And What Was LOST…Has Not Been Found
Lets all welcome our very first Guest Blogger (applause)
So after listening to 3 different Lost podcasts, both official and non-official, I can honestly say that I am more confused and have more theories swimming around in my mind now than I did before…but that’s what makes the Lost addiction so brilliant, right? Read on to go deeper in the rabbit hole…
For those of you who’ve never listened to “The Official Lost Podcast” it’s done by the executive producers, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Like Fenry, they enjoy manipulation and misleading…but they also tell the truth…so take their statements for what they’re worth. They said that there were two times that the Island had “become visible”—both occurred because of an electromagnetic anomaly—the time the plane crashed and when Desmond turned the key. Interesting…because that means that at all other times, the Island is NOT visible. There were many speculations about this, the main two being the Island is not really in a tropical location (more on that later) or that perhaps it’s always moving, like the lost city of Atlantis. Although they did not reveal why Kate, Jack and Sawyer were taken, they did say that clearly Hurley was the best one to relay the message to the other Losties that their friends had been captured…so this means that the Others never meant to keep Hurley; he was merely a messenger. DL & CC did say that the hatch was destroyed/imploded, but alluded that no characters died, notably Desmond. To me, the most interesting thing they said was in response to a fan calling in griping about how the Monster storyline seemingly disappeared—DL and CC said that we DID see the Monster after the episode where Eko confronts it, but we may not have realized it was the Monster. Andrea, fellow Lost Fanatic, said that when she went back and watched the pilot, the sound of the plane crashing sounded just like the sound the Monster made and that Rose made a comment about how that sounded familiar…this leads me to believe that we no longer need to ask the question of what is the Monster, but who is the Monster.
The “Lost Cast” and “the Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack” are both podcasts done by a bunch of guys who sit around and talk about all things Lost. They (and other fans that call or email in their findings) do a lot of research about the literature, allusions, history and other clues from the episodes and then talk about how their discoveries could possibly tie into the show. I’ll just combine their findings into one paragraph. First, they pointed out some interesting things that I did not know or had not noticed…the Widmore name has already been seen on the pregnancy test, a sign and on the balloon…leading us to believe that there is a definite connection between the Widmores and Dharma. The book Bad Twin focuses on the US Widmores; the show on the British Widmores. Penelope, who is Desmond’s girlfriend and also the daughter of Charles Widmore, is the name of Ulysses’ long-suffering wife who waits 20 years for her husband to come home from being at sea…notice the connection? During the flashback at the jail, the military guy reveals Desmond’s full name as David Desmond Hume—the real David Hume was a self-study philosopher. One guy pointed out all of the cold or snow references—the snow globe, the snowman joke, the polar bear—and theorized that the Island is not in a tropical location at all, but somewhere arctic instead…wonder if that’s why the Portuguese guys are stationed somewhere where they’re wearing heavy coats and hats and not shorts and flip-flops? (Way to go SB!) Now there is no confirmation for this, but someone said they read that Libby’s husband David was a Widmore! So does this mean that Libby is a Widmore herself or works for the Widmores or is involved in Dharma? Was she hired to give Desmond the boat? Also, note that Hurley’s “imaginary” friend was also named Dave…maybe Dave is not imaginary at all but is connected to Libby instead. The Four-Toed Foot statue, although seemingly out of no where, is important, if only to reveal that Dharma was NOT the first thing on the Island; it has been around for a long time—also revealed by the Black Rock, the pirate ship we saw in Season One. Notice that the Others did not freak out when the Great White Light occurred. Now connect this to the episode with Fenry and Locke—Fenry PUSHED the button, we know this now for sure b/c we know what happens when it’s not pushed. However, Fenry told Locke that he did not push the button, leading Locke to believe that the button meant nothing. Here’s my conclusion: Fenry wanted Locke to NOT push the button; Fenry wanted the electromagnetic thing to blow up; Fenry succeeded.
In conclusion, I’ll give you a little taste of Season 3 from the Lost Producers: there will be 6 episodes starting in September, a 12 week break, and then 17 straight episodes beginning in January. The first 6 episodes will concentrate heavily on why the Others took Jack, Kate and Sawyer. It will focus on the relationships between the characters and they mentioned the word LOVE several times. When asked where J, K and S will be taken by the Others, the answer is “home”—we will find out more about where/what they are talking about. We will learn more about Jack’s tattoos, why Locke is in a wheelchair, and about Kate’s marriage (anyone else miss that Kate was married?). Henry and Penelope will be regular characters—meaning they are VERY important. Three new characters will be introduced: a female in her early 30s with leadership abilities, a very attractive female in her 20s, and a Latino male with a mysterious personality.
Namaste 
LCG
