[Whiteheat]

Yeah u could b on 2 something. wot about Walt & the Whispers???

I think it goes with the mind control IMHO. Walt was able to manifest himself (or an image) while the 'Others' mind control person was not as powerful and could only produce the whispers in the jungle (unless Locke or Kate end up stumbling on the speackers that look like rocks in the jungle  ) - That is why the 'Others' want Walt - he is more powerful than what they had.

[Anteros]

I got a new theory:

Locked inside the concrete walls is some kind of presence, energy or creature that can manifest itself in the form of hallucinations, and can also somehow control the computer when the system goes unstable. The accident that led to the walls closing could have been a paranormal failure product of some experiment, like a portal opening, creatures appearing or other doom-like phenomenon.

Henry Gale knows this... he was told or he seen what happens when you don´t push the button... It could have been the same situation as locke... a few secs more and kaboom... or once in the past the button wasn´t pushed and something happened... (accident, incident?)

Now he is busted, he knows that one of hi only possibilities of escaping is generating a chaotic situation, and that could be made pushing the button.

Another thing could be that the button is for a non-critical process, like supporting al the hatches power, water, etc, and because when the automatic system failed there was still people in the other hatches, it must be pressed every 108 min. We saw a shutdown when the timer went to 0...

[NoWhere Man]

I can only say that if the lockdown is because the rations drop, and somehow individuals in the hatch are supposed to stay inside because of the quarantine.... then the whole idea of dropping the supplies outside makes no sense....because they have to go OUTSIDE to get the supplies after the lockdown is over...maybe there was a video out there that told Desmond and Kelvin after a while that it was OK to go out.... then again, maybe not and they had at some time some protective equipment to go outside... or maybe again, Desmond was full of crap and he knew the infection is crap....

I think this is on the right track, but forget the quarantine/disease issue.  Lockdown occurs to keep the Swan personnel from getting smooshed by three tons of fish crackers and peanut butter.  The dayglo map said something about "PRD every 6-8 months.  Fatalities:  5"  Perhaps PRD = Provisions Replenishment Drop? And they've had bad luck in the past with them? 

[Glyko]

Goes back to another theory of mine on the hatch - when the button is not pushed (the hatch inhabitants die for instance) the numbers count down to zero and the electro magnet turns on and attracts another object to the island ( a boat or a plane )  - to add more people to the island. The 'Others' seem to want "good people" - not pushing the button could possibly get them that.

Just a theory...

Sounds good, but...

We kind of have to assume that since all of these people are connected in some way, they are all 'meant' to be there.  I doubt that Dharma/Widmore/whatever would just grab a random plane out of the sky whenever the button isn't pushed.

[Whiteheat]

Sounds good, but...

We kind of have to assume that since all of these people are connected in some way, they are all 'meant' to be there.  I doubt that Dharma/Widmore/whatever would just grab a random plane out of the sky whenever the button isn't pushed.

Ever think that the producers of Lost are just trying to show us that "It's a small world after all" ?

The people are connected but are they really connected? Why isn't Kate's Dad there on the island, he knew Sayid? I really think this is meant to throw us off ( or it could be the center of the story - who knows... )

[nahli]

Ever think that the producers of Lost are just trying to show us that "It's a small world after all" ?

 ;)I think you are right on, a 6 degrees of separation thing.
 

Was Desmond heading toward the beach or the center of the island?

Where are all of  Sawyers books coming from? they are all child-related and how many kids survived the crash? I don't think Walt packed a copy of 'Are You There God? It's Me Margaret'
Next week; Jonathan Livingston Seagull? lol


should we look less to the losties for answers and more towards the island itself?

*since this is not a continental island formation (attached to a continental land form) so  this must be a volcanic. Is that what is in the middle? The cone?

Coconuts and foliage types. We know they have coconuts and mangos but what else? flowers?

I thought I heard mention of either the approx. miles off course and/or the flight time between take off and crash. Anybody have this info??

[mxjanon]

"WE NOW OFFICIALLY KNOW THE OTHERS ARE NOT CONNECTED WITH DHARMA INITIATIVE!"

Sure, that is, if you believe the words of a person who's been lying since he's been in captivity.

I'm not sure that I buy Henry's story to Locke concerning the button.  Henry has been playing with Locke's feeble mind from the get go (e.g., pitting Locke against Jack).

In this instance, Henry would love to convince Locke that the button is meaningless so that he doesn't Execute the code and the "event" occurs.  Of course, this is my theory which is as plausible as yours.

Well remmeber where the other took the pregnat girl before she had the baby and they were injecting here ?  They were "the others" using dharama equipment... and also seems to know alot... pluss the girl that helped her escape looked like the french woman (could be her since she did look in her 16s-18s) ... another pluss is the beard, is fake... we all saw that kate found the theatrical make up... so they do know something.. maybe they rebel against dharama ? who kons just watch the show!

[dharma rep]

my theory is they all ate rancid coconuts and are tripping balls

[speaxx]

Someone mentioned in another thread that somehow pushing the button "hides" the island. Seems pretty intriguing to me.

What if the magnets are somehow cloaking the island? What if the button can't be pushed during lockdown so that the power must go out? Is it possible that the power has to go out long enough for whatever is making the drop to "see" the target?

LadyGraffix - your last sentence got me thinking. Remember in the final episode in season 1 (?) when Locke is about to go into the hatch and a massive light shines out from it? Well maybe that light is the signal for the food-drop. This sorta make sense, because the top of the hatch needs to be open for the light to shine, however, the facility would need to be in lock-down to prevent the people manning the station from leaving.

What do you think?

[LadyGraffix]

LadyGraffix - your last sentence got me thinking. Remember in the final episode in season 1 (?) when Locke is about to go into the hatch and a massive light shines out from it? Well maybe that light is the signal for the food-drop. This sorta make sense, because the top of the hatch needs to be open for the light to shine, however, the facility would need to be in lock-down to prevent the people manning the station from leaving.

What do you think?

You've drudged up something that's had me perplexed ever since it happened; I'd never really thought of the beam being a beacon before, but you could have something there. As bright as it was, and the fact that it was shining so high into the sky . . . what else could it be but a beacon.

Not to be picky, I'm just a stickler for the details, but there are a couple of problems I see in the theroy. If, as some people have guessed due to notes on the map, the drops only happen every 6 to 8 months, the beacon couldn't have been associated with the provision drops; I'm thinking its only been about a month since the beacon. (Unless it could have been a beacon to say "get the drop ready" . . . but I think that's a long shot.) The other thing is that the hatch wasn't yet open when the light came on; Locke was on top of the hatch door at the time. There was a small window in the hatch which the light shown through.


All in all though, I'm really intrigued by the thought of the light being a beacon. While I belive Locke took it as an answer to his pleadings, I've always felt it was conincidental. We've seen the series of mirrors pointing upwards toward the top of the hatch . . . Now I'm curious as to what would cause such an intense light.

Good thoughts!! Welcome to the boards!   

[E gratis?]

LadyGraffix - your last sentence got me thinking. Remember in the final episode in season 1 (?) when Locke is about to go into the hatch and a massive light shines out from it? Well maybe that light is the signal for the food-drop. This sorta make sense, because the top of the hatch needs to be open for the light to shine, however, the facility would need to be in lock-down to prevent the people manning the station from leaving.

What do you think?

That's a great idea, speaxx.  And I agree with you too, LadyGraffix, about the timing of the beam of light as a beacon but not always for the provision drop.  I'd forgotten about that too.

[TALIMOS]

Note the fact that the light shone out at night.  If it was in daylight, this theory would've been seriously flawed.

There's a lot of coincidences on the Island, I think this was one of them.

Locke saw it as God is some higher being is telling him he is supposed to go into this hatch...and him calling this 'his hatch'.

I think it was to do with some timing, and more importantly activated by the hatch...not Desmond.  He seemed to be REALLY worried at this time, maybe there was a lock down before Locke & Jack etc came in.

But how would the inhabitants know where to pick up the drop?  it was a days walk, according to Syed.  Maybe this location was dependent on being far from the other bases or something?  Maybe the blue/light map was showing locke where the drop would happen...or telling new inhabitants information that previous tenants had learnt?

It was hidden in the fact that you cannot see it under normal light.  But if I wanted to hide it I would'nt have written it on a door, but on a piece of paper, and hide it under something like a bed, or in a book.

As it was like a mindmap sort of thing, i strongly think somebody wrote it.  And we've never seen this light only in the lockdown...so maybe, he wrote it when they were having a lock down too?

[LadyGraffix]

But how would the inhabitants know where to pick up the drop?  it was a days walk, according to Syed.  Maybe this location was dependent on being far from the other bases or something? 

I believe the site to which Sayid was referring to as being a day's walk was the site where Henry said they could find his balloon. Given that the rest of the camp came running to the drop site, I believe that was relatively near the hatch and the beach.

[kevin]

I've only seen season one in the UK due to our TV jetlag and have been downloading season two each week to keep up.

Found this site and my prayers have been answered.

But can iI sudgest
 
from the visions of polarbears, blackhorses, jacks dad, Dave etc could this be that the island or somthing is manifesting peoples thaughts from regret excitement problems in thier lives, you know when people swear they see thier loved ones cherished memories or things on thier minds possibly from dreams or nightmares.

This could possibly explain that like when you try to recall a dream you remember strange facts, the reasoning is somwhat out of line but it is all very vivid.

Dont Know if thats already been theorised or not, you know the dream route or possibly darkthaughts and regrets (flashbacks & monsters)