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| − | '''Sharks''' have played a subtle, but present role on '''Lost'''. A shark with a distinct [[DHARMA Initiative]] [[DHARMA Logos|logo]] on its tail attacked [[Sawyer]] and [[Michael]] when they were on the raft. {{crossref|2x02}}. |
+ | '''Sharks''' have played a subtle, but present role on '''Lost'''. A shark with a distinct [[DHARMA Initiative]] [[DHARMA Logos|logo]] on its tail attacked [[Sawyer]] and [[Michael]] when they were on the raft. {{crossref|2x02}}. The DHARMA Initiative experimented on sharks and dolphins in the [[aquarium]] that [[Jack]] was imprisoned in [[the Hydra]]. {{crossref|3x01|The World of the Others}} The [[blast door map]] makes reference to a selective breeding program for ''Carcharodon carcharias'' (The Great White Shark). There have also been references to sharks in ''[[The Lost Experience]]''. |
== The Shark Scene == |
== The Shark Scene == |
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Revision as of 16:07, 29 April 2009
Octagon logo found on the tail of the shark
Sharks have played a subtle, but present role on Lost. A shark with a distinct DHARMA Initiative logo on its tail attacked Sawyer and Michael when they were on the raft. ("Adrift"). The DHARMA Initiative experimented on sharks and dolphins in the aquarium that Jack was imprisoned in the Hydra. ("A Tale of Two Cities") (The World of the Others) The blast door map makes reference to a selective breeding program for Carcharodon carcharias (The Great White Shark). There have also been references to sharks in The Lost Experience.
The Shark Scene
The attack
When Sawyer and Michael were drifting in the ocean on pieces of wreckage after the destruction of the second raft, the two men heard pounding on the remains of the raft. After seeing a distinctive fin they quickly realized they were being followed by a shark, possibly attracted by Sawyer's bleeding. When the men later decided to board one of the raft's remaining pontoons, the shark attacked. Michael however fired Sawyer's gun several times and was able to injure the beast, which quickly broke off its attack.
DHARMA Initiative logo
Unknown logo
At one moment, a glimpse of the shark's tail underwater was seen. The Shark had an unknown DHARMA logo on its tail, indicating a connection to the DHARMA initiative. In the Swan Orientation Film, one of the topics listed as being studied through the DHARMA Initiative is zoology, which may account for the shark. It should be noted that this logo is very likely the normal DHARMA logo
Controversy
Initially there was controversy about the DHARMA logo on the shark's tail. It was rumored to have been put on the shark by the graphical department without sanction from the production team. However, in the bonus material on the Lost season 2 DVD ("Lost on Location" featurette for "Adrift") the production team have confirmed that the appearance of the logo on the shark was in fact intentional, just not intended to be visible that easily.
Sharks in the Hydra
Juliet mentioned to Jack that the room in which he is imprisoned was used for sharks and dolphins. It contains chains and a crude 'operating' table. It is part of an aquarium. But it is unknown why then the shark did not have the Hydra logo on its tail. This could be a production error.
Sharks in the The Lost Experience
A close-up of the shark carcass, featured on DJ Dan's site
A close-up of the shark carcass, discovered on the Hanso Foundation's site
The DJ Dan conspiracy site has a photograph of a shark carcass allegedly found off Australia's Great Barrier Reef. A DHARMA logo is pictured on the tail of the shark carcass. It is The Swan Logo. DJ Dan's podcast of June 8 indicates that the shark was discovered by a listener, who took the photograph and sent it to him.
In the clues released by the hacker Persephone on June 7 another shark carcass was seen. Accessed via the Institute for Genomic Advancement page on the The Hanso Foundation website (now offline), the clues consisted of several pictures of a tropical forest and a beach. On this beach a shark was visible. On close-up this shark was branded with the Swan logo as well.
Other references
- Walt mentioned on the Island that "...[they could] be eaten by a shark."
- Note 12 of the blast door map notations says "Carcharodon carcharias selective breeding facility?". Carcharodon carcharias is the Latin name for the Great White Shark. See Season 2 DVD full map image on the blast door map page, in the 12 o’clock position.
- In "The Beginning of the End", in Hurleys Mental institute, there is a picture of a shark drawn on a blackboard.
- In "Worth A Thousand Words" Elliott finds a dead shark. This shark has the same DHARMA logo as the one seen in "Adrift". It is most likely they are the same shark.
Trivia
- In the "Lost on Location" featurette for "Adrift" on the Lost Season 2 DVD, it is said that in the special features section the creators of the shark model stamped on a DHARMA logo as an "inside joke". It was meant to be only for the creative team and a small number of very observing fans, but the shot was mistimed and the logo was much more clearly visible than originally intended.
- Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse on the Official Lost Podcast in response to a fan question named the DHARMA shark Ezra James Sharkington. Hearing the absurd name, Cuse accused Lindelof of having "jumped the shark". Lindelof later joked that Bai Ling may have given the shark its DHARMA "tattoo".
- On the April 24, 2008 podcast, answering a semi-related question regarding a time distortion effect, Damon and Carlton joke that the shark was born in 1805, making him 203 years old, and how Ezra James Sharkington is an old-fashioned name.
External links
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin Article includes a photo of the shark prop in storage at Hawaii Film Studio
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