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Revision as of 18:15, 19 April 2009
- This article discusses the whispers. For actual transcripts of the whispers, see: Whisper transcripts
Whispers from an unknown source frequently appear when characters are in peril, the Others are near, or other moments of tension. These are not random noises, but actual speech and can be decoded using audio software. See the Whisper Transcripts for additional information.
The majority of the whispers in the show are heard in the jungle. When they happen, the camera tends to rotate around the characters hearing them as they look around for the source, confused.
Occurrences
"Solitary"
The whispers are first heard in "Solitary". Danielle Rousseau mentions to Sayid that she has not seen other people on the Island but that she has heard them whispering. After being released by Danielle, Sayid runs through the jungle with a wooden stick. He stops and hears the whispers.
"All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"
Sawyer confronts Sayid about why he is back in camp. Sayid tells him about Danielle and the Others and that he heard something in the jungle on his way back.
"Outlaws"
James hears the whispers in the jungle
Sawyer is chasing a boar that had been inside his tent. When entering the jungle Sawyer gives up and turns around to go back to camp. Sawyer then starts to hear the whispers, which clearly ends with the phrase "It'll come back around." This phrase is Frank Duckett's last words after Sawyer shoots him. Sawyer then confronts Sayid the next morning about the whispers. Neither admit to hearing the whispers. Later that day Sawyer is out looking for his roof which the boar stole. After finding it up against a tree he hears the whispers. Again it ends with Frank Duckett's voice saying "It'll come back around."
"Man of Science, Man of Faith"
Shannon and Sayid search the jungle for Vincent, who has run off. The pair find the dog in a clearing, and attempt to catch him, but he runs off. The two are separated, and, while alone, Shannon hears the Whispers. Walt appears, dripping wet and speaking backwards he says, "Don't push the button. Button bad." When Sayid returns, he finds Shannon on the ground, but Walt has disappeared.
Later Shannon tells the rest of the group that she has seen Walt and that she has heard whispers everywhere. Charlie asks about the whispers and Shannon tells him that she thinks it's "Them".
"Abandoned"
Eko, Libby, Ana Lucia, Michael, Jin and Bernard are carrying Sawyer up a cliff. When they are done they notice that Cindy is gone. After that they start hearing the whispers. Ana Lucia draws her gun and scream to the Others that they should run. About the same time Shannon is running with Vincent and Sayid is close behind. It is raining and Shannon falls to the ground and tells Sayid that she is heartbroken because no one believes her. Sayid comforts her and tells her that he loves her. After that they start hearing the whispers. They both look up and see Walt whispering in the rain. Shannon runs towards him and is shot by Ana Lucia.
"The Other 48 Days"
Trekking through the middle of the Island to the Beach camp, Cindy disappears, and Eko, Libby, Ana Lucia, Michael, Jin, Bernard and Sawyer are left wondering where she went. They all hear the whispers and the camera rotates around Ana Lucia who is pointing her gun into the forest. Shannon comes through the bushes and is shot by a startled Ana Lucia.
"Fire + Water"
In a dream, Charlie tries to get Aaron out of a piano by the shore. He then hears the whispers and walks towards them. When he looks back the piano is out in the water. Charlie screams after Aaron, and then wakes up.
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In the background noise of Charlotte Malkin's autopsy-tape
"Live Together, Die Alone, Part 2"
Jack, Kate, Michael, Hurley and Sawyer are walking to the Others camp to get Walt back. When they are at the The Capsule Dump, Jack understands that Michael has betrayed them again. They then hear the whispers. They all look around and point their guns. Sawyer is then shot in the neck with an electric shocker. Jack then tells them to run and he and Kate run away. Michael stands still and shouts to the Others to wait while Hurley takes cover under his hair. Both Kate and Jack are then shot with electric shockers. All this time the whispers are heard. It all ends with the Others coming to bag them all. The word "Elizabeth" can clearly be heard in the whispers.
"The Man Behind the Curtain"
In Ben's flashback, it is his birthday as a young boy. When he comes home at night his father is drunk and tells him that he was a mistake because he killed his mother while she gave birth to him. Ben is upset and runs from the Barracks towards the Sonar fence. When he reaches it he starts hearing the whispers. After that his dead mother emerges from the other side of the fence. He wants to run to her but she tells him that it's not time yet. Some time later Ben, carrying several back-packs, walks to the Sonar Fence. With a code, he disarms the fence and allows a white rabbit to move through first, ensuring the fence is deactivated. He then proceeds into the jungle. In the jungle, he starts hearing the whispers again. He runs around and screams for his mom. Suddenly the whispers stop and Ben meets Richard Alpert. Richard asks him what he is doing there. Ben tells him that he has left home and is looking for his dead mother, and wants to go back with Richard. Richard tells him that it is possible to join the Hostiles but that he has to be very patient.
"Through the Looking Glass, Part 1"
John Locke is in the DHARMA Initative mass grave. Believing he is going to die from his gunshot wound, he picks up a gun from one of the bodies and points it to his head. He closes his eyes, but then the whispers are heard for three seconds and an older Walt appears. He tells him to put the gun down and get up from the ditch because he has work to do.
"The Beginning of the End"
The whispers can be heard when Hurley discovers Jacob's cabin, but they are no longer audible when he approaches the cabin. Whispers can also briefly be heard just before the survivors from the radio tower approach the fuselage to meet the survivors from the beach camp.
"The Other Woman"
Juliet runs into the jungle in pursuit of Daniel and Charlotte, when she hears whispers. Harper Stanhope suddenly appears before her, and gives Juliet a message from Ben to kill Daniel and Charlotte. Jack catches up to Juliet, sees Harper, and asks who she is. She introduces herself as an old friend of Juliet's. More whispers are heard, which distract Jack and Juliet, and Harper disappears.
Libby appears to Michael
"Meet Kevin Johnson"
On the freighter, Michael hears whispers and then sees Libby just before he is about to detonate the bomb. Libby tells Michael "don't do it" and then vanishes. On the ABC Lost website, this scene is shown in the Lost: Revelations 408 clip. In this clip, the whispers are incoherent. However, in the actual aired episode, the whispers begin with the Mama Cass song that played on the car radio when Michael tried to kill himself the first time.
"Something Nice Back Home"
As Sawyer, Claire, and Miles are walking through the jungle, whispers are heard right before Miles discovers the bodies of Karl and Rousseau. It seems that only Miles hears the whispers.
"There's No Place Like Home, Part 1"
When Hurley arrived home in a flashforward, he heard whispers after finding a coconut on the floor of his foyer, but these whispers were actually revealed to be those of party guests preparing to shout "Surprise!"
"There's No Place Like Home, Part 2"
The whispers are heard briefly right before Richard and the Others ambush Keamy's team near the helicopter.
As it becomes apparent that the explosives on the freighter are going to detonate, Michael hears the whispers. He then looks up to see Christian Shephard, who tells him he "can go now." The freighter then explodes, presumably killing Michael.
In a flashforward, Kate awakes to noises in her room, then the phone rings. On the other end, there are whispers, in reverse. They may say "The Island needs you. You have to go back before it's too late", awaiting confirmation. Claire mysteriously appears in Aaron's bedroom, who tells her she cannot bring "him" back to the Island, presumably referring to Aaron, although the identity of "him" is never clarified. It's revealed after that this may have only been a dream.
"Namaste"
When Sun and Lapidus are searching the Barracks for Jin, they briefly hear the whispers before a light turns on in one of the cabins and Christian Shephard appears in the doorway.
"Dead Is Dead"
While Ben kidnaps Alex, he tells Danielle: "if you want your child to live, every time you hear whispers, you run the other way."
Hidden whispers
Some people have found whispers hidden in the audio of other episodes that can only be found upon inspection with audio equipment. For example, there is a conversation hidden in the background while Benjamin Linus is being interrogated by Sayid, and while Eko is confronted by the Monster in "The 23rd Psalm".
Relationships
Relation to the Others
Danielle Rousseau seems to associate the Whispers with the Others. She first mentions the Whispers in "Solitary" when Sayid asks if she has ever seen other people on the Island. In "Exodus, Part 2", Danielle claims that she had heard the Others whispering that they were "coming for the boy." Danielle interpreted this to mean that Aaron would be the Others' next target, while they were actually referring to Walt, whom they eventually abducted. This interpretation was lent credence in a Lostpedia interview with writer David Fury, who said that the whispers were originally intended to be the Others, but that their nature may have changed.
After the kidnapping of Walt, Shannon hears the Whispers and sees Walt in "Man of Science, Man of Faith" and "Abandoned". On these occasions Walt is drenched in water and whispers backwards. Sayid later admits that he also saw Walt shortly before Shannon’s death.
Moments before the Others attack in "Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1", Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Hurley, and Michael hear the Whispers.
In his flashback in "The Man Behind the Curtain" Ben heard the whispers before seeing his mother at the Sonar fence. Ben also hears them shortly before meeting Richard Alpert for the first time.
The Whispers are heard before the arrival and departure of Harper in "The Other Woman".
Relation to the Monster
Hidden whispers are heard when Eko is facing the Monster in "The 23rd Psalm" and "The Cost of Living"
Sun and Frank hear the Monster at the beach shore, and then shortly after hear the whispers at the Barracks "Namaste"
Cultural references
The whispers in the forest are similar to the sounds heard by Peyton Farquhar in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge shortly before his death. "The wood on either side was full of singular noises, among which - once, twice, and again - he distinctly heard whispers in an unknown tongue."
Trivia
The whispers were the subject of a Lostpedia 2008 April Fool's joke. It was said that obscene messages had been used in the whispers dialogue for two Season Four episodes, resulting in a record FCC fine for the ABC networks.
Unanswered questions
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- For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Whispers/Theories
- What is the reason for the whispers?
- Who is speaking in the whispers?
- Why are some hidden while others clearly audible?
- Who is able to hear the whispers?
See also
External links
- Transcripts from The Fuselage
- Lost Whispers - Blog dedicated to transcript of the whispers.
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