Lost Questions without Answers
Compiled by David Lavery
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What did Kate do with Aaron prior to boarding Ajira 316? She left him with Claire's mother.
Abaddon, Matthew
Who is Matthew Abaddon? Who does he work for? Solved: He is Widmore's employee, an individual who helps people get where they need to go.
Adam and Eve
Who are Adam and Eve?
Agelessness
Is anyone else (in addition to Richard Alpert) ageless?
Ajira Airways 316
Did Ajira 316 crash? Frank Lapidus was able to land it, without crashing, on a landing strip near the Hydra Station on the 2nd island.
Ajira Airways 316 Passengers
How did Hurley know to be on the Ajira flight?
Why was Sayid under arrest on the Ajira flight? Ilana is taking him to Guam to stand trial for murder.
How did Jack, Kate, and Hurley, Sayid get from Ajira 316 to The Island? As the plane approached the island, they were teleported out of the plane--arriving in 1977).
Who is the Spanish man (Caesar) in line behind Jack (and sitting across from Hurley on the flight)? After being shot and killed by Ben (in "Dead is Dead") while having his killer's "back," it is now clear that he was just a passenger with inclinations to be a leader.
Who is the woman (Ilana) who has Sayid in custody? See Ilana.
If they are working together, why does Caesar lie to Ilana about the sawed-off shotgun he found in the Hydra? It now appears (after "Namaste") that they did not even know each other prior to the crash.
Why do Ilana and Caesar seem ignorant of John Locke? Of Ben?
What is in the crate that Ilana and Bram brought with them on the plane?
Why do Ilana and Bram ask (to Frank on The Island, to Miles before he boards the freighter) "What lies in the shadow of the statue?"
Alpert, Richard
Why is Richard Alpert ageless?
Why does he wear eye shadow (if he does)?
How can he pass through the sonic fence without difficulty?
Why does he recruit Ben as a young boy?
Why does he test John Locke as a young boy?
What is his relationship with Charles Widmore and Ellie Hawking. (In "Whatever Happened, Happened" he insists he is not responsible to them.)
How does he know to tell John Locke (when he removes the bullet Ethan Rom put in Locke in the past) that he must die in order to bring the Ocanic 6 back to The Island?
Amy’s Baby
Who will Amy’s baby (delivered by Juliet in “LeFleur”) become as an adult? Amy names him "Ethan," so we presume he is Ethan Rom.
Ankh Symbol
Why is Paul (in "Le Fleur") wearing an Ankh symbol?
Annie
What became of Annie at the time of the purge?
Birth on The Island
What caused the 100% infant mortality rate on The Island? What did this problem begin? It must have begun after 1977, at which time Juliet was able to successfully deliver Amy's baby?
Black Rock, The
What happened to the crew of The Black Rock?
Why did Widmore purchase the log of The Black Rock?
Cabin, The
What is the cabin?
Why was Horace Goodspeed the designated builder of the Cabin?
How does the cabin move?
Campbell, Brother
How does Brother Campbell know Mrs. Hawking?
Christian Shephard
Why does Christian Shephard serve as Jacob’s mouthpiece?
Is he alive or dead?
What is link, if any, to Smokezilla?
Claire
Is Claire alive or dead? (Kate tells her mother that she is returning to The Island to find he.)
Desmond
What did Desmond do that landed him in an army prison?
Was Desmond’s stranding on The Island somehow purposeful?
Desmond's Sail Boat
Was Libby's gift of a sailboat to Desmond coincidental or purposeful?
DHARMA Initiative, The
Who ordered the extermination of The DHARMA Initiative?
Why is DHARMA so secretive about the construction of the geodesic dome and The Swan Hatch?
Ethan Rom
Why was Ethan Rom visiting Juliet’s sister in Miami?
How did Ethan Rom move from DHARMA to The Others?
Explosion of Oceanic 815’s Engine
Was Smokezilla involved in the explosion of the engine on the beach in the pilot?
Fake Wreckage
Was the fake wreckage of Oceanic 815 created by Ben or Widmore?
Faraday, Daniel
Why was Widmore funding Daniel Faraday’s research?
Why was Daniel Faraday at The Orchid the day the Frozen Donkey Wheel was discovered?
Why does young Ellie Hawking say to Faraday (in 1954 in "Jughead") "You just couldn't stay away, could you"?
Why does Daniel Faraday cry when he first learns of the discovery of the Oceanic 815 wreckage?
Where was Faraday in 1977? He was in Ann Arbor.
What was Faraday doing in Ann Arbor?
Four-Toed Statue
What was the significance of the four-toed statue?
Is the giant statue seen in "LeFleur" the same statue?
When was this statue built in The Island's history?
Four-Toed Footprint
Is a four-toed footprint visible at the end of "This Place is Death"
Frozen Donkey Wheel, The
How does the Frozen Donkey Wheel “move” The Island?
Why does the FDW not appear to be frozen when Locke moves it.
Who was (was there a real) Henry Gale?
H-Bomb, The
Was The H-Bomb buried under the Swan Hatch?
Hawking, Mrs. Eloise
Why (how) was Mrs. Hawking in the jewelry store when Desmond came to buy Penny’s ring?
Was Mrs. Hawking on The Island as a young girl (Ellie in “Jughead”)?
How does Mrs. Hawking know Brother Campbell?
How did Mrs. Hawking come be in charge of "The Lamp Post"?
Hostiles, The
What is the origin of The Hostiles?
How exactly do they choose their leader?
Why do they believe themselves to be protect The Island?
Hurley Bird
What is the Hurley Bird? Is it connected in any way with Smokezilla?
Ilana. Is she, "as she claims in ""He's Our You," a bounty hunter, supposedly hired by the family of the man Sayid killed on the golf course in "The Economist"?
What does she know about The Island? Why did she ask Lapidus "What lies in the shadow of the statue?"
Why did she and her cohorts bring a container/crate with them on the plane?
Why did she know the cost of a McCutcheon--Charles Widmore's favorite whiskey?
Infertility
What causes the infertility of The Island’s residents?
Island 6, The (Sawyer, Daniel, Charlotte (later Jin), Miles, Juliet, Locke)
Who is shooting at The Island 6 from a pursuing canoe?
Jack’s Grandfather
Is Jack’s Grandfather really Jack?
Jacob
Who/what is he?
Why does Jacob need John Locke’s help?
Jarrah, Sayid
Who were the individuals Sayid was assassinating at Ben’s command?
Where did Sayid go after shooting Young Ben?
Jin
Juliet’s Husband’s Death
Was the death of Juliet’s husband—hit by a bus—arranged?
Was Frank Lapidus piloting Ajira 316 on purpose?
Lewis, Charlotte Staples
How/when/why did Charlotte leave The Island?
Was Charlotte Ben’s childhood friend Annie?
Why did Charlotte disappear when she died?
Was that child Charlotte Daniel saw in 1974?
Libby
Why was Libby in the same mental hospital with Hurley?
Was her late husband David a character we have met or will meet?
Linus, Benjamin
What business did Benjamin Linus have in Tunisia? [Partially answered: Tunisia is the entry gate for Donkey Wheel time travelers]
Why did Ben have so many passports?
Can Ben (how can Ben) control Smokezilla?
How does Ben know Mrs. Hawking?
Why was Ben covered with blood and injured when he boarded Ajira 316?
Why did Ben change seats just before the "crash" of Ajira 316?
Why did Ben kill John Locke after he indicated he was going to see Eloise Hawking? In "Dead is Dead" he tells Locke that he killed him because once he disclosed his "valuable information" (that he was going to see Mrs. Hawking) he did not have the time to convince him to kill himslf and took a shortcut.
How much did Ben know about the Castaways prior to the crash of Oceanic 815? We know now that he knew some of them from 1977 when Juliet, Jin, Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Hurley, Miles were in the DI and Sayid was a captive hostile.
What are the future reverberations of Sayid's attempted killing of Young Ben in the 1970s?
Why will the wounded Young Ben being taken in by The Hostiles result in 1) loss of memory?; 2) loss of innocence?; 3) forever being an Other?
Is Ben telling the truth when he tells Sun (in "Dead is Dead") that Locke's being alive on The Island" scares "the hell" out of him?
Locke, John
What was the "something" Locke had to do (in "Dead is Dead") when he disappeared for a time prior to taking Ben to find the Monster?
Is it true that Locke is the first person brought back from the dead by The Island.
Locke’s Father
How did Ben bring The Man from Tallahassee (Locke’s father) to The Island?
Magic Box, The
Is there really a "magic box" on the island?
Malkin, Charlotte
Was Charlotte Malkin’s “resurrection” really a miracle?
Mind-Control
What is the mind-control technique being used on a reluctant Carl in Room 23?
Were the original passengers of Oceanic 815 somehow purposely selected?
Others, The
How are they (Richard Alpert, Ben, Tom, Ethan) able to come and go from The Island so easily and frequently?
How is their leadership determined?
Polar Bears
Why was a polar bear with a DHARMA tag in Tunisia?
Purge, The
Who ordered the Purge?
Rousseau’s Expedition
Was Rousseau’s expedition involved with DHARMA?
What was the nature of the “infection” plaguing Rousseau’s expedition?
What happened when Rousseau’s expedition (minus Rousseau) descended into the well to rescue Montand from Smokezilla?
What did Sawyer ask Kate to do before he jumped out of the helicopter? He asked her to take care of Cassidy and Clementine and bring them money.
Simon’s Butcher Shop
Who are the people running the butcher shop in LA where Locke’s body is stored?
Smokezilla
Why is Smokezilla’s home in the well near The Temple?
Why does Smokezilla make a mechanical sound—like a roller coaster?
How can Smokezilla “read” people’s memories and incorporate them holographically into its substance?
Why does the mural in the summoning room in "Dead as Dead" show a faceoff between Anubis and Smokezilla?
Spencer, Theresa
What caused Theresa Spencer’s comatose state?
Strohm, Miles
Was Miles on The Island before? Is he the son of Pierre Chang? Yes, as we learned in "Some Like it Hoth."
Why was Miles recruited for the Kahana team? In order to communicate with those killed in the Purge.
What is the origin/cause of Miles’ ability to communicate with the dead?
Sun
Why is Sun proficient with weapons?
Temple, The
What exactly is The Temple? Why is it located adjacent to the The Orchid Hatch and Frozen Donkey Wheel?
Why does Ben believe The Temple is the only safe place on The Island when the attack on The Island commences?
Why does Richard Alpert take the wounded Young Ben to the Temple?
The Island
How can The Island control people off The Island?
The Others’ Lists
What was the basis for the lists The Others kept of individuals they wished to take?
Thomas
Why (apparently) is one of Thomas’ paintings hanging on the wall of Widmore’s office?
Why (apparently) does The Swan Hatch mural resemble Thomas’ paintings?
Time-Sickness
Who is susceptible to the Time-Sickness?
Tunisia
Why was there a polar bear in Tunisia?
Why was Charlotte Staples Lewis in Tunisia?
What was Benjamin Linus’ business in Tunisia?
What is the nature of Walt’s specialness?
Why were The Others interested in him?
Whispers
What causes the whispers heard on the island? [Partially answered: they are the voices of time travelers as they pass through "present" reality.]
Widmore, Charles
Why does Widmore consider The Island to be his?
Can Widmore be killed? (Ben implies that he cannot).
Who was Widmore’s wife (Penny’s mother)?
Why did Widmore leave The Island? We now know that he was expelled by Ben.
Why does Widmore have a painting of a polar bear on the wall of his office?
Why does Widmore have a painting of Thomas’ (Aaron’s father) on the wall of his office?
What is Widmore’s connection with Mr. Paik?
How does Widmore know Ben Linus?
Why does Widmore hate Ben Linus? [Partially answered: Ben exiled him from The Island]
What is the coming "war" Widmore tells John Locke about?
Widmore, Penelope
Was Penny’s meeting of Desmond at the Eddington Monastery arranged?
How did Penny know Desmond would be found where an electromagnetic anomaly was detected?