# The Official "Lost" Questions Thread - Season 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677 "2005-09-21T12:53:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![lachesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@lachesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lachesis)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/101 "2005-11-15T19:27:07Z")
> [@](#): > > ``` > Quote: > 19) Is Nadia dead or alive?- Wasn't it said that she was in LA? They could be lying, but at the very least, we were given some info. > > Sayid was indeed told that she was in LA. My own theory is that Nadia was killed for Sayid's work in that episode and that he was told of her death at the airport after he was pulled aside for leaving an unnatended bag by Shannon. Just a theory though. > > ``` i’m pretty sure that the only reason Sayid was pulled aside at the airport was because of Shannon’s bitchy little trick of calling the airport cops on his bag _as a means of delaying the flight or getting a seat on a different one_. as i recall it, Sayid and the security guys were on remarkably pleasant terms after they questioned him, and Sayid didn’t seem at all upset – which you could reasonably expect someone who’d learned about a death of a friend to be, **IF** they had, in fact, just gotten such news. i must have missed the episode where Nadia’s possible whereabouts appeared (or at least the reference went flying over my head if i did view it), but i’m pretty sure on my recollects for that Shannon flashback sequence at the airport. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/102 "2005-11-15T19:29:39Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > Honestly, I’m not sure. Is there something unusual or mysterious about the plane? I seem to remember some talk about the plane being weirdly off course, but I can’t remember for sure and my grasp of geography is not what it should be. If that is the case, it goes on the list. As I recall, the only map Boone (insert obligatory “I miss Useless Pretty Boone” sigh here) found in the plane was of Nigeria and environs, rather than charts of the South Pacific, which is definitely nowhere near Nigeria. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/103 "2005-11-15T20:35:41Z")
**lachesis** - I never said it ws a _good_ theory. **Draelin** - That’s good enough for me. 1. How did the Nigerian drug smuggling plane get on the island? ---
**Author:** ![chefjef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@chefjef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefjef)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/104 "2005-11-16T18:52:34Z")
Didn’t the Nigerian drug smuggling plane crash there and they figured out they were on an escape route or something? I wish my Tivo still had that episode. I wonder if we’ll be returned to that plane ever. SO stoked for tonight… ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/105 "2005-11-18T16:07:46Z")
I figured we’d get a definite answe on 48 and sure enough, here it is. 1. What’s the deal with the transmission Boone heard? **ANSWERED** It was “We’re the survivors of flight 815” and that was Bernard, a tail end survivor on the other end. Questions 51, 52 and 53 are under consideration for removal. > [@chefjef](#): > > Didn’t the Nigerian drug smuggling plane crash there and they figured out they were on an escape route or something? That’s not ringing any bells for me. Can anyone confirm or deny? ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/106 "2005-12-01T11:54:28Z")
1. What did Kate do to put her in trouble with the law and make her so eager to run from everything? Got the big **ANSWER** to this one last night. She blowed up her biological father real good. For purposes of character psycology, it should be mentioned that she believes she has a whole lot of bad in her that she got from him. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/107 "2005-12-01T14:31:16Z")
1. Why did Kate’s mom freak out at the hospital? Because Kate blowed up her father real good, and is a fugutive from the law. Also explains the cops guarding Kate’s mom. New questions: Why are there blast doors on the corridors leading to the geodesic dome? Why aren’t people supposed to use the computers for communication? I don’t remember seeing this one in the list: Aside from the significance of The Numbers, what happens if they don’t get entered into the computer every 108 minutes? What exactly was the “incident?” ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/108 "2005-12-01T17:14:21Z")
[QUOTE=Ethilrist] 43) Why did Kate’s mom freak out at the hospital? Because Kate blowed up her father real good, and is a fugutive from the law. Also explains the cops guarding Kate’s mom. [quote] Good catch! > [@](#): > > New questions: > > Why are there blast doors on the corridors leading to the geodesic dome? > > Why aren’t people supposed to use the computers for communication? > > I don’t remember seeing this one in the list: Aside from the significance of The Numbers, what happens if they don’t get entered into the computer every 108 minutes? What exactly was the “incident?” Also good. The question about the blast doors is the one that occured to me last night. I think I’ll also have to add the big question about whether any of this is real or if it’s just a big psych experiment. In any event, those go on the list. I’ve realized that the list needs a big overhaul, so any suggestion are welcome. We’ve got a few weeks to go until the next episode so this is the time to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/109 "2005-12-01T17:16:14Z")
See, that’s what happens when you use the computer for other purposes!! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Redsland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@Redsland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redsland)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/110 "2005-12-01T19:59:01Z")
Q: Who snipped the the film and why? Q: Are there other pieces of the film somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/111 "2005-12-02T03:13:00Z")
> [@Redsland](#): > > Q: Who snipped the the film and why? There was an article in TV Guide a while back (I have a coworker who obsessively brings them all in for us Lost junkies) where one of the production people said Desmond spliced it because he watched it so often it started to get worn out. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/112 "2005-12-02T15:06:45Z")
How did the film get clear across the island and hidden in a book? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/113 "2005-12-02T16:05:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Because Kate blowed up her father real good, and is a fugutive from the law. Also explains the cops guarding Kate’s mom naaahhh… Something else \_must\_have\_happened in between time for the extreme reaction that Kate’s Mom had… as if Kate made an attempt on her life as well. Cops would certainly be watching the hospital for Kate to come visit… but specifically ‘guarding’ her mom? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/114 "2005-12-02T16:09:23Z")
> [@simster](#): > > naaahhh… Something else \_must\_have\_happened in between time for the extreme reaction that Kate’s Mom had… as if Kate made an attempt on her life as well. > > Cops would certainly be watching the hospital for Kate to come visit… but specifically ‘guarding’ her mom? 😕 Kate, with careful planning and malice aforethought, murdered her stepfather and destroyed their family home. All her mom was left with was her job at the diner and an insurance policy that she probably wouldn’t have been able to collect on. What’s not to hate? Regarding whether or not there were guards there, it’s the MO of that cop who died to let Kate know what’s going on, and set a trap for her. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/115 "2005-12-02T16:27:09Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Regarding whether or not there were guards there, it’s the MO of that cop who died to let Kate know what’s going on, and set a trap for her. So are we thinking that the Marshal sent her that letter tipping her off to her mom’s condition? We know Tom didn’t send it, because he was surprised to see her. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/116 "2005-12-02T16:48:08Z")
Was it really Walt answering Michael’s IM? (or "where did the message originate?) How did the person saying Hello know someone was at the station? What happens if a person uses the computer for a purpose other than entering the numbers? What’s up with the freaking horse? ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/117 "2005-12-02T16:54:26Z")
I forgot one: - Whay was Sayid on the television in the army recruiting station? (I figure I know, but probably should be added). A few others from previous episodes: - What is Sawyer’s connection to the girl who picked Hurely’s lottery numbers? - What’s the significnace of Locke’s crossword puzzle? What was the correct answer to 42 Down? \*Is that the same car that has been involved with Locke, Kate and Michael’s accidents? ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/118 "2005-12-02T17:02:00Z")
Also, should we add a question about the glass eye? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/119 "2005-12-02T17:32:59Z")
How many indictments will there be against Dharma folks when the world finds out what’s going on on the island? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677/120 "2005-12-02T17:40:01Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > 😕 > > Kate, with careful planning and malice aforethought, murdered her stepfather and destroyed their family home. All her mom was left with was her job at the diner and an insurance policy that she probably wouldn’t have been able to collect on. > > What’s not to hate? > > Regarding whether or not there were guards there, it’s the MO of that cop who died to let Kate know what’s going on, and set a trap for her. I didn’t say “she didnt hate kate”… I questioned the absolute fear/terror that she emoted… seemed much more involved to me… I don’t doubt that she would scream for a nurse or help… but what I remember was much more than that. Of course, I could be remembering wrong. And if the cop is setting a trap… you don’t want to Gaurd the mom so obviously… then your prey get’s away… you want the prey to be unaware and then encircle. My main thing is that there has to be more to it… some ‘as of yet’ unrevealed bits… of course, stealing the cops car and assaulting him didn’t help matters none. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-lost-questions-thread-season-2/322677.md?page=7)