PREVIOUSLY ON LOST

There seems to be a definite dark/light, good/evil theme with the discovery of the black and white stones with Adam and Eve, along with Locke’s talk with Walt about Backgammon and the light and dark sides.

Who are Adam and Eve, the skeletons that were discovered in the caves. Are they Dharma, probably not, more likely that they predate Dharma as Jack says that it would have taken 40-50 years for the clothing to decay like it had. From what we have found out in subsequent episodes Dharma have been on the Island for about 30 years, so that would most likely mean they are something else.

So if Jack’s Dad isn’t in the coffin where is he? Could it really be possible that he is actually alive somewhere on the Island, maybe with the Others?

“I’ve looked into the eye of this island and what I saw was beautiful” – Locke. Clearly referencing his previous encounter with the monster.

Is Jack’s Dad more important to the mythology of LOST than we think? Consider these things. He is the first “vision of a dead person” that we come across on the island, right back at the beginning of the first season. Jack found his coffin, but there was no body in it, he didn’t find the body, assuming of course that Christian is actually still dead.

Christian has crossed paths with a lot of the survivors at different points, appearing in many flashbacks. He shared a drink with Sawyer, he hired Ana Lucia as a bodyguard and he is Claire’s Father (therefore Aaron’s Grandfather). They are just the one that come to mind instantly, there could very well be other that I’m forgetting, but I guess I’ll come across them in my re-watching.

“There’s really one significant missing piece to Libby’s story. How did she get from A to B — from Desmond to the mental institution? We know the answer to that question, but the only way to tell that story is through another character’s flashback, and that character would have to be another character on the show who is not among the beach dwellers.” – Damon Lindelof.

My thought is that this character could be Penny. And that Libby ends up in the mental institute after having a break down when Desmond goes missing in the boat that she gave him. If that alone doesn’t tip her over the edge then maybe Penny seeks out Libby and blames her for Desmond’s disappearance. Hopefully this is something that we will find out in season 4, which Carlton Cuse has hinted at.

Locke comes face to face with the ‘monster’ yet we don’t get an explanation about what he saw.

What exactly are the flashbacks and how do they actually fit in. Are they there simply to fill in the background information for each character or are they playing a much bigger part in the story. For example, we see a flashback of Locke which mentions Helen, when we return from the flashback Kate is trying to get Locke’s attention and he calls her Helen. Is it possible that they are also memories that are being played out in the mind of the character featured, or something else entirely.

“3 days ago we all died” – Jack. Is it any wonder that all the purgatory theories started.

The French womans message is up to iteration number 17294531 when they first pick it up which means the loop has been running for approximately 16 years and 5 months.