Lost Season 4 Discussion - Because You Left

dood so did anybody see the whale?!?!?!?!

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you can only see the tail tho....
 
I was trying really hard to avoid this topic on CAG b/c I didn't watch the season finale until Sunday night.
I was ecstatic to see that my favorite character Desmond get a happy ending (for this season at least hehe). Hmm... my take on the future is that Ben wants his leadership position back with the others and needs Jack and the survivors to get back on the island to do so. Maybe he lied or tricked Locke into death to recapture the throne? He told Locke earlier that whoever moves the island can never go back, but he's lied plenty of times before :lol:
 
[quote name='JEKKI']dood so did anybody see the whale?!?!?!?!

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you can only see the tail tho....[/quote]

After a few moments of "Wtf is he talking about?, there's no whale in that picture", I finally got it. :lol:
 
[quote name='Bezerker']The reason above made it quite comedic when Michael told Jin to "go because you are a father". Like Michael isn't.[/QUOTE]

It could be argued that was only an excuse, considering his actions prior to joining the crew on the boat. Either he believed he would survive, or he'd get what he was wanting.
 
[quote name='pitfallharry219']After a few moments of "Wtf is he talking about?, there's no whale in that picture", I finally got it. :lol:[/quote]
I dont get it... care to explain :whistle2:s
 
[quote name='homeland']Question
Is Claire really dead? I don't remember ever seeing her corpse
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Claire has to be dead. I have a feeling that she was in the house that got hit with the RPG and died, though the fact that she later shows up (and shocks Sawyer) could be merely her spirit making sure that Aaron was fine before she could be at peace and essentially become part of the island.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']
Claire has to be dead. I have a feeling that she was in the house that got hit with the RPG and died, though the fact that she later shows up (and shocks Sawyer) could be merely her spirit making sure that Aaron was fine before she could be at peace and essentially become part of the island.
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She was under the rubble and Sawyer found her right after the explosion.
 
[quote name='Ugamer_X']She was under the rubble and Sawyer found her right after the explosion.[/quote]

Right...but was it really her or
a manifestation by the island? I have a theory that when people die on the island, they get absorbed by the island, and therefore continue their afterlife as part of the island
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Right...but was it really her or
a manifestation by the island? I have a theory that when people die on the island, they get absorbed by the island, and therefore continue their afterlife as part of the island
[/quote]

By that logic,
Christian would have had to have died on the island.
 
[quote name='bmachine']By that logic,
Christian would have had to have died on the island.
[/quote]

Well, the body was on the plane when it crashed.
 
[quote name='Negative']lol, yeah, it's known as the mighty "whale tail."[/quote]
I didnt know that. I wish I hadn't spent 10 minutes trying to find a whale in the background :lol:
 
Might have been a 'return favor' nod to Valve. After all, some of the monitors in one of the Half-Life 2 episodes had "The Numbers" on them. (And no, I don't know where to look exactly, as I saw the screencap once on Kotaku.)

I think the common ground between Lost and the Half-Life series goes way beyond cheeky Easter Eggs and subtle references, though. Now that I think about it...Christian (roughly) = G-Man???
 
[quote name='jollydwarf']Might have been a 'return favor' nod to Valve. After all, some of the monitors in one of the Half-Life 2 episodes had "The Numbers" on them. (And no, I don't know where to look exactly, as I saw the screencap once on Kotaku.)

I think the common ground between Lost and the Half-Life series goes way beyond cheeky Easter Eggs and subtle references, though. Now that I think about it...Christian (roughly) = G-Man???[/quote]

Now that you mention it, I think that Richard Alpert looks exactly like G-Man.... hmmmm... interesting...

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[quote name='LinkinPrime']Right...but was it really her or
a manifestation by the island? I have a theory that when people die on the island, they get absorbed by the island, and therefore continue their afterlife as part of the island
[/QUOTE]

there are too many characters that dont go along with that theory. boone, the pilot, the fbi agent, nikki, paulo, shannon, scott, steve, ana lucia, arzt... none of them have come back, even eko too (with the exception of crazy hurley playing chess with him off the island. not to mention the dharma people and the others that have died.


so really, while i think that the island some how incorporates people who "die" its certainly not absolute.
 
I think Claire is being manifested by Jacob. Yet Claire (as Jacob) told Kate not to bring Aaron back to the Island in Kate's dream. Yet Ben says ALL SIX of the O6 need to go back, that includes Aaron.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']
Claire has to be dead. I have a feeling that she was in the house that got hit with the RPG and died, though the fact that she later shows up (and shocks Sawyer) could be merely her spirit making sure that Aaron was fine before she could be at peace and essentially become part of the island.
[/quote]

Why does she have to be?

The little kid has made "visits" and he's still alive.
 
I firmly believe that some/most of the apparitions, seen awake or in a dream, are Jacob/the Smoke Monster/the Island using real people as 'avatars' to manipulate people into doing what he/it wants.

The whole Claire dream for Kate is totally at odds with all other signs pointing to them having to go back. Then again, maybe that's the only 'good' vision, and the "Claire" we saw in the cabin wasn't really her.

Oh, who the fuck knows! That's why we watch, that's why we can't stop.
 
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[quote name='fart_bubble']signed up but no clue about what this is. Is it just going to give us a bunch of personality quizzes?[/quote]

According to Lostpedia (http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Dharmawantsyou.com),
these questions could possibly be about things that happen in LOST.

  • Questions 1 and 8 refer to ambushes, a common technique used by the Others
  • Question 2 refers to candy, which could be a reference to Apollo Bars
  • Question 3 refers to deception, another common theme in Lost
  • Question 4 could be a reference to the Purge
  • Question 5 could be a reference to Ben's spinal cord injury and subsequent surgery
  • Question 5 also references a guitar, which could be a reference to Charlie
  • Question 6 refers to amputation, which could be a reference to Pierre Chang's prosthetic arm
  • Question 7 refers to siblings, which is a common theme on Lost
  • Question 8 again refers to isolation, another common theme of Lost
  • Question 9 could be a reference to Bernard, who is a dentist
  • Questions 10 and 14 refer to a shipwreck, which could be a reference to the Black Rock
  • Question 10 also refers to abandonment, another common theme of Lost
  • Question 11 refers to a spider bite and paralysis, which is what led to Paulo and Nikki's untimely deaths
  • Question 11 also refers to Buddhism, another common theme of Lost
  • Question 11 also refers to a prosthetic arm, which could be another reference to Pierre Chang
  • Question 12 refers to sick children, which could be reference to Aaron and the sickness
  • Question 13 refers to a tortoise, which could be a reference to the expression "Turtles all the way down", which has been referenced by producer Damon Lindelof during the Official Lost Podcast/November 06, 2006
  • Question 13 also refers to being locked in a cage, which could be a reference to the the Hydra's cages
  • Question 14 refers to a beach invasion, which could be a reference to the Kahana's mercenary team or the Others failed beach raid ("Through the Looking Glass")
  • Question 15 refers to being a fugitive, which could be a reference to Kate or any number of characters with criminal backgrounds
  • Question 15 could refer to a part of the Room 23 video where the point-of-view is of a person running down a darkened path
  • Question 16 could be a reference to either Locke's coffin or Christian's coffin
  • Question 17 refers to MacBeth, a classic Shakespeare tragedy that centers on lust for powers and betrayal, also common themes in Lost
  • Question 17 also refers to a sharp knife, which could be a reference to Locke and Richard's items
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Im guessing they'll have quizzes like these every so often (the first ones today, but it hasn't been updated yet) and the top 10 people to get these right will be on the leaderboard.
 
This show is the king of viral marketing. Nobody else can compare. What is this, like the 20th mystery website related to the show? They're too obvious about it now though. Dharma was a dead giveaway and there's even ABC disclaimers at the bottom. The first site they did was the coolest site I've ever seen and made pretty much direct Lost references.
 
Damn, looks like they shut down the handofoundation webpage. There's just a placeholder image of a letter from Hanso.
 
www.dharmawantsyou.com

Sign up and take a test (Im pretty sure you can answer whatever you want and you'll still pass. I have yet to see anyone that has failed). There's another test (one that counts for the leaderboards) that you can take if you click on "Test 1".

However, the site isn't letting me log in right now for some reason.


EDIT: It's up and basically you arrange pieces of a square to form a square. You have 100 seconds and when you finish, the remaining seconds count as 1 point each. I finished with 1 second left so I only have 1 point.
 
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fart_bubble isn't wanted by Dharma! :whee:


My best so far for Test 1 is 46. Someone on another forum got 86, which is crazy.


EDIT: I just got 59.

You can also score points by inviting other people to join Dharma. If anybody wants an invite to help me out (You don't need an invite, this is just to help me get points) send me a PM with your email address.
 
i followed the first game. juice isn't worth the squeeze in my case.. although the video they showed at comic con with marvin candle was bad ass.
 
[quote name='Segasonic01']The first time, I got 34. Second time, I got 63[/quote]

I just got 62.

[quote name='fart_bubble']shit, now I don't even get the page saying "Site Is Updating". All I get is a blue screne[/quote]

That "Site Is Updating" thing was up for everbody last night. Refresh the screen if it never loads. The site is pretty slow because of everybody using it.


EDIT: I got 77.
 
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[quote name='becuzimbrown']Apparently there was some glitch and now a lot of people have 100. Pretty lame.[/QUOTE]

well that kills it then
 
So was anything interesting mentioned at Comicon? Like last year with Michael (and Libby, but that didn't happen in season 4...)?
 
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