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***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? |
*Where did Flight 815 take off from? |
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**[[Australia]]. <small>("[[Tabula Rasa]]")</small> |
**[[Australia]]. <small>("[[Tabula Rasa]]")</small> |
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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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*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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+ | *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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**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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*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, 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> |
+ | ***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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**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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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" |
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1x14 "Special" |
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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" |
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1x20 "Do No Harm" |
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1x21 "The Greater Good" |
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1x22 "Born to Run" |
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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" |
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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" |
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2x23 "Live Together, Die Alone" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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." |
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3x19 "The Brig" |
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3x20 "The Man Behind the Curtain" |
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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" |
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4x09 "The Shape of Things to Come" |
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4x10 "Something Nice Back Home" |
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4x11 "Cabin Fever" |
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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" |
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5x12 "Dead Is Dead" |
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5x13 "Some Like It Hoth" |
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5x14 "The Variable" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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Mx02 "The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt" |
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Mx03 "King of the Castle" |
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Mx04 "The Deal" |
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Mx05 "Operation: Sleeper" |
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Mx06 "Room 23" |
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Mx07 "Arzt & Crafts" |
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Mx08 "Buried Secrets" |
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Mx09 "Tropical Depression" |
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Mx10 "Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack" |
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Mx11 "Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course" |
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Mx12 "The Envelope" |
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Mx13 "So It Begins" |
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Epilogue "The New Man in Charge" |
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