Yes, ABC please listen. You killed off Alias and other shows this way, messing with the schedules to promote new shows. Give us a break and don't fix what already works. Lost has a huge quiet fan base, dont let your polls fool you. We are the working class and the overworked, we have families and schedules to juggle, we don't have time for polls, just a few hours for our favorite shows to unwind with.  

Here is an Idea the plane crashed on the mythilogical island of hades thus there not dead but can interact with the dead plus the cloud monster matches the discription of erebus also explanes the temple mentioned in the last episode      

Did anyone else see the actor playing lockes character was going to be staring in a new series.  Is Locke's end near?

Started watching at the beginning. Loved it!  When time changed to 10:00 pm couldn't watch anymore.  Please return to 9:00!!!!!!!!!!!

Spelly: Proofreader is one word. :)

Len, try your local library for seasons of Lost - don't know if they have the new one out yet, but they probably do. I know I've caught up on missed episodes by checking the discs out at our library, and it's a great way to have a "Lost" marathon!

   I read a forum somewhere and someone there made the most convincing argument for what is going on in this show (and just listen to my reasons before writing it off): the losties are all stuck in some sort of parallel universe or better yet, a place between universes. If you saw the movie Star Trek Generations, think of Dr. Soran's Nexus.
   There are numerous things that support this. The normal laws of physics don't apply in there. It would explain that in the plane crash, everyone really did die in the normal universe, but the plane also traversed into this special island between universes where everyone is alive too. It explains how the girl that parachuted as well as one other character told them the plane was found and their bodies were found. How could the plane have crashed and everyone died (according to two of the characters), yet everyone be there on the island? The only thing that could explain it would be a parallel universe of sorts. The way people get there to the island is a Bermuda Triangle sort of affect. Once you get near it, you are in it, and thus lost to the outside world. That would explain why Desmond sailed away from the island for a month but kept coming on it, yet Michael and Walt, given the proper coordinates, may have been able to exit it. It may also explain why new babies can't be born on the island because they wouldn't have a native universe, they would be from no universe at all, as opposed to Claire's baby who was not conceived there, but concieved in a regular universe.
   It also could explain why Jack doesn't feel like he belongs back home and wants to go back to the island. What if, when they left the island, they went back to a universe that was not theirs? Think Sliders.
   Also, it could explain how Rose doesn't have cancer, Jin can knock up Sun, and Locke can walk. I had some other reasons, but I can't think of them now. I think this theory does answer quite a bit, though. The producers have never denied this theory, unlike the heaven/hell/purgatory stuff.

This has the whole theory spelled out:
http://lostwiki.abc.com/page/Parallel+Universe?t=anon

The producers has said as early as the first season that they'd taken in to account that Walt's growth would outpace the show.  In retrospect, that was the biggest hint that the show would eventually flashforward.

Yeah! Harold is a great actor, and though there are plenty of characters, it's nice to have Michael back and i'm hoping Walt.  At some point they need to explain Walt's 'powers' - hopefully it will be soon!

I also agree it is Michael.  I think they are in some kind of "alternative reality" or dimension, a "dawn of time" kind of island, which the dharma initiative had discovered and was studying.  A hole in time that the plane fell through and that the "others" know how to travel to and from.

For those that say Walt cannot come back because he has grown too much:  Has anyone else noticed that Sun's hair has grown like 20 inches? That doesn't seem to bother anyone and surely that could have been prevented with some trims!

Suppose the idea was to see if people could form a self governing society from scratch? (say after a world war). There has been much written about the use of "names" in an historical way. (John Locke, et el)Perhaps lost is more of a "nation" building experiment gone wrong. There are hints of a civil war, (Ben and Dharma) as well as the start of a revolotion. (plane people against Others) We also have the common man being "worth something." Look at how a low life fisherman becomes valued. In Korea he would always be lower class. Not on the island. To do this, the writers would have begun to kill off all technology and outside contact so the islanders must begin at the beginning. This would force the two groups to come together. All outside contact has now been severed, thanks to John destroying the com building and sub. We have sacrifice of Charlie for the good of the many. We have religous overtones, but more mystical. Each person or couple is a part of the whole, leader, doctor, dentist, mother, even con artist (who gets a heart). We have some "government" over the ocean, just as the USA had England. But now, all ties have been severed. Perhaps the spirit voice that Ben and John hear is "liberty" asking to be freed. Oh well, just one thought of many.

The LOST ISLAND is NOT Hell or Purgatory. That was already CONFIRMED by the creators in the LOST FLASH BACK episodes. They CONFIRMED they are all LIVING and that's all they could say. But it has nothing to do with Hell, Aliens or anything like that!

I for one am happy Mike is coming back. I wonder if he teamed up with the boat that is on it's way, or if he got intercepted while on his way off the island.

It can't be purgatory the flash forward killed that once and for all now that we know they can (and will) get off the island.

Um Charlie wasn't under utilized in season 3. But I thought the death of Charlie was a very high point in the show, great acting and a great storyline.

Walt could be the one in the casket, here's why. He was let off the island by the Others, who said him and Michael were free to go. Ben and the Others lied about pretty much everything. They wanted Walt and they probably just grabbed him again. Again, it was a black neighborhood and a smaller casket, which both fit. Kate didn't show, yes, but she's a wanted felon. She couldn't show up. Also, who shows up as apparitions on the show? People who have died. When Locke saw Walt, he had died. Yes, the funeral was after they got off the island, but this wouldn't be the first time the show played with the timeline. I can kind of see the dead person being Michael if it's not Walt - he was Jack's last hope to get back to the island - but Walt just seems to fit much better. Then again, wasn't that Ben's diary next to the casket? OK, ABC, just tell us ... now.
Oh, and for the record, Charlie is dead and they are not stuck in hell. We saw Charlie go still after making the sign of the cross. He couldn't have survived that swim back up.

Dang it, someone actually mentioned "purgatory". Prepare yourself, you had this coming:

-The Season 2 ending was designed specifically to kill the theory once and for all. Computers are not capable of detecting electrical analomies from a supernatural location. DUH.
-Unless ghosts can know lift physical objects and run a major scientific facility, the Others are NOT ghosts. Richard and Ethan are seen in the outside world, and did things that ghosts cannot do.
-Naomi's comment about 815 being found. Gee, I dunno, a FAKE crash site? Unless you honestly believe all the bodies were recovered and checked for validity. Or, MAYBE Naomi's lying. Which was kinda suggested in the Season 3 finale.
-Cooper was abducted by the Others and brought to the Island. Any two year old should have figured that out.

I'm sorry for being rude, but it's almost like some fans don't really watch the show. People were still asking what the cable (coming out of the ocean) was long after Mikhail flat out explained it. Pay attention, people!

The made it clear that the only the only reason MIchael , and as a matter of fact Mr Eko, was because trhey could not sign them to stay, Harold figured out pretty quick that no one else wanted him, especially after his disasterus TV series

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Is there anyone else who thinks maybe the "flash-forward" was a daydream? Or a dream-dream? I'm not convinced it's really the future. Maybe Jack was thinking about what his life would be like once he was rescued (because they were on a mission to get rescued and he thought it would work) and he got a little carried away? It is a little detailed... but these flashbacks are always in the character's minds.

Maybe the season 4 premiere will see Jack confiding to Kate/Juliet: "I had this dream.... it was so real."

BTW, what is up with Richard? And Jacob? I'm not as curious about who he is but why every "other" trusts him so much if no one has ever seen him except Ben (he asks everyone, "you don't trust me, but do you trust Ben?" and that shuts them up. why?

I always thought the island was impossible to be hell or purgatory. That was just the writers messing with fans heads, and it worked.

I think Ben is in the casket, and the "J" in the newspaper clipping was just a bad prop that was mistakenly made visible, or was it?

Jacks father is not dead, several clues lead to this; there was no body in the casket when Jack discovered it, (maybe the island brought him back to life, Jacks father didn't die on the island, as the same with Ben's Mother who was also seen alive and well after death on the Island)
In the flash forward Jack has a prescription from his father for Oxycodone (which could have been forged by Jack to get his fix).
Jack is blamed for being drunk in the hospital, and Jack responds "Get my father down here and see if he is more drunk than I am" (remember that was mentioned in the Flash forward).

Hurley wanted to find out the significance of the numbers that made him win the lottery. He found a woman who gave him some information about what her husband experienced about a mission they had to investigate. Personally I have to go back and watch this scene again, but there is some significance about this clue which may lead to some light about the island.

I think there was some type of research being done by some Faction that was meant to be top secret about the island (this is obvious).

The media printed false info provided by this Faction to preserve any secret about the island, by saying flight OCEANIC 815 crashed off the coast of Bali when in fact it crashed in the middle of the pacific ocean somewhere. The wreckage and bodies said to be found was a major job pulled off by the Faction. to conceal the real story.
According to Ben, he was somewhat right in saying that everyone would be killed, if any survivors were found on the island this Faction would kill them just to keep their story, but this wasnt the case, as we see Jack, Kate, Kate's flash forward boyfriend (who I think is Sawyer), and whoever is in the casket (Ben?) at the funeral Jack visited.

As for Walt, he has grown since the first season (3 years ago) in real life, so people stop stating how did he get taller in only one months time in TV time.

Whats up with Richard not aging a bit? he was just as youthful when Ben first met him as a kid, as he is when Ben is an adult.
Obviously Ben's Father aged. You see Ben's father in three differant age progressions (Ben Born, Ben Kid, Ben adult)

As for Jacob or J.A.C.O.B.?, I would guess he or it, is the entity that is the core of the island, and he is what the Hanso Foundation amongst others are investigating/studying. (Black mist, as well as other phenomonea on the island)
I havent seen any mention about Jacob or J.A.C.O.B.
in the forums. I think Jacob or J.A.C.O.B. is the real mystery, and everything else is just fill for plot purposes.

Charlie will come back. Desmond will get his scuba gear together, and pull Charlie from the port hole, bring him to the boat and revive him. thats my guess on Charlies return.

I think it was Juliette in the coffin beause of the Kate-Jack-Julliette triangle... it  had to be somebody close to Jack, estranged from Kate ("Why would I want to go" said Kate). Kate had to go home to Sawyer. Juliiette has no family and begins with 'j'.

pugatory is a modern idea which involves only the dead all of the shows mysteries match the greek ideal of the after life wich was a place the living and dead could go to like herculies during his 12 labores where he slain the three headed dog cerbrous also this was depicted in clash of the titans you know the island that medusa was on hadies was a island where people would be judged and go on to tarterous aka hell or the elusian fields aka heaven check it out on wikipedia this is the only theory i have herd of that explanes all  

You come to a 'Lost' site to say you don't like the show???Go figure......

I am SO excited by this news. Michael could be of the strongest characters on the show in my opinion. Very untapped, but with a lot of potential.

I hope very strongly that Charlie isn't really dead. If I recall when Locke was having his spirit journey in the sweat lodge he came upon Charlie, Claire and Aaron and was told by Boone that they would be okay. How can that be true if Charlie is dead? (Maybe it's just wishful thinking. I think Charlie and Claire are adorable together).

Ryan from Phoenix - I don't think it could have been Sawyer in the casket. Kate and Jack were talking at the end about how Kate had to "get back to him" I'm  pretty sure the 'him' is Sawyer.

The one thing I'm most confused about is.. why in the flash forward was Jack referring to his father like he was still alive? Isn't he supposed to be dead?

Ooh I can't wait for Season 4!

Lost and House are the only shows I dvr weekly. Hope they bring AnnaLucia back! It's the twists and turns, many not making ANY sense that keep you coming back for more. Can't wait for the new season to begin!

If you missed episodes of this past season and can't wait until the full season is released in November or December, then you can try I-tunes (they may still carry them) I doubt ABC.com still has any for back-viewing.. they usually only lasted a week or two before I-tunes made a profit on them. If you're willing to live dangerously, there's always Limewire.com and other free shareware programs with full hdtv widescreen-avi's of every episode.. but those are the options.

yo, it was ben in the casket.  Thats why no one was there, thats why kate was negative about it and remember jack talking to kate in the flash forward saying they weren't supposed to get off that island.  He's the only one that went because on the island he was somebody, off the island he's a failure in his life.

There are episodes from the beginning of Season 3 that can be watched for free at abc.com

WAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!

The person in the casket is very short, either ben or walt, or somebody we havnt met yet. When jack is standing next to it youll see the casket is about 6' long, way too short for sawyer and micheal

Thanks for keeping us informed about 'Lost.' Just 6 more months before another mind blowing season!!!

I agree with BJ from Milwaukee.  It was Ben in the casket, that would explain Kate's reaction and why nobody went to the funeral.  No one likes Ben, not even the Others.

I don't much care for Michael's return, but Walt is a different story.  Why would the Others be so desperate to get their hands on Walt, just to let him go later on.

It's going to be tough to bring Walt back, considering he's a 10 foot tall giant now.  Maybe he'll take the place of the black smoke and start uprooting trees himself.  They could definitely use that kid in a Michael flash forward, where he's playing center for the Los Angeles Lakers.  Thanks for your time.

It's Vincent the demon dog in the small casket.

i so hope charlie comes back to life. i have theories of how he could so i think we'lll see him back on the show!! who knows.. maybe all of that looking glass episode was just one of Desmonds visions after all anything can happen.. its lost we are talking about!

Len,  You can catch all the lost episodes and many other tv shows and films on www.tv-links.co.uk I found it quite recently and was blown away but the amount of content on there.  The streaming can be a bit slow at times but if you pause the show when it starts and then let it download a while it plays lovely.  Hope it helps and hope they hurry up with season 4.

Maybe they will bring Michael back so someone can kill him off.....would be a great way to open the season since Michael deserves it.

I think it was Sawyer in the casket. His real first name is James, isn't it? He was sort of an outcast on the island, he and Jack could have gotten to be buddies off the island (that's why Jack took his death hard). Kate and Sawyer could have had a nasty breakup (Therfore the line Kate said nastily "Why would I go to the funeral?"). If it is Sawyer, who did Kate have to rush home to? And, why did Jack and Kate meet at the airport in secret? And my biggest question is, (and I originally thought the writers had made a mistake in the flashforward scene at the hospital with Jack) why did Jack make a reference to his father being drunk in the operating room and tell the chief to go get him when he should be LONG DEAD? That is a stumper to me. Can't wait for season 4!!!!!  

maybe the alleged "flash-forward" will prove later to have been a flash-back, and reveal that Jack and Kate had actually been to the island previously

Oh guys, good discussion.  I never considered michael in the caket, always thought it was Ben...now Ive changed my mind.  Even though I thought somewhere it was mentioned that the only person's funeral Hurley WOULDNT go to was Ben's, still changing my mind.

So what is the island?  I think the island is the place they all crashed (no not in a plane, in their lives).  They've all got personal issues to work out so that they can be ''found''.  If they were to be resuced before dealing with these problems, well then they'd still be lost.
 Once you've gotten over your issue, you make the list.  The only two people who have been actively working on their issue are Jack and John.  Its the good v. bad thing yeah.  And thats why locke used to be on the list (ben got caught on his way to snatch him up) and was then removed.  I thought I rememeber something about jack making the list too.  Also explains why they took the kids from the tail section (too innocent to have life issues yet?).  Oh and I think Ben USED to be on Jacob's list, but Locke is going to replace him as he descends to the ''dark side''.  The moster on the island is probably the islands reaction to the progess your making in your struggle. Poor pilot (from Heroes!!) never even got a chance :(

Ok and whats up with the stewardess and others ''watching'' when Jack was in the Polar Bear cage?  That was the only mention of that, or did i miss something?

wow, too much?  hey thats my 27 cents.

Oh please, not Michael, the most annoying character of Season 2!? Waaaaaaalt!!!! WAAAAAAAALT!!!! I want back my son!

I was so happy when he finally sailed off.

Everyone's right - it isn't purgatory.

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What it is though - is vile vortices.

Web search on it, you'll see it all makes perfect sense about how the island is near impossible to find and yet - some do find it.

I cant wait for next season.I cant believe charlie is gone.It just get more and more gripping.What is it with Desmond?I hope they explain fow Penny got through when the shield was down.What is her role in all this ?

Lost rocks!

The casket isn't really "small"; it's a matter of the angle it was shot at that makes it look small - a trick of the tiles on the floor, Jack's position when viewing, etc...

If Cooper wasn't really in Hell, he is now...

To the woman complaining about the characters' "lack of values": I would take Hurley's values, and Charlie's values, any day of the week and twice on Sunday to some of the so-called "values", based on hate and a false sense of superiority, practised by some "holier than thou's" in the States

New Lost is said to start Feb 2008. 16 episodes over three seasons. 48 total episodes left. Uninterrupted. Once it starts it will air each week until end of season. series finale 2010. AOTS told me so. G4

When Ben said Michael and Walt "Would find rescue," he never said WHERE they would find it. 10 to 1, the "rescue" he meant was the freighter that Naomi came from. 10 to 1 Ben KNEW it was there and PURPOSELY sent Michael and Walt to it. Then when Naomi came back to the Island, she had brought Michael with her, and he was the  thing they saw fall from the sky and splash into the water. And again, 10 to 1.....Season 4 is going to open with a man on the freighter looking out and seeing believe it or not, Michael and Walt approaching on that little boat.

If I don't get some lost answers soon, i'm going to use my university loan to fly to the set and beat some answers out of Lindeloff and co.

listen up:

1. Charlie (whatever his real name is) has said in an interview that Charlie is indeed DEAD, and is NOT coming back. Move on!

2. Neither Walt or Micheal is in the casket. Walt has grown taller, which is going to be addressed in the upcoming season. He would be too tall for that casket, which is in the future! The person in the casket is BEN. Put it together, people!!!

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