Lost update – We Didn’t Start The Fire

Season III

Lost Update 06/20/2007

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, “The King and I” and “The Catcher in the Rye”
Eisenhower, vaccine, England’s got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

The ABC television series Lost debuted September of 2004 and became an overnight success as millions of viewers tuned in to find out what happened to the passengers of Oceanic flight 815. With all the excitement and buzz the new series created, the Internet was quickly abuzz with hundreds of theories scattered over countless web sites. This was also the time of the birth of the Grassy Knoll Institutes Lost theory. The Lost executives and writers have to be loving the immense Internet and water cooler exposure Lost is enjoying.

To perpetuate the series and the conjecture, I believe that the Lost writers have already shown us what is really happening on the island and to the castaways. The plot, the outcome, the whole enchilada. The answer has already been revealed, hidden in the back story, current story, or front story of the castaways. The caveat is that the writers have shown us hundreds of different scenario’s and it is now our task to piece it together. Much like a jig saw puzzle. So let’s help them out a little shall we.

The following Lost theories are in no particular order of popularity or significance. Some you will recognize, some you will not.

They’re All Dead: Because we have to start somewhere, let’s analyze the “They’re All Dead” theory. I think this was one of the most popular theories at the very beginning, when Charlie uttered the words, “Where are we,” as the invisible monster made it’s first appearance. Adding credence to the theory was when they found the distress call loop that had been playing for 16 years. Jack seeing his dead father, and finally Naomi telling Hurley, you’re all dead, they found the plane wreckage and there were no survivors.

Snow Globe Effect: The reason the castaways cannot make contact with the outside world is because they are trapped in a snow globe. This is why Desmond couldn’t sail away from the island.

Purgatory: Not only are they all dead, but they’re all in Purgatory. And when they die again on the island, it is actually them going to heaven or perhaps hell.

Alien Factor: The castaways are aliens that crashed on the island and are trying to keep the “Others” from finding out.

Just A Dream: The castaways are not real, it is just a dream from one of the members. When they wake up, the show will be over.

Bobby Ewing Effect: One of the castaways thought to be dead walks out of the shower and the past six years was really didn’t happen. Bobby Ewing Effect

Four Toe People: Remember the statue with the foot with four toes. One theory has it that all the “others” and the castaways all have four toes. They are either a mutant group or aliens. Damn Dirty Apres

Virtual Reality: All the castaways are interconnected to one another and share each other’s thoughts. They are not really on the island, but in a lab somewhere. Flagship Lost Theory

Time Travel: Somehow, the island setting is in the past and shielded by the present day traffic. Hence the old style computers and equipment.

Time travel Part Two: One or more of the castaways have traveled or are currently traveling from past, present, and future and back.

Twilight Zone: The castaways are in a modern day Twilight Zone episode. Submitted for your approval of course. Twilight Zone

Philadelphia Experiment: An electromagnetic surge somehow downed flight 815 and transported the island to another dimension.

King Kong: Lost is actually a remake of the original 1933 movie King Kong. Ben is of course Kong. King Kong Lost Island

Gilligan’s island: the castaways are a modern day Gilligan’s island. Perhaps Sayid is the professor. Hurley the millionaire, Shannon the movie star, Kate as Maryann, Jack the skipper, Sawyer as Gilligan, etc. Lost And Gilligan’s Island

Seinfeld Syndrome: Like Seinfeld, Lost is a show about absolutely nothing. Seinfeld Syndrome

Mitt Romney Connection: All the castaways are former running mates or ex-wives of Mitt Romney, presidential hopeful for 2008.

Hell: Everyone on the island is dead and they are in hell relegated for eternity to battle against themselves.

Heaven: Everyone on the island is in heaven. Not much to this theory, cause I hope heaven ain’t like that.

Reality Show: As in the Truman show, the castaways are being filmed in an ultimate reality game. Perhaps some are involved in the scheme, or perhaps all of them are unaware.

Hippy Hippy Shake: The entire Lost storyline can be mapped out by playing rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young album’s De’Ja Vu and So Far. Crosby Stills Nash Young

Space: Lost in space, or are in space, hurling toward the sun, or away from the sun depending on one’s perspective.

The Past: Lost is set in the past. Notice the old computer, equipment, record player, clothing, houses, decor. That’s why there is no rescue party or radio transmissions except for the old songs picked up on the airwaves.

New Seed: The rest of the world is destroyed and the castaways are the last surviving humans left to repopulate the world.

The Future: Somehow the castaways were transported into the future where the only life left on the planet is on the Lost island.

Insane Asylum: One or a group of castaways are locked up in an insane asylum and what we see on the television screen is merely a lucid dream or nightmare of the mental patient. Hurley and Libby give credence to this direction and theory.

A Dream: Merely one man’s or woman’s dream and when they wake up, the show will be over. The close up on the eye balls of certain castaways at the beginning of each season lends weight to this theory.

Story Book: As such as reading many books aloud, such as Twas the Night Before Christmas, so is Lost being read aloud to the castaways and their thoughts and imagination is what we see on the screen. Episode titles such as the Looking Glass help this theory.

Another Planet: The lost island is actually on another world, another planet. This is why the compass doesn’t work, and strange weather and polar bears in warm climate.

North Pole, South Pole: The island is at the tip of the North Pole, South Pole, hidden from sight through some magical electromagnetic waves that also shield the island from the cold.

Antarctica: A secret base in Antarctica where survival experiments are being conducted on by unknowing participants.

Parallel Dimension / Universe: Sort of like Back To the Future when Marty goes back in time once again and sees himself changing the past. Somehow the island lies somewhere in the realm of a different dimension and the castaways don’t entirely fit in. Hence the flash backs of Desmond and other castaways.

The Matrix: I’ve been waiting for you Mr. Anderson. A race of machines came to earth and enslaved the human race and are now using them as batteries all the while altering their reality as if they are living normal lives.

They’re All Puppets: They are all mannequins, puppets, and a little child is playing with them in her room. As one dies, the child throws the puppet in her toy box.

Misfit Toys: To infinity and beyond. The castaways are marooned on the Island Of Misfit Toys. Their only hope is Christmas Eve when King Moonraiser lands on the island to judge the misfit toys.

Invasion: The castaways are really the aliens from the canceled ABC series “Invasion!”

Church: The castaways are a secret sect of the church of Latter Day Saints.

Chosen Few: The castaways are the remaining survivors of an old motorcycle gang of the 1960’s, The Chosen Few.

Bermuda Triangle: Yea, lost in the Bermuda Triangle. That is one hell of a big triangle.

City Of Atlantis: Lost is actually the lost city of Atlantis that miraculously resurfaced back in the early 1960’s and repopulated by Hanso corporation. A new division, Dharma was created to cultivate the environment and learn the secrets of the island, especially it’s healing powers. The four toes statue lends credence to this theory.

Reincarnation: All the castaways are dead waiting to be reborn. When one dies on the island, they are actually being reborn into the real world of the living.

Old Movie: The castaways are trapped in an old movie that is running continuously over and over again waiting for someone to change the reel or turn the projector off.

Grassy Knoll Institute Effect: The survivors of Oceanic flight 815 are not on an island, but in a virtual reality laboratory. All of them are interconnected. They feel, sense, and experience what everyone else does. While in this virtual reality state, a battery of tests and experiments are performed on them, both mentally and physically. Other than the mysterious government men who are seemingly running the show, a race of Aliens are funding the lab with the promise of advanced technology.

Did I miss any? I’m sure I did. That’s where you come in. I wrote this update in a flurry and as I was typing decided to toss in a few humorous theories zingers. Let’s hear it Lost fans. What’s your favorite theory? (Other than mine own of course)

Back To Lost Secrets Revealed Archives

LURKING ON THE GRASSY KNOLL