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Thank god reality TV is finally dying. ABC has me totally addicted to LOST (Wednesday nights, 8 Eastern/Pacific – 7 central).

For those of you living under a rock these past few months, LOST is about a group of people who survived a plane crash and are now stranded on an island… they don’t know where they are, there’s no other civilization to speak of… and the island is packed full of mystery.

Let’s begin by addressing some of the mysteries of the island:

WARNING – I address things that have occurred through the episode on March 2 and talk about things that MIGHT happen in future episodes. If you don’t like spoilers, don’t read any further.

What exactly is the “monster” of the island?

Some believe that the monster is nothing more than polar bears on the island, like the one Sawyer killed early in the season. Others believe the dinosaur theory, although, I’ve even seen Matthew Fox say on Regis & Kelly that it’s not a dinosaur. Personally, I think it has something to do with Walt’s dog. Remember how the dog went missing right after the plane crashed? It took a couple of episodes, but eventually Boone tracked it down and brought it back. But while the dog was missing, the monster came…. once the dog was found… that was end of the monster. Then… just a couple episodes ago, when the dog went missing again, the monster came back. Remember when it attacked Walt and Michael? To save himself, Michael stuck the knife in the throat of the monster and it disappeared…. and the dog hasn’t come back. Weird, I’d say.

Why doesn’t Locke need a wheelchair anymore?

If you remember from the flashback episodes involving Locke, he needed a wheelchair. In fact, it was why he was denied going on the trip he had scheduled in Austrailia. Now, suddenly, on the island… he no longer needs the wheelchair and is quite adept at tracking, hunting, knife-throwing, etc.

Where does the cable coming from the ocean go?

This question was partially answered in the last episode… it goes in the ground. But then where does it go? What is it connected to? What does it do? I think it has something to do with “the hatch”.

What about the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42?
Well, here’s a few things that are interesting….

There’s 48 survivors
8 people died in the Hurley’s factory accident
The flight number was 815
The safety deposit box in Kate’s bank was 815
Sun was supposed to leave for the airport at 8:15
Charley’s copy machine was model 815
16 weeks since someone had last won the lottery before Hurley
Danielle’s been on the island for at least 16 years
The radio transmission has been repeating for 16 years
Jack and Rose sat in row 23
The reward for catching Kate was $23,000

The only number yet to be referenced is 42. Which, if you’re a reader of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, you know that 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Also interestingly, 4+8+15+16+23 = 66… and 4+2 = 6. In the lotto numbers, 42 was the “power ball” number, or separate from the other numbers. And if you TiVo’d the last episode, look carefully at the final scene with the hatch. You’ll see that the 42 is offset with a period, or separated from the rest of the numbers.

What’s in the hatch?

Prior to last week, I had no idea…. now after the seeing the cable from the sea goes into the ground, I suspect these two are connected somehow. A lot of theories place the radio transmission in with this… but if that’s true, why did Boone and Locke have to dig it up? Danielle, the french woman, changed the radio transmission after “It killed them ALL”, so who helped her bury the hatch? I think the hatch has been buried a lot longer than 16 years. Is it the Pandora’s box that was mentioned by Hurley’s insane friend in the last episode?

How about Walt’s “powers”?

Walt does seem to have something supernatural about him…. I don’t think its more Walt conjuring, creating, or wishing these things into reality. I think what he is really doing is summoning an existing entity/thing to him or to his will.

For example, there were polar bears on the island before Walt summoned them. That, with the comic book connection and his motivation (anger towards his Dad) makes this work. An occurance a lot of people don’t remember. In the Pilot, when it started raining, Michael told Walt they’d go looking for Vincent after the rain stopped. Lo and behold! Rain stopped! The bird that smashed into the window? Pshh, it already existed somewhere, Walt just wished it there. Motivation? To get attention from his neglecting mother and her boyfriend. Finally, with the boat. There has been fire everywhere on the island, who is to say Walt didn’t just wish for a couple sparks to just jump over to the raft? Much like he willed the knife to hit that knot on the tree when he was in the woods with Locke and Boone.

Who’s going to die by the end of the season?

This is a big one among loyal LOST viewers. The writers have promised us that someone central to the show will die by the end of the season.

Taking creator, JJ Abrhams, at his word that someone will die by the end of the season, means that we can ignore the “Boone dream sequence” where Shannon dies.

Let’s start with the women….

Shannon – She can’t die right now, she’s in the middle of a love triangle with Sayid and Boone.

Kate – She’s also in one of three love triangles on the island, with Sawyer and Jack. Besides, off-camera, Evangeline Lilly (Kate) and Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) are reportedly together romantically, according to the trash mags.

Claire – Her only romantic link is to Charlie and she’s about to have a baby on an island where there’s no drugs, no hospital…. fortunately, there is a doctor in Jack. But he can’t save them all… She could possibly die in childbirth.

Now… how about the men:

Jack – He’s considered by most to be the main character. His character was supposed to die in the first episode… and now with nothing on the horizon for Fox, I think he’ll sign on for a second season.

Charlie – Charlie’s already had his chance to be offed and they did save him. I think that now Charlie’s generally safe, especially now that’s he’s proven himself to be effective (ie: killing Ethan).

Sayid – Sayid stays, at least for the forseeable future; he’s just an interesting character regardless of how you cut it, and I doubt ABC’s going to want to send a message to viewers regarding the offing of the Arabic man first — although I could see Sayid eventually sacrificing his life to save one of his former detractors in the group. But he will definately not be the first one to go. Besides, he’s in that whole love triangle thing again.

Walt – Safe, I don’t think ABC will be killing off any kids either…. besides, read my earlier comments about him

Locke – He knows the island very well… we still haven’t resolved the “wheelchair” mystery, the fact that he’s seen the monster.. and lived. Locke is central to a lot of mysteries that still need answers. I don’t think he’ll be dying any time soon.

Hurley – We learned in the last episode that he’s safe. Although, by now, I’m sure he’s wishing he never played those numbers.

Sawyer is part of the Jack, Kate love triangle; Boone is a point of the Sayid, Shannon love triangle. But between all of them, I’d say Boone would be the first to go.

Although, they say the character who will die is well-liked. Stretch your memories a bit folks and bring back Rose. The older lady that we saw a lot of in early episodes. The one who believes her husband is still alive. She hasn’t contributed much to the plot lately, so can we consider her a main character?

How about Michael? Yes, Walt’s daddy. How many times can he rebuild the boat after his son torches it? Walt has kind of adopted Locke has a surrogate father… it would prove to be an interesting dynamic if Michael was out of the picture. According to iMDB, He’s also got a lead role in an upcoming feature film. Can he keep up a television series production schedule and well as film a major motion picture?

Jin – Up until recently, no one has interacted with him much, other than Sun, his wife. Mostly because he doesn’t speak English. He’s been helping with the rebuild of the boat. But “Well-liked”? He certainly is not.

Sun – Here is a “well-liked” character, who has helped heal and been the olive branch between Jin and the rest of the castaways. Not much would be accomplished by offing her, though.

My vote is on Michael. We’ll see.

If any of you readers are also watching LOST, feel free to make a comment about any of this….