The Timeloop, reset theory discredited, answer to the paradox problem, S6 by Leebo T

This theory will hopefully reject the 'reset theory', solve the 'paradox problem' ie if they never crashed on the island how could they go back to 1977 and set off jughead, and speculate on season 6.

In 1977 the Dharma initiative would dig into a pocket of energy at the Swan suite. As a result they would have to install a system that would allow the energy to be released by entering a series of numbers at a specifically calculated time of 108 minutes. During the purge the others would wipe out the dharma initiative but Kelvin and possibly Radzinsky (who at some stage killed himself) would remain alive in the swan station. In 2004 Desmond would be too late in entering the numbers resulting in Oceanic flight 815 crashing on the island. The events between seasons 1-4 would unfold leading up to the oceanic 6 leaving the island, later to return to the island, some of which remaining in 2007 but some going back to 1977.

Jack and co would attempt to CHANGE the timeline by setting of the detonator from the bomb jughead hoping that if the Swan station was never built/energy destroyed/island destroyed then Oceanic flight 815 would never crash on the island in 2004. However this failed to work. We know they couldn't have died because Radzinksy was at the Swan suite and in the future he kill's himself in the Swan station and we know that this is the same timeline from seasons 1-4 because Dr Pierre Chang's arm is injured as a result of 'The incident' CREATED by Jack and co in 1977 and he appears in the orientation videos with an injured arm in seasons 2 onwards. This discredits the 'reset theory'. What happened to Jack and co remains as speculation, they could have returned to 2007 or maybe they went to a different timeline.

So 27 years later Desmond fails to enter the numbers in time, Oceanic flight 815 crashes on the island, the events of season 1-4 happens, the Oceanic 6 leave, some come back to 1977, Jack and co try to change the timeline..... and you get the idea it happens over and over and over again in one big time loop.

So, the man in black tries to find a loophole to kill Jacob. Now maybe this time loop is bigger than we know at this time and could go back as far as The black rock. But anyway MIB isn't interest in Jack and co's failed attempt to change things in 1977 he is interested in the ones that remain in 2007. So he tries to set up a series of events that would lead to Jacob's demise. He attempts over and over again in each timeloop before finally getting it right so that Locke would overthrow Ben as the others leader, Ben would kill Locke, Locke's body would return to the island in 2007, So he would be led to Jacob as Flocke and finally ben would kill Jacob. This is what MIB has 'been through' to accomplish this.

So what happens in season 6? Well we know that the timeloop we have just watched ie seasons 1-5 was the one that finally led to Jacob's demise. But who is coming? Maybe MIB wasn't prepared for what happened to Jack and co in 1977, where did they go and what will they do? A war is coming....