re: LOST "Dr. Linus" S6.E7

Posted on 3/8/10 at 9:14 pm to davesdawgs

Posted by OMLandshark

Member since Apr 2009

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Posted on 3/8/10 at 9:14 pm to davesdawgs

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This is what I think. I have read a lot of plausible theories. And the following is what I conclude:

1. In 2007 in the original timeline, some disaster (maybe the H-Bomb/Jughead detonation) destroyed the island and possibly led to the end of the world. I say this because we saw the island under water I think in the Kate centric episode. (please correct me if that's not right)

2. I believe Richard Alpert is a descendant of the original Black Rock crew and understands that something happened related to the Black Rock that made the island accessible. One theory by Jason Hunter is that the Black Rock was a slave ship carrying magnetic ore, ventured near the island by accident and the magnetic properties of the island pulled the Black Rock all the way inland and tore a hole/opening in the magnetic field that surrounds/protects the island. The first mate's log would likely have the ship's heading which is probably coordinate 305 degrees which Daniel's team used to get to the island. Timeloop Theory

3. Richard aware of the impending disaster uses the Dharma time machine to go back to 1900 to become a member of the Black Rock crew to try and prevent the Black Rock from getting near the island. Possibly Richard tried to persuade the captain unsuccessfully to change course and was thrown in the brig for his trouble.

4. Because of his future knowledge, Richard became the logical leader of the Others (also Black Rock descendants) and protector of the island.

5. The same theory suggests that through various experiments the Dharma folks determine that fate (the original timeline) tends to correct itself preventing destiny from being altered. Example: Richard was unable to prevent the Black Rock from coming to the island, polar bears are sent back in time and are able to survive in the jungle because they can't die until they catch up with the time at which point they were sent back, etc. As a result a Time-loop is created by linking the Donkey Wheel under the Orchid Station to the 108 minute reset station in the Swan. In other words, every 108 minutes the island goes back in time to prevent the impending disaster in 2007. The time-loop was essentially delaying destiny indefinitely until Desmond failed to enter the key code forcing him to use the fail-safe key.

The problem I have with all this is: where does Jacob and MIB fit into the scheme of things? Jacob seems to be the one bringing candidates to the island and if this is the case why would he bring the Black Rock and create an access/opening to the island that would eventually lead to it's destruction if Jacob is the protector of the island?

Of course if the tear in the magnetic field was an accident that Jacob could not prevent, maybe he has since used the opening to bring candidates/heroes to the island who can redeem themselves by rising to the occasion to save the world. Maybe the world has already been saved through the incident when Juliet detonated the detonator. The question is will a course correction by fate possibly instigated by MIB's team somehow negate the effects of the incident and prevent that altered timeline from becoming everlasting leading to the end of the world in spite of all efforts to prevent it.

Anyway, if any of you have already read or want to take time to read the linked time-loop theory I would be interested in your take. There is a separate link here: TimeLine for a corresponding LOST time-line map that describes each time-line as an iteration of time each from the perspective of the individual who goes back in time.

This is a really cool theory, but it is way, way too complex, even by LOST standards. The average viewer would not remotely understand it, and I myself am having a hard time following this chart:

I don't think all encompassing theories like these are correct. They are always too complex, and people who aren't LOST junkies will hate it. Plus I don't get what Ben has to do in this chart.

This post was edited on 3/8/10 at 9:17 pm