The Variable

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. How does Widmore know 815 didn't crash?

Answers Given:
  1. Why does Daniel have trouble remembering three cards? Because of experiments he performed on himself, Daniel has very intense memory problems.
  2. Did Ben really stage the 815 crash, as Captain Gault implies? No, Widmore admits that he did it.
  3. Where did the bodies on the fake plane come from? Presumably the bodies came from the graves that Tom's photo shows in Meet Kevin Johnson.
  4. Did Widmore fabricate the fake 815 as Tom says? Yes, Widmore admits that he did it.
  5. Why does Daniel recognize Ellie? Ellie is Eloise Hawking, Daniel's mother.
  6. What was Daniel doing in Ann Arbor? Daniel was doing research for the Swan station.

Some Like it Hoth

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Who does Bram work for?
  2. What was Daniel doing in Ann Arbor?

Answers Given:
  1. Why are the numbers on the hatch? The numbers are the serial number for the hatch door.
  2. What is the nature of Miles's abilities? Miles can "hear" corpses speak, but cannot talk back to them.
  3. Why/How were Daniel, Miles, Charlotte, and Frank selected? Daniel was selected due to his knowledge of science and the Dharma Initiative. Miles was selected for his ability to communicate with the dead. Charlotte was likely selected because she had been on the island previous and for her anthropology work. Frank was selected because he is an excellent pilot.
  4. Why does Miles want exactly 3.2 million dollars? After meeting Ben and knowing there was another "side" opposing Widmore, Miles assumed Ben was with Bram. He asked for double what Widmore's people were paying him: $1.6 million.
  5. What does Miles know about Ben? Miles doesn't know much about Ben, but assumed he is working with Bram's people, who know about Miles's ability and his father.
  6. Where is Daniel? Daniel has been in Ann Arbor.
  7. Was Pierre Chang (Marvin Candle)'s baby born on the island? Yes, Pierre Chang's baby (Miles) was born on the island. Miles said he saw his mom soon after they got to 1977, so he must have been born on the island.

Dead Is Dead

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. How does Locke instinctively know where the Monster is?
  2. Did Dharma know about the doorway that is in Ben's house?
  3. Why did Ilana and Bram ask Frank "what lies in the shadow of the statue?"
  4. What is in the crate?

Answers Given:
  1. What is the hole Locke is pulled into? These holes around the island seem to be "tunnels" through which the Monster can travel.
  2. Why did the Monster not attack Eko? Based on what Ben experiences, it judged Eko to be "good," or at least gave him another chance.
  3. What are the flashes inside the Monster (apparently Eko's past) representative of? The Monster appeared to "scan" people to judge them.
  4. Why did the Monster kill Eko? Based on the information given in this episode, it would appear that the Monster did not like Eko's refusal to repent for his actions and killed him.
  5. What did Ben do to "control" the Monster and why is he dirty? It seems Ben cannot control the Monster, but instead told it about the mercenaries and it attacked them. He is dirty because he had to crawl down a tunnel to summon it.
  6. How did Widmore leave the island? After it was discovered that he had a daughter off the island, he was forced to leave. He left via the sub.
  7. What did Ben do and why is he beat up? Ben went to kill Penny, but stopped after he realized she had a son. Desmond attacked Ben once he realized what Ben was doing.
  8. Why did Ben kill Locke? Ben claims he did it to make sure that the Oceanic 6 would return, due to the shock of Locke's death, he just didn't have time to talk Locke back into suicide.

Whatever Happened, Happened

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. What exactly does Richard do to young Ben?

Answers Given:
  1. Will Kate find that Sawyer and Cassidy had a relationship? Yes, when Kate went to visit Clementine, she found out that Sawyer and Cassidy had been a couple.
  2. What was Kate doing for Sawyer? Kate promised Sawyer that she would take care of his daughter, Clementine.
  3. What did Kate do with Aaron? Kate gave Aaron to his grandmother, Carole Littleton.
  4. What happens to Ben after he is shot? Unable to save him, Juliet allows Kate and Sawyer to take Ben to the Others. According to Richard, saving Ben means his innocence will be gone, and Ben will forever belong to them.