Showing posts with label Daniel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daniel. Show all posts

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.

Namaste

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Where is Daniel?
  2. Why was Sun the only member of the Oceanic 6 not to be transported to 1977?

Answers Given:
  1. Where are Sun, Sayid, Ben, and Locke? As we found out in The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham, Ben and Locke are on the Hydra island. In this episode, we find out Sun is in the same time period, thirty years after 1977. Sayid is in 1977.
  2. Where did the pilot and the woman go? Frank and Sun went to the main island to find Jin.
  3. Who is the woman? Sun is the woman.
  4. What time did the Ajira plane land in? The plane landed around 30 years after 1977.
  5. Who does Amy's son grow up to be? Amy and Horace named their son Ethan.

LaFleur

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Who does Amy's son grow up to be?
  2. What happened to Olivia Goodspeed?
  3. At what point in time does the statue exist?
  4. How does Richard get past the sonic fence?

Answers Given:
  1. How does Daniel begin working with the Dharma Initiative in the past? From this episode, we can see that the people who were left behind are transported to 1974 when Locke turns the wheel. Over the next three years, they integrate themselves into Dharma.

This Place is Death

Thursday, February 12, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. How has Ben kept the Oceanic 6 safe?
  2. Who are Charlotte's parents?
  3. The temple appears to be older than Dharma, so who built it?

Answers Given:
  1. What sickness were the "others" the carriers of? The monster somehow changed or became Lacombe, Robert, and Brennan. Rousseau believed they were sick, and killed all three of them. Rousseau believes that the Others carried the sickness because she thinks Jin was an Other, and he disappeared shortly after the Monster took Montand.
  2. If the Monster truly is a security system, what is it protecting the island from? And how? Robert claims that the Monster is a security system that protects the temple on the island.
  3. What is Charlotte's history on the island? Charlotte was born on the island while the Dharma Initiative was there. Her mother took her off the island while she was still young, but before leaving, she encountered a "crazy man" who she believed was Daniel Faraday. He told her that if she ever returned, she would die.
  4. How did Locke get to the mainland? He turned the frozen donkey wheel, like Ben.
  5. Who is Daniel's mother? Daniel's mother is Eloise Hawking.

Jughead

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. What happened to the hydrogen bomb?
  2. Why does Daniel recognize Ellie?
  3. What happened to the US military on the island?
  4. How did Widmore leave the island?
  5. Dharma and the later others left the island via the Dharma sub, so how do the Hostiles leave the island?

Answers Given:
  1. Where are Frank, Desmond, and Penny in the future? Desmond and Penny have a son, Charlie, and are on a boat three years after leaving the island.
  2. Who attacks the beach camp with flaming arrows? They are the Hostiles, later becoming the Others.
  3. Who are the soldiers who find Sawyer and Juliet? They are Hostiles. One of them is Charles Widmore.
  4. How does Widmore know about the island? Widmore was once on the island, as an Other/Hostile before the Dharma Initiative.
  5. Why did Richard have reason to believe Locke was special? Locke told Richard to go visit him at the hospital at his birth. After he saw that Locke was correct, he tested him at a young age.

Because You Left

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Was Pierre Chang (Marvin Candle)'s baby born on the island?
  2. How does Daniel begin working with the Dharma Initiative in the past?
  3. Why did Richard and the rest of the Others not move through time?
  4. Who hired the lawyers who are investigating Kate?
  5. How did Daniel learn about the Dharma Initiative?
  6. Why is Charlotte having nosebleeds?
  7. Who is Daniel's mother?
  8. Why do the rules of time not apply to Desmond?
  9. Are Claire and the tail section who were assimilated into the Others also moving through time?

Answers Given:
  1. What is the purpose of the Arrow station? The Arrow station is used to devise defensive strategies against the native Hostiles.
  2. What is the "safe place" Sayid talks about? It's an apartment, but it was compromised.
  3. Why is Sun contacting Widmore? She wants to kill Ben.
  4. Where did the Island go? It has become "unhinged" in time and is moving around unpredictably.
  5. What happened to Daniel and the others on the raft? They were inside the radius of the island and moved along with it.
  6. What "very bad things" happened on the island after the Oceanic 6 left? The island is now moving around in time, disorienting the remaining survivors.
  7. Does Daniel remember Desmond from 1996? According to Daniel in this episode, he would remember Desmond. Because Desmond can "change things" Daniel may not have remembered him until Daniel told him to go visit himself in 1996.
  8. How do Daniel and Charlotte know about the Tempest? Daniel's notebook contains everything he learned about the Dharma Initiative.

There's No Place Like Home, Part 2

Friday, May 30, 2008 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Why did Miles decide to stay on the island?
  2. How does Miles know Charlotte has been on the island before?
  3. What is Charlotte's history on the island?
  4. What is the "safe place" Sayid talks about?
  5. Why did Christian appear to Michael?
  6. Why is Sun contacting Widmore?
  7. Where did the Island go?
  8. What happened to Daniel and the others on the raft?
  9. Where are Frank, Desmond, and Penny in the future?
  10. What "very bad things" happened on the island after the Oceanic 6 left?
  11. Why does the Island need everyone to come back?
  12. How did Locke die?
  13. How did Locke get to the mainland?
Answers Given:
  1. Where were the Others taking Kate and Sayid? To Ben, to free him.
  2. Who was Ben communicating with when he used the mirror? What did he say? He was telling the Alpert and Others to rescue him.
  3. What is the purpose of the Orchid station? Time/space experiments.
  4. What is on Keamy's arm? The dead-man's trigger for the dynamite on the freighter.
  5. What caused the interference on the freighter monitor? Keamy's broadcast to the C4.
  6. Why did Sawyer decide to stay on the Island? He jumped out of the chopper so the others could get to the freighter.
  7. Why is Ben wearing a parka? He put it on to turn the frozen donkey wheel.
  8. Why did Ben wake up the the desert? He was thrown into Tunisia when after he island moved.
  9. Why did Ben not know what year it was? He was thrown into 2005 suddenly after the island moved.
  10. How did Ben get off the island? When Ben moved the island he was thrown off of it.
  11. If Hurley went with Locke, why is he off the Island? Hurley went with Locke, but once Keamy and his men came, Jack went to find Hurley so he could get off with them.
  12. Why is Hurley sorry he went with Locke instead of Jack? It seems Hurley wanted to say something kind, and implies he would have been better off trusting Jack.
  13. Why will the Oceanic Six not tell anyone about what happened on the island? Jack says they have to lie to protect those left on the island from people who would try to find it.
  14. How did Jack and Kate get off the island? Jack, Kate, Aaron, Sawyer, Desmond, Hurley, Sayid, and Frank boarded the helicopter off the island. Sawyer jumped out. Sun rode the raft to the boat with Daniel and Jin. Sun boarded the helicopter, but the boat blew up. The island disappeared, so they crashed into the ocean. Penny found them a few hours later. She took them near an island, where Jack, Kate, Sayid, Hurley, Sun, and Aaron boarded a liferaft to sail to to the island.
  15. How does Kate become Aaron's "mother?" She "adopts" him after leaving the island and claims that she gave birth to him while on the island.
  16. Why is Jack intent on returning to the island? Locke told him "very bad things" happened after they left.
  17. Who is the second person Sun blames for Jin's death? She blames Jack.
  18. Who is in the coffin? Locke.

There's No Place Like Home, Part 1

Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Who is the second person Sun blames for Jin's death?
  2. What is the purpose of the Orchid station?
  3. Who was Ben communicating with when he used the mirror? What did he say?
  4. How do Daniel and Keamy know about the Orchid?
  5. What caused the interference on the freighter monitor?
  6. Where were the Others taking Kate and Sayid?
Answers Given:
  1. What station is the Dharma logo on Ben's jacket from? The Orchid.
  2. What is the lie that Jack and Kate are telling? The plane crashed in the water, several of them made their way out before it sank, eight of them were able to swim to a small island island off the coast of Indonesia, they were rescued after taking a raft to Indonesia.
  3. If Kate claims to be Aaron's biological mother, how does she explain her pregnancy? The question was dismissed by the Oceanic 6 representative because it related to Kate's "legal issue."
  4. Does Jack know Aaron is his nephew? Yes, he is told by Claire's mother that he is Claire's half-brother.
  5. Does Frank want the beach survivors to follow him? He gave them the phone so they would stay away.

Meet Kevin Johnson

Thursday, March 20, 2008 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Did Widmore fabricate the fake 815 as Tom says?
  2. Why is Michael seeing Libby? Is it simply guilt, or something else?
  3. Who was shooting at Karl, Alex, and Rousseau?

Answers Given:
  1. What happened to Michael and Walt after leaving the Island? After escaping the island, Michael and Walt somehow made their way to NYC, where Michael only told his mom who they really were. Wracked with guilt, Michael told Walt that he killed Ana Lucia and Libby. Walt wanted nothing to do with his father, and this along with the guilt drove Michael to attempted suicide. Tom met with Michael, and arranged for him to board the freighter to save those on the island.
  2. Where is Walt? He is in NYC with Michael's mom.
  3. Why is Charles Widmore so interested in the fake plane? Widmore doesn't want anyone else to know where the plane really crashed.
  4. How did Michael become part of the crew? The Others set it up, with Tom giving Michael everything he needed to get aboard.
  5. Is Ben right about Naomi? Based Keamy's non-answer and Rousseau and Karl's deaths, it seems Ben was correct. Daniel, Miles, Charlotte, and Frank don't seem to know about the true reason for being there, but Keamy and his men do.
  6. Who sabotaged the communications room? Michael did, as asked to by Ben. He also sabotaged the engines.
  7. Who opened the sickbay door? Presumably Michael.

The Other Woman

Thursday, March 6, 2008 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. How did Ben communicate with Harper?
  2. Why did Goodwin lie about his chemical burn?
  3. Harper says that Juliet looks just like "her." Who is she referring to?
  4. What is Widmore's interest in the island?
  5. How does Widmore know about the island?
  6. What does Penny know of his research?
  7. How do Daniel and Charlotte know about the Tempest?

Answers Given:
  1. Where does the power for the Other's houses come from? From the Tempest.
  2. If the boat isn't Penny's, who does it belong to? The boat is owned by Charles Widmore.
  3. Why were the freighter people not allowed to answer the call from Penelope? Presumably, Charles Widmore gave the instruction not to answer the call from his daughter so she would not discover the island.
  4. Who is on Jacob's list? Based on what Ben says about Zach and Emma, it seems that Jacob was the one who devised the lists for the Others to capture survivors he deemed "good."
  5. Do Ben and Juliet have a romantic history? Ben is infatuated with Juliet, but the feeling is unrequited.

The Constant

Friday, February 29, 2008 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Why is time perception different off the island?
  2. Why did the freighter people not want Frank to bring Desmond and Sayid?
  3. Why were the freighter people not allowed to answer the call from Penelope?
  4. Who sabotaged the communications room?
  5. Who opened the sickbay door?
  6. Who is the captain?
  7. Does Daniel remember Desmond from 1996?

Answers Given:
  1. Where is the helicopter? For some reason, the time lapse that Desmond, Sayid, and Frank experienced was shorter than the time Jack and the others on the island experienced. While it seemed only 20 minutes to those in the helicopter, it seemed like at least 24 hours to those on the beach.
  2. Why was Desmond dishonorably discharged from Royal Scots Regiment? Desmond was discharged because he went AWOL looking for Daniel and Penny.
  3. Why isn't Minkowski answering? Minkowski was restrained in sickbay because of his flashes.

Eggtown

Thursday, February 21, 2008 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Where is the helicopter?
  2. Why does Miles want exactly 3.2 million dollars?
  3. What does Miles know about Ben?
  4. Why does Daniel have trouble remembering three cards?
  5. Why isn't Minkowski answering?
  6. How does Kate become Aaron's "mother?"
  7. Why doesn't Jack want to see Aaron?
  8. Does he know Aaron is his nephew?
  9. If Kate claims to be Aaron's biological mother, how does she explain her pregnancy?

Answers Given:
  1. How is Kate able to see Jack if she is a known fugitive? Kate is on probation.
  2. Who is the "he" Kate refers to? Kate is referring to Aaron.
  3. Is Kate pregnant? No, the only child she has in the future is Aaron.
  4. Who is in the Oceanic Six besides Jack, Kate, and Hurley? Aaron is a member of the Oceanic Six.

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The Economist

Thursday, February 14, 2008 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Who is the RC on Naomi's bracelet?
  2. Why couldn't Locke find Jacob's cabin at the previous location?
  3. Why didn't Frank want Daniel to talk if Minkowski answered?
  4. Why do physical objects take longer to reach the island than radio signals or other communications?
  5. Who is Elsa's employer?
  6. How did Ben get off the island?
  7. Why is Sayid working for Ben?
  8. Who else is on Sayid's list besides the economist?

Answers Given:
  1. Who is in the Oceanic Six besides Jack, Kate, and Hurley? Sayid is a member of the Oceanic Six.
  2. Why does Michael have to follow the bearing of 325? There seem to be certain bearings that allow entrance and exit to the island.
  3. Why couldn't Desmond escape the island? There seem to be certain bearings that allow entrance and exit to the island.

Confirmed Dead

Thursday, February 7, 2008 by Gideon

Questions Raised:
  1. Where did the 815 wreckage in the ocean come from?
  2. Why did Daniel cry after finding out 815 crashed?
  3. What is the nature of Miles's abilities.
  4. How did the Dharma polar bear get to Tunisia?
  5. Why/How were Daniel, Miles, Charlotte, and Frank selected?
  6. Why did Naomi think there may be 815 survivors, and why did Abbadon insist there weren't?
  7. How did the people on the freighter get a photo of Ben as an adult?
  8. Why are they looking for Ben?
  9. Does Ben really not know what the Monster is?
  10. Who is Ben's man on the boat?
Answers Given:
  1. How was 815 found with no survivors? The wreckage of Flight 815 was found in the Sunda Trench with all bodies confirmed dead.
  2. Who is the man who parachutes down? His name is Daniel Faraday. He is a physicist.
  3. Who is Naomi's sister? "Tell my sister I love her" is the code the freighters use if they are captured and have a gun to their head.