This is not so much a theory as it is food for thought and hopefully a point of discussion. What is Smokey? What is his true nature? Is he organic, is he mechanical, is he electrical, or is he spiritual, or is he somehow all of those things?
These are a few of the questions I have about one of the biggest if not the biggest mystery in “LOST”.
Let’s look at the known facts about this guy:
1) He definitely seems to have consciousness, or at the very least some reasoning abilities:
a.) He can chase you through a jungle.
b.) He can be tricked, or fooled. (Hidden from.)
c.) He can be scared off by dynamite.
2) He has some mechanical traits:
a.) The sounds he makes.
b.) Some of his movements seem to be on a particular track.
2) He has some organic traits:
a.) The way in which he stalks and navigates.
b.) The way in which he seems to live in the jungle.
3) He has some electrical traits:
a.) The way he sort of sparks or arcs while scanning people.
b.) The fact that he seems to take pictures of you as he scans you.
c.) Some of his sounds seem like a short circuit.
4) Last but not least his Spiritual traits:
a.) We know he can be summoned.
b.) We have a good idea that he lives under the Temple.
c.) He seems to judge people and act accordingly.
Now with all of that laid open on the table, lets discuss this and try to come to some sort of conclusion.
If he does indeed have consciousness, does that mean he is some form of life that we have yet to understand, or does some person who is putting their consciousness into him possess him? If so who is that person or persons?
Why does he have to search you out? Does he have to hunt? Is he feeding on his victims, or just killing them? Does he have certain missions or are his motives random? Why is he scared of dynamite? Does he have ears, and the sonic fence affects them?
Why does he sound at times like an adding machine, then at other times like an air raid siren, then at other times like a dinosaur? How does he actually grab things and uproot trees? Did anyone else notice how when he was attacking Keamy’s team he came through “New Otherton” like a freight train?
Something I have noticed but am unsure about is his reluctance to get near water. To clarify; Why have we never seen Smokey on the beach? Why did Ben have to drain the water from the whatever-that-was to summon Smokey? Did anyone else notice that in season one, the Losties were able to run to the beach and be safe from the monster? If he is adverse to water, is that how he is trapped on the Island? Is water one of his weaknesses? If he were electrical that would seem a given due to short circuit.
And lastly why does he need to be summoned? Who has been summoning him the other times we saw him, or does he also have a mind of his own? Does the fact that he lives under the Temple have something to do with a spiritual thing, or is it just a convenient place to keep him? How does he read people’s minds and memories when he scans them? Does this suggest some sort of spiritual power or is it that the monster is reflecting what you are thinking back onto you? Why the need to judge people? Is this actually true of the monster or is it your own fear and shortcomings reflected back at you as he judges you? Is the ring of ash intended to keep him away?
These are just a few of the million questions I have regarding Smokey, please if you have any to add or answer don’t hesitate to post your comments.
Thank you for taking time out to read these questions, as I think this will spark good discussions, and hopefully some theories, and maybe some brainstorming on this one of the biggest mysteries of ‘LOST”
These are a few of the questions I have about one of the biggest if not the biggest mystery in “LOST”.
Let’s look at the known facts about this guy:
1) He definitely seems to have consciousness, or at the very least some reasoning abilities:
a.) He can chase you through a jungle.
b.) He can be tricked, or fooled. (Hidden from.)
c.) He can be scared off by dynamite.
2) He has some mechanical traits:
a.) The sounds he makes.
b.) Some of his movements seem to be on a particular track.
2) He has some organic traits:
a.) The way in which he stalks and navigates.
b.) The way in which he seems to live in the jungle.
3) He has some electrical traits:
a.) The way he sort of sparks or arcs while scanning people.
b.) The fact that he seems to take pictures of you as he scans you.
c.) Some of his sounds seem like a short circuit.
4) Last but not least his Spiritual traits:
a.) We know he can be summoned.
b.) We have a good idea that he lives under the Temple.
c.) He seems to judge people and act accordingly.
Now with all of that laid open on the table, lets discuss this and try to come to some sort of conclusion.
If he does indeed have consciousness, does that mean he is some form of life that we have yet to understand, or does some person who is putting their consciousness into him possess him? If so who is that person or persons?
Why does he have to search you out? Does he have to hunt? Is he feeding on his victims, or just killing them? Does he have certain missions or are his motives random? Why is he scared of dynamite? Does he have ears, and the sonic fence affects them?
Why does he sound at times like an adding machine, then at other times like an air raid siren, then at other times like a dinosaur? How does he actually grab things and uproot trees? Did anyone else notice how when he was attacking Keamy’s team he came through “New Otherton” like a freight train?
Something I have noticed but am unsure about is his reluctance to get near water. To clarify; Why have we never seen Smokey on the beach? Why did Ben have to drain the water from the whatever-that-was to summon Smokey? Did anyone else notice that in season one, the Losties were able to run to the beach and be safe from the monster? If he is adverse to water, is that how he is trapped on the Island? Is water one of his weaknesses? If he were electrical that would seem a given due to short circuit.
And lastly why does he need to be summoned? Who has been summoning him the other times we saw him, or does he also have a mind of his own? Does the fact that he lives under the Temple have something to do with a spiritual thing, or is it just a convenient place to keep him? How does he read people’s minds and memories when he scans them? Does this suggest some sort of spiritual power or is it that the monster is reflecting what you are thinking back onto you? Why the need to judge people? Is this actually true of the monster or is it your own fear and shortcomings reflected back at you as he judges you? Is the ring of ash intended to keep him away?
These are just a few of the million questions I have regarding Smokey, please if you have any to add or answer don’t hesitate to post your comments.
Thank you for taking time out to read these questions, as I think this will spark good discussions, and hopefully some theories, and maybe some brainstorming on this one of the biggest mysteries of ‘LOST”