I suppose it should be rewritten to ask why Sayid thinks she’s dead.
Wanted to offer my appreciation for the thread as well. As a guy who doesn’t quite follow the weekly Lost thread religiously this one is a help, though some organization improvements would be key.
My biggest desire is that the questions somehow be linked to their answers and that maybe the source of the question be referred to.
I suppose a fair solution would be to link the “Answer” to the post which answers the question and link the question itself to the post that poses the question with maybe a additional note of which episode, i.e. “2.13”, the question and answer popped up in.
I’m glad to hear it. That’s pretty much what I was shooting for when I started the first thread. I am planning to restructure things for next season. I just haven’t decided how yet. Any suggestions are welcome.
In the meantime, feel free to toss out any questions or answers. I’m afraid some minor real life issues require my attention today.
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Why did the plane crash?
Possible answer: The magnetic anomaly caused it during a “system failure” when Desmond failed to push the button in time. -
How did a polar bear and a horse get on the island?
The Polar Bear was part of the Dharma project’s experiments. -
Did Locke actually see the monster? And if he did, why is he still alive?
Probable Partial Answer: Yes. Eko also encountered the monster and survived. We don’t know why. -
Was the psychic legitimate, and if so, what did he see in his vision?
Elaboration: He told Eko he was a fake, but given the themes of that episode and the season (he really was involved in a miracle, and the button really was important despite evidence otherwise), we shouldn’t take his word for it. -
How did Hugo get the nickname “Hurley”?
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In what way is Hurley known as a warrior?
These don’t seem important to me. I doubt we’ll get answers. -
What is the significance of the black smoke?
Elaboration: What is the smoke monster? -
Who drew the map (and what is its significance)?
Answered: Kelvin and his predeccessor -
Who burried Henry Gale?
I think we can assume it was the Others. Their appearance is a sham, and they certainly don’t consider themselved savages.
We should add:
What is the significance of the foot?
Why did the Others release Walt after going to such trouble to get him?
Why couldn’t Desmond sail away and why wouldn’t Michael be able to return?
Was Libby working for the Dharma Project/the Others?
The black smoke question arose when it seemed to signal that the Others were going to steal a baby, right? And Sayid knows which leaves to burn to get black smoke. These seem to be separate from the smoke monster, but the question could be amended to “What is the significance of the black smoke, and is it related to the smoke monster?”
Menocchio, good stuff. I am considering 2 as answered and 3 as at least a partial answer. Also 81.
While we have information on 15 and 21, we don’t have solid answers. 21 specifically may be left up in the air forever, but some ambiguity on these questions are OK with me.
25 and 26 are included for completeness and I’m hoping they’ll get referenced in a flashback.
As cbawlmer said, the black smoke was in reference to the end of last season and may not mean anything. If it doesn’t get a mention by, say, the middle of season 3, I’ll remove it.
You’re probably right about 82, but I’m going to keep it on for a while longer to see if it goes anywhere. If not, we’ll remove it.
All good additions. I’m also going to add:
What was the “room” that the Others threatened Walt with?
Editorial note:
Sometime next week I plan a final clean up on the list plus a summary post for the season. Later.
Didn’t you just answer your own question there?
Personally, I think we’re dealing with Comic Book Science in this show. Anyway, what happend in the hatch seems to me to be more of a cliffhanger than anything else. If it doesn’t get answered right away next season, then it’s a real question. I’ll keep it in mind for then.
I’m not a physicist. My answer attempt was just a WAG.
- What became of Alex? Raised by an Other
- What were the keys that Brendon took, and why did he take them? The keys to his boat.
- What happens if they don’t get entered into the computer every 108 minutes? Electromagnetic plane-crashing incidents.
- Where did Desmond go? Boat.
New ones:
Why does Not Henry want Kate, Sawyer and Jack?
Why was he willing to let Walt go to get them?
Ethilrist:
I’m waiting for confirmation on 47 that that’s the same Alex.
I’m not sure what you’re talking about with regard to 52. The question was regarding something Danielle said. Was there an answer I missed?
69 was covered already. But good catch on 74!
Another good catch on the first question. Your second one was already mentioned.
I’m planning to do the season end clean-up and summary posts on Friday barring any unforseen complications.
I just copied & pasted your list of questions into notepad and deleted everything that I couldn’t answer, or that had been answered by somebody else, or removed. 52 concerned the keys that Desmond grabbed on his way out of the hatch–he grabbed the keys, the vaccine, and, oddly enough, not the book…
Time for the Season Two round up. I’ll be doing this in three parts.
First, the list as of the end of the season:
- Why did the plane lose radio contact?
- Why did the plane crash? ANSWERED
- How did a polar bear and a horse get on the island? ANSWERED
- What is the big monster? PARTIAL ANSWER
- What is powering all the electronic equipment on the island?
- 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? ANSWERED
- 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? REMOVED
- What happened to the tail section of the plane? ANSWERED
- Did anyone other than those accounted for, including Rose’s husband, survive the crash? ANSWERED
- 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”, and is there more than one group of “Others”?
- Why did Danielle kill the other members of her team (or at least Robert)? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Why does Sayid think Nadia is dead?
- 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? ANSWERED
- How do the Others decide who to take?
- 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”?
- What is the nature of the islands unusual magnetic properties?
- How were Boone and Locke changed by their vision quests? REMOVED
- What’s inside that hatch/where does the door lead? ANSWERED
- Who sealed it and why? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Why does Claire have amnesia? ANSWERED
- How did Claire escape from Ethan? ANSWERED
- Why did the ocean level suddenly rise and flood the beach they were living on? REMOVED
- Why was Jin hand-delivering watches for Sun’s dad?
- What do the numbers mean? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Is Hurley (still) cursed?
- Why was Hurley in a mental institution? ANSWERED
- Who set up the original transmission?
- What happened to Jack’s marriage? ANSWERED
- Who sent Kate the letter about her mom?
- Why did Kate’s mom freak out at the hospital? ANSWERED
- What is the significance of the black smoke?
- Was it The Others who took Walt? ANSWERED
- Why do they want with Walt?
- What became of Alex?
- What’s the deal with the transmission Boone heard? ANSWERED
- When did Claire and Danielle meet before - and why did Claire scratch her? ANSWERED
- How did The Black Rock (the ship) get so far inland.
- Was The Black Rock a slave/mining ship, or something else? And if it was, what explains the discrepency regarding the ship having dynamite earlier than it should? REMOVED
- What were the keys that Brendon took, and why did he take them?
- How did Martin loose his arm?
- Was the man Sarah had the car accident with Shannon’s father? ANSWERED
- Did Walt try and communicate with Shannon and if so, how?
- How did Desmond end up under the island? ANSWERED
- What does the computer do - and specifically the EXECUTE button? REMOVED
- What did Desmond inject himself with? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Who or what was under quarentine? ANSWERED
- What is the significance (if any) of the number 108 beyond being the sum of Hurley’s numbers? ANSWERED
- Were Michael, Kate and Locke all in accidents with the same car, and if so, why?
- Who is ‘the one’ that Desmond is expecting? ANSWERED
- What’s the meaning of the “DHARMA” symbol on all of Desmond’s stuff - and why is it on a freakin’ shark? ANSWERED
- How did Jin wind up back on the island before Michael and Sawyer? REMOVED
- Why haven’t they sent a replacement?
- How did the Nigerian drug smuggling plane get on the island?
- Why are there blast doors on the corridors leading to the geodesic dome?
- Why aren’t people supposed to use the computers for communication?
- What happens if they don’t get entered into the computer every 108 minutes? ANSWERED
- What exactly was the “incident?”
- Why was the “Orientation” film cut up and pieces of it put in seperate places?
- Why was Sayid on the television in the army recruiting station?
- Whose glass eye was in the second Dharma station and why did they leave it there?
- Where did Desmond go? ANSWERED
- Why was Ecko marking the trees? ANSWERED
- Were Ethan and Zeke in the same group? And if not, where did Zeke get his information? ANSWERED
- Is Henry Gale an Other? ANSWERED
- What is the cause of the whispering?
- ? ANSWERED
- Why did the blast doors close?
- Who drew the map (and what is its significance)? ANSWERED
- Who burried Henry Gale?
- Why did Alex help Claire escape?
- What is the significance of the foot?
- Why did the Others release Walt after going to such trouble to get him?
- Why couldn’t Desmond sail away and why wouldn’t Michael be able to return?
- Was Libby working for the Dharma Project/the Others?
- What was the “room” that the Others threatened Walt with?
- Why do the Others want Kate, Sawyer and Jack?
Next up, a summary of the information we got this season.
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Why did the plane crash?
ANSWER: The magnetic anomaly caused it during a “system failure” when Desmond failed to push the button in time. -
How did a polar bear and a horse get on the island?
ANSWER: Polar Bears and sharks were parts of the Dharma zooology experiments. I’m considering a horse as part of the same deal. -
What did Kate do to put her in trouble with the law and make her so eager to run from everything?
ANSWER: She blowed up her dad real good because he was an abusive ass. -
What happened to the tail section of the plane?
ANSWER: It crashed on the other side of the island -
Did anyone other than those accounted for, including Rose’s husband, survive the crash?
ANSWER: Yes. It crashed close enough to the island that 23 people were able to make it to the shore. -
Who the HELL is Ethan?
ANSWER: He was an Other -
What’s inside that hatch/where does the door lead?
ANSWER: The hatch leads to an underground bunker which contains living accomodations for two people as well as the computer, the button, the countdown clock, food and guns. And Desmond. -
Why does Claire have amnesia?
ANSWER: Trauma and Drugs from her time with the Others. -
How did Claire escape from Ethan?
ANSWER: Alex helped her escape -
Why was Hurley in a mental institution?
ANSWER: Mental break after a collapsing balcony accident which included auditory and visual halucinations (Dave). Possibly psychotic depression. -
What happened to Jack’s marriage?
ANSWER: Sarah left him because he was inattentive and she was unfaithful. -
Why did Kate’s mom freak out at the hospital?
ANSWER: Because Kate killed her father and was a fugative from justice. Also explains the cops at the hospital. -
Was it The Others who took Walt?
ANSWER: Yes. -
What’s the deal with the transmission Boone heard?
ANSWER: It said “We’re the survivors of flight 815.” And that was Bernard, a tailie, on the other end. -
When did Claire and Danielle meet before - and why did Claire scratch her?
ANSWER: This occurred when Danielle was helping Claire escape from the Others. -
Was the man Sarah had the car accident with Shannon’s father?
ANSWER: Yes. -
How did Desmond end up under the island?
ANSWER: He crashed on the island while on his race around the world. Kelvin found him and brought him to the hatch. -
Who or what was under quarentine?
ANSWER: All indications are that the surface of the island was under quarentine, at least for the hatch inhabitants. -
What is the significance (if any) of the number 108 in the mural beyond being the sum of Hurley’s numbers?
ANSWER: Its the number of minutes on the countdown clock. -
Who is ‘the one’ that Desmond is expecting?
ANSWER: His, or at least Kelvin’s replacement. -
What’s the meaning of the “DHARMA” symbol on all of Desmond’s stuff - and why is it on a freakin’ shark?
ANSWER: It’s the corporate logo of the “initiative” behind all this. Seemingly. -
What happens if they don’t get entered into the computer every 108 minutes?
ANSWER: Electromagnetic plane-crashing incidents. -
Where did Desmond go?
ANSWER: Back to his boat. -
Why was Ecko marking the trees?
ANSWER: He started building a church. -
Were Ethan and Zeke in the same group? And if not, where did Zeke get his information?
ANSWER: They were part of the same group. -
Is Henry Gale an Other?
ANSWER: Yes. -
?
ANSWER: The Pearl Station. Used for “monitoring” the other stations. -
Who drew the map (and what is its significance)?
ANSWER:: Kelvin and his predeccessor.
INFORMATION ON PARTIALS:
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What is the big monster?
A big black smokey thing with aparent mind reading capabilities. -
Why did Danielle kill the other members of her team (or at least Robert)?
She thought they were infected or sick in some way. -
Who sealed it and why?
The Dharma initiative. We don’t know why. -
What do the numbers mean?
They are the code entered into the computer used to keep the islands magnetic anomoly in check. There may be additional significance that we don’t know about yet. -
What did Desmond inject himself with?
A vaccine that he believed protected him from the infection on the surface.
A shout out to my peeps.
Thanks to the following for their input on the questions listed:
Draelin: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 66, 41, 82
Smeghead: 57, 59
rockle: 60
middleman: 29, 66, 72, 73, 17, 18, 57, 58, 64, 81
Odinoneeye: 55
borchevsky: 61, 76, 19
42fish: 62
N9IWP: 65
cbawlmer: 19
Ethilrist: 12, 13, 56, 62, 43, 45, 67, 68, 69, 4, 74, 76, 33, 34, 49, 80, 81, 89
Redsland: 71
cmyk: 29
vaderspal: 17
hammos1: 11
Menocchio: 2, 3, 81, 84, 85, 86, 87
A special shout out to UncleRojelio for mentioning a question that got answered before I could include it in the list.
And thanks to Cervaise for his information on the mining ship.
If I’ve missed anybody - sorry about that.
A note on statistics:
The list included 89 items. If we discount the 6 questions that were removed, we are left with 83 valid questions.
We got 28 answers and five partial answers. I generally think of a partial answer as having half the info of a full answer. Using this rough estimate we get about 30 answers for 89 question.
Thus we have about one third of the questions answered. Which, coincidentally (or not) is just about what we had last year.
Finally the remaining list for next season with all appropriate removals and renumbered:
- Why did the plane lose radio contact?
- What is the big monster? PARTIAL ANSWER
- What is powering all the electronic equipment on the island?
- 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 exactly was the nature of Locke’s paralysis?
- Why wasn’t Jack’s Dad in the coffin?
- 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”, and is there more than one group of “Others”?
- Why did Danielle kill the other members of her team (or at least Robert)? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Why did Sayid say that Nadia was dead?
- 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?
- How do the Others decide who to take?
- 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”?
- What is the nature of the islands unusual magnetic properties?
- Who sealed it and why? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Why was Jin hand-delivering watches for Sun’s dad?
- What do the numbers mean? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Is Hurley (still) cursed?
- Who set up the original transmission?
- Who sent Kate the letter about her mom?
- What is the significance of the black smoke?
- Why do they want with Walt?
- What became of Alex?
- How did The Black Rock (the ship) get so far inland.
- What were the keys that Brendon took, and why did he take them?
- How did Martin loose his arm?
- Did Walt try and communicate with Shannon and if so, how?
- What did Desmond inject himself with? PARTIAL ANSWER
- Were Michael, Kate and Locke all in accidents with the same car, and if so, why?
- Why haven’t they sent a replacement?
- How did the Nigerian drug smuggling plane get on the island?
- Why are there blast doors on the corridors leading to the geodesic dome?
- Why aren’t people supposed to use the computers for communication?
- What exactly was the “incident?”
- Why was the “Orientation” film cut up and pieces of it put in seperate places?
- Why was Sayid on the television in the army recruiting station?
- Whose glass eye was in the second Dharma station and why did they leave it there?
- What is the cause of the whispering?
- Why did the blast doors close?
- Who burried Henry Gale?
- Why did Alex help Claire escape?
- What is the significance of the foot?
- Why did the Others release Walt after going to such trouble to get him?
- Why couldn’t Desmond sail away and why wouldn’t Michael be able to return?
- Was Libby working for the Dharma Project/the Others?
- What was the “room” that the Others threatened Walt with?
- Why do the Others want Kate, Sawyer and Jack?
I’ll probably be making adjustments to the list for next season. I want to find a way to make it a better tool for discussing the island mysteries. I haven’t figured out how I’ll do that just yet, but this is where we stand now.
I just want to say, Trion, that you rawk. 
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think we at least have some information on a few of these:
Wasn’t this a result of the electromagnetic activity that eventually crashed the plane? Should I be answering a question with a question?
Again, was it the electromagnet?
The island’s magnetic powers MAY have cured him, but we don’t have a definitive answer yet. However, maybe we should add that Rose’s cancer and Jin’s infertility were also cured.
Partial answer: They wanted to give Walt some tests related to his special abilities.
The Others had to have buried him. Are we looking for specifically which Others?
It’s possible that I’m being dense or retreading earlier discussion, but I feel like we at least have some clues on the above.
Thanks for all your work on this, Trion. Since you posted about trying to find a better system for this, I’ve tried to think of one and haven’t come up with anything yet.
The plane lost radio contact much earlier in the flight, and the fact that they’d turned around for Fiji is what brought them into the island’s sphere of influence in the first place. I don’t think the radio had anything to do with the island, but I could be wrong.
Maybe this question could be rephrased into "Where does that big-ass power cable begin and end?
I’m with you on that.
The only problem I have with the Others having buried him is that we haven’t seen them bother to bury anybody else. In addition, if I remember right, he was in a nice grave with a cross on it and a cairn, yes? Certainly more than the Others would have done for someone who blundered onto the island. Of course, I could be reading too much into it–as usual.
Thank you.
Actually, they lost radio contact long before they crashed. The plane had turned arond and had been flying the wrong way for a while before the crash.
A geothermal source was mentioned as possible when they were first exploring the hatch. It hasn’t been mentioned since.
You’re right about question 10, I should include those.
49 may be answered or we may be waiting on confirmation that it was the Others. I can’t remember right now.
Ah, you’re right about the radio. It’s been at least a year since I’ve seen the pilot. And I forgot about the power cable too, since nobody ever brings it up on the show.
Ok, I have a suggestion: can we make the questions less vague, so when one looks at the list we get a hint about some of the less important questions? For instance, I cannot recall what #34 refers to. Who in the heck is Brendon?