As Bob Dylan once said, "The Times they are a-changin'." I believe this could go for whats going on on Lost. Bear with me here, because this deals with unknowns.
Perhaps the O6 were not supposed to return. That was before a third party was introduced into play other than Team Ben and Team Widmore. Now the O6 are needed to save the island.
Who is this third party you ask?
The DHARMA Initative v2. I think DHARMA has been the villians the whole time. This show deals with spirituality at its very roots. What has been spirituality's greatest nemesis? Science. Don't believe that? Read a Dan Brown book, or look at history, heck, go back in time and talk to Galileo Galleli!
The island was saved by Ben/Others by the Purge. They saved the island, but as Daniel so blatantly mentioned, The Domino Affect of the Swan Station being built, and the fact the Others didn't know about it caused a wrinkle in the plan. They didn't know about the Swan, and without the Swan all the things, 815, the freighter, Ben turning the Wheel, would have not happened. The Others thought they rid the island of DHARMA, but in fact, they only put them at bay.
Over time, after DHARMA was wiped out, they still held on to the fact the Swan was still operational, this is why they had the food drop in Season 2, remeber that? We couldnt understand why when the DI was gone. But, perhaps, they were not gone, but were waiting for the opportune moment to return. They (TPTB in Ann-Arbor) kept the Swan operational. They sent the Losties food, to keep them in their place. Then, what happened? Ben and Widmore got into it over a grudge practically. That is what's going on there. Widmore sent the freighter, and Ben turned the wheel. Ok, now. The O6 has left the island. All is well. Except, something bad is coming. Widmore realizes the Island is in trouble from something, and a War is coming.
Now, Jacob/Richard/Christian has realized the island is in trouble, perhaps mostly on account of Richard's being able to leave the island and he finds that DHARMA is trying to get back to the island. For some reason unknown to us, the O6 has to come back to stop something. Perhaps they need to infiltrate DHARMA or something, I dunno. We know now, Widmore is kinda working with Eloise, and Ben is working with Eloise. So, who is Eloise working with? The island. Despite Ben and Widmore's hatred of one another, I think they are still on the same team, Team Island. Everything they do is for the sake of the island. They are trying to protect the Island from DHARMA. I think Ilana and Bram are with DHARMA v2. Their riddle is close with the one that Des had for the Swan. DHARMA discovered the location of the island the same time Hawking realized it. They decided it was their only chance to get back, and the O6 was just a pawn in that. The Island needed the O6 to come save the island f! rom DHARMA, but in the same way, it was a catch-22. By needing them to come back, it would bring DHARMA back. I think this sets the stage for the "war" and perhaps for next season.
Like I said, the O6 was not supposed to return, but because DHARMA is coming back, they had to come back. The Island needs them to do something to prevend DHARMA from doing whatever it is they do.
Also, with the O6, it has created an alternate timeline. Like, the alt-1985 in Back to the Future II. That is why we didn't see the Comic-Con video. The events of them coming have changed things. Small things that wouldn't otherwise have happened. Something they have had a hand in caused Chang to weigh in on Miles' answer to whether or not he's his son, differently then it would have happened. Because in the original timeline, Chang would have gone with Faraday and made that video. That is what Dan referred to as, "what Dr. Chang was supposed to do". That was my 2 cents on that as well.
I hope this made sense.. if not, tell me, and I'll try to clarify something.
Perhaps the O6 were not supposed to return. That was before a third party was introduced into play other than Team Ben and Team Widmore. Now the O6 are needed to save the island.
Who is this third party you ask?
The DHARMA Initative v2. I think DHARMA has been the villians the whole time. This show deals with spirituality at its very roots. What has been spirituality's greatest nemesis? Science. Don't believe that? Read a Dan Brown book, or look at history, heck, go back in time and talk to Galileo Galleli!
The island was saved by Ben/Others by the Purge. They saved the island, but as Daniel so blatantly mentioned, The Domino Affect of the Swan Station being built, and the fact the Others didn't know about it caused a wrinkle in the plan. They didn't know about the Swan, and without the Swan all the things, 815, the freighter, Ben turning the Wheel, would have not happened. The Others thought they rid the island of DHARMA, but in fact, they only put them at bay.
Over time, after DHARMA was wiped out, they still held on to the fact the Swan was still operational, this is why they had the food drop in Season 2, remeber that? We couldnt understand why when the DI was gone. But, perhaps, they were not gone, but were waiting for the opportune moment to return. They (TPTB in Ann-Arbor) kept the Swan operational. They sent the Losties food, to keep them in their place. Then, what happened? Ben and Widmore got into it over a grudge practically. That is what's going on there. Widmore sent the freighter, and Ben turned the wheel. Ok, now. The O6 has left the island. All is well. Except, something bad is coming. Widmore realizes the Island is in trouble from something, and a War is coming.
Now, Jacob/Richard/Christian has realized the island is in trouble, perhaps mostly on account of Richard's being able to leave the island and he finds that DHARMA is trying to get back to the island. For some reason unknown to us, the O6 has to come back to stop something. Perhaps they need to infiltrate DHARMA or something, I dunno. We know now, Widmore is kinda working with Eloise, and Ben is working with Eloise. So, who is Eloise working with? The island. Despite Ben and Widmore's hatred of one another, I think they are still on the same team, Team Island. Everything they do is for the sake of the island. They are trying to protect the Island from DHARMA. I think Ilana and Bram are with DHARMA v2. Their riddle is close with the one that Des had for the Swan. DHARMA discovered the location of the island the same time Hawking realized it. They decided it was their only chance to get back, and the O6 was just a pawn in that. The Island needed the O6 to come save the island f! rom DHARMA, but in the same way, it was a catch-22. By needing them to come back, it would bring DHARMA back. I think this sets the stage for the "war" and perhaps for next season.
Like I said, the O6 was not supposed to return, but because DHARMA is coming back, they had to come back. The Island needs them to do something to prevend DHARMA from doing whatever it is they do.
Also, with the O6, it has created an alternate timeline. Like, the alt-1985 in Back to the Future II. That is why we didn't see the Comic-Con video. The events of them coming have changed things. Small things that wouldn't otherwise have happened. Something they have had a hand in caused Chang to weigh in on Miles' answer to whether or not he's his son, differently then it would have happened. Because in the original timeline, Chang would have gone with Faraday and made that video. That is what Dan referred to as, "what Dr. Chang was supposed to do". That was my 2 cents on that as well.
I hope this made sense.. if not, tell me, and I'll try to clarify something.
