This is not the grandest theory, but I am hoping that this theory will be the building block for more complex theories. This is also my first theory, but feel free to rip me to shreds.
When Locke talks with Richard Alpert in 1954, the area where Richard Alpert and the jungle-yard gang lived looked very familiar. It looked very similiar to the place where the barracks are (the place where the Dharma Initiative and the Others lived). Both locations have few, if any, trees in the living area and both have what looks like very short grass--it's an oasis in a wild and dangerous jungle!
Additionally, we know Ben Linus (and the Dharma Initiative before him) live in a valley, as we saw when the camera zoomed out in "Tale of Two Cities." From the looks of the mountains surrounding, Richard Alpert and his army troop appear to have lived within the same valley.
I believe that Richard Alpert and his army troop used to live in the same area where the barracks existed. The similarities are too similiar to ignore, and I argue it is a fair assumption to presume both camps existed in the same spot.
What this means for how the show plays out is susceptible to speculation more than anything else in my opinion. I find it interesting that Richard Alpert visited a young Ben Linus sometime after Locke's visit to Alpert in 1954. Most likely Alpert visited young Ben during the early 1970's. When Alpert visited Ben Linus for the first time, the DI had built homes in what appears to be the same spot where Alpert and his troop used to live. Yet Alpert does not live there. I find that very interesting and telling. I also think it is interesting that Ben Linus gives Locke a "head's up" in an empathetic moment when Ben Linus mentions to John Locke how difficult it is to be a leader when others are questioning you. I cannot put all the pieces of the puzzle together, but I figure that will be a task for others to handle. Theory by LibbySaysHi
When Locke talks with Richard Alpert in 1954, the area where Richard Alpert and the jungle-yard gang lived looked very familiar. It looked very similiar to the place where the barracks are (the place where the Dharma Initiative and the Others lived). Both locations have few, if any, trees in the living area and both have what looks like very short grass--it's an oasis in a wild and dangerous jungle!
Additionally, we know Ben Linus (and the Dharma Initiative before him) live in a valley, as we saw when the camera zoomed out in "Tale of Two Cities." From the looks of the mountains surrounding, Richard Alpert and his army troop appear to have lived within the same valley.
I believe that Richard Alpert and his army troop used to live in the same area where the barracks existed. The similarities are too similiar to ignore, and I argue it is a fair assumption to presume both camps existed in the same spot.
What this means for how the show plays out is susceptible to speculation more than anything else in my opinion. I find it interesting that Richard Alpert visited a young Ben Linus sometime after Locke's visit to Alpert in 1954. Most likely Alpert visited young Ben during the early 1970's. When Alpert visited Ben Linus for the first time, the DI had built homes in what appears to be the same spot where Alpert and his troop used to live. Yet Alpert does not live there. I find that very interesting and telling. I also think it is interesting that Ben Linus gives Locke a "head's up" in an empathetic moment when Ben Linus mentions to John Locke how difficult it is to be a leader when others are questioning you. I cannot put all the pieces of the puzzle together, but I figure that will be a task for others to handle. Theory by LibbySaysHi
