the same time, are we supposed to seriously and truly believe that she hasn't give any iota of information that would possibly shed any light on ANYTHING? I've brought this up before a while back, but this time after the finale aired, I'm still kind of scratching my head. I know she wasn't a normal Other (si! nce she was recruited off Island), so I wonder if she had to go under the same type of ritual Ben or Cindy apparently did?
Whatever Happened Sort Of Happened by EricaG
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Throughout Season 5, we were given hints that the Losties 'always' ended up in the '70s---Ethan's birth, Chang's arm, Ben joining the Others, etc., etc. I think we're going to find out that this wasn't the case---these events were not the result of 'Whatever Happened, Happened', they were instances of course correction.
Fate vs. Free Will by Anna
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There will be no reset. One big clue to this is Chang injuring his arm during the incident. What ever happened, DID happen in this cycle of life. There are many hints of the Egyptian "eternal return" throughout Lost such as "It'll come back around" and Ms. Hawking's ouroborous. With eternal return, the world ends but starts over again.
Locke Was Not Paralyzed by G8rfan aka jhisc9999
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We all saw in the Season 5 finale, Jacob touching John sfter his fall, perhaps bringing him back to life. One idea I've been toying with is that Jacob may not have saved (or even helped) John after his fall.
Two Compasses, One Prophecy/Loophole by Various Theorists
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After an interesting discussion started earlier by Ricky and neoloki, we were left with a cliffhanger of a supposition from neo: The compass is part of MIB’s loophole…What? It sent my mind spinning. I don’t want to hijack this topic from them (quite the opposite), but I do want to open the discussion with a theory, since this idea is related to one I’ve been wondering about for quite some time:
Splintered Ajira Time, 2 John Lockes & Course Correction by Yojimbo
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Hi all,
I've been reading a bunch of theories since The Incident aired, done the whole rewatch thing, etc. At first, I figured, like many - Locke's toast. But a few things don't add up.
Firstly, from a narrative point of view, something felt wrong. If Locke was to be a pathetic red herring, it would have been flagged heavier. Secondly, how are there 2 physical Lockes on the island?
Jacob the Supplanter, and the identity of his nemesis by CinematicESP
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Here's a thought...
Jacob, like "Nemesis," has the ability to take the shape of dead people. Jacob is actually inhabiting the body of Nemesis, rendering Nemesis formless. He is the black smoke monster. This is why he wants to kill Jacob so badly, because Jacob stole his identity. (The name "Jacob" does mean "supplanter" after all). The Man in Black at the beginning of The Incident is simply Nemesis taking the shape of a corpse. Perhaps he killed this person and assumed their form in order to have the conversation with Jacob. This could be what he meant by "I just ate."
Richard isn't ageless by Salem
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I'm just new to this site so apologies if this has already been posted. I noticed a few comments about Richard's agelessness and that noone had seemed to come up with a really sound reason.
What if Richard isn't ageless, he just time travels. We know he can get on and off the island to be where and when he needs to be (Locke's birth, childhood visits, Juliet's recruitment...) What if his mode of transport allows him to travel through time (not so far fetched based on what we've been shown in S5)? Someone who is always skipping through time would seem to be ageless becasue they can be anywhere, anywhen. I guess if I use Back to the Future as an analogy. If you didn't know that Doc could time travel, but knew what he looked like in 1885, 1955, 1985, 2015 wouldn't you think he was ageless?
Couldn't Richard be doing all these time travelling missions for Jacob, popping in and out when needed and have only lived a few years of HIS timeline (therefore not changing much in looks) but appearing across a huge span of years, seemingly ageless to the others? Also explains Ben's comments about birthdays - if you spend your life outside of the normal flow of time, then bithdays wouldn't mean anything - how would he keep track of it?
Jacob's gone up in smoke by Lewton Wicks
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Well, I was wishing it was season six tomorrow, and I decided to watch the end of season five again.
Two things still bug me about the end, concerning Locke as Flocke. Firstly, and this is pretty banal, but Flocke seemed to be suprised that Jacob lived where he did. I understand that Flocke has to play the part of an unknowing, revived, super-Locke, but his reaction to finding out where Jacob was living suprised me. Especially seeing as how I assumed the man in black knew where Jacob lived at the start of the Incident. Maybe I've been taken in.
Reciprocity 2: Why the Losties need the Island by Locke's disciple
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The mutually dependent companion of the part one. You must read part one first for this to make sense. This is a subjective analysis of the symbolism of Lost; a thesis. This is not a theory of the quantum mechanics of the events on Lost, there are plenty of other good theories for that. This is a focus on the Losties, not everyone else as per the title. Hopefully you will rate and comment based on creativity and logic and not on the accuracy of off-screen moments or whether or not you fully agree. On paper things look much duller or simpler than on screen.
Widmore/Ben Rival by ManWithNoName
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Ever since we saw Widmore being banished in "Dead is Dead" I got to thinking exactly why he was being banished. Ben did list off leaving the island and having a family with an outsider, but these are things that we already know. I got to thinking that maybe Widmore made a deal with Dharma.
Meaning of WHH Relating to the End of LOST by reversechapter
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This may not be original, but I can’t sleep……….keep in mind I have not been on here a long time. My apologies if this idea has already been proposed 50 times in the same exact manner.
I have decided that the best twist to the end of LOST that falls within the “rules” laid out so far would be as follows: In the end, human life on the planet will cease to exist. No matter what changes are made, the end arrives at a certain date and time. It only ends once. The focus of our heroes and everything we have seen the last few years can only change HOW life ends. The difference will be whether life ends naturally (like, maybe the sun decides to go haywire and we all fry one day, or it burns out) or we kill one another through war.
Here is how I think lost will end by Hopefully optimistic
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I really hope lost has a good ending, but I think to get a good idea of the end you just need to look at one of jj abrams other creations, namely Alias.
It was a show that had some really conspiratorial and far out stoy lines. The most prominent of which was the story a "Rambaldi", an invester and prophet of sorts who was centuries ahead of his time, and a lot of the show revolved around decoding his mysteries and working out his grand plan.
The Kids Are Alright? by Scott Gingold
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The children on Lost have some unexplained significance and it seems that as of last season they are in great danger.
Aaron
Claire's baby, raised off-island by Kate and then given over the Claire's mum Carol. Or is she? Is it not just an act of the casting department, or is the fact that Carol is played by an entirely different actress than when she first appeared in "Par Avion" not a coincidence. She was in a coma; the doctors didn't give her much of a chance to live; in fact Christian Shepherd was pushing for pulling the plug. But she lived, not only lived, she made a miraculous recovery. And she mysteriously appeared at the right place at the right time and was seen speaking with Ben's attorney. She know has custody of Aaron and I think she is an imposter. An agent of Ben sent to grab Aaron and bring him back to the island.
What about you?: How Ben knows more than you think by Dio
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I won't bother with formalities
The Merger Theory by Lost and Found
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Since Season 3 when we got to know the Others a lot better it became obvious that these people know something important. From the way that they acted it was like they knew a secret, yet beautiful truth. The ones who followed the orders that Ben gave them without delay. These Others at times seem that they are in perfect bliss. Yet on occasion they will kidnap, murder, and enslave. They will take these actions with no remorse, and without any hesitation. We watch as Mikhail and Bea give their lives. And all of this for a yet unknown cause.
The Rubberband Theory by Locke4God
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This theory is purely about the structure of the show and how we perceive the importance or lack there of, of certain characters.
You see, what I see when I look at in a show like this, is that the writers have developed a highly detailed show that leaves only a little flexibility in the storyline. It's not like Heroes or 24, where a storyline last for a season, and then they can carry on after that in any way they choose. From the beginning, Lost, has had a specific end that these writers were always aiming for.
Crazy Two Timelines Theory by G8rfan
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I posted this back in May at the TailSection, but had little interest. The more I think about, the more I think it's possible. I apologize if someone has already posted this. Here it is:
Crashing Ships, Mind Flashes, and Time Skips by TST
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We all know what happened in the season 4 finale: BLOOP. The island disappears.
In the first scene of The Incident, we see Jacob and MIB having their famous conversation while a ship, probably the Black Rock, is sailing toward the island:
JACOB: I take it you're here 'cause of the ship.
ENEMY: I am. How did they find the Island?
JACOB: You'll have to ask 'em when they get here.
ENEMY: I don't have to ask. You brought them here. Still trying to prove me wrong, aren't you?
JACOB: You are wrong.
ENEMY: Am I? They come. They fight. They destroy. They corrupt. It always ends the same.
JACOB: It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.
ETC.
Bacon Numbers by Albert Awol
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And now, for my most outlandish theory yet.
What if we got it all wrong? What if Lost isn't a show about what we think it is. No doubt we are still very much in the dark about a lot of things, but I suspect there is something beneath the plot and beneath the actual production of the show that we're all missing, even though it's right in front of our faces. Something that when revealed, will be obvious even in the pilot as the glue that held the show together. As Fox has stated, the show ends in "an incredibly powerful, very sad and beautiful way. I think it is going to be pretty awesome." Like everything Lost, I take that with the same double meaning I take every line spoken on screen.
Star Wars by Claire C.
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Ok, science geeks, here's my theory.
Has it ever occured to anyone that Lost is a whole star wars ripp off? Jack is Luke. Kate is princess L. Sawyer is Han Solo.
The purpose of an alt timeline by Mark
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There’s a lot of huffing and puffing going on in the comments sections at the moment regarding the purpose of an alt time line and how it has any relevance to our original time line so here’s my thoughts on the matter.
Daniel is a (Future/Past) Leader of The Others by Luke
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Episode - Whatever Happened, Happened:
"One of the Others tries to stop Richard from taking Ben, saying that Ellie and Charles won't be happy, but Richard asserts that he doesn't answer to them"
-http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Whatever_Happened,_Happened
Episode - The Incident
"When Eloise is about to enter the basement to secure the area, Richard knocks her out."
-http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Incident,_Parts_1_%26_2
When Richard knocks out Eloise, he says "I'm protecting our leader". However, just a few days ago, he did not answer to her...
Daniel Faraday = The Leader (Or at least a candidate)
I'm not sure when, but I believe we'll see Faraday born (probably prematurely like Ben & Locke) and groomed for leadership, even if he never gets his crown.
BlackRock's First-mate... by Ricky
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For once I'm just gonna post a real short and sweet theory here:
In the wake of recent "(insert known character name here) came on the BlackRock theories", I will attempt to stimulate your thinking muscles, so here we go:
Like Grandfather Like Father Like Son Like Grandson by RIPYOGI
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This is in response to Joe D.'s theory "Shepherd's have history on the island."
If his theory is correct, which I recommend reading, then this would have further implications on the future. Here's a quick timeline: Ray comes to the island via BlackRock. Ray has a son named Christian, on the island. Ray is banished from the island and Christian leaves with him. Christian has a son named Jack. Christian misses the island and flies around looking for it. Christian has a daughter, Claire. Claire and Jack crash on the island.
Jacob and Man in Black are the sons of Jack and Sawyer by Television Lady
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When the LOST-ies are back in 1977, Sawyer and Juliet are shacking up. Amy asks Juliet when she and "Jim" are going to have one of these (babies) when Juliet helps her with baby Ethan. Juliet stammers and doesn't really give a firm committment but you'd think with her history as a fertility doc she would be on top of conception, as it were, preventing it OR facilitating it. Later when she, Sawyer, and Kate go back to the island from the sub to stop Jack from blowing off the nuke, Bernard regards her a bit cautiously and asks if she wants some tea. She has her hand over her abdomen kind of absently when he asks her this. And a gun in her jeans sticking out of the waistband.
Shephard's have history on the island.... by Joe D.
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I got this idea when I was thinking about Christian/Ray/Jack a while back. This theory hit me when I got to thinking about the appearances of Christian on the island and then thinking about Locke's seeming awakening from the land of the dead.
Reciprocity: Why the Island needs the Losties by Locke's disciple
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This theory is quite long, but I think it's rather interesting. It really only makes sense in it's entirety, as the condensed version was more confusing. I'm sure most of the thoughts are nothing new, but it's what I got out of watching Lost. Hope you enjoy.
The Island is an attempt by a higher intelligence to create paradise for humans. All evidence points to this, from it's physical attributes (tropical setting and healing powers) to it's philosophy of how it conducts itself. What is paradise? The state of nirvana or enlightenment. How do you achieve this? Thru coming to terms with your life, atoning, and adopting a constructive, peaceful, limitless attitude and lifestyle. This is the process of redemption that is the foundation of Lost. This is the purpose the Island seeks to reveal to all of it's inhabitants. RECIPROCITY
Lost's Wormhole by Marcus
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Where is the island? I believe the island exists inside a time bubble within a wormhole.
A wormhole is a structure which connects two distant regions of space time. Now wormholes although hypothetical are thought to be unstable and would require an unusual energy source to prevent total collapse. The energy source that keeps our wormhole open is the exotic matter located at the orchid. It has curious properties, one of which is it exerts a negative force, so if you tried to pump up a car tire using exotic matter it would do the opposite and deflate the tire. This negative force can be harnessed though, by sending it through the centre of a wormhole to keep it open. The island exists within this wormhole, inside a time bubble, one mouth of the wormhole moves around the pacific, the entry point, while the other exists in Tunisia, or the exit point as it’s known, but I’m curious as to why nobody can traverse through the wormhole from the Tunisian side to get to the island?? It seems to be a one way deal here
Unification Attempt For LOST Theories (My Opinion) by reversechapter
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None of this is original…..I am just trying to put on paper some of what I have read over the last few months that I think holds water.
Why would MIB need a loophole to kill Jacob? by Luke
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First time poster, long time reader...
I find asking the questions we have about the show out loud to be very helpful.
"Why would MIB need a loophole to kill Jacob?"
'They' - a theory that will unravel season 6 by la Vigne
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I came to this revelation yesterday after re-watching the conversation between Jacob and MIB on the beach, and teasing everyone with a comment I made to Carole Anne's theory. There is a very important aspect to the episode 'The Incident' that we've all been missing. Specifically in the first and last scene of the episode. Understanding this will not only help us understand where season 6 will be going, it will change the major consensus of the believes of both MIB and Jacob, it will also unveil a new entity on the island, and pretty much change the entire plot of LOST.
Two men, experiment, backwards by Monika & March Madness
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In this theory I will use my gut only..and some evidence provided by the show.
I believe neither Jacob or MiB are good/bad. Its their goal that defines them. Similar to Jack and John. Both good men but with entirely different perspective. One believes (John) that the island is a place where miracles happen and that the best thing to do is to just let it be and stay on the island..live and protect it. The other one (Jack) doesn't believe in miracles even thou he saw his dead father walking around.
Grand scheme of things... by Amac14
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This is my first theory post on here but here we go...
There have been a lot of theories popping up as to who the "good guys" really are. After really thinking about things way more than I probably should have, I am beginning to that MIB may in fact be the "good guy" after all.
Aaron was a candidate and why baby's are important by RIPYOGI
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I know why babies and children are important. First let me tell you my assumptions. Since we see Locke's physical body, we must assume that the MIB doesn't need a body; he can transform into anyone. He cannot physically influence the future; he can only influence the future by conning and manipulating people with words (eg he cannot help Locke get up after he suffers the compound fracture before turning the wheel, only by manipulating him with words is he able to bring John to his destiny. Example 2, the compass). The MIB does need an influential form to transform into to manipulate people (Locke, Christian, Walt, 'still have work to do'). These factors are supported by tons of evidence.
MIB and Locke are the good guys by Carole Anne
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Most of us have been speculating that Jacob is the good guy. So just for the sake of argument I’m going to speculate why Mib could be the good guy.
For starters, he wants to protect the island from “invaders”, the ones that Jacob brings. The island is a beautiful, magical place with special powers and is hidden from humanity.
Jacob's True Form: White Light by Dio
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There is a white light monster. Read below to find out why.
It has been made abundantly clear to the viewers that there exists two entities on the Island, in direct conflict with each other. This revelation can be seen as having taken place during the Season 5 finale "The Incident", but in my opinion it stretches back further. Clearly it is possible to interpret all preceding events on Lost as parts of the conflict between MIB and Jacob, but there are two distinct references to two separate entities that I would like to examine, leading to the conclusion that opposite the black smoke monster there exists a white light monster.
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