Theory: EM Field Theory 2.0
As if my theory couldn’t get any longer, this is an expansion of my EM Theory. For those on you who have read it before, you basically know what it entails. After a few weeks posted on the net, I have received a lot of feed back (some good, some bad) on my theory, and I have used it to rethink, tweak, and expand my theory. As always, I reserve the right to alter my theory as information through new episodes become available.
The Crash Version 2.0: Most trans-oceanic flights have three crewmen who make up the flight crew, the captain, the co-pilot and the flight engineer, each of which is capable of flying the plane at anytime. When Jack and Kate first enter the cockpit in part one of the pilot, notice that there are three seats in the cockpit. When they open the door a body falls out of the cockpit, yet when they enter, only the pilot is in the cockpit. There should have been two bodies in the cockpit with the pilot. It could be argued that the co-pilot or the engineer could have been in the cabin, but in the event of a catastrophe (Like oh say the plane crashing) the entire flight crew would be in the cockpit.
Shortly after take off, either the co-pilot or the engineer (for the purpose of making it easier, lets say the co-pilot who was actually working for the DI) activated a program that released a knock out gas into the plain, rendering everyone unconscious. The co-pilot, then took control of the plane, and redirected the plane to the island. Once over the island, the co-pilot put the plan into an approach pattern and let the DI do whatever it was that they did to bring down the plane. Notice the lack ground scarring which would be the result of a large object falling from the sky. The co-pilot then left the plane and made his way to a DI facility somewhere on the island.
The Numbers: I was watching a documentary on the National Geographic Channel about secret cold war government programs. One of the things covered in this documentary was the United State’s Remote Viewing program (Created solely because the Russian had started one). In this documentary, the psychics could remote view anyone and anywhere, but they were more effective if they were given something to home in on. To increase their efficiency, a random series of numbers are assigned to whatever object or place the person is trying to view. The psychic focuses on this number, and uses it to home in on the target. It was after this show that I first started formulating the basis to some of the points in this theory.
The number 4 8 15 16 23 42 was assigned to, and engraved on the hatch to enable the Dharma Initiative Remote Viewers (DIRV) to observe what was happening in Station 3. The number was further transmitted from the antenna near the Black Rock (where Rousseau later changed the message to her distress call) to aid DIRVs on the mainland to look in on the progress on the island. The reason the numbers appear to be cursed is because every time someone uses the numbers, it causes the DIRV to be redirected from what they are really targeting (Station 3). To prevent this, every time the unauthorized use of the numbers occurs, the DIRV use their psychic abilities to manipulate the surroundings and events around the user to discourage them from using the numbers again.
The numbers on the vials of, what we find out in Maternity Leave to be vaccine could be a way for the DIRVs to keep track of the vials. Notice that the numbers are not arranged in the same way as they are entered into the computer.
Screen cap of the vials in Man of Science, Man of Faith
Screen cap of the vials in Maternity Leave
The numbers on the vials are 4-81516-23 42. This subtle difference enables the DIRVs to differentiate between the numbers on the Station 3 hatch, and the vials. If the sickness is as serious as Rousseau says, then it would be very important for the DI to keep track of every vial of vaccine. The numbers on the vials enable the DIRVs to track down every vial, even in the event that one is some how smuggled off of the island.
4 8 15 16 23 42 being the winning lottery numbers was actually a coincidence, Hurly using the numbers on his lottery ticket was not a major disruption to the DIRVs, but it was when Hurly won with the numbers that it started disrupt them. Since he won the lottery with the numbers, everything that he acquires using the money that he won is now linked to the numbers. As long as Hurly retains or spends his wealth, he is essentially using the numbers. Another factor that disrupted the DIRVs was the media coverage of Hurly. The coverage of Hurly winning the lottery was so huge that, as shown in House of the Raising Sun, it was even broadcasted in Korea. The numbers were now being broadcasted all over the world. This no doubt wreaked havoc on the DIRVs trying to home in on the island.
Realizing that there was no way to stop Hurly from interfering, the DIRV manipulated events around Hurly so that he would be on a flight, along with other people chosen by the DI for various reasons, departing Sidney that they have set up to crash on the island. Now that Hurly is on the island, the remote viewing interference that he was causing before is greatly reduced.
Adam, Eve and Henry Gale: One of the first mysteries that the survivors encountered on the island was who was the two courses in the cave whom Jack referred to as “Adam and Eve”. For a while, I never really bothered pondering their identities because in my opinion, there are far more interesting mysteries to speculate about on the island. However, after the introduction of Henry Gale and his story about his balloon in One of Them, I got the idea for the theory that, if he is lying, Adam and Eve may have come to the island on the balloon. With no hope of being rescued, they moved to the cave where they died (possibly from the sickness that Rousseau keeps talking about, but for some reason has yet to manifest among any of the survivors).
Since it is apparent that Ethan and Goodwin both failed at their objectives, the Others used their knowledge of the balloon and it’s location to fabricate a story so that Henry could infiltrate the camp. It was further hinted in Maternity Leave that Henry was an Other when he started to plane the seeds of dissention between Locke and Jack. Then at the end of Maternity Leave, Eko asked to speak to Henry where he asked for his forgiveness for killing two Others in The Other 48 Days when they tried to take him his first night on the island. I believe that Eko thinks that Henry was an Other. As such, the only person whom he can ask for forgiveness for killing the two Others, is another Other.
The Sickness: At the moment, the only mention of the sickness was made by Rousseau, and then later it was alluded to by Ethan in Maternity Leave. The strange thing is that it has yet to manifest in any of the survivors. The first inclination of any sort of sickness among the survivors was when Claire’s baby got sick. However, by the end of the episode, whatever the baby had cleared up, and nothing conclusive was revealed about the sickness that Rousseau is so freaked out about. It is obvious that since Ethan mentioned it to Claire, and that the Others have a vaccine (if that is what is in the vials) for it, the sickness must be real. Still, it is strange that after living on the island for almost two months that none of the survivors have contracted it while Rousseau’s crew got it after living on the island for about the same amount of time. It was this thinking that lead me to think what could Claire’s baby and Rousseau’s crew have in common, and why did Rousseau’s crew get sick, but she didn’t? This is what I have come up with.
The sickness is not a virus, or a pathogen, but is a side effect to prolonged exposure to the electromagnetic anomalies on the island upon the brain. A normal person would usually not be vulnerable to this phenomenon. However, due to their heightened brain activity, those with some sort of psychic ability (no matter how undeveloped) are. If untreated, the electromagnetism on the island will elevate activity in the brain to the point where it would cause them to go mad. If my theory is correct, and the children were taken for their psychic abilities, then one of the main reasons that they are taken is that they have to be injected with the vaccine to prevent them from succumbing to the sickness. Children, with their still developing bodies may also be particularly susceptible to the sickness which would explain why the Others are so adamant about getting Claire’s baby, and why Ethan was injecting her with the vaccine in Maternity Leave.
I’m not sure if the vaccine is something that only has to be administered a few times, and then you are immune, or if it is like diabetes shots where you have to take them all the time. The fact that Desmond takes the vaccine all the time could indicate that it has to be taken every few hours. It would make sense if it were an all the time thing. This way, the DI would have a way of controlling the DIRVs. As long as they are the only source of the vaccine on the island, then the DIRVs have no choice but to work for them. If it turns out that the vaccine does not have to be taken all the time, then perhaps Desmond has to take it all the time because of his proximity to electromagnetic anomaly in the hatch. When Kelvin found Desmond, he quickly realized that he had an innate psychic ability, so he gave Desmond the vaccine to prevent him from going mad.
The reason that sickness may have affected Rousseau’s crew and not the survivors of flight 815 or Rousseau herself is that they all may have had innate psychic abilities where as Rousseau and the survivors did not. Another reason why Rousseau’s crew may have succumbed to the sickness was their frequent trips to the Black Rock. There may be another major electromagnetic anomaly near the Black Rock, and constantly traveling to and from the Black Rock may have heightened their exposure, thus making them sick.
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about the pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer. im pretty sure they dont have flight engineers anymore. i remember seeing documentaries on plane crashes from the 80’s and seeing the flight engineer. his job was to monitor fuel-consumption, the radio and stuff like that. nowadays i think pretty much all of this stuff is done by computers so they got rid of flight engineers and the plane the Lostaways crashed in was a 777, Boieng’s latest model. so that rules out the flight engineer, doesnt it?
If you go to this site, it explains that “Oceanic 777″ does not refer to the type of plane, but is a flight number. This site further explains that it is a broken link. When it was working, if you clicked on it, it would change to “Oceanic 815″, and then take you to another site flight815.com.
As for the Engineer thing I’ve read up on pilots while working on the theory. Most newer airplanes are all automated, thus eliminating the position, but there are several older aircraft still in service that would require a Flight Engineer. However, if you check the documentary Designing a Disaster on disk seven of the season one box set, you would find out that the plane used in Lost was not a 777, but was an L-1011 which not only can accommodate a flight crew of three, but has two additional jump seats. Well that is my explanation in defense of my theory.
Now, here is something that I noticed that would disprove my theory about a third man in the cockpit. I don’t know how the hell I missed this, I’ve seen the Pilot episode like 20 times, and it’s plain as day. If you go check the scene in the cockpit, the windshield in front of the co-pilot’s seat is missing. The pilot even climbed through it before the monster picked him up and did whatever it was that it did. So, even if there were three men in the cockpit, it could be possible that the co-pilot was sucked out of or crashed through the windshield during the crash.
Debating what plane they used is moot point, because neither plane is used for the flight from Sydney to L.A. The distance from Sydney to L.A. is 6506 nautical miles. A tri engine L-1011 has a maximum range of 4918 nautical miles. The 777-200ER and the 777-200LR have maximum ranges of 7730 and 8865 nautical miles respectively (Keep in mind that those are under ideal weight to fuel ratio). Although they could make the flight, the plane that is actually used on the route from Sydney to L.A., is a quad-engine 747, which has a range of 7284 nautical miles, and it would be virtually impossible to mistake the wreckage on the island as that of a Boeing 747.
If you want to get even more confused,
If, like in my theory, flight 815 were never meant to make it to L.A., then it wouldn’t matter that the plane would not have the range to make the flight. If the DI planned to crash the plane from the beginning, then they could have chosen an L-1011 for various reasons. Maybe they didn’t have enough people to fill a 747 or even a 777. Maybe it was more cost effective for them to crash an older model plane than it would be to crash a brand new, not to mention expensive, plane.
Why do ships, planes, balloons and so forth keep being LOST on the island?
As for stuff crashing into the island, as I stated in my theory, flight 815 was brought to the island, but the other stuff, Rousseau’s ship, Desmond’s boat, the drug smuggler’s plane, and (if he’s telling the truth) Henry Gale’s balloon were caused to the crash by the DI to protect the secrecy of the island. It is safe to say, that the island is not charted on current navigational maps. This would explain why no planes or ships pass by. If it is not near regular shipping routes or flight paths, and if no one knows that it is there, then why bother sailing by, or flying over an area that, according to maps, is open Ocean? If a passing ship or plane were to come across the island, then the DI runs the risk of being discovered. The existence of the island would be reported and then before long, charted to be included on updated maps.
I think that the black smoke could be some type of remote viewing object, but I don’t think it’s a projection in ITSELF. If you could choose your method of projection, I doubt it would be a column of black smoke; you’d probably opt for something normal like a bird or at least something less conspicuous and frightening. If you’re trying to brain scan people the last thing you want them to do is freak out and run off.
My thinking about the black smoke is that they don’t have a choice of the form that they assume while viewing. When they are viewing they assume the form of the black smoke. Another thing that I tried to take into account while writing this theory was the “Little Suzy” factor. Notice that in different sections of my theory, Walt has different abilities, but cannot use them all at once. In Fan Fiction, this is called the “Little Suzy” effect (Don’t ask me why its called that because I have no idea). When creating a character, you can’t give them omnipotent abilities. It is more believable if the a character has drawbacks and weaknesses to their abilities. If he is viewing, then he can’t talk or have physical form. If he is projecting a physical form, then he can’t talk or interact. If he is talking (Like when he was sending a message to Michael on the computer or in the case of the DIRVs when they are whispering to each other), he does not spectrally manifest as a cloud. If the DIRV’s are going to try to manipulate events or surroundings, then there has to be more than one of them to do so. Basically, I’ve taken away the DIRVs ability to be completely undetectable while viewing, and from being all-powerful.
The only thing that tugs at me is the show spends a considerable amount of effort to disclose the nefarious past of the survivors. The flashbacks reveal some real gray areas between good and evil. The other dichotomy in place is faith vs. science. Several religious images and undertones are placed throughout the series. Where would these themes lie within your EM theory or do you consider them to be a red herring or way to pass the hour as the creators slowly lead us down this path of revelation?
When writing this theory I was working on the plausible science of the island and not the philosophy. The constant theme of black and white, and good vs. evil has proven to be contradictory to almost everything in the show. As we have seen in the many flashbacks, life is not one or the other, but shades of gray. That is why the Yin & Yang symbol which constantly reappears, is a good reflection of the show. No one is all good, and no one is all evil. The nefarious past of the survivors reflects upon the dichotomy of the DI. The DI is working to save the world, however, in order to achieve that goal, they are willing to cross the line between right and wrong for the greater good of all of humanity…
Or, it all could just be filler. Hehe Unlike plot driven shows like Law & Order, the characters on Lost are just as important to the success of the show as the plot. A lot of people tune in every week to see the plot develop, but just as many people tune in to watch the characters as well.
Hurley didn’t choose the numbers by coincidence… he heard them from Lenny.
Even though I never mentioned it, I knew that Hurly got the numbers from Lenny. I just figured that everyone knew where Hurly got the numbers so I didn’t bother to mention it in my theory. What I said in my theory was that the numbers being the winning lottery numbers was a coincidence. Hurly using the numbers on his lottery ticket was not a major disruption to the DIRVs, but it was when Hurly won with the numbers that it started disrupt them. The media coverage of Hurly was huge. So much so that, as shown in House of the Raising Sun, it was even broadcasted in Korea. Because of Hurly, the numbers were now being broadcasted all over the world. Every time that the story was broadcasted somewhere the numbers were also broadcasted. This no doubt wreaked havoc on the DIRVs trying to home in on the island.
Astral projection is when you project your consciousness into an astral double of your body in the astral plane of existence. People would not be able to see you unless they where also an astral projection, or practicing clairvoyant sight, which when Walt was sited no one was.
Although I admit that I know nothing about Astral Projection. I’m not the first person to take liberties on the concept of Astral Projection. While I’m sure that you idea of astral projection is closer to what it really is if there was such a thing, my limited knowledge of astral projection is based on what I have seen on television and in movies.
In the series Charmed (I forget what the character’s name was, but it was Shannon Doherty’s character), one of the characters had the ability to astral project, and her astral self could be seen by other characters, talk, and even interact with her surroundings. I thought that since astral projection was portrayed in this way before, that the audience (Charmed fans in particular) would already be familiar with the concept.
As far as I am concerned, Astral Projection has not been proven to exist, and until it is, there is no definitive definition for it. However, since there is no definitive way to know which idea of astral projection is correct, how about we just say that you and the creators of Charmed are both right.
I am curious though how you would explain the Black Rock…no one really has any thoughts to something that is obviously important somehow to the show, since it was in 2 or 3 episodes. The ships seems to throw a lot of theories “off-course”, no pun intended, as it seems to throw an element of time warping into the mix.
I have yet to read a viable theory on the Black Rock. The problem with the Black Rock is that it’s hard to explain without entering the realm of wormholes, dimensional shifts, Bermuda triangles, or South Pacific decahedrons. Personally, I think that there is enough going on in the show plot wise, that throwing wormholes into the mix would be like turning on a full blender with out the lid on… One Big Mess.
The children and random ‘athletic guys’ were the only kidnapped (Claire was carrying a child, and Charlie was just ‘there’, and no one knows what happened to the south African chick with the tailies), characters who don’t even have names and aren’t even semi-main characters. If the passengers were manipulated to be on that flight, why not bring a plane full of psychic children and athletic fathers to the island?
Everyone assumes that just because they never had any names in the show that they weren’t important. When they explained that they took the strongest, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they were taking them for the sake of making it easier to take out the weaker survivors nor does it mean that they meant physically strong. When the “Strongest” were taken, they may have been taken for use in the DI’s Eugenics program. As for the kids, bringing them to the island while they are young, would give the DI the opportunity to cultivate their abilities to the fullest, whether that be psychic abilities, or just a loyal grunt. The reason that planeloads of children are not brought to the island is because the island has limited resources, and would not be able to sustain a large population of psychic children. Could you imagine the havoc a few hundred children with psychic abilities would wreak on the island? It makes sense to bring in only a few at a time so that they can be easily managed.
So do you think the 2 guys Hurley see’s at the metal hospital are possible DIRVs? Or was their purpose to simply press the numbers to focus the DIRVs.
I do think that they are DIRVs. It is possible that the mental strain that the brain undergoes is immense. I believe that psychics are a fairly recent phenomenon in human evolution. As such, the human brain has not evolved to a point where it can sustain prolonged use of this ability. DIRVs, as a result, run the risk of literally burning out. With such a high turn over of psychics, the DI expanded their research in their contingency projects (Cryogenics, and Eugenics) as a means of reducing the mental stress, and increasing the longevity of the DIRVs.
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