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Harper's message to Juliet

When Harper said her message was "from Ben":

• Harper lied when she said she spoke to Ben.
  • Ben did not appear to be worried that a gas attack was immenent on the island during his conversations with Locke.
  • It seems his people don't even want him back, as he said.
  • Harper was trying to prevent Charlotte and Daniel from appearing as heroes
  • Harper's goal was simply to manipulate Juliet into creating a rift between the losties and the people on the boat.
  • She knows what she's supposed to say because everything happens like Ben planned it to.
  • The order was said to come from Ben to make Juliet more likely to comply.

• Harper was a manifestation of Ben.
  • Ben can project (dead) people into reality on the island with Jacob's help, in order to protect the island.
    • if ben can project images of people, why would he treck across the island to meet the losties in TTLG?
  • Juliet makes no difference between hearing it from Ben or Harper. Harper is Ben's will.
• Harper was simply one of the Others who had somehow made contact with Ben and was carrying out his orders.
  • Ben must have a communication device in the basement where he is tied up.

• Harper sent Juliet to the Tempest to distract Daniel from his mission so the gas would be released killing everyone except for the Others who are already prepared the event.
  • The Others lost the technical ability to control the station following the death of Goodwin, and needed someone like Daniel.

• Harper seems to be able to control the whispers to her advantage.

Is Harper still alive?

• Harper is alive. That was the real Harper. The Others seem to have a tendancy of appearing and disappearing out of nowhere. This is a part of their mysterious nature.
  • She is alive because Juliet would have look more suprised to see her otherwise
• Harper is dead, and Juliet knows that she is dead and that they were just seeing a manifestation of her created by someone/something else.
  • Harper is an unlikely choice for Ben to send to Juliet. Why send her enemy and expect her to take orders to shoot 2 people? Goodwin would've been a better choice than Harper.
• Harper is dead, but Juliet doesn't know it. This is why Juliet doesn't seem surprised to see Harper. Juliet knows Goodwin is dead, and would've been more skeptical about and/or disturbed by his presence.

Communication with Ben

Did Ben communicate with Harper while he was locked in the basement?

• Ben did communicate with Harper.
  • Ben has a hidden communication device in the basement.
  • Ben said if his people wanted him they would have stormed in and rescued him by now. We know that they are usually surreptitious and "don't leave tracks." When Ben was trapped in the Swan, they didn't storm in, but manipulated Michael to break in and rescue Ben. Perhaps Harper and/or others of Ben's people did sneak in and attempt to rescue Ben from the basement. He gave them instructions but chose to remain where he was because, as Harper said, "he's right where he wants to be."

• Harper isn't in contact with Ben
  • Harper just wanted to scare Juliet into doing what the rest of the Others want; the Others really have left Ben behind.
  • Ben had nothing to do with Harper, and neither did the Others. The Monster/Jacob/The Island wants the freighter people dead, and for whatever reason, can't kill them in the typical direct fashion, so it's manipulating Juliet into taking care of them by appearing as Harper.
  • Ben did not send Harper -- she's a manifestation of the island whose job was to give instructions to protect it, just as "taller Walt" did to Locke.

The Black Rock / Hostiles

• Harper was originally on the Black Rock and like all Others who came from the Black Rock (Richard and probably a few others we have yet to meet) she has a supernatural connection with the Island and can travel at will. Also she most likely does not age.

• Harper was/is one of the Hostiles, just like Richard Alpert. The Hostiles should be recognized apart from the Others, because the Hostiles are still around. They're who are producing the whispers.
  • Jack says "She seemed kind of hostile for a therapist"

The Other Woman

• The Other Woman is Harper just like Ethan Rom was "Other Man". There is an unknown association between Harper and Etan.