Comments on: A Few Interesting LOST Theories

By: Howard H su

Howard H su — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:54:28 +0000

Naomi and Locke’s dad both confirmed that Oceanic 815 was found 4 miles under the ocean and that, offically, there were no survivors. To me, that says there was a cover-up of the fact that the passengers of Oceanic 815 survived. Ben and the others would have the most incentive to cover that up, so that their island doesn’t get found if people go looking for the plane. I just hope we find out how he has the resources to fake a plane crash wreckage.

I really don’t think time travel will factor in the big picture of the show any more than with Desmond’s stories. I think this because Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindeloff said so in one of their podcasts.

Walt hasn’t returned to the island… it’s been heavily hinted that he has a power akin to “The Shining” and can astrally project himself.

As for Jack’s dad and other dead people popping up on the island, I find it more plausable to believe that the smoke monster is either a shape shifter or can reanimate the dead bodies. That was heavily implied in the episode when Eko died (Yemi says “you speak to me as if i were your brother”, then disappears, then the smoke monster appears and beats Eko to death.

By: CassiusClay

CassiusClay — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:09:54 +0000

Palmer, I really think you are on to something. What do you think about the flash forward scenes in the finale? Do you think the “future” Jack and Kate are stuck with these weird “past” island memories? And who was in the coffin?

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:40:35 +0000

*possible spoiler unless you’ve seen all of season 3…*

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Palmer, right on, man!!!

And when Naomi said that they had found the Oceanic flight and all of the bodies were accounted for, it could be that she was from the future after everyone on the island died. She didn’t go into much detail, so as long as all of the bodies were somewhere on/near the island, it would work. Normally that would be a flaw, but if Michael and Walt come back, I could see it happening. Charlie couldn’t wash out to sea though, he’ll have to wash back up on shore and be buried, I suppose.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:10:54 +0000

Good theory, Palmer. Very Vonnegutesque.

By: Howard Hsu

Howard Hsu — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:40:41 +0000

I think Ben knowingly pointed Michael and Walt in the direction of the big ship that Naomi’s from. Ben didn’t count on the Looking Glass being infiltrated and destroyed, which took off all cloaking on the island. I think that’s how Michael and Walt return to the island/story. As for dead people appearing on the island, i’m still figuring that one out… Richard asked young Benjamin if his mother died on the island, which I think is a big clue about the nature of apparitions.

By: A.J.

A.J. — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:38:39 +0000

Luckily it’s been confirmed that only 3 seasons of LOST remain. I have a love-hate relationship with the show but can’t stop watching it. And every time I get a theory figured out, something happens to make me question it, so I am content to just enjoy it, see what happens, and take it for what it’s worth- good entertainment.

By: Christopher Palmer

Christopher Palmer — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:38:24 +0000

I think the submarine was just a prop to avoid freaking out the “recruited” others and that it was indeed either able to travel through time or whatever to the island or something. The drugging and strapping people to their bunks would seem to indicate something other than an undersea voyage.

Yeah, I’m thinking maybe Walt *did* get back with the Other’s help and lived for quite a while before somehow returning, but it wasn’t necessarily in the boat.

This would also explain how some of the “visions” of people like Jack’s dad could appear (since they could be snatched from previous times).

It also fits it pretty well with the really weird Desmond episode with him being in the epicenter of the machine’s destruction stretched him through time and left him with memories of the future.

By: Sid Morrison

Sid Morrison — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:11:43 +0000

It hasn’t gotten weirder than “The Prisoner” yet (especially its final episode). Until that happens, I am hooked.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:48:41 +0000

I was all over that show for the first two seasons, but they lost me in the third. It just kept getting weirder and weirder — still interesting to a degree, but I got to the point where I was convinced that even the writers didn’t know what was coming next. No one has yet convinced me otherwise.

By: ellen

ellen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:35:41 +0000

I don’t think Michael and Walt got off (well, away from) the island. The actor who plays Michael is signed on for the fourth season and Walt, as you probably know, made an appearance in the season 3 finale. It wouldn’t be at all surprising that Ben let them set sail knowing they couldn’t get away or maybe he just rounded them up a few hours later. Lies and manipulation are sorta his thing. However, if Mr. Palmer’s very interesting theory is correct, maybe Michael and Walt slipped out of the time-stuck island bubble and into the future, were dissatisfied with what they saw, and will return to the island in the 4th season to attempt a course-correct (and so that Michael may redeem himself). At the very least, it’s a plausible way of explaining why Walt looks so much older now, even though the show’s timeline has only been about 3 months.
Fun post. I love, love, love Lost theories, but it is so exhausting filtering through all the crappy ones.