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.