What They Died For

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Where is Desmond and who got him out of the well?
  2. What was Jacob and Widmore's last resort plan?

Answers Given:
  1. Why did Desmond hit Locke with his car in the flashsideways? Desmond says he wanted Locke to "let go."
  2. What more does Desmond have to do with the island? Desmond is Jacob's plan in the event all candidates are killed.
  3. What does Jacob want Jack to do? Jacob wants Jack to become the protector of the island.
  4. Why is Zoe interested in electromagnetism? Jacob and Widmore's last resort involved Desmond's resistance to electromagnetism.

Across the Sea

Thursday, May 13, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. How did "Mother" get to the island?

Answers Given:
  1. What is the "monster?" The Monster is Jacob's brother after coming in contact with the exotic matter/light.
  2. Who are Adam and Eve, and where did they come from? Adam and Eve are the bodies of Jacob's brother and his "Mother."
  3. What are the black and white stones with Adam and Eve? The stones are from a game of Senet played by Jacob and his brother.
  4. Who are the natives on the island? People are continually brought to the island over the years. There appear to be no true natives.
  5. What is the true nature of Jacob? Jacob was a man born on the island who was blessed by "Mother," giving him long life as the protector of the island.
  6. Jacob's nemesis says he wants to go home. Where is "home?" The island is his actual home, but he's referring to his mother's place of birth: the outside world.
  7. Who is the blond kid Jacob's nemesis sees? Its Jacob as a child.
  8. Why is Jacob's nemesis's mother crazy? She had questionable means of protecting them and trying to get them to protect the island after her.
  9. What is Jacob's nemesis's "growing pains?" He is perhaps talking about his transformation into the Monster.
  10. Who is Jacob's nemesis's mother? Actually their foster mother, she protected the Source before Jacob.

The Candidate

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Who put the bomb on the Ajira plane?

Answers Given:
  1. Does Kwon refer to Jin or Sun? Kwon is Sun, because Jin made the choice to stay, effectively killing himself, something candidates cannot do.
  2. In the new timeline, how does Locke end up in the wheelchair if he has a good relationship with his father? Locke crashed a plane, resulting in his paralysis and Anthony Cooper's vegetative state.

The Last Recruit

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. What did Sayid do to Desmond?

Answers Given:
  1. How is Jack's dad, Christian, walking around on the island? Jacob's nemesis took the form of Christian.
  2. Is Christian really dead? Yes.
  3. Why is Christian Shepherd in Jacob's cabin? It's actually Jacob's nemesis; Jacob had abandoned it.
  4. Where is Jacob and why are Christian and Claire in his cabin? Christian is Jacob's nemesis. Claire has been "taken" by him, and Jacob abandoned the cabin.

Everybody Loves Hugo

Monday, April 19, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Why did Jacob's nemesis push Desmond down a well?
  2. Why did Desmond hit Locke with his car in the flashsideways?

Answers Given:
  1. What are the whispers? The whispers are people who have died on the island and are unable to "move on" because of what they did in life.

Happily Ever After

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Why is Desmond so willing to go with Sayid?
  2. What's the sacrifice Widmore says Desmond has to make?
  3. What did Eloise meant when she said "it's a violation?"

Answers Given:
  1. What happened to Desmond in the alternate timeline? Desmond is working for Widmore and was in Sydney on a business trip.
  2. Why did Widmore bring Desmond to the Island? Widmore says Desmond must "make a sacrifice."

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The Package

Friday, April 2, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Why is Zoe interested in electromagnetism?
  2. In the new timeline, who's child is Sun carrying?
  3. Why did Widmore bring Desmond to the Island?

Answers Given:
  1. What's inside the locked room of the submarine? Desmond is in the locked room.

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Ab Aeterno

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. None.

Answers Given:
  1. At what point in time does the statue exist? The statue exists before 1867, but is destroyed by the Black Rock when it crashes into the island.
  2. Why was Richard once in chains? Richard was a prisoner on the Black Rock.
  3. What is Richard's relationship to Jacob's nemesis/the Monster? The Monster came to Richard and scanned him, then lied to him and tried to get him to kill Jacob. Jacob told Richard the truth and granted him eternal life.

Recon

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. What's inside the locked room of the submarine?
  2. Why is Jacob's nemesis's mother crazy?
  3. What is Jacob's nemesis's "growing pains?"
  4. Who is Jacob's nemesis's mother?

Answers Given:
  1. Why is Charles Widmore returning to the island? It seems he's returning to fight against Jacob's nemesis.

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Dr. Linus

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Why is Charles Widmore returning to the island?
  2. Why did Ben and Roger leave the island in the new timeline?
  3. Ilana states there are six candidates. If Locke and Sayid are not counted, and Sun and Jin are both counted, who is the sixth?

Answers Given:
  1. What is Ilana's relationship to Jacob before he visits her? Ilana says Jacob was like a father to her.
  2. Who is coming to the island? Charles Widmore.

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Sundown

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Where are Sawyer and Jin?
  2. Where is Richard?
  3. How does Dogan's death allow entry into the temple?

Answers Given:
  1. What has "claimed" Sayid? If not Jacob's nemesis, then on his side.
  2. What is going to happen to at the temple? Jacob's nemesis attacks, killing Others and bringing them to his side.

The Lighthouse

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Why does Jack not seem to remember his appendectomy?
  2. Who is coming to the island?
  3. Who was Jack's wife in the new timeline?
  4. What is going to happen to at the temple?
  5. What does Jacob want Jack to do?

Answers Given:
  1. Why do the numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42) continue to show up in the pasts of the survivors (such as the plane being flight 815)? The numbers relate to degrees on a compass. Each angle shows a different person who is called to the island. These numbers are entwined with the survivor's lives as Jacob impacts them to get them to the Island.
  2. Are Claire and the tail section who were assimilated into the Others also moving through time? No, Claire and Justin's discussion shows that she remained in 2005 and continued normally to 2007. The Others at the Temple also make no indication they moved in time.
  3. What has Claire been doing for three years? Claire has been in the jungle for three years, living similar to Danielle Rousseau.

The Substitute

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Why did Ilana take Jacob's ashes?
  2. Why is Jacob's nemesis trapped in Locke's form?
  3. Who is the blond kid Jacob's nemesis sees?
  4. Why is the blond kid bloody?
  5. Can Sawyer see the boy while Richard can't?
  6. Does Kwon refer to Jin or Sun?
  7. In the new timeline, how does Locke end up in the wheelchair if he has a good relationship with his father?

Answers Given:
  1. How did so many people (48, plus the pilot) survive the plane crash? Many of the survivors were candidates, so this explains the high number.
  2. Why did the "monster" take and then kill the pilot? Based on the blond kid's remark ("You know the rules. You can't kill him.") to Jacob's nemesis, the nemesis cannot kill candidates. This means that the pilot was not a candidate.
  3. What is the Temple? Richard says the Temple is a safe haven from Jacob's nemesis. This is because of the ash.
  4. Where is Jacob's nemesis taking Richard? He took Richard into the jungle to try to get Richard on his side.

What Kate Does

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. What has "claimed" Sayid?
  2. Is this the same sickness Rousseau talked about or Dharma had vaccinations for?
  3. Why does Kate seem to recognize Jack and the name "Aaron?"
  4. What has Claire been doing for three years?

Answers Given:
  1. Why shouldn't Locke tell anyone about Claire? Christian didn't want Locke to tell anyone about Claire so she would continue to be "claimed."
  2. Who is the Japanese leader of the Temple-dwelling Others? His name is Dogan.
  3. How did Sayid return to life? He was revived because he was claimed.

LA X

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. What happened to Desmond in the alternate timeline?
  2. What happened to the island to sink it in the alternate timeline?
  3. Why does Juliet say "we should go get coffee" and "we can go Dutch?"
  4. Why is Jack's neck cut in the alternate timeline?
  5. What happened to Christian's body in the alternate timeline?
  6. Who is the Japanese leader of the Temple-dwelling Others?
  7. Jacob's nemesis says he wants to go home. Where is "home?"
  8. Why was Richard once in chains?
  9. What is Richard's relationship to Jacob's nemesis/the Monster?
  10. Where is Jacob's nemesis taking Richard?
  11. How did Sayid return to life?

Answers Given:
  1. Do the "others" truly make the whispers as Rousseau says? It seems that they do, based on the whispering in the Temple.
  2. What is the white dust/ash around Jacob's cabin? The white ash creates a kind of "barrier" the Monster can't pass through.
  3. Why did Hurley decide to go on flight 316? Jacob told him to.
  4. What exactly does Richard do to young Ben? Most likely, Richard put Ben into the same pool Sayid is put into.
  5. Who does Bram work for? Bram was on Jacob's side.
  6. What is in Hurley's guitar case? A giant wooden ankh with a message from Jacob inside.
  7. What are Jacob's nemesis's intentions? He wants to "go home."
  8. What happens after Juliet detonates the bomb? Two timelines are created. In one, the survivors return to the plane right before it flies over the island and they do not remember the past three years of their lives. In the other, the survivors are transported to 2007 (the present).
  9. Is Juliet dead? No, not when Jughead explodes, but after she is transported to 2007, she dies. She is probably still alive in the other timeline.