In the last few days a new Lost related website has emerged. At this site a man named Sam Thomas is searching for clues on the location of Oceanic flight 815.

When you check out the site, Sam gets a mysterious email about his lost girlfriend, who was a flight attendent on flight 815. A few mouse clicks later you’ll find a clue which says ‘Sunda Trench’. The Sunda Trench is a trench near Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. This trench is known for the 2004 tsunami. So go back a few months, to season 3. Rumour was that the tsunami would impact the Lost storyline. So maybe the Not-Penny’s-Boat-people aren’t the only danger in season 4? Anyway, I’m looking forward to seeing how this game unfolds!

Happy Holidays to all!

With the onslaught of Season #4 trailers and promos, I feel as though it time to dissect what we have seen and, of course, theorize about its meaning. Our site seams to have been enjoying the Hiatus to the fullest, so I would also like to touch base on some of the other additions to the Lost Universe that have appeared during the interim. Thanks to my corporate training, I find it necessary to use an outline format to express any ideas, and for that I am sorry…

So, here goes:

*Station #6: The Orchid
As a small treat this mid-summer, we received another orientational video from the good people at The Dharma Initiative… The
Orchid. Francois Chau was back, this time claiming to be Dr. Edgar Haliwax (Candle, Wickman, Haliwax… am I missing any wax
realted pseudonyms?). The video contained some interesting tidbits and some confusing images as well. These are the things
that gave me pause:
– Why did the video include cut away shots like the one of Dr. Haliwax commenting on his dislike for makeup. Did the fact
that he denoted himself as a scientist make this important? If so, then who is it that is leaving these videos? This one
contained too much “raw footage” for it to be Dharma approved. Plus, if I understand correctly, the majority of it seems to
be botched – with a more finished version of this video only begining before we cut away.
– There is an upside down shot of a man riding a bicycle along with other spliced in shots (such as Gerald
DeGroot, some building and the Room #23 Jacob mantra) within this video. Does anyone have anything to say about that? I
don’t think I saw it wrong and I am eager to here other interpretations.
– Ah yes, the white rabbit! The “Alice” references are getting to be too much for to ignore these days. So, Mr. 15 here
seems to be in two places at one time – not so uncommon in this universe. However, the thing that I found interesting was
the fact that Dr. Haliwax makes an urgent demand to keep them away from each other. In awful Sci-Fi fodder movies like
“Timecop,” a major plot point is made out of the “fact” that when time travelling, the same matter cannot occupy the same
space at the same time. Is that the major concern here? Aside from both of their exsistances, I cannot understand why
anyone would be so frightened of these two fluffy bunnies (at least in Monty Python, the rabbit had sharp teeth and a
penchant for human flesh). It should also be noted that the people present suggest that this has happened before. And the
coup de gras: right after Dr. Haliwax begins to tell us how to prepare ourselves against the potential dangers of this Station ,
just above the trashcan traveling down from the eventual location of the second #15, there is a white “blip.” IT DOES NOT
SEEM TO BE A “BURNMARK” OR SOME OTHER KIND OF ERROR IN THE FILM! Anyone have any ideas… or I am trying too hard
again?
*The Missing Pieces
For those who have not already been to www.abc.com, there are several “deleted scenes” that have been posted.
Unfortunately, they are not assigned to specific seasons but some of them contain shots that could only have been filmed at
certain times; taking into consideration hair growth and such. By and large, they don’t reveal too much and some just seem
downright unnecessary (thank goodness Daniel Roebuck was still in Hawaii and who cares about Neil Frogurt!?!) but there are
some interesting exceptions:
– “The Watch” Oh, Dr. Shepherd! If it all ends up being about you or you’re Jacob, I might be a wee miffed. As far as I can
tell, this is is here to show us Jack’s track reccord for making the right call; which the flashforward suggests has come to an
end. Yet, I wonder about the watch… where is that watch? I cannot help but care…
– “King of the Castle” Again, Chess is a major theme in Alice’s Adventures Through the Looking Glass. I also
was “hit over the head” with Ben’s prophetic line about how Jack may one decide that he wants to come back to this Island.
There is an answer to many questions about the Island within Ben’s steadfast belief in the Island’s allure. He is a very good
actor and I believe that everything he does is an actor’s choice based on his unique knowledge of the character. Look in
those eyes… he somehow KNOWS Jack will miss this place.
– “Room 23″ Yep, this was the biggie for me. If you have seen “The Core,” or if you paid attention in Science class, then you
know that one of the ways that birds get their uncanny sense of navigation is from a relationship between their brains and
the electromagnetics of the Earth. Among his many other abilities, Walt seems to be able to affect this. Or maybe he can
control animals (I know it’s a stretch but watch him commune with Vincent in “Special.”). I wonder if the birds hit the window
beacuse he asked them to or beacuse he misdirected their flight pattern. This is the second time Walt has used a bird in
flight to get something he wanted.
*The Promos
There are many, but for the most part, they show about the same thing. We have (2) new visitors to the Island; most likely
from the freighter. As the title of this piece pointed out, most of the interests I have come from the quick flashes we see:
– The Skull: Friends from other sites pointed this out and suggest that this is a Polar Bear skull,
which fits with the research and the other (2) we have seen so far. The interesting thing is that this Skull sits on a desk, or
in a case (Trophy case?) somewhere. We have seen creature comforts in Othersville but it has been abandodned and I
cannot see a reason why anyone would go back there. So, whose desk holds the Skull? Is it on the freighter, is it in an
office (did anyone see this when we saw Widmore’s office in “Flashes…” or in Mr. Paik’s office) or another as of yet unseen
location.
– “6:” Right after the new Islander says to Jack, “Do you wanna know why we’re here…” and right before we see the Dharma
logo medallion, a number (6) flashes on the screen. Anyone? I got nothin’ but I am intrigued.
– The Cow: There is a clear picture of a cow for one of the flashes and many have gone nuts trying to figure this one out.
Please help me before I join them… it looks remarkably similar to the shot of Walt that John Locke sees from the Dharma Body
Pit. If anyone out there is truly skilled at freeze framing and the subtle differences between cattle, perhaps you can tell me if
that is Mikhail’s cow. If so, does that mean Patchy, aka Lil’ Johnny Live-a-lot is truly dead? Many have said they saw Naomi
in this promo, so perhaps no one dies anymore (can I get a You All Everybody?).

Well, that officially opens the floor and I have danced on it way too long. I TRULY hope this gets some responses, even if they are simply to tell me how long-winded I am. With a glad heart, I look to the 31st!

Hey all, I’ll have to make this quick because I have to run, but last night while trying to find information on the LOST video game (release date of January next year), I found an interesting website offering a strange theory on the mythology behind out favourite show. The author of www.lostisagame.com is personally convinced that the storyline of the show is set inside a computer game, where “light” and “dark” players manipulate characters through six “levels” with varying time limits, using game prompts and game boundaries. It is an interesting theory, and without explaining the evidence, I will leave you to do the research on the website. However, personally, I don’t believe that it is plausible because JJ Abrams would not build the whole show on such a crappy idea, but I’ll leave you to make up your own minds. Just thought it was an interesting perspective.

Let me know what you think.

Namaste

Colby

Hi guys I’m a new blogger on this site…. I hope I can help my fellow lostaways get some answers for their favourite show! (now keep in mind… I am Australian, so before you make wise cracks about my spelling- we actually do spell them that way down under).

Ok… there has been quite alack of news going round this site over the (Australian) Winter, so just in case you are looking to get up to speed, I’ll hit you guys up with some news, new theories, ideas etc.

First of all, there was a bunch of news in July given at the 2007 Comic Con meeting, in regard to where the show is going in 2008 (season 4). This culminated in the long-anticipated ”Lost” panel with J.J. Abrams and Carlton Cuse. I’m going to be possibly giving some information away, so if you want to be totally surprised next year (i will be either way, I know!), stop reading now. My sources for this info are the lostpedia blog (http://blog.lostpedia.com/) and Comic Con news from TheTailSection (http://www.thetailsection.com/lost-at-comiccon/the-tailsection-live-comiccon.php), who had correspondents actually live at the even- needless to say this info is definitely reliable. Note that some info will be quoted.

Ok… so this is what we have learned about season 4:

• Michael will return in Season 4 as a regular cast member once again, though how and when during the Season he will appear is unknown.
• There will be many more flash forwards in coming episodes as well as flashbacks. Flashforwards will be difficult to plot on a timeline, with some occurring a year later, five years later, perhaps even ten years later
  (NOTE: this way confirmed even further by an interview with , the actor playing charlie which was run in Australia exclusively after the s3 finale, when he agreed the ‘flashforward’ would be a technique now used as often, if not more that the flash back: check the interview out at www.yahoo7.com.au/lost )
• Jack and Claire will discover their relation (wow… like mind blowing!).
• Ben was caught by Rousseau’s trap in Season 2 accidentally, and we will learn how and why during Season 4.
• Getting off the Island is not the end of the story for the Losties.
• No Lost Experience will happen this hiatus but its “looking good” that they’ll be another one during the S4-S5 gap.
• Richard Alpert may not appear next season or at least in a much more limited capacity (presumably due to other commitments?)
  No title for the Season 4 premiere just yet.

• Libby’s absence in S3 was not intentional, she’ll be appearing in S4.

• It was stated that Cerberus (on blast door map) is one name for the Monster, but then again the Monster goes by many names. They also said that information about the Monster will be given, such as its origins, but the answers might not be answers we expect or construe as concrete explanations.
• A Rousseau flashback will occur either in S4 or if not definitely S5. The reason for the delays is that her flashback will coincide with a major plot line about the mysteries of the Island, and the writers were unsure whether that plot line would be addressed this coming Season.
• It was hinted that Lost Season 4 may be shown on Fridays in the US. Carlton Cuse commented that it would be nice to go home after work on a Friday and watch Lost.
• As a final surprise, the guys showed what many of us believe to be the first of the long-awaited mobisodes… A new Orientation film! Hosted by Dr Edgar Hallowax, another name for ol’ Marvin Candle, he introduces the video as the Orientation for Station 6 – THE ORCHID. Yes, you read that right. He goes on to say that, “By now, you would know that the station is not a botanical research station as you had believed…” He picks up a white rabbit, and the cameraman tells him to hold it facing the other way – so that the 15 on it’s side will show. The sounds of the hatch timer going haywire begins, as does what appears to be an earthquake… Candle, his assistant and the cameraman recoil in shock at the presence of another white bunny, high on a shelf, with the identical number and markings! Smash to black. I’m pretty sure this is pre-incident, as he had full use of both his arms… During the video, GOD LOVES YOU AS HE LOVED JACOB flashes twice, as well as the upside down image of a gorilla riding a bicycle…
• Finally, it has been hinted by Lindleoff that Libby may have been working for DHARMA!

WOW! Ok, now with that out of the way, lets tackle some other business. I am now going to point out some clues that you may or may not have noticed throughout Season three, starting from the beginning. Here we go… (numbers are ep numbers):

“A tale of two cities”

The Others have modern clothes and living arrangements.
Tom calls Ben “he” and “him” twice to Kate. I think this is a clue that Ben is the him, in other words, the man in charge.
Yet another hatch is found, The Hydra, yet, like the others it is not being used for it’s original purpose.
The Hydra was used for sharks and dolphins (according to Juliet) and the cages Kate and Sawyer were in were used for bears (according to Tom)
“The Glass Ballerina”
The glass ballerina that Sun broke represented her vulnerability and showed us that she has been a liar for a very long time.
Colleen acted very jealous when she found Ben and Juliet talking in the Hydra
Alex said that Kate wasn’t even supposed to be in that cage. Where was Kate supposed to be? In the Hydra with Jack? Is this because she said Sawyer’s name first during her breakfast with Ben

“Further Instructions”
The woman Eddie and Locke spoke of at the commune was called Lizzy. Could this be Libby, whom introduced herself as Elizabeth to Desmond
In Locke’s vision, Boone says, “I think Sayid’s got it,” while Sayid talks to Jin and Sun. This could mean that Sayid will get them safely back to the main beach, or it could mean that he will save their marriage.
What was a Tonka Truck doing in that bear cave? Did some of the Others used to live there before the bears? Or perhaps it was someone that was stranded on the island and living in the cave

“Every man for himself”:
The bears were held in cages on the second island, but yet showed up on the first island. They had to get there somehow and it’s not likely that they swam. The two islands must somehow be connected, perhaps there is a passageway under the ocean.
With all the equipment that the Others have, how come they don’t have a new defibrillator?

“The Cost of Living”
When Eko sees the thugs in the jungle, one of them is missing an arm. Later, we see in his flashbacks that he cuts the arm off of one of them. Missing limb’s is a recurring theme (Dr. Marvin Candle had a prosthetic, Kate’s farmer had a prosthetic, the australian women in Hurley’s flashback). Missing a limb may have something to do with the island’s mysteries.

“I Do”:
The fugitive recovery paperwork that Kevin works on probably has something to do with Sawyer, since he was in that area

“Not In Portland”:
On Juliet’s sister’s nightstand if a fung shui (Dharma symbol) map.
Dr. Alpert wants Juliet to work for Mittelos BioScience. Mittelos is an anagram for Lost Time. Another reference to time was when Aldo was reading the book “A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking
Juliet has been on the island since four days before the 9/11 attacks, based on how long she told Jack she’d been on the island and the fact that in episode 2, ( The Glass Ballerina), Ben gave Jack that day’s date, November 29, 2004.

“Flashes before your eyes”:
When Desmond first wakes up in his flat, with red paint all around him, there are two stones on the table by his feet. These may be the same black and white stones that Jack found in a pouch with the two skeletons “Adam and Eve” in the caves
In Charles Widmore’s office, Desmond looks at a painting of a polar bear. Across the top of the painting is the word, Namaste, backwards (associated with the Hanso Foundation). There is also an upside down Buddha statue in front of the polar bear.
Another picture in Charles Widmore’s office is the same picture that Thomas, Claire’s boyfriend, painted
Desmond has been on the island for three years, about the same amount of time as Juliet.
Why were the clocks in the pawn shop all set to different times?
Desmond and Penny got their picture taken, Desmond had the picture, and Penny stormed off. We also saw Desmond with it on the island. So how did it get on Penny’s nightstand (as shown in the s3 finale)?

“Stranger in a strange land”:
Karl has never heard of The Brady Bunch, so it looks like he has been on the island most, if not his whole, life
The Chinese writing on Jack’s tattoo says: He walks amongst us, but he is not one of us. Jack says that’s what they say, but that’s not what they mean.
When Sawyer asks Kate what she thinks Ben would do if they went back to the smaller island, Karl says, “Kill you. God loves you as he loved Jacob.”

“Tricia Takana is Dead”
Hurley’s father’s name is David, Hurley’s imaginary friend’s name is Dave.
A rosary hangs on the mirror of the bus.
The song that plays in the bus when they get it started is the same song that young Hurley was listening to when his father first left. The song is “Shambala”, released in 1973 by Three Dog Night
Watch this space…. there will be more coming…
Ok so finally, here is a starting issue I would like to hear some info/theories about….:

The meaning of the mark Isabel gave Juliet at the trial
There we go…. first post and feeling strong! Get that info flow goin guys! lets get hyped of S4!

Cheers,

Colby

With this episode several things are coming together for the conclusion of the season. Which side will prevail in the fight, the others or the survivors? Will rescue finally arrive? Will John Locke return to kick Ben’s ass? Will Jacob take human form? Will Ezra James Sharkington make an appearance? Will the Hurley Bird squawk at Hurley again? And what is going to happen in that Looking Glass station? How are they going to make this last 3 more seasons?

One last question: Why couldn’t they just cut the wire?

Feel free to discuss all of these things in the comments below.

That was another amazing episode! We finally found out who’s the father of Sun’s baby, got another look at the Medical Hatch, and got some very confusing info from the parachutist.

So Jin really is the father of Suns baby. And this means Sun is going to die; at least that’s what Julliet thinks. But maybe Sun and Jin can save the Others, and bring a ‘cure’ for the disease. The fact that Jin was infertile might be important, and might be what saves Sun. At least we now know that Julliet was sent to the beach to find more people to experiment on. What kind of samples would she take to check if these women could bring a cure?

And then the cliff-hanger on the episode, “Flight 815, they found the plane, there were no survivors, they were all dead.” Holy crap! So what is going on? Did the Others replace the plane to make sure no one would look for survivors, or can the island really bring people back to life? Our good friend Patchy already died once this week, so maybe this is why he had no problem shooting Ms. Klugh?

Well, this really was a great episode, with enough stuff to theorize about!

Last night’s episode was great! We got to see a lot more from Othersville, and got to see how Locke got paralyzed. Also we got a peek in Ben’s little house. He had lots of pics and paintings on the walls and one of them stood out to me. It’s a portrait of a woman, who looks a lot like Helen! Now we now that Locke’s dad is on the island, could it be that Helen also was on the island once?

Also, notice the hamster she’s holding, just as Ben tells Locke about the giant hamsters providing the power. Are the Others some weird hamster worshipping cult?

First of all, that episode was amazing. We will have a recap entry a little bit later on after we had some time to absorb it all. But the matter I need to discuss involves that mysterious oracle-like lady Desmond encountered when looking for an engagement ring, I will call her Mrs. Oracle.

The big question in my mind is… “Is Jack’s tattoo inquirer (from next week’s promo and Lost Moment 13) the same as Desmond’s Mrs. Oracle?” Look at the pictures and tell me what you think. If it is the same person this opens up a whole new can of worms that I will not get into right now. The episode blew my mind enough! Is she real, smoke-monster, sub-conscious manifestation, Karen DeGroote, gah! Lets figure out if it’s the same person first, discuss in the comments.

In the meantime, however, I think its appropriate to theorize. The following theory, a favorite of mine is based on minor (certainly not major) spoilers. I did not think of it entirely on my own, but it wasn’t until after I had filled in some holes that I read other people thinking it as well. Spoilers for the upcoming part of season 3 state that;

a). We will be reminded that only a few months have passed.

b). Global events will tie in with something on the island.

The theory is that the implosion of the hatch causes the 2004 Tsunami that devestated the world in December of that year. The time line appears to line up pretty well, it meets the criteria of the spoilers and a magnetic incident this major could cause such a thing. Many have stated it would be too bold for the writers to “fictionalize” the catastrophe of the 2004 Tsunami, but I quite like the theory. The story of LOST has included real life events such as the Red Sox winning the World Series and to ignore an event like the Tsunami (which would likely effect the island) would be a little out of place too me. I’d be suprised if we did not see some sort of ripple effect from the Tsunami on our LOSTies. I think its clear that the implosion of the hatch will most likely be responsible for causing the global connection in the show, and I can’t think of anything else that happened in December of 2004 or anything else which I, as a viewer, would really buy. I look forward to seeing what route they take, and, if these spoilers have any truth to them (which I predict they do). Can’t wait too see how this pans out.

How do you guys feel about this theory? What are your favorite theories for the upcoming part of the season?

The film our Losties watched in the Swan Station was copyright 1980.

It included a photo of Alvar Hanso.

The exact same photo of Alvar Hanso appears on thehansofoundation.org

The website claims the photo was taken in 2003.

How is it possible then, that the film was made in 1980?

Either the film strip wasn’t really made then (I know those washer and drier aren’t from 1980) or the website is lying… Chew on that.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Question: You said that last week’s episode of Lost would reveal a surprising link between Locke and Sawyer. What happened?
Ausiello: A line of dialogue was excised to make the link more subtle. But trust me – it’s there.

Question: Somehow, I don’t think that it is a coincidence that Locke’s father was a con man just like Sawyer. – David
Ausiello: See, I told you it was there.

There is a lot of speculation amongst people that Cooper is Sawyer (the original). I don’t know if this is true, althought it is certainly a possibility. If this is true, then it is quite interesting.

“I am riding the bicycle and I am on Route thirty-one in Monument, Massachusetts, on my way to Rutterburg, Vermont…”

These are the first and last words of Robert Cormier’s book. The end of the book reveals that Adam [the main character] never left the grounds of the mental hospital at which he was residing, but simply rode his bike around the grounds. The journey and story was entirely in his mind. The journey was “a futile attempt to make himself [Adam] believe that his father was still alive, and that he can find him at the end of his journey. Just as Adam reaches the horrifying truth – that his father died, along with his mother – he withdraws, loses his memory again, and becomes infantile. Brint [psychiatrist] suggests that Adam should be killed, or held until he “obliterates,” and when Adam repeats his journey again at the end of the book, it is clear that this will be his obliteration – an ongoing bike trip around the hospital.” [Sparknotes]

This could be one crack-pot theory of whats going on on the island. Is Hurley like Adam? Coping with the results of an accident (which killed people Hurley knew) by creating this island and all its inhabitants in his head? At least one other character is also a patient at the hospital, and all of the people Adam encountered in his journey had counterparts who were also patients in the hospital.

Dave seems to think this is exactly whats happening. (Then again, Dave is imaginary) What do you think?

I highly doubt it, but it is a parallel I noticed. In the meanwhile, I Am The Cheese is a great book which I reccomend you pick up today.

The map reveleaved to us in the last episode of Lost reads “Possible catastrophic malfunction of cerberus system… but unlikely due to cerberus activity.”

Is Cerberus the name of the security system? What is it guarding?

Did Locke suffer from this psychological disorder? It would certainly make sense seeing that his legs seemed to be in working order after the crash, if he was physically paralyzed it would simply be impossible for him to ever use his legs again. The crash was a psychologically traumatic event that could have been enough to reverse his condition.

If this is the case, what was the original event that caused Locke to develop this Disorder? Could it have been an event that threatened him with severe physical harm? Who knows what caused it, but I think this is the most likely reason for Locke’s inability to use his legs.