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Lost: The Greatest Story Ever Told...

2008-03-24T10:46:00.000-07:00

First of all, I'd like to thank The TailSection writers and all the fans who turn out here on a daily basis to tediously mull over the details of our favorite mystery island and it's varied inhabitants. I feel honored to throw my contribution into the mix.

It seems like it's been so long since we first met our motley crew of plane crash survivors. Years go by and we all still wonder that which was so eloquently encapsulated early on in season one by our good friend Charlie: "Guys, where are we?" Where are we indeed. Mysterious Others, radical healing powers, prophetic dreams of destiny, military-like bunkers, a pirate ship in the middle of the jungle, magnetic anomalies, killer fetuses, strange hippie experiments, dead people coming back for short visits, a freaking mind reading smoke monster, freighter folk with unknown intentions, time traveling consciousness, ghost busting. . .how could anyone not like this!? The island continues to unravel its mysteries only to leave us with more questions than answers, and yet we come back week after week, year after year to get our fix, to ponder what comes next, and to theorize on what it's all about.

Some people don't understand the idea behind Lost. They hear people's talk of "not knowing what's going on" and turn away to watch their American Idol or whatever people watch when they're not cool enough to watch Lost. I see Lost as much like a mystery novel, your Sherlock Holmes and whatnot. Sure, you don't know the big picture, but that's the fun of it. You get little clues along the way that you pick up and put in your pocket like little tidbits of knowledge -- sort of like puzzle pieces that, when put together, add up to the greatest story ever told: the story of the island. But no matter what we make of the clues the writers leave behind for us, we're constantly surprised by the next leg of the plot. It's like we're the 815ers and the writers are Ben, always ten steps ahead of us looking back and laughing at our naivety because they know what it's all about and they have us right where they want us. In the end, I pity the writers because they don't have the pleasure of seeing it all slowly unfold from the first mystery to the last epiphany. They know how it all ends, and thus they have the ultimate spoiler swimming around in their craniums (I bet LostFan108 would love to get his greasy mitts on that one).

As you may have already noticed, I'm not at all one of those people who thinks the writers make it up as they go along, nor have I ever been. I see this idea as ridiculous, and think it's the theory of casual watchers who don't pick up on the many subplot details that are obviously planned out years ahead of time. But, to each their own.

As I'm sure most of you already know, there are many themes snaking their way through Lost's main plot. I can sum them up in a quote from Dr. Emmett L. Brown: it's all about "where we've been, where we're going, the pitfalls and the possibilities, the perils and the promise, perhaps even an answer to that universal question. . .why."

The joy of it all is that Lost can be enjoyed on several different levels by both casual viewers and hardcore fans, each of which get a lot of information to soak in every week, whether they understand it or not. The casual fan can enjoy the basic storyline of the general mystery of the island and its inhabitants, whereas the hardcore fan can take in so much more. Almost an unlimited amount of theorizing can be done about Lost when you just dive into the mythology of it all.

I've been parusing the net on Lost sites for years now, and as I'm sure a lot of you have noticed there are some CA-RAZY Lost fans out there. But what's wrong with that, really? We all have our own theories as to how it's all gonna go down, and some are more out there than others. Everything from "it's all Hurley's dream" to "they're in purgatory". Though us true Lost fans know that both of those particular theories are a load of BS, I still see people posting those ideas in comments sections. It's funny to see how quickly some avid "Lostie" commenter will snap at the sight of the words "dream" or "purgatory." I've had to do some "cleaning house" myself in a few comments sections, clearing up all the misconceptions of the up-and-coming Losties who are still new to the game. We need to learn to be patient with those who are still getting everything worked out. I think we hardcore fans tend to hold a high opinion of ourselves as compared to the new guys, and we can't help but correct people on anything and everything. I think that's just a sign of love for the show, and not wanting the writers to be insulted by taking the story in the wrong direction. But really, it's Lost, and I would assume the writers love when we become LOST in the story.

Whatever direction Lost chooses to take, the true fans will stick by it through thick and thin -- through "The Constant" and "Exposé", through the "Others" and the "Tailies." The beauty of it all is, like any other long running show, it has so much room for error. We can deal with an Ana Lucia every now and again, and even a Nikki or Paulo, and just chock it up to a simple lapse in judgment and move on. Writing a show like Lost requires some trial and error, and considering how much excellent storytelling we receive for free week after week, I think we can all handle an error here and there. All in all, Lost is the greatest story ever told because that's what we see it as. That's what we believe it to be, and us true fans will continue to preach its greatness to pseudo-fans and Lost-haters the world over.

Ratings for "Meet Kevin Johnson" Are In!

2008-03-22T11:11:00.000-07:00

It's been strange to watch Lost steadily decline in the ratings over the past eight weeks, and I wish there was some kind of sensible explanation for it. The show has been keeping up the same high quality as always, so that's not the problem. Are people just busy on Thursday nights and DVRing the show for a later date? Is Lost's lack of a popular lead in hurting it? Who knows."Meet Kevin Johnson" brought in 11.28 million viewers, which is the lowest tally for the season. Maybe the show will do better when it moves to 10pm after Grey's Anatomy next month. Surely a few people must enjoy wacky medical love triangles and time traveling mysteries.

"The Beginning of the End" -- 16.07 million
"Confirmed Dead" -- 15.06 million"
The Economist" -- 13.62 million
"Eggtown" -- 13.53 million
"The Constant" -- 12.9 million
"The Other Woman" -- 13.0 million
"Ji Yeon" -- 11.87 million
"Meet Kevin Johnson" -- 11.28 million

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2008-03-22T10:18:00.000-07:00

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Lost Season 4 Rumors

2008-03-22T10:09:00.000-07:00

Don't worry about the "death" in Meet Kevin Johnson -- it takes place in the flashback, not the real-time events.*Expect another appearance from Charlie later this season. Apparently, Hurley and a couple of other characters will be wandering through the jungle, and Charlie will unexpectedly appear to demand a favor from Hurley. Nobody else in the group is aware of Charlie's presence -- except for Ben, although he doesn't advertise the fact.*Harper and Alpert both make appearances later in the season.*Jack has no flashes this season.*Episode 9 is, in fact, titled "Bakir". Episode 10, however, is called "Tempus Fugit".*Episode 10 features a long-awaited slip-up in one of Rousseau's tales of how she came to the Island -- a slip-up that our castaways take note of.*The cave skeletons from Season 1 are mentioned this season, but nothing is resolved.*We find out exactly who the real Henry Gale was and why he ended up on the Island. No word on whether or not Ben was responsible for his death.*This is the most shocking spoiler by far: the man in the coffin is Locke. Somehow, against his will, Locke is made to leave the Island along with the Oceanic 6 (he is not included amongst their number). Upon his return to the real world, John loses his ability to walk, as he feared, and resumes his tragic life of solitude and depression. Rumor has it that after a desperate attempt to return to the Island that results in a death, Locke realizes that he never be able to get back. Broken and alone, he commits suicide by hurling himself from an eighth-story window (in an ironic parallel to the event that paralyzed him in the first place). His coffin is prepared for a viewing, but only Jack arrives, out of guilt for realizing that Locke was right about the freighter and about the Island (in Jack's point of view, at least).

Lost Season 4 Episode 9 Trailer: The Shape of Things to Come

2008-03-22T09:52:00.000-07:00

Another Lost Map

2008-03-22T09:46:00.001-07:00

Lost Map

2008-03-22T09:35:00.000-07:00

Download Lost Video Game Trailer!

2008-03-22T09:31:00.000-07:00

Filename LOST_Launch_Trailer_1280x720_EMEA_HIGH.mov
Author Ubisoft

Developer Mithis Games
Publisher Sierra
Size 175.69 MB (184,227,298 bytes)
Date Feb 28, 2008 7:39am CST
Downloads 72

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Lost: The Video Game

2008-03-22T09:08:00.000-07:00

Ubisoft's Lost videogame, built around a story conceived by the TV show's executive producers, is not meant for you. There's probably enough here to grasp the basics of what's happening on this bizarre little island in the Pacific Ocean, but too much of it will be baffling or, worse, seem poorly justified. When John Locke tells you that the island has a will of its own, you'll look around at the invisibly walled jungle and beach and wonder if that's what he's on about.
It isn't, as disciples of the long-running series understand. Lost: The Video Game - or Lost: Via Domus, as it's known in the States - is designed to complement events in the first two seasons, so turn away now if you haven't got that far. It tells the story of a young man - another survivor of Oceanic Flight 815 - and his quest to recover his memory and understand the visions that he keeps experiencing of a young woman. Split into seven mini-episodes - complete with "Previously on Lost" bits at the start of each - it echoes the show's trick of inching through back-story via flashbacks as it floats through the present on a river of cliffhangers and people answering questions with riddles, sanctimony and bubblegum profundity.

We're not telling you his name. It's part of the fun. Although it is a rubbish name.
When you wake up, it's to a wonderfully dense and detailed jungle rich with everything from banyan trees with their hollow-root hiding places to every manner of creeper, vine and long grass imaginable. As you pick through plane and human wreckage you come face to face with Kate, someone with whom you'll swap a lot of deep gazes and dialogue. Conversations unfold in the style of an old-days adventure game, with a selection of potential lines split across "Quest" and "General" categories. It's during this conversation that you experience your first flashback - to Kate's arrival on the plane, in handcuffs. Flashbacks show you torn-up Polaroid pictures and give you a camera with which to capture a moment to jog your memory, after which you can explore a small area to gather up to three further fragments of information. Then it's back to the present, where you can apply that information - you know Kate is a fugitive, and in putting this to her you're able to extract information, a process that sets the tone for puzzles that follow. It's all done with the show's trademark ears-draining-of-water whooshes and whomps. You'll feel right at home.

It's an action-adventure, then, with movement on left stick and camera on right, and with the needle pointing more toward adventure. You'll spend time on the beach, up near the hatch, and in various of the Dharma stations we've come to know and contemplate on message-boards, as well as creeping and scrambling through the thick jungle. You're only exposed to a dozen or so of the show's actual cast members - basically all the game needs to serve its plot and mechanics - and progress relies on looking at your current quest objective on the back-button's notepad and then either talking to someone, solving a simple puzzle or heading to a specific location. For instance, you blackmail Locke into helping you by going through the flashback process to "remember" that he used to be disabled - something he prefers to keep under wraps.

The cave bits are genuinely spooky, with lovely use of light and shadow.
Other puzzles involve navigating the jungle using markers, often under pressure from - let's try not to cheapen the experience here - "hostile" elements. This once again speaks to the quality of Ubisoft's graphical work, as you click on a marker to find out where to go next and are either turned to face in the right direction or given a compass bearing and asked to swivel yourself around until you're on it. Actually picking the next marker out can be tricky in such thickly layered visuals, and in these sequences there are more paths through the jungle than you need - some offering up vaguely hidden items - and deviating or losing your bearings is genuinely hazardous to your sense of direction. If you get particularly lost, the game even offers to return you to your last checkpoint.

Dharma Initiative Locations

2008-03-22T09:01:00.000-07:00

The Dharma Initiative has been a boon for the Lost mythology. An eerily anachronistic endeavor, the Dharma project consisted of several research labs scattered about the island to study its special properties. The real intent and purpose of the organization has been shrouded in mystery. Seemingly the hippy-esque project of Gerald and Karen DaGroot, Dharma is described in its orientation propaganda as a commune for advanced thinkers and researchers, funded by industrial billionaire Alvar Hanso.

In The Lost Experience game, Dharma's backstory was altered slightly from what was seen in the show. The new purpose of Dharma was to find a way to alter factors in "The Valenzetti Equation," which predicted an end to mankind sooner, rather than later. The game, in which the show Lost is part of the game's universe, is unclear as to whether the 'real' Dharma is pastiche within the show within the game, or if Dharma within the show outside of the game is different from Dharma within the show within the game. See why it is confusing?

The Swan
John Locke found the hatch door at the very end of Season One, and a whole new Lost was born.

The Arrow
What Swan Station was to Jack and his people, The Arrow was to the Tailies.

The Caduceus
Imagine the castaways' surprise when they found a functional surgical station on their undeveloped island.

The Pearl
The creepiest of the stations, the Pearl is equipped with monitors showing the other hatches.

The Barracks
Indoor plumbing, book clubs, hardwood floors. Suburban America? Not exactly!

The Hydra
The Hydra Station is all the proof you need that Sawyer's as smart as a polar bear.

The Flame
The Flame Station is arguably the most useful, with active communication with the outside world. Well, it was the most useful, before Locke got his hands on it.

Lost Remaining Mysteries

2008-03-22T08:54:00.000-07:00

Amongst other things, Lost is a member of the mystery genre. Children of instant gratification struggle with the show's attempts at slow cooking the deepest conundrums of the island and the people, but Chandler fans are right at home with Lost's casual exposition. Over three seasons, Lost hasn't quite answered as many questions as it has asked, and with an end date in sight, now is as good a time as any to assemble the remaining mysteries.

Just What IS the Island?

Seemingly invisible and sought by mysterious forces from around the globe, the island seems from some perspectives to be unreachable, yet a significant number of hapless travelers (Nigerian Drug Lords, The Black Rock, Desmond, Balloonist Henry Gale, and Oceanic 815) seem to just stumble on it by accident. Does the island have a sense of 'choice' about who can tread its surface, or are the indications of a Gaia like intelligence just anthropomorphism from the characters and the viewers alike?

Who is Jacob?

By all indications, Jacob is the spirit of someone very important who Ben claims to be able to channel. But since Jacob holds the same level of importance to both the island's original people as well as relative newcomers to the Others' ranks, the supposition is that there is more than just the word of Ben holding people in line.
Does the Island Stop Aging?
Richard Alpert, whom Ben met as a child, has apparently not aged for many years, yet Ben himself grew into manhood on the island. Does the island stop aging at a specific point in the biological cycle, or is this a side effect enjoyed only by a specific group od people. Perhaps a clue, no matter how obtuse, is in the name of the Others' off-island cover company Mittelos Bioscience. Mittelos is an anagram for Lost Time. Some have suggested that aging is stopped, but only during a specific stage of life and only within the field of the island, hence time off the island would indeed be "Lost."

What is the Monster?

"The Security System" indeed seems to be protecting something , but what? Or perhaps, who? And for a security system, the Smoke Monster sure has a judgmental streak. The monster also has the apparent ability to take on the form of psychologically important beings from a character's past, including animals. When the monster first appears, it made several sounds, which seemed familiar to different characters Rose in particular. When asked where she was from, Rose replies "The Bronx." It was later revealed that one of the many sounds mixed to create the Monster's roar includes a taxi cab meter.

Adam and Eve

Discovered by Jack when he found "the caves," some of the survivors temporary home before opening the hatch, Adam and Eve was the name given to a pair of 40-50 year old corpses. The corpses seemed 'laid' to rest in the caves and were found with a black and white stone in a small satchel. One theory is that Adam and Eve are merely symbolic of the fact that other people had existed on the island without escape, and that they too may have experienced struggles of a good vs evil nature.

The Dharma Initiative

So far we have only experienced Dharma from the point of view of its workers, and even there we know that Dharma is an organization that seeks to deceive. On the Lost Season 3 Blu Ray DVD, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof reveal that the map seen by Locke in "Lockdown" represented what Kelvin had reconnoitered, and that in fact there was more to the Dharma complex than depicted. The Orchid video, which was unveiled at San Diego Comic Con, was the first piece of footage that seemed to be intended for a top security level Dharma folk, and very well might contain the first indications of what Dharma was 'Really' up to.

Four Toed Statue

Does it really have four toes, or is one missing? Evolutionary biologists have predicted we will lose our fourth toe, could the statue be from the future? Where is the rest of it?

The Whispers

Are these the disembodied voices of the dead? Psychic phenomenon? What are they saying, and more importantly WHO is saying it?
Projecto Walt
With the confirmation that Walt was communicating with Michael via the hatch computer, the question of why he appeared as a projection both in season 2 and season 3 is trumped only by why he seemed four years older in season 3. We know why, but how do they plan to explain that one?

The Sickness

Will "the sickness" become "See 'The Whispers'"? A lot of people believe that the sickness is a reaction caused by exposure to the island's weird magnetism that somehow promotes the development of psychic abilities. What could make you more paranoid than knowing your friends thoughts. This could explain Walt's projecto abilities, Locke's ability to predict the weather, and might even be connected to Desmond's flashes. But for now, it's a bonafide mystery.

Healing Properties

Locke's paralysis was cured on touchdown with the island, as was Rose's cancer. Even though the island seems to have done nothing for Carl's acne, the healing properties could be related to the lack of aging. But are they a natural property, or the product of a perversion of the island's natural state? As we know from with Adam and Eve, even though some people don't seem to age, some certainly die.

Why Go Back?

After three episodes of witnessing our losties trying haplessly to escape the island, why does the head cheerleader for such an exodus, Dr. Jack, want to come back so badly that he needs to Oxy up to forget about it?

Who has Kate's Heart in the Future?

Kate is all for staying far away from the island in the future, and apparently has a mysterious 'he' at home. Since it isn't Dr. Jack, could it be Sawyer? Someone Else?

What were Kate and Sawyer Working on for the Others?

Juliet said it was a 'runway,' but then joked it was for the aliens. What was it really?

Who is on that Freighter?

If it's not Penny's boat, whose boat is it? And what do they want...

Where is Penny's Boat?

Even though the freighter isn't Penny's boat, her people were able to determine the location of the island in the season 2 finale. Will another party yet enter the frey?

Please help out...let others know what you think...

How To Make A Lost Fish Biscuit Cookie

2008-03-21T14:32:00.000-07:00

Click here for full details http://www.kungfoodie.com/lost-fish-biscuit/
Let me know how it tasted, i havent'd had the time to give it a try...BTW, it would make a nice surprise if you give it to another Lost fan...

Evangeline Lilly - Full Biography

2008-03-21T14:31:00.002-07:00

Evangeline's combination of irresistible charm and natural talent is earning her a reputation as one of the most promising young actresses in Hollywood.She was discovered by a Ford agent on the streets of Kelowna, BC, but passed up an offer to sign with the agency. While acting had been a dream of hers since she was a teenager, she abandoned the notion for the more aesthetic dream of working in international relations. Six months later Lilly moved to Vancouver to attend the University of British Columbia and decided to sign with Ford to help pay for tuition. After appearing in a few commercials, she decided to give up acting and focus on studying. A couple of years later, a friend urged her to give acting another shot and, after a role in Kingdom Hospital, Lilly caught the acting bug.She founded and ran a world development and human rights committee at her university. She has lived under a grass hut in the jungles of the Philippines with a missionary group, and has been a volunteer for children's projects since the age of 14.She is fluent in French and loves ice skating, canoeing, kayaking, snowboarding and rock climbing.

Evangeline Lilly Voted Hottest Actress on TV.com

2008-03-21T14:26:00.000-07:00

The votes are in and TV.com users have voted Evangeline Lilly the hottest actress on TV. TV.com users spent 2006 Lost in dreams of green-eyed Evangeline Lilly. She received your hearty support as Hottest Actress of 2006!

Is Desmond a time traveler?

2008-03-21T14:20:00.000-07:00

When I was a physics student, I remember one of my instructors saying that he believed that faster than light travel would be achieved by science. I remember thinking that this was an odd statement because we had been taught for years that faster than light travel was impossible because it led to paradoxes: time travel, of course, being one of them. Maybe he knew something or maybe he saw that I was losing consciousness and he just wanted to say something to keep my head from hitting the desk. In recent years, several articles have appeared concerning the work of a theoretical physicist by the name of Burkhard Heim. Extending his theory leads to the possibility of sending a spacecraft into a multidimensional hyperspace (yes- I don't know what that means either) with the use of powerful magnetic fields. I don't know if any of this could lead to time travel, but the powerful magnetic field is certainly present in the fictional world of LOST. Of course, science fiction in LOST doesn't need to rely only on science in the real world. Science fiction is built mostly on previous science fiction. The first reference to previous science fiction that I noticed was the appearance of Desmond running naked through the jungle just moments before Eko's stick nearly struck Locke on the head. Desmond's mysterious appearance outside of the hatch without clothes is similar to the famous scene in The Terminator where time travelers materialize naked because clothes don't travel through time in the fictional world of The Terminator. Eko's twirling stick reminds us of the famous Dawn of Man scene in one of the most most famous science fiction movies of all time: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Unfortunately, no one really understands 2001: A Space Odyssey. Later, Desmond builds a lightning rod which captures the lightning that may otherwise have killed Claire, Charlie or the baby. Knowing the moment that lightning will strike is also a plot device in the movie Back To The Future which, of course, is a movie about time travel. Others have said that Desmond is now psychic or Claire voyant, but I'm sticking with the time travel angle. You don't want to know what happened to me! screams Desmond in a preview of things to come. It's bound to be mind blowing, but without a time machine, we're all going to have to wait to find out what really happened to Desmond.

Kate - Evangeline Lilly Wallpapers!

2008-03-21T13:53:00.000-07:00

My favorite is...um...actually they are all my favs!

Season 4, Episode 9 to be Written by Robots!

2008-03-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

In a stunning development, anonymous sources at Bad Robot Productions have revealed that LOST episodes will be written entirely by robots starting with episode 9 of the upcoming season. Apparently, the plan has been in the works for quite some time since it was previously thought completely impossible that simple robots could carry on the complex business of writing, breaking down scenes in the editing room and even working with producers. Computers have long been able to play Grandmaster level chess so it is only natural that they would soon be writing screenplays for enormously popular television shows. Could this be the real reason for the name Bad Robot? Have they been planning for a writers' strike since the beginning???

What would YOU do?

2008-03-21T13:41:00.000-07:00

Imagine you were on that plane and made it to the island. Life has suddenly become outrageously altered; your health has changed. Perhaps you are now completely healed of some past injury or you now have some new bodily weakness. Rather than interacting with people you are familiar with, you're surrounded by a whole new group of people with different, sometimes shifting, bizarre stories about their past. Are the people you encounter really who they claim to be? Will you be the person you claim to be in that altered state? An even more troubling question: will you be the person you believe yourself to be? Reflection on how you would act if you were in the world of Lost can shed light on your character. Would you let the numbers run down to zero? If someone kidnapped your son, would you break down, as Michael did?

Jack's Tattoos

2008-03-21T13:34:00.000-07:00

Okay... What is up with Jack's tattoos? Specifically the large one on his left shoulder. He doesn't even seem like a tattoo kind of guy. The tattoo's have been mentioned in the show, and he was pretty adamant about not discussing them and knowing how clues are everywhere on this show I started hunting some pics of them. It seems he has several tattoos including the one on his shoulder we see often, and Matthew Fox will never tell what it means. The giant 5 some have said comes from his days on Party of Five when another cast member got one. The Chinese characters seem to reference an ancient Chinese poem. So the tattoo was there before the show, but that doesn't appear the show writers intend to ignore it. I hear he has a few others that they've covered up on Lost, and someone reported that they had also covered up the large one with the 5 for scenes before his wedding, and it shows up again after that debaucle. I'm betting they work it into the show mythos and center a flashback ep around it. At a certain point I fear that everything means something... how much is too much?

Lost Fan Steals Lilly's Panties!!!

2008-03-21T13:29:00.000-07:00

LOST beauty EVANGELINE LILLY knew she had hit the big time when a young fan stole her knickers off the washing line at her Hawaiian home.
The 26-year-old Canadian was amazed when a close friend recounted how she saw an adolescent snatching the underwear from her back garden.
She says, "I had a friend staying who heard a knock at the door while she was in the shower.
"By the time she got to the door, she saw a 12-year-old boy stealing my knickers off the washing line.
"I never got them back!"

Top 7 Lost Theories

2008-03-21T13:24:00.000-07:00

What's up with that island? We Lost fans are becoming increasingly aware that all is not as it seems in the tropical paradise the castaways now call home. Web forums are buzzing with guesses about what's really happening on the island. Here's a look at some of the most popular theories among viewers.

SPOILER WARNING: The following is pure speculation, but it's possible that parts of these theories may turn out to be valid. So if you don't want to know, stop reading RIGHT NOW!

1) They're All DeadThe plane crash left no survivors, and the remaining 48 castaways are really just lost souls stuck in limbo, unable to move on until they make peace with themselves.
Why It's Good: If there was ever a group of people who have to work out their personal issues before passing on, it's these guys. Kate and Sawyer need to atone for their crimes, Jack has to make amends with his dad, Jin wants Sun's forgiveness, etc.
Why It's Stupid: If everyone's dead, are the people who continue to die "more dead?" And what about the people who croaked immediately after the crash? We're guessing the dude who got sucked into the jet engine didn't have enough time to do any serious soul cleansing.

2) They're Trapped in an Alternate RealityThe crash occurred because the plane flew through a wormhole, and the survivors are the only ones who made it into the next dimension.
Why It's Good: An alternate reality would also explain a lot of the weirdness. Perhaps the noises they keep hearing in the jungle are the sounds of the portal opening. It may also explain all of the incredible coincidences. Take Hurley's lottery jackpot, for example. The winning numbers are etched on Locke's mysterious hatch, and were in the transmission that led the French woman to the island. If you take them as longitude/latitude readings, they pinpoint a spot in Nigeria, which is the origin of the crashed plane Locke and Boone found. And if you check out the opposing coordinates, you'll notice they point to a spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which is where the survivors apparently crashed. And that's just the tip of the iceberg: There's a whole fan site devoted to the numbers connection.
Why It's Stupid: It's doubtful that Lost's creators would risk angering the audience by suddenly turning it into a sci-fi show.

3) It's Group Wish FulfillmentThe crash happened because they all wished for it.
Why It's Good: None of the survivors wanted to make it to their final destination when they boarded that plane. Kate was going to jail, Jack was headed to his dad's funeral, Claire was getting ready to give up her baby.
Why It's Stupid: If they had the power to bring down the plane, they'd also have the power to make a rescue crew appear (or at least an endless supply of toilet paper).

4) It's a Real-Life ScenarioAll of the above theories are the product of viewers with too much time on their hands. It's just a show about a group of people on an ordinary island, trying to survive.Why It's Good: We've grown to love these characters, and if it turns out that they're all dead or imaginary, ABC will have a lot of angry viewers on their hands.Why It's Stupid: Coincidences are fine, but there's too many for this theory to make sense. As co-creator Damon Lindelof told Entertainment Weekly: "The last thing we would ever do on Lost is be illogical."

5) It's All a DreamThe plane crash never really happened; we're just witnessing the dream of someone who ate too much spicy food before bed.
Why It's Good: A commercial jetliner crashes into the ocean, and 48 people manage to walk away relatively unscratched? The implausibility of it all lends credit to the theory that it's not really happening. Plus, dreams are where the impossible comes to life: You can chat with your dead dad, find that long-lost guitar you've been searching for, and step out of your wheelchair.
Why It's Stupid: Who's the person dreaming all this messed up stuff? Is it just a housewife in the mid-west fantasizing about a shirtless Matthew Fox?

6) It's All About the BoyWalt may look like an innocent little kid, but he's really controlling the group.
Why It's Good: We already know that Walt is no ordinary child. He reads a comic book about a polar bear, and suddenly there's one terrorizing the island. He does a homework assignment on birds, and then one crashes into the window. Plus, "the Others" kidnapped him in the first season's finale.
Why It's Stupid: If Walt is controlling them, it appears that he has no idea. Also, Walt doesn't seem very happy about certain things that are happening on the island (like getting kidnapped).

7) They're Part of a Government ExperimentThe castaways are secretly being observed by a government/military group.
Why It's Good: The crash is a great way to study how humans react under extreme circumstances. The mysterious French woman could be working for them, acting as their on-ground puppet master.
Why It's Stupid: An elaborate government hoax would be pretty lame. Plus, the flashbacks continue to reveal connections the survivors had before the crash (i.e.- Sawyer met Jack's dad, Jack was in the ER when Shannon's father died, etc), that couldn't have been planned by a shadowy Big Brother.

'Lost' stars engaged?

2008-03-21T13:20:00.000-07:00

Dominic Monaghan has reportedly popped the question to girlfriend and Lost co-star Evangeline Lilly.The actor presented Evangeline, better known as Kate in the US drama, with a ring in Hawaii last week, and was delighted to receive the reply "Yes, yes, yes!"A source told the Sunday Mirror, "They want to spend the rest of their lives together."Monaghan, who plays Charlie Pace, is apparently planning to return home to Heaton Moor in Stockport with his new fiancée so that they can celebrate the news with his family.

Youngest Lost Actor!

2008-03-21T13:17:00.000-07:00

IKE ALL GOOD grandparents, Spotsylvania County residents Terri and Dean Viventi are eager to see their grandson, who lives in Hawaii.
And so, for the past few weeks, they've joined the 19 million viewers tuned in Wednesdays at 9 p.m., to watch Matthew David Viventi play Aaron Littleton (better known as Claire's baby) on ABC's "Lost."
"It cuts down on all those picture-taking moments that they have to send to the grandparents," said Terri Viventi.
The Viventis' son, Tony, is stationed at Honolulu's Hickam Air Force Base. He and his family live about 30 minutes away from television drama's filming location.
Their daughter-in-law, Lisa, knew another mother through a play group whose newborn had the part. When the friend's baby got too old for the part, she recommended Matthew David.
The young thespian, born on June 2, started playing Aaron in November without so much as an audition.
Naturally, "he has no speaking parts," laughed Terri Viventi.
"His only part was just to look cute."
But that didn't keep Matthew David from taking a lead role in a January 25 episode that saw recovering junkie Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) trying to steal the youngster from the unwed Aussie bombshell Claire (Emilie de Ravin), in order to baptize him.
Terri Viventi said her grandson was portraying Aaron about half the time during that episode. The crew keeps at least two babies on hand during filming. The one who cooperates gets the screen time.
But either way, the infants get paid, and parents get to watch the action from 6 to 8 feet away.
"I thought to keep things kind of hush-hush they wouldn't let them see too much of it, but that wasn't the case," she said.
Viventi said she and her husband have been glued to the series since its first season. Though they tried grilling their son for insider information, he couldn't say what would be happening in future episodes. Nor did he have the dirt on "Lost" stars' recent brushes with the law.
Viventi can't even be sure how long her grandson will be able to keep the job, since he's fast outgrowing the role of the roughly 1-month-old Aaron.
But if a trailer following the January episode was correct, Matthew David will grace the silver screen at least once more. (Claire and an unidentified baby made a very brief appearance in last Wednesday's new episode.)
"If that trailer is part of the next episode, he was in it," she said. "You just never know what they're gonna include."
Like all grandparents, the Viventis want the best for their grandson. So whatever happens, you can bet they'll be closely following his onscreen mom's romantic entanglements.
"We kind of hope that Claire will see that Charlie is doing his best," said Viventi.
"We're kind of hoping that they'll get together I don't know that 'happily ever after' is going to happen on that island."

Poisonous Tree Frog?

2008-03-21T13:14:00.000-07:00

The first photo (left) is a screen capture of Sawyer's frog on LOST. The second is a photo of the poisonous Dendrobates Auratus. The Dendrobates Auratus should only be handled with rubber gloves. Is Sawyer in danger? Is Hurley in danger? Will the poison cause hallucinations?

Where is Cindy???

2008-03-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

During episode 6 of Season 2 Abandoned, Cindy, the flight attendant, disappears while climbing up a steep hill during a flurry of mysterious whispers. Where is Cindy now? Will she return? What is her last name? Was she taken by "The Others?" We miss Cindy! It's time to rescue her - send in Jack's army now!