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**The [[plane]] he had been on [[mid-air breakup|crashed]] on [[the Island]], and he was flung into the jungle from the wreck. <small>("[[Pilot, Part 1]]")</small> |
**The [[plane]] he had been on [[mid-air breakup|crashed]] on [[the Island]], and he was flung into the jungle from the wreck. <small>("[[Pilot, Part 1]]")</small> |
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*Why is there a [[white tennis shoe|shoe]] hanging in a tree? |
*Why is there a [[white tennis shoe|shoe]] hanging in a tree? |
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− | **It belonged to a random passenger of the plane, and flung there from the wreck. <small>("[[Pilot, Part 1]]")</small> |
+ | **It belonged to a random passenger of the plane, and flung there from the wreck. <small>("[[Pilot, Part 1]]")</small> <small>("[[Official Lost Podcast/May 26, 2006]]") </small> |
***Popular fan opinion is that the shoe belonged to the body of [[Christian]]. <small>("[[White Rabbit]]")</small> |
***Popular fan opinion is that the shoe belonged to the body of [[Christian]]. <small>("[[White Rabbit]]")</small> |
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*Why did [[Oceanic Flight 815]] crash on the [[Island]]? |
*Why did [[Oceanic Flight 815]] crash on the [[Island]]? |
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− | **[[Desmond]] failed to [[push the button]] in time, resulting in an [[electromagnetic]] leak that pulled the plane to the Island. Desmond managed push the button late during the catastrophe and stop the leak. {{crossref|2x23-24}}. The electromagnetic pull fried the plane's instrumentation, causing it to become unstable and break apart. <small>("[[Lost:_The_Answers]]")</small> |
+ | **[[Desmond]] failed to [[push the button]] in time, resulting in an [[electromagnetic]] leak that pulled the plane to the Island. Desmond managed to push the button late during the catastrophe and stop the leak. {{crossref|2x23-24}}. The electromagnetic pull fried the plane's instrumentation, causing it to become unstable and break apart. <small>("[[Lost:_The_Answers]]")</small> |
+ | *Where did Flight 815 take off from? |
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+ | **[[Australia]]. <small>("[[Tabula Rasa]]")</small> |
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+ | *What was Flight 815's intended destination? |
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+ | **[[Los Angeles]]. <small>("[[Tabula Rasa]]")</small> |
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*What became of the [[tail section]] of the plane and the passengers inside? |
*What became of the [[tail section]] of the plane and the passengers inside? |
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**It landed in the ocean on another side of the island, and the passengers formed into [[survivors#Tail_Section|their own group of survivors]]. {{crossref|2x03}} {{crossref|2x07}} |
**It landed in the ocean on another side of the island, and the passengers formed into [[survivors#Tail_Section|their own group of survivors]]. {{crossref|2x03}} {{crossref|2x07}} |
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*How did Jack come to be on Flight 815? |
*How did Jack come to be on Flight 815? |
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− | **Jack went to |
+ | **Jack went to Australia to bring his father Christian home. After discovering he [[death|died]] of an [[alcohol|alcoholic]] overdose, Jack arranged to have his body brought home to Los Angeles on the flight. {{crossref|1x05}} |
*How did [[Kate]] come to be on Flight 815? |
*How did [[Kate]] come to be on Flight 815? |
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**She went on the run in Australia, where she lived with the farmer [[Ray Mullen]]. He eventually turned her over to the [[Marshal]] who arrested her. {{crossref|1x03}} The Marshal was then escorting her back to the [[United States]] on the flight. {{crossref|1x02}} |
**She went on the run in Australia, where she lived with the farmer [[Ray Mullen]]. He eventually turned her over to the [[Marshal]] who arrested her. {{crossref|1x03}} The Marshal was then escorting her back to the [[United States]] on the flight. {{crossref|1x02}} |
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*What is the nature of the [[Monster]]? |
*What is the nature of the [[Monster]]? |
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**The Monster is a person, originally the Man in Black, and is one of the two central opposing forces influencing the events of the Island. <small>("[[The Incident]]") ("[[LA X]]")</small> The essence composing his being is electromagnetism (which seems to be the source of the siren-like and mechanical-esque sounds he makes). <small>("[[The 23rd Psalm]]")</small> He has been trapped on the Island for millennia due to being tied to the Heart of the Island by [[Jacob]]. <small>("[[Across the Sea]]") ("[[The End]]")</small> Consequently, he harbors a destructive rage against the Island, Jacob, and the arrivals whom Jacob brings to the Island. <small>("[[Sundown]]") ("[[Ab Aeterno]]")</small> He desperately wants to escape. {{crossref|6x04}} So he resorts to [[long con|long cons]], [[murder]], and destruction in his goal of becoming free. <small>("[[The Incident]]") ("[[The Candidate]]") ("[[The End]]")</small> |
**The Monster is a person, originally the Man in Black, and is one of the two central opposing forces influencing the events of the Island. <small>("[[The Incident]]") ("[[LA X]]")</small> The essence composing his being is electromagnetism (which seems to be the source of the siren-like and mechanical-esque sounds he makes). <small>("[[The 23rd Psalm]]")</small> He has been trapped on the Island for millennia due to being tied to the Heart of the Island by [[Jacob]]. <small>("[[Across the Sea]]") ("[[The End]]")</small> Consequently, he harbors a destructive rage against the Island, Jacob, and the arrivals whom Jacob brings to the Island. <small>("[[Sundown]]") ("[[Ab Aeterno]]")</small> He desperately wants to escape. {{crossref|6x04}} So he resorts to [[long con|long cons]], [[murder]], and destruction in his goal of becoming free. <small>("[[The Incident]]") ("[[The Candidate]]") ("[[The End]]")</small> |
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− | **Locke initially believes that the Monster is the "eye" of the Island. <small>("[[White Rabbit]]")</small> This is not entirely accurate, as the Monster itself does not represent the will of the Island, and in fact is actively |
+ | **Locke initially believes that the Monster is the "eye" of the Island. <small>("[[White Rabbit]]")</small> This is not entirely accurate, as the Monster itself does not represent the will of the Island, and in fact is actively trying to destroy the Island. <small>("[[What They Died For]]")</small> However, worth noting on this subject is that the Monster's essence is directly derived from the Heart of the Island. <small>("[[Across the Sea]]")</small> |
*What does the Monster look like? |
*What does the Monster look like? |
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**The Monster's primary form is that of a column of [[black smoke]]. {{crossref|1x24}} However, it is able to manifest in other forms as well. <small>("[[Official Lost Podcast/May 26, 2006]]") ("[[LA X]]")</small> |
**The Monster's primary form is that of a column of [[black smoke]]. {{crossref|1x24}} However, it is able to manifest in other forms as well. <small>("[[Official Lost Podcast/May 26, 2006]]") ("[[LA X]]")</small> |
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**''Limitations'': The Monster is unable to leave the Island. <small>("[[Ab Aeterno]]")</small> It cannot cross through high concentrations of sound waves, as utilized in [[sonar fences]]. <small>("[[Left Behind]]")</small> It seems it can also be impacted with some force such as by explosives. <small>("[[Exodus, Part 2]]")</small> It seems limited in the height of its aerial maneuvering. <small>("[[Season 3]]") ("[[Season 6]]")</small> The Monster is also unable to fly over water, <small>("[[The Package]]")</small> and seems slowed by being in bodily contact with it. <small>("[[The Candidate]]")</small> The Monster is also severely inhibited by the rules, which limits who it is allowed to kill. <small>("[[Season 6]]")</small> This seems to include its inability to cross over and harm those who are encircled by [[ash]]. <small>("[[Season 6]]")</small> |
**''Limitations'': The Monster is unable to leave the Island. <small>("[[Ab Aeterno]]")</small> It cannot cross through high concentrations of sound waves, as utilized in [[sonar fences]]. <small>("[[Left Behind]]")</small> It seems it can also be impacted with some force such as by explosives. <small>("[[Exodus, Part 2]]")</small> It seems limited in the height of its aerial maneuvering. <small>("[[Season 3]]") ("[[Season 6]]")</small> The Monster is also unable to fly over water, <small>("[[The Package]]")</small> and seems slowed by being in bodily contact with it. <small>("[[The Candidate]]")</small> The Monster is also severely inhibited by the rules, which limits who it is allowed to kill. <small>("[[Season 6]]")</small> This seems to include its inability to cross over and harm those who are encircled by [[ash]]. <small>("[[Season 6]]")</small> |
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***The Monster can also attain new limitations, notably only being able to manifest in its last chosen bodily form following Jacob's death. <small>("[[The Substitute]]")</small> Following his death, the Monster also appeared to be limited in other ways, including no longer being able to scan memories, or project forms (across water or otherwise). <small>("[[Season 6]]")</small> |
***The Monster can also attain new limitations, notably only being able to manifest in its last chosen bodily form following Jacob's death. <small>("[[The Substitute]]")</small> Following his death, the Monster also appeared to be limited in other ways, including no longer being able to scan memories, or project forms (across water or otherwise). <small>("[[Season 6]]")</small> |
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+ | *Why did Jack need a [[alcohol|drink]] on the flight? |
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+ | **He was coping, preparing to bring his father's body immediately to the funeral on arriving in Los Angeles. <small>("[[White Rabbit]]")</small> |
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*Why was Charlie being pursued by the [[flight attendant#Flight_815|flight attendants]] on the plane? |
*Why was Charlie being pursued by the [[flight attendant#Flight_815|flight attendants]] on the plane? |
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**They were trying to arrest him after recognizing his drug withdrawal behavior. <small>("[[Pilot, Part 2]]")</small> |
**They were trying to arrest him after recognizing his drug withdrawal behavior. <small>("[[Pilot, Part 2]]")</small> |
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***The black and white theme may suggest it was influenced by the Monster, <small>(inferred by the [[scales]] from "[[The Substitute]]")</small> beginning the manipulation and claiming of her that would later come into fruition. {{crossref|4x10}} {{crossref|6x03}} |
***The black and white theme may suggest it was influenced by the Monster, <small>(inferred by the [[scales]] from "[[The Substitute]]")</small> beginning the manipulation and claiming of her that would later come into fruition. {{crossref|4x10}} {{crossref|6x03}} |
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*How did Hurley come to get his [[nickname]]? |
*How did Hurley come to get his [[nickname]]? |
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+ | **According to [[Jorge Garcia]], the writers indicated to him in the beginning stages of the show that Hurley's nickname may have been derived from a "hurling" (vomiting) incident. <small>("[http://geronimojacksbeard.blogspot.com/2010/08/last-gjb.html| The Last Geronimo Jackson's Beard]")</small> |
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− | **Unanswered |
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*What danger would befall Claire's baby if it is not raised by her? |
*What danger would befall Claire's baby if it is not raised by her? |
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**Ambiguous |
**Ambiguous |
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*How did Claire escape from Ethan? |
*How did Claire escape from Ethan? |
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**Alex saved her, drugging her to make her pass out, and then taking her outside the Staff into the jungle. {{crossref|2x15}} |
**Alex saved her, drugging her to make her pass out, and then taking her outside the Staff into the jungle. {{crossref|2x15}} |
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+ | *How did Ethan get the bloody claw scratch on his face? |
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+ | **Unclear. Ethan looks a lot more disheveled in this appearance in general, compared to his more clean appearance at the Staff. It's possible this is all apart of the "feral" ruse to mislead and intimidate the survivors, and that the scratch was applied through makeup. <small>("[[Maternity Leave]]")</small> |
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*How did Ethan come out of the ocean? |
*How did Ethan come out of the ocean? |
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**The Others possess a [[submarine]]. {{crossref|3x02}} |
**The Others possess a [[submarine]]. {{crossref|3x02}} |
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![[Image:1x17_jin.JPG|120px]]<br />1x17<br>{{ep|1x17}} |
![[Image:1x17_jin.JPG|120px]]<br />1x17<br>{{ep|1x17}} |
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+ | *Why was Hurley on the TV screen in Jin's flashback? |
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+ | **Hurley won the [[Mega Lotto Jackpot]]. <small>("[[Numbers]]")</small> |
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*What is Locke's issue with his father? |
*What is Locke's issue with his father? |
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**Locke's father conned him into giving him his [[kidney]] in a transplant before abandoning him. <small>("[[Deus Ex Machina]]")</small> Later, when Locke confronted him, his father attempted to murder him, causing his paralysis. <small>("[[The Man from Tallahassee]]")</small> |
**Locke's father conned him into giving him his [[kidney]] in a transplant before abandoning him. <small>("[[Deus Ex Machina]]")</small> Later, when Locke confronted him, his father attempted to murder him, causing his paralysis. <small>("[[The Man from Tallahassee]]")</small> |
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*Why was the radio tower broadcasting the Numbers? |
*Why was the radio tower broadcasting the Numbers? |
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**The on-Island division of the DHARMA Initiative had built the radio tower, setting the Numbers to broadcast as a transmission to the off-Island division to indicate that the Valenzetti Equation had not yet been changed. Once the solution to change the equation was found, DHARMA would change the broadcast. <small>("[[The Lost Experience]]")</small> This was setup was similar to the Numbers stations phenomena. <small>("[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station| Numbers stations]")</small> |
**The on-Island division of the DHARMA Initiative had built the radio tower, setting the Numbers to broadcast as a transmission to the off-Island division to indicate that the Valenzetti Equation had not yet been changed. Once the solution to change the equation was found, DHARMA would change the broadcast. <small>("[[The Lost Experience]]")</small> This was setup was similar to the Numbers stations phenomena. <small>("[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station| Numbers stations]")</small> |
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+ | ***According to Jorge Garcia, during [[Season 5]] he had voice recorded the numbers broadcast used for the radio tower. He and [[Bethany James Leigh Shady]] speculated that the writers may have intended for Hurley to record the broadcast while living in DHARMA. <small>("[http://geronimojacksbeard.blogspot.com/2010/08/last-gjb.html| The Last Geronimo Jackson's Beard]")</small> |
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*Why are the Numbers engraved on the Hatch? |
*Why are the Numbers engraved on the Hatch? |
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**They were the serial number for the Swan hatch. {{crossref|5x13}} |
**They were the serial number for the Swan hatch. {{crossref|5x13}} |
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*Who sent Kate the letter about Diane's cancer? |
*Who sent Kate the letter about Diane's cancer? |
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*Who is the Others' leader that "Henry" refers to? |
*Who is the Others' leader that "Henry" refers to? |
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**While "Henry" himself is later revealed to be the leader, <small>("[[Live Together, Die Alone]]")</small> it seems he is actually alluding to Jacob whose authority he serves under. <small>("[[The Man Behind the Curtain]]")</small> However, he is embellishing the insinuations of Jacob's unforgiving character, whom he has never actually met. <small>("[[The Incident]]")</small> |
**While "Henry" himself is later revealed to be the leader, <small>("[[Live Together, Die Alone]]")</small> it seems he is actually alluding to Jacob whose authority he serves under. <small>("[[The Man Behind the Curtain]]")</small> However, he is embellishing the insinuations of Jacob's unforgiving character, whom he has never actually met. <small>("[[The Incident]]")</small> |
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+ | ***[[Michael Emerson]] also alluded to the possibility that, ironically, "Henry" was actually describing himself as the leader, from a discussion with the director during filming of this episode. <small>("[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BS1tu6-rFg| An Evening With Michael Emerson (Part 2)]")</small> |
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*Did "Henry" push the button or not? |
*Did "Henry" push the button or not? |
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**He did push the button. <small>("[[Live Together, Die Alone]]")</small> He claimed that he didn't in order to toy with Locke. <small>("[[S.O.S.]]")</small> He seems to feel particularly threatened by the Island healing Locke's paralysis. <small>("[[The Man from Tallahassee]]")</small> |
**He did push the button. <small>("[[Live Together, Die Alone]]")</small> He claimed that he didn't in order to toy with Locke. <small>("[[S.O.S.]]")</small> He seems to feel particularly threatened by the Island healing Locke's paralysis. <small>("[[The Man from Tallahassee]]")</small> |
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*How is Mikhail alive? |
*How is Mikhail alive? |
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**Through [[the Tempest]] station. <small>("[[The Other Woman]]")</small> |
**Through [[the Tempest]] station. <small>("[[The Other Woman]]")</small> |
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*Why did Ben shoot Locke? |
*Why did Ben shoot Locke? |
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+ | **Ben felt threatened in his leadership by Locke seemingly being able to hear Jacob, even though Ben himself could not actually see Jacob. <small>("[[The Incident]]")</small> |
*What will be Locke's fate in the DHARMA mass grave? |
*What will be Locke's fate in the DHARMA mass grave? |
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**Locke will survive, <small>("[[Through the Looking Glass]]")</small> as the bullet went through his body where his kidney used to be. <small>("[[Confirmed Dead]]")</small> |
**Locke will survive, <small>("[[Through the Looking Glass]]")</small> as the bullet went through his body where his kidney used to be. <small>("[[Confirmed Dead]]")</small> |
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*Why did Faraday cry at the Oceanic wreckage report? |
*Why did Faraday cry at the Oceanic wreckage report? |
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*What is the nature of the Cabin? |
*What is the nature of the Cabin? |
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*Who are the other two survivors Jack mentioned in his story to the court? |
*Who are the other two survivors Jack mentioned in his story to the court? |
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*Why does the Temple have a [[DHARMA logo]] on Ben's map? |
*Why does the Temple have a [[DHARMA logo]] on Ben's map? |
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*Why is Jack ill? |
*Why is Jack ill? |
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*What is the nature of "[[the rules]]"? |
*What is the nature of "[[the rules]]"? |
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**According to the writers, the rules were a code between Ben and Widmore, governed by the Island. <small>("[[Official Lost Podcast/April 25, 2008]]")</small> Ben and Widmore cannot be killed, especially by each other, until they have each served their purpose for the Island. Until then, the Island intervenes to prevent their deaths, similar to how it intervenes in Michael's suicide attempts. <small>("[[Official Lost Podcast/May 19, 2008]]")</small> It is later hinted that Jacob was the one who decreed these rules. <small>("[[Dead Is Dead]]") ("[[Official Lost Podcast/May 14, 2010]]")</small> |
**According to the writers, the rules were a code between Ben and Widmore, governed by the Island. <small>("[[Official Lost Podcast/April 25, 2008]]")</small> Ben and Widmore cannot be killed, especially by each other, until they have each served their purpose for the Island. Until then, the Island intervenes to prevent their deaths, similar to how it intervenes in Michael's suicide attempts. <small>("[[Official Lost Podcast/May 19, 2008]]")</small> It is later hinted that Jacob was the one who decreed these rules. <small>("[[Dead Is Dead]]") ("[[Official Lost Podcast/May 14, 2010]]")</small> |
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+ | ***This may also apply to Alex's fate, and Ben's initial belief that she wouldn't be killed per the rules. It seems that Ben and Widmore's understanding of the rules may be very interpretive. It also seems that, for a time, it had been Jacob's and the Island's will that Alex not die, which Ben understood and Widmore reluctantly agreed to, the night she was kidnapped. Widmore had later warned Ben that Alex would die if it were the Island's will for her to be dead, and that Ben would be consequently banished for his failure to follow the Island's will. While, after her death, Ben's choice of word was that Widmore "changed" the rules, it's likely this is actually more of a subjective assertion to attribute blame to Widmore and deflect off his own responsibility in Alex's death (as Widmore strongly counters in their penthouse conversation), as well as for Ben to justify himself in his intention to kill Penny. Over the years, Ben eventually came to accept blame for Alex's death and wanted to face accountability from the Island. <small>("[[Dead Is Dead]]")</small> |
**According to disputed canon, Ben and Widmore had made a "gentlemanly agreement" not to kill each other or each other's families. <small>("[[Lost Encyclopedia]]")</small> Although this seems to contradict all of the information and hints from the writers and show. |
**According to disputed canon, Ben and Widmore had made a "gentlemanly agreement" not to kill each other or each other's families. <small>("[[Lost Encyclopedia]]")</small> Although this seems to contradict all of the information and hints from the writers and show. |
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*What is Widmore and Ben's personal history? |
*What is Widmore and Ben's personal history? |
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**As Rose herself pointed out, the Island seems to have withheld his healing because of his efforts to leave the Island. This is not the first time the Island has been implied to withhold healing for some purpose. <small>(Retrospect: "[[Deus Ex Machina]]", "[[The Man from Tallahassee]]")</small> |
**As Rose herself pointed out, the Island seems to have withheld his healing because of his efforts to leave the Island. This is not the first time the Island has been implied to withhold healing for some purpose. <small>(Retrospect: "[[Deus Ex Machina]]", "[[The Man from Tallahassee]]")</small> |
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**It seems the Island also did this so that Jack later on wouldn't die immediately from being stabbed where his appendix had been. This enabled Jack to survive long enough to save the Island. <small>("[[The End]]")</small> |
**It seems the Island also did this so that Jack later on wouldn't die immediately from being stabbed where his appendix had been. This enabled Jack to survive long enough to save the Island. <small>("[[The End]]")</small> |
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+ | *Is there any significance to Miles' noticing Claire? |
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+ | **Ambiguous. Some fans noted, following the scene where Sawyer snapped at Miles not to look at Claire, that Miles also was able to see Christian taking her. Some speculated that this was tied to Miles' affinity for the dead, and that Claire might be dead to some extent. However, this is also arguably reading too much into a fleeting moment. |
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+ | ***Miles' powers seem to be retconned in [[Season 5]] to only allow him to read the last thoughts from a dead body, so if a connection was originally intended in this scene, it is no longer tenable. |
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+ | ***It's worth mentioning that neither Claire nor "Christian" (the Man in Black) are actually dead, as indicated in [[Season 6]], though both characters have experienced brushes with death that respectively infected Claire with the sickness and turned the Man in Black into the Monster. |
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*Where has Christian taken Claire? |
*Where has Christian taken Claire? |
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**He has taken her to the cabin. <small>("[[Cabin Fever]]")</small> |
**He has taken her to the cabin. <small>("[[Cabin Fever]]")</small> |
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*What are Sun and Widmore's common interests? |
*What are Sun and Widmore's common interests? |
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**To kill Ben. <small>("[[Because You Left]]")</small> Although it's not clear how she knew Ben was off island. |
**To kill Ben. <small>("[[Because You Left]]")</small> Although it's not clear how she knew Ben was off island. |
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+ | *Why did Halliwax (Marvin Candle) have a parka in the Orchid? |
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+ | **He was a chief scientist in the study of the Orchid's focus of astrophysics/time travel. <small>("[[Dharma booth video]]")</small> He also knew about the existence of the frozen chamber as a result of a sonar image, <small>("[[Because You Left]]")</small> and so may have visited or planned to visit the frozen chamber. Worth noting, however, is that he was the one who ordered the construction workers not to blow a passage into the chamber. |
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*Why was the vault built over the tunnel into the frozen chamber? |
*Why was the vault built over the tunnel into the frozen chamber? |
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**[[Dr. Chang]] ordered it to block entry into the chamber, wanting to prevent the risk of releasing the deadly energy inside. <small>("[[Because You Left]]")</small> |
**[[Dr. Chang]] ordered it to block entry into the chamber, wanting to prevent the risk of releasing the deadly energy inside. <small>("[[Because You Left]]")</small> |
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**Her "internal clock" has been thrown off by the time flashes, like a "really bad jet lag". Faraday theorized that the ones who nosebleed the soonest are the ones who have had the longest exposure to the Island. <small>("[[The Little Prince]]")</small> |
**Her "internal clock" has been thrown off by the time flashes, like a "really bad jet lag". Faraday theorized that the ones who nosebleed the soonest are the ones who have had the longest exposure to the Island. <small>("[[The Little Prince]]")</small> |
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*What is the nature of Desmond being special? |
*What is the nature of Desmond being special? |
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− | **In addition to the fact that Desmond's mind is unlocked from the normal rules of time (enabling him to see other time periods as well make minor changes across time), <small>(Self-Implied)</small> Desmond is also the only man known in the world to be uniquely |
+ | **In addition to the fact that Desmond's mind is unlocked from the normal rules of time (enabling him to see other time periods as well make minor changes across time), <small>(Self-Implied)</small> Desmond is also the only man known in the world to be uniquely resistant to catastrophic levels of electromagnetism. <small>("[[Happily Ever After]]")</small> |
*Who is Faraday's mother? |
*Who is Faraday's mother? |
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**Eloise Hawking, who is highly studied on the mechanics of time travel and the spacetime physics of the Island. <small>("[[316]]")</small> |
**Eloise Hawking, who is highly studied on the mechanics of time travel and the spacetime physics of the Island. <small>("[[316]]")</small> |
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**Unanswered. The writers had originally scripted the other side of the battle in "The Little Prince", with the intention of coming back to it later, but later found the logistics of bringing this subplot together too contrived in the narrative's focus to take the time with. They also noted that half of the intended assailants had been killed off. <small>("[https://web.archive.org/web/20100606075931/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/exclusive-interview-lost-producers-damon-lindelof-and-carlton-cuse-talk-across-the-sea Exclusive interview: Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse talk Across the Sea]") ("[http://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/17/lost-10th-anniversary-paleyfest/ 'Lost' 10th anniversary reunion at PaleyFest: Five things we learned]")</small> |
**Unanswered. The writers had originally scripted the other side of the battle in "The Little Prince", with the intention of coming back to it later, but later found the logistics of bringing this subplot together too contrived in the narrative's focus to take the time with. They also noted that half of the intended assailants had been killed off. <small>("[https://web.archive.org/web/20100606075931/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/exclusive-interview-lost-producers-damon-lindelof-and-carlton-cuse-talk-across-the-sea Exclusive interview: Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse talk Across the Sea]") ("[http://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/17/lost-10th-anniversary-paleyfest/ 'Lost' 10th anniversary reunion at PaleyFest: Five things we learned]")</small> |
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***The Ajira bottles may suggest that the outriggers were intended to have been used by passengers from the plane, possibly [[Ilana's group]]. |
***The Ajira bottles may suggest that the outriggers were intended to have been used by passengers from the plane, possibly [[Ilana's group]]. |
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+ | ***According to [[Jorge Garcia]] and [[Bethany James Leigh Shady]], they vaguely remembered the scripted identities of the assailants including Ben and Locke (the Man in Black). <small>("[http://geronimojacksbeard.blogspot.com/2010/08/last-gjb.html| The Last Geronimo Jackson's Beard]")</small> |
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***According to disputed canon, crewmen from the [[Black Rock]] were behind the attack. <small>("[[Black Rock ledger]]")</small> However, this cannot explain outriggers on the beach with the Ajira bottles, nor does it explain why the crewmen would fire on the survivors at all. |
***According to disputed canon, crewmen from the [[Black Rock]] were behind the attack. <small>("[[Black Rock ledger]]")</small> However, this cannot explain outriggers on the beach with the Ajira bottles, nor does it explain why the crewmen would fire on the survivors at all. |
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*Where did the [[Ajira Airways]] bottle come from? |
*Where did the [[Ajira Airways]] bottle come from? |
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***The Monster is known to "infect" and "claim" people on a spiritual level. <small>("[[What Kate Does]]")</small> This presumably involves some kind of physical contact with the victim. |
***The Monster is known to "infect" and "claim" people on a spiritual level. <small>("[[What Kate Does]]")</small> This presumably involves some kind of physical contact with the victim. |
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***Alternatively, the sickness may be more "[[psychological]]", being a result of personal manipulation. |
***Alternatively, the sickness may be more "[[psychological]]", being a result of personal manipulation. |
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+ | ***It has been noted that the infection seems to be linked with brushes with death. Sayid is claimed after his near-death experience in the Temple spring. <small>("[[LA X]]")</small> Claire is claimed after surviving the mercenaries' rocket blast at the Barracks. <small>("[[The Shape of Things to Come]]") ("[[Season 4 deleted scenes]]")</small> And the Monster already killed the rest of Rousseau's team, Montand dying in the tunnel. |
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*What is the origin of [[the well]]? |
*What is the origin of [[the well]]? |
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**The original designers of the donkey wheel had first dug out wells in search of answers to the Island's magnetic anomalies. <small>("[[Everybody Loves Hugo]]")</small> This led them to the channels of water harboring [[the Light]], from which point they designed the donkey wheel. <small>("[[Across the Sea]]")</small> The well was later filled in, <small>("[[LaFleur]]")</small> presumably under Jacob's authority, to presumably protect it from being abused. |
**The original designers of the donkey wheel had first dug out wells in search of answers to the Island's magnetic anomalies. <small>("[[Everybody Loves Hugo]]")</small> This led them to the channels of water harboring [[the Light]], from which point they designed the donkey wheel. <small>("[[Across the Sea]]")</small> The well was later filled in, <small>("[[LaFleur]]")</small> presumably under Jacob's authority, to presumably protect it from being abused. |
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*Where did Faraday go to? |
*Where did Faraday go to? |
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*Why do Miles and Hurley exhibit different mediumship abilities? |
*Why do Miles and Hurley exhibit different mediumship abilities? |
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*Why were the tunnels built? |
*Why were the tunnels built? |
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*Who is the Man in Black? |
*Who is the Man in Black? |
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*How does Ilana know Jacob? |
*How does Ilana know Jacob? |
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**She spent her life training to be his bodyguard. <small>("[[Everybody Loves Hugo]]")</small> She considered him the closest thing she had to a father. <small>("[[Dr. Linus]]")</small> |
**She spent her life training to be his bodyguard. <small>("[[Everybody Loves Hugo]]")</small> She considered him the closest thing she had to a father. <small>("[[Dr. Linus]]")</small> |
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+ | ***The writers had originally intended for her to be Jacob's biological daughter, having written lines in the Season 6 script indicating this. Her backstory was ultimately dropped for the lack of remaining episodes left to explore it, and the script was amended to make Jacob "the closest thing to a father" she had. <small>("[https://darkufo.blogspot.com/2010/05/illana-confirms-she-was-meant-to-be.html| Ilana confirms she was meant to be Jacob's Daughter]") ("[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/05/lost_revelation_was_ilana.html| Lost Revelation: Was Ilana Jacob's daughter?]") ("[http://geronimojacksbeard.blogspot.com/2010/08/last-gjb.html| The Last Geronimo Jackson's Beard]")</small> |
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*Why was Ilana bandaged in the hospital? |
*Why was Ilana bandaged in the hospital? |
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**Unanswered. |
**Unanswered. |
Latest revision as of 23:56, 24 April 2020
This article is a comprehensive guide to every notable question on Lost given per episode as well as its answer.
"Self-Implied" denotes that the episode that raised a question itself already implied the answer, though fans may have missed it and continue to ask about it.
For a more general breakdown of the mysteries, see Portal:Mysteries.
Season 1
Episode | Questions and Answers |
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1x01 "Pilot, Part 1" |
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1x02 "Pilot, Part 2" |
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1x03 "Tabula Rasa" |
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1x04 "Walkabout" |
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1x05 "White Rabbit" |
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1x06 "House of the Rising Sun" |
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1x07 "The Moth" |
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1x08 "Confidence Man" |
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1x09 "Solitary" |
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1x10 "Raised by Another" |
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1x11 "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" |
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1x12 "Whatever the Case May Be" |
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1x13 "Hearts and Minds" |
Self-Implied
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1x14 "Special" |
Self-Implied
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1x15 "Homecoming" |
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1x16 "Outlaws" |
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1x17 "...In Translation" |
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1x18 "Numbers" |
Self-Implied
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1x19 "Deus Ex Machina" |
Self-Implied
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1x20 "Do No Harm" |
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1x21 "The Greater Good" |
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1x22 "Born to Run" |
Self-Implied
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1x23 "Exodus, Part 1" |
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1x24 "Exodus, Part 2" |
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Season 2
Episode | Questions and Answers |
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2x01 "Man of Science, Man of Faith" |
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2x02 "Adrift" |
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2x03 "Orientation" |
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2x04 "Everybody Hates Hugo" |
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2x05 "...And Found" |
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2x06 "Abandoned" |
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2x07 "The Other 48 Days" |
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2x08 "Collision" |
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2x09 "What Kate Did" |
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2x10 "The 23rd Psalm" |
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2x11 "The Hunting Party" |
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2x12 "Fire + Water" |
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2x13 "The Long Con" |
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2x14 "One of Them" |
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2x15 "Maternity Leave" |
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2x16 "The Whole Truth" |
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2x17 "Lockdown" |
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2x18 "Dave" |
Self-Implied
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2x19 "S.O.S." |
Self-Implied
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2x20 "Two for the Road" |
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2x21 "?" |
Self-Implied
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2x22 "Three Minutes" |
Self-Implied
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2x23 "Live Together, Die Alone" |
Self-Implied
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Season 3
Episode | Questions and Answers |
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3x01 "A Tale of Two Cities" |
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3x02 "The Glass Ballerina" |
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3x03 "Further Instructions" |
Self-Implied
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3x04 "Every Man for Himself" |
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3x03 "The Cost of Living" |
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3x06 "I Do" |
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3x07 "Not in Portland" |
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3x08 "Flashes Before Your Eyes" |
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3x09 "Stranger in a Strange Land" |
Self-Implied
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3x10 "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" |
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3x11 "Enter 77" |
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3x12 "Par Avion" |
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3x13 "The Man from Tallahassee" |
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3x14 "Exposé" |
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3x15 "Left Behind" |
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3x16 "One of Us" |
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3x17 "Catch-22" |
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3x18 "D.O.C." |
Self-Implied
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3x19 "The Brig" |
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3x20 "The Man Behind the Curtain" |
Self-Implied
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3x21 "Greatest Hits" |
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3x22 "Through the Looking Glass" |
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Season 4
Episode | Questions and Answers |
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4x01 "The Beginning of the End" |
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4x02 "Confirmed Dead" |
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4x03 "The Economist" |
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4x04 "Eggtown" |
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4x05 "The Constant" |
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4x06 "The Other Woman" |
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4x07 "Ji Yeon" |
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4x08 "Meet Kevin Johnson" |
Self-Implied
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4x09 "The Shape of Things to Come" |
Self-Implied
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4x10 "Something Nice Back Home" |
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4x11 "Cabin Fever" |
Self-Implied
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4x12 "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1" |
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4x13 "There's No Place Like Home, Part 2" |
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Season 5
Episode | Questions and Answers |
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5x01 "Because You Left" |
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5x02 "The Lie" |
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5x03 "Jughead" |
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5x04 "The Little Prince" |
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5x05 "This Place Is Death" |
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5x06 "316" |
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5x07 "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" |
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5x08 "LaFleur" |
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5x09 "Namaste" |
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5x10 "He's Our You" |
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5x11 "Whatever Happened, Happened" |
Self-Implied
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5x12 "Dead Is Dead" |
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5x13 "Some Like It Hoth" |
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5x14 "The Variable" |
Self-Implied
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5x15 "Follow the Leader" |
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5x16 "The Incident" |
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Season 6
Episode | Questions and Answers |
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6x01 "LA X" |
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6x02 "What Kate Does" |
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6x03 "The Substitute" |
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6x04 "Lighthouse" |
Self-Implied
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6x05 "Sundown" |
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6x06 "Dr. Linus" |
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6x07 "Recon" |
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6x08 "Ab Aeterno" |
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6x09 "The Package" |
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6x10 "Happily Ever After" |
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6x11 "Everybody Loves Hugo" |
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6x12 "The Last Recruit" |
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6x13 "The Candidate" |
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6x14 "Across the Sea" |
Self-Implied
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6x15 "What They Died For" |
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6x16 "The End" |
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Supplementary Material
Episode | Questions and Answers |
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2x17 Easter Egg "Blast Door Map" |
What is the "unknown" purpose of the question mark?
W*hat is the extra building's purpose?
What does CV mean?
Why was Magnus Hanso's final resting place at the Black Rock?
What is Code 42?
Why was there a DHARMATel presence past a security barrier?
Why are there dramatic references on the map to DHARMATel Intranet security?
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Mx01 "The Watch" |
N/A |
Mx02 "The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt" |
N/A |
Mx03 "King of the Castle" |
N/A |
Mx04 "The Deal" |
N/A |
Mx05 "Operation: Sleeper" |
N/A |
Mx06 "Room 23" |
Self-Implied
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Mx07 "Arzt & Crafts" |
N/A |
Mx08 "Buried Secrets" |
N/A |
Mx09 "Tropical Depression" |
N/A |
Mx10 "Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack" |
N/A |
Mx11 "Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course" |
N/A |
Mx12 "The Envelope" |
N/A |
Mx13 "So It Begins" |
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Epilogue "The New Man in Charge" |
Self-Implied
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