Allen Weighs In On Lost...

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It's late and my mind is working overdrive thinking of the tiniest little things...the kind of things that make you wonder whether you're crazy, dumb, or the smartest thing since Einstein. A random thought came to me, which was then passed on to my friend Laura who, bless her, somehow responded with some words of comfort, understanding, confusion, empathy and most of all *INSIDE JOKE ALERT!* "Haybo". My thought was on the subject of Lost and the fact that so many little things and so many big things have not been answered on the show, so I wanted to show off my own little theories on the things that I believe might be answered before the show is over. I really just wanna see if I'm right, wrong or just plain insane.

So here begins the mindless drivel of a 21 year old with temporary insomnia.
Let's start with what I would suggest are the bigger mysteries:

The Monster.

Since the Pilot, this has been the single biggest mystery of all, this is what made Lost different from all the other TV shows out there. The "unknown threat" as it were, has been a murderous villain throughout the series who has manipulated, murdered and confused the survivors of Oceanic 815 and even people before then ala Richard Alpert and the DHARMA Initiative. The monster is made of what looks to be smoke and static (?)... and he can shape shift between other forms like the Medusa Spiders and Yemi. Currently he is under the guise of a dead John Locke and apparently according to Illana cannot change anymore (apart from being that black smoke thing).

Verdict: The Monster has always been a huge mystery to me, even my best guess has sounded like utter crap to myself and everyone else. Apparantly he used to be human perhaps? Maybe we'll get his back story on that and why he turned into a creepy black smoke thing. I think it certainly has something to do with the Island's powers, if it has any? I mean, it does have time travel, why not the ability to turn the average human being into a big massive fuck off monster. Jacob and Dogen seem to think that he is the essence of all evil in the world...what does this mean? That he's the devil? They're in Hell? Maybe. Also, I'd like to suggest that in "The Man Behind The Curtain" when Ben took Locke to "visit" Jacob, perhaps it wasn't Jacob at all that went all crazy, perhaps it was the MIB all along...which has been suggested by alot of people, so this isn't completely my own idea, but it's a theory I tend to stick to.

Adam and Eve.

(This is something that IS going to be answered before or during the Finale)

The skeletons in the caves which were nicknamed by John Locke have been a mystery since the beginning of the first season, one of them had two stones in their pocket, one white and one black. The producers have confirmed that Adam and Eve are indeed important and are proof that the show has always been built around a certain theme that we may yet to have discovered.

Verdict: I'm not 100% convinced but I would place a small amount of money on the assumption that these remains are those of Rose and Bernard Nadler. We don't know where they've been since "The Incident" and their presense in Lost has been uplifting and helpful to the rest of the 815 survivors. There was an anagram in the Room 23 video: "Only Fools Are Enslaved By Time and Space" when jumbled is "Bones of Nadlers May Lay Deep In Lost Cave". This doesn't clear up the mystery at all as far as I'm concerned, maybe it would be too obvious? Or maybe they're hiding in plain sight.

Rivalry.

MIB and Jacob have had a relationship that is far from solid. While they seem friendly and civil towards eachother, there is an underlying hatred there as Jacob won't let MIB leave, thus in turn, MIB wants to kill Jacob...and does (with Ben's help). The nature of their lives are governed by a set of rules that each must follow...I think. There are loopholes (as proved by MIB when he got Ben to kill Jacob) and there are obstacles (MIB cannot ultimately kill any of the candidates). Which brings the question...candidates for what? Leadership? Eh. There are plenty of questions regarding this matter. Who made the rules? Why? Do the mysterious boys that appear to MIB have anything to do with it? What would happen if MIB were to leave the island?

Verdict: In regards to the questions above, it would be impossible to have any kind of theory really. I don't think I know enough yet to establish a credible thought, however I could take a guess. I believe the significance of the rivalry is the backbone of Lost, I believe this was well thought up a long time ago by the producers, at least since the end of Season One. The only thing that I can say is that I believe that Jacob and MIB are brothers, maybe even twins. So much for a theory.

Sideways Flashes.

To be perfectly honest, I want to say it right here, right now, in writing..."Expose" aside, I believe that this has been the weakest plot point of the entire series. I am not too happy about it and it's going to take alot in these last few episodes to convince me that these weren't a complete waste of fucking time. Once again, if you're a fan of the show, you'll know what I mean by "Sideways Flashes" Now that that's out of the way, what do I truly believe they are?

Verdict: They seem to be the result of Jughead exploding...however how does that explain the Island submerging? A nuke would not sink an island, an island is not sinkable, especially since only the core of the bomb was used, thus making it less effective if anything. Unless it's not your typical island - structure wise - like there wasn't a very sturdy bottom to it? Bollocks. There are a few other things that I think may be the answer, for instance maybe Desmond has something to do with it? Widmore wants to test this guy using electromagnetic machines and shit...fuck it, I can't continue with a feesable theory for it, I don't think I have all the pieces to the puzzle yet to figure out what it could be. So in short, it's anyone's guess.

P.R.D.

Once again the producers have confirmed that this is something that they will, in some way, clear up, however they also said that it might not be in the actual show (whatever that means). The P.R.D is the Periodic Resupply Drop. It is a food pallet intended for the inhabitants of the Swan hatch and possibly other DHARMA stations. The mystery here is that long after the purge the P.R.D was still functioning - somebody in a helicopter (or plane) had been dropping these supplies even though the DHARMA Initiative had been "defeated". Who was doing it and why?

Verdict: Well, I would assume it has something to do with Faraday as he spent some time in Ann Arbor, Michigan (DHARMA HQ), but that's a very loose guess. Another plausable answer could be the fact that the time on-island is different to off-island. So basically, while it's 2004 on-island, it could be 1974 off-island, therefore the pallet could be coming from a different time to what the "Losties" think it is...or thought it was...or could be?


How do I think it's going to end? Well ultimately I have a few inklings, maybe Jack will save the day like he always almost kinda never does? There has been alot of sacrifice, which I think is a major theme when it comes to Lost. Examples: Sayid blowing himself up (and not for the sake of Allah), John Locke and that whole hanging/killing/murder thing, Jacob when he let Ben stab him, Charlie when he drowned himself to unblock the signal, Jin when he drowned himself to stay with Sun, Boone according to Locke was the sacrifice that the Island demanded. There are plenty more examples of sacrifice, not all leading to death of course, but they've all had a major impact on the show as a whole. They were all game-changers. I believe there will be resolution, unsolved mysteries and a shit load of death. If Jack or Hurley die then it's kinda unfortunate as they have been the best characters in my opinion especially in this dire last season.

When all is said and done, I shall post another blog stating my theories on the things that they didn't answer. I really hope the producers have an Ace up their sleeve, because I'm having serious doubts as we're coming toward the end of the show, it's important that they wrap it up in a way that pleases most of the fans. I personally am looking forward to the next few episodes and really hope that they are well executed and in a word: Epic.

'Till next time...