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RebirthOfLeGenD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
USA5860 Posts
January 13 2012 21:24 GMT
#201
Why was the temple some sort of anti smoke monster fortress? and why did we never hear or see anything about the temple people until it became important, I think it was like season 5 where that happened and I don't recall it ever being mentioned prior.
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MangoTango
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States3670 Posts
January 13 2012 21:32 GMT
#202
Why are there some clowns in the jungle with indoor plumbing and having book clubs?
"One fish, two fish, red fish, BLUE TANK!" - Artosis
prplhz
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Denmark8045 Posts
January 13 2012 21:43 GMT
#203
did locke infuse the fog monster before they wrote the numbers next to the hatch?
http://i.imgur.com/M7t7egx.png
JinDesu
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3990 Posts
January 13 2012 22:14 GMT
#204
Thanks for this thread, you've been very succinct in explaining things.
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Maginor
Profile Joined May 2010
Norway505 Posts
January 13 2012 22:29 GMT
#205
On January 14 2012 04:22 Shockk wrote:
Show nested quote +

Concerning the Egyptians, how did Egyptians find their way to the Pacific (I'm assuming you have to be in the Pacific to wander on the Island).


No idea, and I think this wasn't explained either.


The island can change position, so it was presumably not in the pacific when the Egyptians found it.
farside604
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada127 Posts
January 13 2012 22:30 GMT
#206
The OP seems very defensive of Lost as he's probably pretty much a fanboy if he knows everything inside out.

Imo it's not that they didn't explain all the stuff in Lost. It's more about the series turning into a clusterfuck with all the storylines jumbling together then the explanation for everything turns out to be pretty bland and boring. The first seasons built up alot of hype that, i feel, the directors couldn't really keep up with.

Completely agree.

I'll give the writers credit they probably gave answers to all the questions, so that the show was atleast consistent, but these were in no way satisfying when you consider the dramatic build up in S1 and S2. If they're gonna put alot of time and energy builing up suspense I would have liked to see the same kind of energy put into the answers. Instead they dragged it out way too long answering questions here and there until its eventual end but at that point it was already disappointing.
jjun212
Profile Joined December 2004
Canada2208 Posts
January 13 2012 22:37 GMT
#207
Did the writers just give up half way through.. and instead of creating an actual story line (linear or not), they were like.. "fuck it, lets just throw in a bunch of random crap and let the viewers talk nonsense among each other"
nemY
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States3119 Posts
January 13 2012 22:47 GMT
#208
Why were there whisper in the Jungle?
Randomaccount#77123
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States5003 Posts
January 13 2012 23:09 GMT
#209
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paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
January 13 2012 23:12 GMT
#210
On January 14 2012 01:51 kanada wrote:
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On January 14 2012 01:33 paralleluniverse wrote:
On January 14 2012 01:32 imJealous wrote:
On January 14 2012 00:34 paralleluniverse wrote:

There really isn't any evidence linking the exotic matter to characters with powers or letting them be immortal. In fact, Miles had the power to read dead people before going to the island.

Actually that's not correct, Miles was born on the island remember?

No, he wasn't. Charlotte was, and died because of it.



we see miles with his father before some of the videos are recorded. he was born there or sent there early in his life before his dad (guy from the initiation videos) sent him off fearing the incident. Nice thread though, good answers.

Not sure why so many people are hating on you.

Yeah, seems you're right. Miles was born on the Island, and not Charlotte.
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 23:20:27
January 13 2012 23:19 GMT
#211
On January 14 2012 04:22 Shockk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2012 01:33 paralleluniverse wrote:
On January 14 2012 01:32 imJealous wrote:
On January 14 2012 00:34 paralleluniverse wrote:

There really isn't any evidence linking the exotic matter to characters with powers or letting them be immortal. In fact, Miles had the power to read dead people before going to the island.

Actually that's not correct, Miles was born on the island remember?

No, he wasn't. Charlotte was, and died because of it.


What? That's wrong.

Miles was probably born on the island; it's not explicitely shown, but there are scenes with his father reading to him as an infant. Charlotte was born on the island, but that wasn't the cause of her death - that one guy on the freigther died from the same thing that killed her and certainly wasn't island-born.

I'll take over a bit if noone minds, at least for the last couple of questions. It's been a while since I've watched the complete show, and while I think I'll remember most of things, I have to admit that I had to look up a few of the details on a wiki.

Yes, I was mistaken. It seems your right.

Show nested quote +
Why was Claire's baby such a big deal?


Because it was the first "new" baby the Others could get their hands on after several failures with pregnant women dying to continue their fertility experiments.

I'd also add that if the question relates to why the the psychic said that Claire must get on Oceanic 815 to give the baby up for adoption, ignore the psychic, was it shown that he was a fraud.


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Why did the others want Walt so badly, only to send him off the island?


They wanted him badly because he exhibited special powers; they sent him off in order to seal the deal with Michael. Pretty sure there's not much more to it.

And also because the Others like to steal kids to add to their ranks as they can't procreate due to women not being able to give birth.
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
January 13 2012 23:22 GMT
#212

Show nested quote +
Concerning the Egyptians, how did Egyptians find their way to the Pacific (I'm assuming you have to be in the Pacific to wander on the Island).



No idea, and I think this wasn't explained either.

Either they shipwrecked on the island by accident like some of the people before them, or Jacob brought them to the Island.
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-14 00:25:17
January 13 2012 23:35 GMT
#213
On January 14 2012 06:24 RebirthOfLeGenD wrote:
Why was the temple some sort of anti smoke monster fortress? and why did we never hear or see anything about the temple people until it became important, I think it was like season 5 where that happened and I don't recall it ever being mentioned prior.

The Temple was a sanctuary, and there was a circle of ash surrounding it to keep the MIB out. There isn't really any further information known. It's possible that Dogen had the power to keep the MIB out, as Lennon seem to hint at. But as Dogen said he would be killed by the MIB if he stepped outside

No particular answer is known. Either the ash circle was broken by Sayid or after Dogen was killed the ash circle did not prevent the MIB from entering.

Note that the MIB had no problems entering the tunnels in Season 5 under the Temple, possibly because there was no ash around it.
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 23:37:04
January 13 2012 23:36 GMT
#214
On January 14 2012 06:32 MangoTango wrote:
Why are there some clowns in the jungle with indoor plumbing and having book clubs?

Because the killed they DHARMA people living there and moved in.
FeUerFlieGe
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1193 Posts
January 13 2012 23:37 GMT
#215
So does the light on the island give people the powers they have? Like, the man in black being able to turn into some immortal smoke monster.

And is the island really the gateway to hell?
To unpathed waters, undreamed shores. - Shakespeare
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
January 13 2012 23:38 GMT
#216
On January 14 2012 06:43 prplhz wrote:
did locke infuse the fog monster before they wrote the numbers next to the hatch?

No.

The numbers on the hatch were written there in the 70s, The Smoke Monster took Locke's body after the Ajira crash that brought his body to the Island.
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
January 13 2012 23:39 GMT
#217
On January 14 2012 07:47 nemY wrote:
Why were there whisper in the Jungle?

Dead people who can't move on, like restless spirits.
paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 23:44:36
January 13 2012 23:43 GMT
#218
On January 14 2012 08:37 FeUerFlieGe wrote:
So does the light on the island give people the powers they have? Like, the man in black being able to turn into some immortal smoke monster.

And is the island really the gateway to hell?

The Light did give the Smoke Monster the power to take the form of dead people, for more information see http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=302876&currentpage=8#149

However, it's not necessarily what is responsible for certain people having powers, for example Walt has powers before having contact with the Island or the Light.

No, the Island is not the gateway to hell.
lvatural
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States347 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-14 00:15:56
January 14 2012 00:14 GMT
#219
For you personally, what do you believe to be the meaning behind Lost? What is the underlying thread that bound all the episodes from the first to last?

As a side point (and to advocate for the show a bit), whether you enjoyed Lost can really depend upon how you watch the show itself. For example, I think the writers intended the plot only to be used as a means towards furthering the main purpose of the show, coloring character reformation. To be more pointed, the purpose of the show was to demonstrate the journey and end of different characters and to put a measure of meaning on what is to be believed a "right" vs. "wrong" kind of life. No characters were born from the same circumstances nor made the same choices, yet there is clearly some demarcation of how some character developments were progressive or degenerative. Regardless of the actual events that happened during the show, it matters more on how each character dealt with the change and how the character evolved for better or worse. During the entirety of the show, the plot twists, time traveling, "magic" as some people call it, are all relevant in that they present furtherance towards this development but irrelevant in the sense that it makes the "plot" more confusing. Actually the writers may have intended to distort the "plot" to emphasize this purpose itself.

…But given the restraints of media demands, I feel that much of the plot was unnecessarily (and rather poorly) forced to explain things that didn't really need explaining in the first place. Thus the hullabaloo in the thread. T.T Anyhow I think Lost is a great show.
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miky_ardiente
Profile Joined May 2010
Mexico387 Posts
January 14 2012 00:19 GMT
#220
thanks for making this thread, i have a question

when jack and the rest return to the island, how would they know their plane will crash like the first one did?

and second, why jack, kate and hurley "arrived" in the past, and the rest of the passengers in the present?
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