I think it was Tracey who was “keeping warm” with Stve.
Does that make Tracey the person writing the online diary at abc’s Lost website? I haven’t read it in a while.
According to Wikipedia, the diary writer’s name is Janelle Granger although she was also known as Mustang Sally.
First of all, watsonwil’s question from last week remains in effect:
- What is the significance of the black smoke?
It sure looks that way. But until someone on the show says so, or at least puts the pieces together, I’ll include it.
Yup
Not really a mystery. More of a cliffhanger.
We probably do need something here.
Am I including Arzt’s campfire gossip? No, sorry.
So:
- Was it The Others who took Walt?
- Why do they want with Walt?
- What became of Alex?
I also think we should include:
- What’s the deal with the transmission Boone heard?
- When did Claire and Danielle meet before - and whay did Claire scratch her?
in re Steve and Tracy: That wasn’t Artz gossip, it was Sawyer reading the messages in the bottle. And I said it just for fun, anyways.
Right! Good. I’m glad I got you guys to keep me on my toes.
If the boat people are the others, it means they’ve been on the boat, or had access to the boat for 17 years right? If they’ve been on the boat, then where did the gasoline come from? If they’ve had the boat for that long, why haven’t they tried to leave the island? How did they get the boat in the first place? They were in a plane crash too.
Ugh, the woes of a summer without answers
I was under the impression that it was Danielle that attacked her with the needle. But I suppose it could have happened during the captivity with Ethan.
Perhaps Rousseau tried to inject Claire, to innoculate the baby against the “infection”, and/or later saved her and the baby from Ethan.
Ronin, it hasn’t been just airplanes bringing people to The Island. Shipwrecks (like CFL’s group) have brought at least two groups (survived or not).
But the other Qs are good. Perhaps the boat and fuel are rewards from The Island but tightly rationed?
Oh, I thought CFL was from a plane crash, my bad.
No prob 
I’m a Trekker, so naturally, I obssess over details.
Who says they haven’t tried to leave the island. Who says they aren’t going back and forth to the mainland all the time? And leaving our survivors stuck there.
How evil is that?
Touche, that would be nefariously evil. What if, they did go to the mainland and they took Walt back to civilization, leaving the adults to fend for themselves… God I need answers.
One more based on the main thread:
- How did The Black Rock (the ship) get so far inland.
Last Call people. I’ll be cleaning things for the season this afternoon.
End of Season
First, the complete list of Questions:
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Why did the plane lose radio contact?
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Why did the plane crash?
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How did a polar bear get on the island?
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What is the big monster?
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What is the source of the French Transmission? ANSWERED
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What happened to the people mentioned in the French Transmission? ANSWERED
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How has the FT been broadcasting for so long?
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Are Adam and Eve part of that same group mentioned in the FT?
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What’s the deal with the black and white rocks that were found with Adam and Eve?
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What did Kate do to put her in trouble with the law and make her so eager to run from everything? PARTIAL ANSWER More will be added as her rap sheet fills out.
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What was the nature of her relationship with the Federal Marshal? Was it more complicated than it seems? ANSWERED
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What exactly was the nature of Locke’s paralysis?
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Why was he traveling with three hundred knives? Officially Removed
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What was the problem between Jack and his Dad? ANSWERED
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Why wasn’t Jack’s Dad in the coffin?
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What was Jin doing for Sun’s father? ANSWERED
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Who killed the boar? Locke or the monster?
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What happened to the tail section of the plane?
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Did anyone other than those accounted for, including Rose’s husband, survive the crash?
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How did the 48 people (initially) survive the plane crash? Was it just luck?
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Was Sawyer refering to something specific with his line to Kate about his “birthday wish”? Officially Removed
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Who conked Sayid on the head? ANSWERED
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What was in the letter Sawyer was reading that made him seem upset? ANSWERED
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Who was the woman in the photo that Claire gave Sayid? ANSWERED
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Did Locke actually see the monster? And if he did, why is he still alive?
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What cured Locke’s paralysis?
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What killed the earlier group? (We may be wrong to assume it is the creature!) ANSWERED
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Why was Michael so estranged from Walt for so long. Is it related to Walt and his mother moving around so much? ANSWERED
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What exactly is the geography of this still-very-ambiguous land mass they’re stuck on? ANSWERED
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What is the relationship between Claire and the father of her baby? ANSWERED
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What happened to the rest of the flight crew? Are they all dead? Officially Removed
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Did Sun tell Michael anything else of importance? Officially Removed
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How recent was the flashback we saw for Sawyer? ANSWERED
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What is Sawyer’s real name? ANSWERED
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Who exactly is Alex? ANSWERED
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Who are the “Others” that Danielle thinks control the transmission and make the wispering noise?
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Why did Danielle kill the other members of her team (or at least Robert)?
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Is Nadia dead or alive?
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What was the scientific mission of Danielle’s team and why did they need rifles?
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Was the psychic legitamate, and if so, what did he see in his vision?
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Who the HELL is Ethan?
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What does Ethan want with Claire?
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What is the significance of Claire’s baby?
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How did Hugo get the nickname “Hurley”?
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In what way is Hurley known as a warrior?
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What exactly did Boone and Locke find? ANSWERED
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What is the nature of Walt’s “special abilities”?
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What is the significance of Kate’s toy plane? (Does Kate even know herself?) ANSWERED
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Who is the man that Kate loved and/or killed? ANSWERED
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What is the significance of the song “La Mer”?
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How come Locke’s compass no longer points north?
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What caused Boone’s halucinations?
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Why was Sawyer getting arrested in Sydney? ANSWERED
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How were Boone and Locke changed by their vision quests?
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What’s inside that hatch/where does the door lead?
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Who sealed it and why?
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Does Jin speak English as well? ANSWERED
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What is the Black Rock mentioned in the French Transmission and presumably marked on Danielle’s map? ANSWERED
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Why does Claire have amnesia?
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How did Claire escape from Ethan?
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Why was Hurley on Korean TV? ANSWERED
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Why did the ocean level suddenly rise and flood the beach they were living on?
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Why was Jin hand-delivering watches for Sun’s dad?
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Why was Locke in a foster home? ANSWERED
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What do the numbers mean?
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Is Hurley (still) cursed?
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Why was Hurley in a mental institution?
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In what way is Locke’s dad not a good man? ANSWERED
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Who set up the original transmission?
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What happened to Jack’s marriage? PARTIAL ANSWER
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Who sent kate the letter about her mom?
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Why did Kate’s mom freak out at the hospital.
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What is the significance of the black smoke?
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Was it The Others who took Walt?
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Why do they want with Walt?
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What became of Alex?
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What’s the deal with the transmission Boone heard?
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When did Claire and Danielle meet before - and why did Claire scratch her?
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How did The Black Rock (the ship) get so far inland.
For easy references, here are the answers from this season: -
What is the source of the French Transmission?
ANSWER: Danielle, the survivor of a science team that was shipwrecked on the island, set up the transmission. The transmission is now believed to be under someone else’s control. -
What happened to the people mentioned in the French Transmission?
ANSWER: They were all killed, seemingly by Danielle herself. Danielle, however, is still alive on the island. -
What was the nature of her relationship with the Federal Marshal? Was it more complicated than it seems?
ANSWER: Not exactly complicated, but it had developed to the point where the Marshall was taking the hunt kind of personally. He at least believed that Kate was taunting him. -
What was the problem between Jack and his Dad?
ANSWER: Dad was “under the influence” durring surgery, resulting in a patient’s death. Jack revealed this to the hospital’s medical board, probably resulting in the loss of his father’s medical lisence. -
What was Jin doing for Sun’s father?
ANSWER: He was sent to intimidate a government official into not closing down dad’s auto plant. Not understanding his orders to “deliver a message”, he failed and was sent with a thug who was going to kill the official. Jin beat the official to a bloody pulp, thus actually intimidating him and saving his life. -
Who conked Sayid on the head?
ANSWER: If you said “Locke”, you were correct. -
What was in the letter Sawyer was reading that made him seem upset?
ANSWER: It was a letter Sawyer wrote to the con man who scammed his parents out of their money, eventually resulting in his father killing his mother and then himself. -
Who was the woman in the photo that Claire gave Sayid?
ANSWER: Nadia, a childhood friend of Sayid. Probably involved in resistance activities. Sayid was supposed to get information out of her, but he helped her escape instead. Sayid believes she is dead. -
What killed the earlier group? (We may be wrong to assume it is the creature!)
ANSWER: Some or all of them were killed by Danielle for reasons unknown. At the very least Danielle was responsible for the death of her lover Robert. -
Why was Michael so estranged from Walt for so long. Is it related to Walt and his mother moving around so much?
ANSWER: Walt’s mom convinced Michael to let her new husband adopt Walt and basically did whatever she could to cut Michael out of Walt’s life. The new dad, Brian, had a big law firm job that moved him around a lot. -
What exactly is the geography of this still-very-ambiguous land mass they’re stuck on?
ANSWER: According to Danielle’s map, it is an island. -
What is the relationship between Claire and the father of her baby?
ANSWER: The big jerk dumped her because he couldn’t handle the responsibility. -
How recent was the flashback we saw for Sawyer?
ANSWER: Sawyer’s orriginal flashback was not neccessarily in the recent past and was not directly related to his being on the plane. -
What is Sawyer’s real name?
ANSWER: James Ford. -
Who exactly is Alex?
ANSWER: Danielle’s daughter, taken by the Others. -
What exactly did Boone and Locke find?
ANSWER: A hatch in the ground, sealed with cement that they had a hard time breaking into. -
What is the significance of Kate’s toy plane? (Does Kate even know herself?)
ANSWER: Right now I’m inclined to believe the Marshall. The plane has personal significance to Kate beyond mere sentiment. After causing Tom’s death it has become something of a retribution talismen to her. This is not to say that there isn’t some other significance as well. -
Who is the man that Kate loved and/or killed?
ANSWER: An old flame by the name of Tom. -
Why was Sawyer getting arrested in Sydney?
ANSWER: Bar fight. He head-butted an Australian minister. -
Does Jin speak English as well?
ANSWER: No. -
What is the Black Rock mentioned in the French Transmission and presumably marked on Danielle’s map?
ANSWER: It is not actually a rock. It’s an old time ship. It is also supposedly the origin point of the transmission. -
Why was Hurley on Korean TV?
ANSWER: Because he won a multimillion dollar lottery jackpot. -
Why was Locke in a foster home?
ANSWER: Mom was in and out of mental institutions because of her schitzophrenia. Dad’s situation was murkier. According to him, he was unaware of little John. But he may just have been a lying jerk. -
In what way is Locke’s dad not a good man?
ANSWER: He conned his son out of a kidney for God’s sake! -
What did Kate do to put her in trouble with the law and make her so eager to run from everything?
Partial Answer: She was the mastermind behind a bank heist. More will be added as her rap sheet fills out. -
What happened to Jack’s marriage?
Partial Answer: We at least know that he went through with it, but is no longer married.
Credit where it’s due.
The following poster submitted questions or were otherwise instrumental in the completion of this list. If I’ve left anyone out, my deepest apologies.
Antigen: 17, 18
av8rmike: 20
Cervaise: 21, 29
WordMan: 28
watsonwil: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 54, 55, 56, 57, 19, 47, 68, 69, 73
NoClueBoy: 30, 31, 32, 47, 49, 50, 67, 74, 75, 76
Darwin’s Finch: 34
GrandfatherTrout: 25
Eats_Crayons: 36
Ethilrist: 44, 61, 65, 66
VunderBob: 48, 51
BiblioCat: 48
N9IWP: 52
Smeghead: 62
Rich Mann: 63
Draelin: 70
Note: After removing the “Officially Removed” questions, that gives us 75 valid questions. If we consider the two “Partial Answers” to have as much information as one normally answered question, that gives us 25 answers (you could also throw in all the hints and clues, but I think 25 is a reasonable approximation).
Thus 75 questions, 25 answers. One third of the questions raised by this show have been addressed. 33.3333…%
Finally, a list of left over questions still valid for next season:
- Why did the plane lose radio contact?
- Why did the plane crash?
- How did a polar bear get on the island?
- What is the big monster?
- How has the FT been broadcasting for so long?
- Are Adam and Eve part of that same group mentioned in the FT?
- What’s the deal with the black and white rocks that were found with Adam and Eve?
- What did Kate do to put her in trouble with the law and make her so eager to run from everything? PARTIAL ANSWER
- What exactly was the nature of Locke’s paralysis?
- Why wasn’t Jack’s Dad in the coffin?
- Who killed the boar? Locke or the monster?
- What happened to the tail section of the plane?
- Did anyone other than those accounted for, including Rose’s husband, survive the crash?
- How did the 48 people (initially) survive the plane crash? Was it just luck?
- Did Locke actually see the monster? And if he did, why is he still alive?
- What cured Locke’s paralysis?
- Who are the “Others” that Danielle thinks control the transmission and make the whispering noise?
- Why did Danielle kill the other members of her team (or at least Robert)?
- Is Nadia dead or alive?
- What was the scientific mission of Danielle’s team and why did they need rifles?
- Was the psychic legitimate, and if so, what did he see in his vision?
- Who the HELL is Ethan?
- What does Ethan want with Claire?
- What is the significance of Claire’s baby?
- How did Hugo get the nickname “Hurley”?
- In what way is Hurley known as a warrior?
- What is the nature of Walt’s “special abilities”?
- What is the significance of the song “La Mer”?
- How come Locke’s compass no longer points north?
- What caused Boone’s hallucinations?
- How were Boone and Locke changed by their vision quests?
- What’s inside that hatch/where does the door lead?
- Who sealed it and why?
- Why does Claire have amnesia?
- How did Claire escape from Ethan?
- Why did the ocean level suddenly rise and flood the beach they were living on?
- Why was Jin hand-delivering watches for Sun’s dad?
- What do the numbers mean?
- Is Hurley (still) cursed?
- Why was Hurley in a mental institution?
- Who set up the original transmission?
- What happened to Jack’s marriage? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Who sent Kate the letter about her mom?
- Why did Kate’s mom freak out at the hospital?
- What is the significance of the black smoke?
- Was it The Others who took Walt?
- Why do they want with Walt?
- What became of Alex?
- What’s the deal with the transmission Boone heard?
- When did Claire and Danielle meet before - and why did Claire scratch her?
- How did The Black Rock (the ship) get so far inland.
Regarding #4, we have a partial answer in that we don’t know WAHT it is, but the function is as a security system.
Well, we have partial answers for lots of them. But I’ve only tagged those questions where we have significant information that we may need to know. For instance, it’s important to know that Jack isn’t currently married. I admit these are editorial decisions on my part.
What about “Was Ethan one of the Pirates”?
And what was the connection between Ethan and CFL re Claire’s kidnapping?
Covered by question 22 (new list)
What connection? Who says there’s a connection? Any questions based on what we do know would probably be covered by #50 (again, based on the numbering of the new list).