LOST EXPLAINED PROMO - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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A new video series is coming to the channel -- LOST EXPLAINED FAQ. It will address Frequently Asked Questions that drill down into the specifics of the show. While the first video series covered most of the broad strokes and big ideas, there remain many smaller, more complex questions that deserve their own explorations and deep dives.
Leave your suggestions for the FAQ in the comments and -- who knows? -- maybe you'll have your specific question answered. Please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE to keep this channel going.
Yes!
I'm so glad that the Island isn't done with us yet!
It keeps dragging me back
This is a terrific idea! One of my questions is specifically about who really killed Edmund Burke and why? Was it Richard and the Others? Was it the island? Was it Jacob?! Or was it an accident? This one I have argued with people over for years. Would love to hear your take on it and I know you never mentioned it in the main LOST EXPLAINED series.
A supporter of my channel said he really believes Ethan was driving that bus... ever since he said that, I always have a laugh picturing him in the bus company uniform and cap 😂 funny, but it actually makes some sense!
@@reatores Lol! Did this guy have a theory as to how Ethan explained what happened to the cops after the accident? Like, did Ethan have a fake bus license and employment contract with the bus company? It's making me laugh just thinking about it!
@@reatores Ethan seems like a complete psycho. He joined Ben in betraying DHARMA, he went rogue and kidnapped Claire and almost killed Charlie. He just seems unhinged lol
@@calebwoods7816 Pretty sure Ethan came to the island way after Ben gassed Dharmaville and the initiative..
@@mattstanislen3165 Juliet delivered Ethan on island in 1977. Ethan was a teenager when he went with Ben to kidnap Alex. Ethan was spared during the purge or knew about it and was helping Ben. Either way, he defected just as Ben did.
"We have to go back"....This made my day. Watched all your vids multiple times. Excited for your new content. Thanks for doing this.
I love LOST Explained! I can’t wait for more! Especially since I’m doing a rewatch! 😊
Iv always wondered why the Jughead bomb didn't destroy the Swan pocket during the Incident but the fail-safe key did. What do you think the difference was?? Desmond? Different technology? Would love to see this elaborated on.
Thank your for returning!!! Your videos are wonderful.
"it only ends once, everything else is just progress" - Jacobs conversation with Man in Black..what does it mean?
I think Jacob means that he is willing to keep bringing people to the island through various means until he finally has success in finding a new protector for the island. His philosophy is that he’s never failed but has found all of the ways that didn’t work. Thomas Edison had a similar outlook.
Why was there Egyptian symbol when the hatch was blowing up. That a great question you could answer and still have no clue why that was there.
Man can’t wait
Man In Black can't wait
Why did the people who took care of the island had powers? What would give them those powers?
You mean like Jacob and the MIB?. That's because the heart of the island is the source of a large amount of electromagnetic energy that is part of "life, death and rebirth". Jacob is positive electromagnetic energy with the powers of "life". He is able to heal people. This was explained by Isaac of Uluru in the episode S.OS. which suggests that others can channel that energy too: "there are places of great energy, spots on the earth like the one we are in now. Perhaps this energy is geological, magnetic or perhaps it's something else. When possible I harness this energy and give it to others". In contrast MIB is negative electromagnetic energy and his abilities are that of "death". Taking on the form of dead people. Scanning memories.
@@drakenfist ooooh make sense. Thanks.
Really looking forward to this! Great to hear you're continuing on with this series! My question is: whose eye is it we see staring back at Hurley when he looks inside the cabin? I can't remember if you already answered this at some point, but this question has always bothered me. I assume it is MIB, but we clearly see him sitting as Christian before the eye pops up. Anyway, thanks for all the great videos!
Niiiice!! My question: what are your thoughts on what Locke actually saw in Walkabout? "A very bright light, it was beautiful", he says. Could MIB have turned into something bright?
My interpretation is that MIB was reading him and creating those white flashes we saw when he read other characters like Juliet and Eko.
@@mielyt125 Yes, that's my interpretation too.
My guess is that Smoke Monster perhaps showed Locke an image of the "heart of the island". We can assume that the smoke monster scanned Locke for his memories in the same way we saw it do with Mr Eko and other characters; perhaps Smokey scanned the memory of Richard Alpert visiting the young Locke when Locke took the test. Smoke Monster would have known then that Locke was a special candidate, because Richard tells us that the procedure for selecting the leader of the Others starts at a young age. Smoke monster would also have known after scanning him, that Locke was easily manipulated. So I guess that Smokey showed him some of the Islands secrets to reinforce this feeling of "special" in Lockes mind and to start the manipulation process. Just my thoughts.
@@melirelandlostie3793 oooh I like the theory of smokey scanning Richard!
Cindy chandler and her strange connection to the others would be a good one. Room 23 brainwashing? An inside other from day one? Very interesting and underused character
This is awesome! Anything with more Juliet content means I'm game! Would love to see a deep dive into this character and things such as the bomb detonation, pregnancy problems, etc.
When actually was the dharma purge? If the show was set in 2004 and rousseau got to the island 16 years prior, that means she got there in 1988 when shes attacked by the others and has alex taken from her. This means the purge must have happened before then. BUT, Kelvin Inman, desmond's partner in the hatch, manages to get recruited and taken to the island after 1991 as he was in the military during the gulf war.... so is there a rational explanation for this or is it just a simple plot hole? Thanks for making these videos i love your content :)
I can't wait! I absolutely love your channel❤ Thank you for putting in all the hard work -- you're really doing the show justice! 😁
And thank you for watching. I'm glad you're enjoying the channel :)
I'm so excited!!!! Something I've been wondering about: how did Penny know that an electromagnetic anomaly would help her find the Island? I mean, I know we can only assume she found out from her father but is there anything in the show that could give an answer?
No
I'm unsure about why this would be a question. It WAS the electromagnetic anomaly that helped her find it. Whether she knew or not isn't overly important. A better question would be HOW it worked, but even that doesn't really need explaining. She admitted to knowing about the island, to Desmond. That seems like enough to confirm any doubt. It implies that the techniques put in place to find the island were likely intentional. The anomaly may still have been an accident though.
If anyone can do it. it is this channel. 😀
Flying through my rewatch, just finishing s4. Using your videos along the way helps it make so much more sense! 2 questions I've always had:
1) what is the ash from in the ash circles around the cabin/ around people that stop the monster?
2) in the brainwash video in room 23, there is reference to Jacob. Did Dharma have a knowledge and connection to Jacob as well? Or was that Jacob reference spliced into the video after the fact by the others?
Thanks!
Really pleased to hear you are finding the videos useful and that they are enriching your rewatch of the show :)
To answer your questions:
1) I discuss the ash (and what it could be made of) towards the end of my video on the smoke monster: ruclips.net/video/I9BiZS6dvqM/видео.html
This is one of the less clear mysteries the show left us with. I have only speculations and nothing demonstrably provable there.
2) DHARMA did have knowledge of Jacob, as revealed in the series epilogue 'The New Man in Charge', in which an orientation video for The Hydra features Pierre Chang explaining the station's purpose. During that orientation he says the following about Room 23:
"The purpose of these interrogations is to better understand the Hostiles' way of life, their origins, and particularly their worship of an Island deity they refer to as Jacob."
So, DHARMA likely extracted details about Jacob from these interrogations and wanted to learn more about him. Hence why they added his name to their brainwashing video, to provide a sort of post-hypnotic suggestion so that the captives would volunteer information on their deity.
I have a question about the swan station 's impontance. Ben and the others knew about the risk of not putting the numbers on the computer? If so, why did they let someone they did really know doing this job? Wasn't that a risky move?
I want to know why Frank wasn't in the flash sideways
Not the biggest question, but still... Why the smoke monster does not go OVER the ultrasonic wall, just as our heroes do in s03e12?
This is a question that does come up a lot so I might do a video on it. The smaller questions are the ones I am hoping to shed more light on, so you're absolutely right to suggest this! :)
you said in your videos that the Man in Black could not leave the island unless he destroyed the Source, because he is "tied up" to the Source as Jacob was..if Jacob and all the candidates were dead(as he stated multiple times), why couldn t Man in Black leave the island?
Jacob passed his powers to Jack, then jack to hurley, there was never a time were all the candidates and the current protector were all dead while the man in black was still active.
Two burning questions
1. How were the Others able to move around the Island undetected and sneak up on anyone, even Juliet? It can't be the Egyptian tunnels, otherwise the tunnels would be everywhere.
2. If the Source is the prime mover, able to pull the strings of everything everywhere, why didn't the Source just prevent the Man in Black from falling into the light? If he never becomes a smoke monster in the first place there would be no bloodshed and no need to carry out centuries of plotting.
These are good questions that I can answer straight-up.
1. It is implied that The Others went through extensive training, including hand-to-hand combat and weapons handling. We see this with Juliet who, before the island, did not appear to have any such training as a doctor. Furthermore, it is highlighted that there is a clandestine unit within The Others that do all of the kidnappings, assaults and incursions. This is led by the Ryan Pryce character in season three, who appears to be ex-military. Much like Danny Pickett and Mikhail Bakunin, several characters demonstrate former service backgrounds that would give them the skills and the experience to move around the island undetected, whilst being able to train fellow colleagues. I explain some of this in my video on The Others.
2. This is another question that I have touched upon in other videos. Because the Man in Black was such a key part of the time loop's existence, he *had* to become the smoke monster. It was predestined. The Island orchestrated all of these events to keep the light on. It is creating and sustaining its own existence, simultaneously. For example. There is no way that the time loop will not be fulfilled and that the world will end in 1977, but the only reason that the time loop is fulfilled and the world doesn't end is because the time loop exists and the island perpetuates the causality surrounding it in both the past and future. To ensure this world-saving loop exists, both the protector and the smoke monster need to exist and be pulling strings over time. MiB doesn't realise he is part of this 2,000 year-long predestined series of events, but he is just as important as our Losties to ensuring our existence continues to exist.
In short: by creating a smoke monster that would become fixated on destroying the island in the 1st Century, the island ensured its ultimate survival in the years 1977 and 2007.
@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 Thank you for taking the time and energy to answer my questions and all the other questions. If only the Lost creators had you on staff so some of these bread crumbs were actually on screen...
I appreciate what you are saying. Although I think many of the breadcrumbs were there, hence how I have managed to extrapolate and deduce so much. Some of the detail was subtle, other parts were spelled out and explained, while wider aspects of the mythology remain elusive or unknowable. I think the show might have benefitted from explaining a few more things in depth, just for solidarity's sake.
I have a question that has plagued me for some time now. It’s about the notion of original idea. The MIB entire plan hinges on getting John Locke to leave the Island, die, and have his body brought back to the Island so he can assume Locke’s likeness. The MIB used looking like Locke to manipulate Ben into killing Jacob. The issue I have with the MIB’s plan is where the original idea came from. Locke was asked to move the Island in the episode Cabin Fever. Ben, not Locke, is the one to turn the frozen donkey wheel and sets off a series of time jumps for our Losties that remained on island. In the episode Because You Left Locke flashes to the moment when the Nigerian plane crashes on the Island. He is shot in the leg by Ethan and then another time flash moves Locke to what we will later find out in the episode Follow the Leader is and can be best described as the “present”. Richard appears out of the jungle and proceeds to remove the bullet from Locke’s leg. During this interaction, Richard gives Locke the compass, but more importantly he tells Locke the MIB’s plan where Locke needs to bring back the Oceanic 6 and to do that he will need to die. This “plan”, this “idea” did not originate from Richard. The MIB tells Richard what to say Locke. This is the origin point for the MIB’s entire plan. A plan in which if followed will result in the MIB assuming the likeness of John Locke. The issue is that the origin point, the original idea for the MIB to assume the likeness of John Locke came from the MIB that assumed the likeness of John Locke. There is no need for the MIB to have Richard tell Locke to sacrifice himself and bring back the Oceanic 6 because the end result has already been achieved.
Well, there are several points to address here. Firstly, whatever happened, happened. The Man in Black must fulfil the time loop in order to ensure he can exist in 2007 as Dead Locke. To make this clearer:
MiB has all of Locke's memories once he "becomes him". Which means that he knows this conversation takes place at the Nigerian beechcraft and he also knows that this chat with Richard is what leads Locke on the path to his death. He needs this part of the loop to play out because if Richard doesn't tell Locke he needs to die then it creates a paradox. Because Locke will not have that idea in his mind and it won't lead him off the island or to his death. Therefore, the MiB could not appear as him in 2007. It's a causality loop. MiB is ensuring this cycle takes place by instructing Richard.
The second point to consider is that the Man in Black's plan is being set-up from the objective present day of 2007 and perpetuated back through time. Locke's interactions with Richard at the beechcraft and Christian in the donkey wheel chamber are both taking place in 2007. And it is these two interactions that lead Locke on his road to death. The MiB is aware of the time travel and is manipulating Locke's appearances throughout the time jumps in a non-linear order. I made a couple of videos that get into some of this. See my video on "The Cabin", which explores what MiB's plan for Locke and Ben was and how it took him several tries to get the outcome he wanted.
You can watch it here: ruclips.net/video/QyJg1Kam_60/видео.html
@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 First if all, thank you for your response. I appreciate your thoughts.
Yes I agree that Locke’s interactions with Richard and later Christian need to happen in order to plant the seed in Locke, but that does not reconcile the notion of original idea.
From this point forward, I will refer to the MIB in the likeness of Locke as Flock (fake Locke).
Yes, time loops play an important part in LOST. Examples: Richard will give Locke the compass in 2007 and Locke will time travel back to 1954 and give it to Richard, who will hold on to it until 2007 where he’ll give it to Locke and so on and so on forever. Eloise will give birth to Daniel, push him to Island and he’ll end up being killed by his pregnant mother forever. However not everything in a time loop. “It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress”. Jacob is not spending a millennia on the Island getting killed by Ben and doing it over and over again. There are things outside of the loop.
Think of it like this. Abbadon plants the original idea of going on the Walkabout to Locke and Locke goes on the Walkabout. The Locke that has been on the Walkabout does not need to travel back in time to tell himself to go on the Walkabout because he’s already been on the Walkabout. So that means that if we’re saying that idea was planted then it was already planted or he wouldn’t of gone on the Walkabout.
Let’s look at it from a completely different perspective. Take Back to the Future for an example of original idea. There is 3 Biff’s: young Biff from 1955, Old Biff from 2015, and alternate rich Biff of 1985. Alternate rich Biff does not travel back to 1955 to give his younger self the sports almanac so he can be rich in the future because clearly that has already happened. The original idea has already been planted. I know LOST and Back to the Future are completely different, but the notion of original idea remains the same.
This could of all easily been righted if the MIB, not as Flocke, had told Richard to repeat the plan to Locke, but that is not what happened. It was Flocke who was the originator which is impossible because obviously that idea was already planted since he’s Flocke.
I am a huge LOST fan and trust me when I say that your understanding of the show is far beyond anything that I would of put together. I have learned so much from your analysis and it’s made me love the show that much more. Thank you.
I just can’t reconcile this specific aspect of the show.
I’m not sure if I quite follow your confusion here. The original idea that Locke needs to die is predicated on the same causality time loop as something like the compass. Ask yourself what was the origin of the compass? Who made it? Where did it come from? It is a paradox because no one made it or created it. The compass simply exists to go around and around in this time loop forever. Just as the message that Locke needs to die will continue to go around and around. It is hard to locate the origin point of something in an endless causality loop. The compass and Locke’s fate are inextricably tied to this time travel paradox.
Did Jack become a smoke monster after the finale? He went into the light the same way MIB did and was transported to the same spot when he woke up. I really do like this idea as Jack would be the protector of the island MIB was not and ge doesn't want to leave the island. To explain why he is at the church, I would say Hurly spent his time as Jacob fixing the problems of the island like the whispers.
Jack definitely did not become a smoke monster due to several factors, all of which I go into in the video: "What Happened After The End?". You can watch it here: ruclips.net/video/pv7zoACjBZA/видео.html
@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 appreciate the response I'm gonna watch this right now.
In Season 5 Episode 1 or 2, Aaron is now at least 3 or 4 years old but Sun’s baby is an infant. Seems like Aaron would only be one year old when Sun had her baby. Should not be a larger gap in ages.
I think you're confusing the timelines a bit. We do jump around a lot in the flashforwards, so it's easy to lose the continuity of events, especially when watching season four. Most of the flashforwards in season four take place between 2005 and 2007. Kate's trial in 'Eggtown' is most likely taking place in late 2005/early 2006 (trials take a long time to start), where we see Aaron as a young toddler. Ji Yeon is born in the summer of 2005, so the flashforward events of 'Ji Yeon' are taking place before the flashforward events of 'Eggtown' even though the 'Eggtown' episode comes first.
Later, in season five, the flashforwards are mostly taking place in 2007. Which means Aaron is three years old and Ji Yeon is two years old. Their ages are accurately portrayed and reflected here. There appears to be no discrepancy.
@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 thanks for reply - we just watched Season 5 ep 1 & 2 last night. Maybe it was because Sun showed Kate a baby picture. He could be two now but odd she would display a baby picture and not something more recent.
Did Jacob kill Nadia? If he didn't bother Sayid than he could have saved her possibly. Doing that he gave MiB a way to manipulate Sayid by promising he will bring her back. Which resulted in death of most of the temple folks but at the same time saved Desmond and the remaining candidates. What if MiB didn't have Sayid on his side and ordered someone else to kill Desmond? He would have been killed probably.
I always thought the MIB was promising to bring back Shannon for Sayid, not Nadia
@@markvincent2592 That's an interesting suggestion. I've never thought of that. I've just done some research and it is mainly interpreted that it is Nadia that Sayid wants back though it is Shanoon that has literally died in his arms but it is well known that Nadia is his main desire plus he has flashsideways with her in that episode. Here are some random quotes that I've found.
"He promised Sayid to see Nadia" - Lostpedia.
"MIB offers Sayid the chance to reunite him with Nadia." - Lostpedia.
"Desmond asks him what Nadia would think of him. It’s Nadia that Sayid wants the MIB to give back to him, just like Richard wants Isabella. It’s Nadia that motivates Sayid to spare Desmond’s life. And when Sayid says “the only thing I loved died in my arms” ... it’s ambiguous on purpose but given the chronology and where he is emotionally in life at that time, it’s highly suggestive he’s talking about Nadia." - Reddit
"The Man in Black tells Sayid to kill Desmond if he still wants Nadia back." - Wikipedia
What is the deal with Harper from s4 "the other woman"? Just rewarding the series, she seems out of place when she appears to Juliette. Is it the MIB or is Harper real?
Harper's appearance is open to speculation. I personally don't think Harper was MiB or a whisper ghost, just a sneaky "Other". We see The Others on various occasions appear and stealth-sneak around the island; implausibly perhaps but not supernatural in any way.
One that I don’t see is “Who is Richard and why doesn’t he age?”
Who were the people that shot at sawyer, juliet and the rest when they are on a boat moving through different time-lines?
I have actually already answered this question about the outrigger chase in a previous video. You can find it here: ruclips.net/video/TpZqUmKIRVI/видео.html
@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 I was not expecting you to be that connected with the comment section. Extraordinary, and thanks.
I interact with the comments as much as I can! There's some wonderful fans on here :)