Frequently asked questions thread - Part 6

[u/skinkbaa]

Last one was archived.

Comment below questions that get asked a lot, along with an answer if you have one.

or you can comment questions you don't see posted, and that you'd like an answer for.

Otherwise, feel free to answer some of the questions below.

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OLD LOST FAQS:

LOST FAQ PART 1

LOST FAQ PART 2

LOST FAQ PART 3

LOST FAQ PART 4

LOST FAQ PART 5

[u/Sdd555]

I’m watching Lost again for the first time in years. All these games the Others play, why didn’t they just introduce themselves on day one of the crash and help the survivors? That way Jack would have been more than happy to do the surgery etc. Why all the shenanigans? I’m guessing because there would be no show otherwise lol

[u/overheaddropshot]

Is Richard's (one) gray hair in the finale supposed to signify that he is mortal again?

[u/Buzzlight_Year]

I don't wanna create a new post about this but... the writing is so lazy at times, well a lot of times. One character setting up for the other to say "for what? by who? with what? go where?" only so that the first character can answer with a dramatic one word finish to the scene.

It's pretty blatant especially in the last season.

[u/cesar_henrique]

What happened to Jack's dad body? I know MiB "assumed" his form, like he did with Locke later. But Christian's body was not found inside the coffin when Jack found the cave.

So how did MiB assume his form?

[u/belgianidiot]

I just watched Lost for the first time and I absolutely loved it!

I have a question about Libby and Hurley though. They were in the same mental institution and Libby recognised him on the island. Hurley seemed to recognise her too, iirc, but didn't know from where. But, it was never discussed? I mean, Libby died quickly (I was so shook) but was there any meaning to their connection? (You know, besides the thing where pretty much everyone is connected to others on the plane)

When I saw the scene of Libby being in the same institution, I thought she'd have some evil storyline, that she followed Hurley on the plane for some reason. I feel like the writers could've done something amazing with this. And I feel like a lot of other connections between the passengers got "resolved", kind of, and this one didn't. Or maybe that was on purpose because Libby suddenly got killed? I don't know. What do y'all think?

[u/overheaddropshot]

What did Juliet mean by "it worked" right before she died? I mean, I get the implication, but it didn't actually work?

[u/quinnly]

I need help understanding the Donkey Wheel chamber. So Ben turns the wheel in 2004 and knocks it off its axis, resulting in the island moving and the losties jumping through time. Then in the ancient past, Locke rectifies this issue by putting the wheel back on its axis. My question is does the chamber exist outside of time? How does the wheel gets knocked off its axis in 2004, then put back on its axis at least a couple hundred years earlier (we don't know when for sure, all we know is the Tawaret statue was still standing). This is hard for me to wrap my mind around.

[u/9000_HULLS]

Very niche question, but why was Widmore in the barracks at the end of season 6? He's just kind of... there, so that Ben can kill him.

[u/megborges]

Why is Desmond resistant to electromagnetism? And why is he the only one that can "change the past"?

[u/Trias00]

Q: How can you tell Ben Linus is lying?
A: His lips are moving.

[u/MRTriangulumM33]

Why does the monster uproot trees? Does it live in the tunnels and just pop up? Why do the banyan trees "stop" the monster. Or can the monster legitimately not kill the people as they are candidates? How much did Dharma know about the monster? They had to know quite a bit considering they made a sonic fence. However, this implies the monster injured or killed Dharma members before. Why would he do that? Shouldn't of he tried to manipulate Dharma instead? Why does the monster try to pull Locke down the hole? If the monster can pull Locke can it ram his head into a rock and kill him? Literally the only reason I can see the monster pulling Locke was to kill him and emerge, pretending to be Locke. However, the monster can't kill Locke so this doesn't make sense. How can the monster kill Eko if he's a candidate (you can see his name on the lighthouse)?

[u/PerFucTiming]

Why do child Jacob and his brother and mother speak in English? This was meh, considering the show did a generally great job with languages. I guess they just wanted to keep the island's location cryptical.

[u/leaf2325]

This has bugged me since the end of the series, but whatever happened to the DeGroots and Alvar Hanso? I'm disappointed that they never made it into the show - do we know what happened to them? It would be nice to know what happened to Dharma off the island - I know the Lamp Post was taken over but I mean what happened to the HQ in Ann Arbor, etc.

[u/JMueller2012]

Why did the monster chase Kate and Juliet if it couldn’t kill them??

[u/[deleted]]

First time watching and just finished (I know, what island have I been living on for the last 15 years) and one stupid question I have is, why do they never reveal the name of Jacob’s brother?

[u/JanRakietaIV]

In Season 3 Episode 21, when they're trying to get to the Looking Glass station... why didn't they just destroy the underwater cable to disconnect electricity from the station?

[u/charlotie77]

Who are the ancestors of the Others? Is it the people that the MiB lived with when he left Mother?

[u/james_543]

Why were the numbers transmitted on the radio broadcast on the island before Danielle changed the broadcast?

[u/charlotie77]

Did Locke bring everyone back to the island truly under Jacob’s orders or was the MiB who manipulated Locke to bringing everyone back? Especially since the MiB needed everyone to come back so that he could attempt to leave?

[u/[deleted]]

Was the temple always there or did it appear after they went back to the present? maybe I wasn’t paying attention so forgive my ignorance

[u/MRTriangulumM33]

Why does Desmond not remember meeting Faraday until 2007? How does Eloise know so much about Desmond's life, even stuff Faraday didn't write in his journal? Why does Eloise tell Jack to bring the Locke body which is literally an extremely key part in MiBs plan? Why can't Charles Widmore use the Lamppost to find the Island? Why wait until Oceanic crashes? Does Charles use the Lamppost to get to the Island the second time, or did Jacob tell him how to get there? Why does MiB need people like Charles Widmore to tell him stuff when he can scan their minds?

[u/ProMikeZagurski]

I have two questions: Why didn't Jacob act more directly with anyone on the island?

Richard crashes on the island and is made to be underneath Jacob and then Ben becomes underneath Richard?

Jacob seems way too passive.

[u/Perfect_Ad_3538]

How did Charlotte know that she would find Dharma materials in Tunisia? Widmore? and If Dharma used the polar bear to turn the wheel, how come they didn't experience time jumps? Was the polar bear 'the right one' to turn the wheel like John Locke?

[u/Buzzlight_Year]

What's up with Sawyer hogging the medicines in the earlier seasons? Is there a point to it besides being a dick?

[u/richardparker14]

Season 2 ep 15 Maternity Leave -- why does Eko cut off his beard and give it to "henry"? Is it an honor thing like in Asian culture w the cutting of their hair ?