Lost Explained??

[jvince]

A poster at ABC named Lost_Explained_2006 claims to have worked with the writing staff and has all answers to the third season of Lost. He's been giving some real good answers to other posters' questions regarding the show. Could he be telling the truth??

General Season 3 Spoilers from Lost_Explained_2006:

- Charlie and Claire grow close again, but with lingering tust issues still present

- Rose's cancer will retrun this season. At the same time, Locke loses the use of his legs again. Both of this is a result of the failsafe being activated. It released all the intrinsic healing properties from the island and thus reverses the 'miracle' effect it had on Locke Rose and Jin.

- Kate and Sawyer hook up. They escape but Jack is left behind with the Others.

- The Others have Christian Shephard's body, they took it for genetic experiments.

- The Others are DHARMA scientists

- Claire is Jack's half-sister. This will continue to be hinted at early this season and confimed later on.

- Desmond has a dream/vision which tells him to find a station called The Flame

- The real Henry Gale was an associate of Penny Widmore who she sent on a mission to find Desmond

- Widmore Corps supply food drops on the island and constructed the research stations.

- The Hunter and The Flame are two new stations discovered this season. The Hunter is Zoology, The Flame meteorology

- This season The Monster and the Polar Bears will have more presence, as well as themes of romance and action.


Q&A:

How, if at all is Locke's father involved in the goings on of the others and/or the Hanso Foundation?
His father is not involved in anyway.

I'll bite too....are some of the Losties "Dharma children"? Born to Dharma parents?
No, many of them have a connection to DHARMA and the island, but none are "Dharma children"

Are Jack and Claire related?
Claire and Jack are half-siblings. Christian Shepherd had a fling with Claire's mom Lindsey long time ago. You will get more info in Episode 2.

Will we find out why they took the children?
Yes you will, you'll see a glimpse of what might have happened to all the people they took through what happens with Jack, Kate and Sawyer.

What has happened to all of the people taken from Anna Lucia's group of losties? You know, the ones taken from the beach and especially Cindy who disappeared enroute to the first group.
OK, many people were taken away merely for strategical purpose, for purpose of a bigger experiment regarding all the survivors they haven't taken. The captured survivors have all gone through experimenting and genetic testing back at The Other's base. Cindy was captured as well.

How do the others know the ones they took are the good ones?
An advanced EM presence on the island called the Cerberus System. It has the ability to enter into the minds of the survivors, scan their memories and pasts, gathers intel for The Others. Also, the moles in the group Goodwin and Ethan would be sent in to evaluate them and judge for an initial list.

Ok...moving on.....when the Others say "we are the good guys"...does that mean good in the sense that most people interpret it or does it mean something else?
Good in the sense that ends justify the means. They think what they are doing is for a greater good, a better world to put it simply. They are still pretty much bad guys though.

Are our losties actually survivors of a horrific plane crash or are they clones with implanted memories?
They are the real survivors of a real plane crash. The memories, everything, is all real.

I've got a question!!! Who will die this season???
Rose

Could you also tell me which studies happened in the swan and arrow bunkers?
The Swan was built to study electromagnetism and The Arrow is for storage.

Is sun pregnant with suns baby or another mans??? That guy who taught her English!!!
It's Jin's baby.

What is the statue?
I'm hearing it is a statue of an Egyptian God, a monument of the earlier civilization that lived on the island pre-DHARMA.

Will we see the rest of the island?
Yes. More of the island will be explored

Is there ancient civilization involved?
Yes, Phoenicians

Are the losties EVER gonna get off that island?
Some will get rescued, some won't. Rescue is still the goal.

Will Locke regain his faith in the Island this season?
Yes, then he loses the use of his legs again. He later begins to see this as punishment for losing faith.

Are there any other 'others' still amongst the Losties?
No

If Locke lost the use of his legs for losing faith, will something happen to Jack for not having faith in the first place?
You could look at it that way as Jack is the one who is left behind with the Others while Kate and Sawyer escape.

I want to know if any unexpected couples will form in this series. (i.e., not the obvious ones like claire/charlie and jack/Juliet)
Well for season three there is Jack and Juliet, Charlie and Claire, Kate and Sawyer. And a new couple of castaways played by Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro.

That’s b.s. I heard from Carlton Cuse himself that Locke will have a knife in his hand and running through the jungle this season instead of being stuck in the hatch. How the heck is he going to be running through the jungle if he is in a wheelchair!?
They might have said that to throw you off.

Did Michael and Walt really get off the island with the boat, or is it a trick?
They found rescue.

Hmmmm. I think I can believe you. Only one question. Is Locke's dad the real Sawyer? Maybe it's already been asked but I don’t feel like reading all that.
Yes Locke's dad is the real Sawyer.

What's the deal with smokie, the real deal. Why didn't it attack Eko when it savagely killed the pilot in the first epi?
The smoke monster is a very advanced electro-magnetic presence created by the DHARMA scientists. Massive energy contained in a magnetic field by fused iron atoms. What it does is gather information on the survivors, reads the minds, scans their memories and pasts. Then it plays off of those memories and feeds on their fears. It is called the Cerberus System. It does not attack who can be deemed "good" (by the Others' definition). It kills the "threats" or the "bad people" it comes into contact with.

Is Locke really paralyzed or is it his brain that thinks he is paralyzed?
It was not in his mind. The mobsters seen in "Lockdown" showed up again after his dad left and put a bullet in his back. This causes his paralysis, he seeks counseling. He gets advice to seek the help of a supposed miracle surgeon, who happens to be Jack Shepherd, but that doesn’t play out for him. Later he turns to the Walkabout, for "spiritual renewal". And that's that.

What is the story behind the constant references to light\dark, good\bad?
They are to represent the conflict between different characters, specifically the survivors and The Others.

What is the power cable Sayid found on the beach connected to underwater?
It's a communication channel between DHARMA and The Hanso Foundation.

What exactly happened during "the incident"?
The magnetic energy was leaked and the effect caused a lot of radiation which killed and injured many of the scientists in the station (see Marvin Candle's left arm)

What was it Locke saw in Season 1 from the "smoke" that made him so sure of everything that was happening was for a reason?
The smoke was projecting images from his past. He might have seen Helen in those images. But it was really the miracle with his legs that caused him to go into that state of mind; that everything happens for a reason.

Are the Dharma scientists (the others) conducting their experiments in hope of a conclusion of some sort, or has the experiment gone horribly wrong and they are trying to "fix" it?
They are the original DHARMA scientists shipped there in the 70s. The experiments went wrong; they are doing a new large-scale utopian experiment now, under the leadership of a new Hanso Foundation CEO Thomas Mittelwerk.

Are the numbers part of the Valenzetti Equation and will we continue to see them?
Yes and yes.

I would like to know if Anna Lucia and Libby were really killed off because of their drunken incidents?
Michelle Rodriguez was always meant to be on the show for just one season and get killed off. Libby on the other hand wasn't originally supposed to go with her.

BTW...why are the lives of the losties connected in all those weird ways? (everyone has met someone in the past or bumped into each other without knowing)....huh?
The connections are there mainly to add to the flashbacks. It's all coincidence. Or maybe fate. You can look at it however you want but it won't have any clear explanation.

What exactly is the island and how did the scientists get their to run their tests...
Top-secret facility shielded from the rest of the world by an EM field. The scientists were shipped there in the 70s. It was originally a giant test bed for all their most dangerous, craziest experiments.

[jvince]

I heard that Sayid and Locke will play a role in getting Kate and Sawyer back from the "Others". IS THIS TRUE????...I said all along that they (Kate, Jack, Hurley and Sawyer) met with Sayid before the others captured them and set in plan another plan of action but it just wasn't seen.... am I even close?
Yes, Sayid and Locke do team up. Though Jack didn't make any off-screen plans with Sayid before they got captured.

Is the show and the Lost Experience going to forever be linked but kept separate from one another, or will we see important parts of the Experience in the show at some point?
Thomas Mittelwerk, the Valenzetti equation, and other elements from the Lost Experience will appear on the show, as vital parts of the story.

How do they introduce the new characters who are part of the original survivors?
Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro will be introduced in the 2nd episode. Sanchez's character Nikki is trying to restore a little order in the camp after the hatch incident. Santoro's character is the love interest who flirts around with her and makes some quips about her leadership skills. The third new character is Juliet, who appears in the first ep. as one of The Others.

Is there something special about Aaron?
No

What is Libby's story?
Libby was a Widmore Corps employee and grieving widow. Behind the scenes, she plotted against Widmore and wanted to bring him down. Charles Widmore mentally "broke her". He's the one who is responsible for her being in the psych ward.

Why is Charlie different?
If you mean in the finale, his behavior could be shock or some bump on the head. There's nothing actually weird going on with him. My own opinion, that's just how Charlie acts.

What are the whispers? elaborate
The whispers come from a remote viewing station connected from the island to Hanso scientists back on land, who use the procedure to view progress of the experiment happening on the island. The Others aren’t using a remote viewing station, they aren't the ones viewing anything.

Is Henry one of the true others?
Yes, he is one of The Others. He's in charge of the things happening on the island.

Do we find out how Kelvin got to become a Dharma employee (i.e. does he have a flashback)?
No, no Kelvin flashbacks. It's not important, but he joined DHARMA in the 90s through military connections...

What specifically is Walt's power?
Imagination

Was Libby really in love with Hurley, or was there some ulterior motive?
Libby genuinely liked him.

How did the drug plane get on the island? It's pretty far off course!
The drug plane was "transported" to the island through a vile vortice over the Sahara desert.

Wrong. Ep.04 is hopelessly wrong.
If it's wrong, then Jack's episode has been bumped up. It happens.

Are the degroots still alive?
Gerald DeGroot is dead. Karen DeGroot is alive and hiding down in the Flame station.

So a vile vortice acted sort of like a wormhole and dropped the drug plane (and I guess the Black Rock) off on the island?
Actually, The Black Rock landed on the island through a tsunami.

If there is no sickness on the island, then what did Danielle's crew get sick with?
There WAS a sickness on the island, but it was contained.

If Rousseau was on the island for 16 years why has she not seen these supplies dropped? Or at least found them by accident. Hey why didn't the Losties see the last supplies that were dropped?
The food drops only come every 8 months. Danielle simply never saw them as they fall from very high, and the hatch residents gathered all the food before she happened upon it.

Why did the smoke consider Locke to be a threat? What's with the mechanical cranking sound and monster-like roar?
The sounds of the monster come from its mechanical inner functions. It's a very complex system. Other sounds it makes come from its ability to scan and project fears and memories. Rose said the sounds were familiar to her. This sound was the E-train. The system can feed off of their pasts. As for attacking Locke, this was because, exactly as you said, it sensed him to be a threat, perhaps for the Swan system. And the writers needed some good monster suspense for the finale.

What is 'Fenry's' real name? Is he linked to Aaron's father?
His real name is Adam. And yes he is related to Claire's Thomas, they are brothers.

Is time passing quicker on the island than it is off the island?
No

Is there an underwater hatch? Is it part of the Hunter station?
Yes, the Parapsychology hatch is underwater. The Hunter station is located in the jungle

Why was Desmond in jail?
Fleeing in combat.

Do Michael and Walt meet Penny?
That is a storyline being considered. It is possible they might play a part in Penny trying to rescue everyone.

Why does Charlie not seem bothered by the absence of Locke, Eko and Desmond?
There's no reason. As I said, could be simply shock, a bump on the head.

What happened for Locke to become paralyzed?
Already answered. He was shot by the mobsters.

Who is Karen DeGroot hiding from? (I assume the Others).
She's hiding from The Others, who she sees as 'hostiles'.

Where was Walt when he was somewhere he was not supposed to be? (Ms Klugh asked Michael this)
She is talking about the possibility of "astral projection'. They know Walt has a very 'special' mind, they also know his mother was involved with Hanso, so they were curious as to him somehow appearing in places he was miles away from. (like he did in the S2 premiere) Information like that is crucial to the tests they were doing on Walt. It ties in to the Remote Viewing aspects.

What really happened to Walt's mother? I suspect she has an affiliation with Dharma/Hanso/Others.
She was killed off by The Hanso Foundation. Yes she was involved.

I suspect that Danielle has connections to some of the others. Maybe crew members or family relationships (daughter Alex?, Husband Fenry?). What are the connections?
Alex is her daughter, which is the only connection you've seen so far. Danielle's story will be revealed in S3. What really happened is they were all captured by The Others. Danielle was given a false reality by The Others which made her believe she killed her entire team because they were infected. It was part of an experiment to see if and how she could survive in the jungle alone.

Was the plane and consequently the losties ending up on this island a total accident or a conspiracy?
Conspiracy. The print-outs were faked to make Desmond believe he crashed the plane.

If I understood the messages of this post, there are people outside the island that knows about losties and the plane crash. Why don't they send a rescue mission or ask for help?
There is the Hanso Foundation, which is behind the whole thing. And there is Penny, who only suspects her father may be involved with the island experiment. She has been trying to find it because she believes her father stranded Desmond there.

Who was Sarah cheating on Jack with?
His old friend, Mark Silverman

Does Locke ever walk again after the hatch wall release?
Yes, but for most of season 3 he will be in the wheelchair.

Why do the others think the world will end at 4 8 15 16 23 42? and how did they work it out? (more info plz)
Years and years of investigating the equation, they now have pure mathematical certainty that the prediction is correct. 48,151,623 years and 42 months, beginning around 2000 BC, or something like that.

What do the others do with you when they kidnap you and what tests are included?
They take them back to their base and do genetic experiments or simply keep them prisoner.

Will they show flashbacks of the time Jack was in Thailand??? cos that could be interesting!!
Yes you will get flashbacks to Jack being in Thailand. That might be later in the season. He has two flashbacks this season I believe.

Why do those two Brazilian guys who work for penny have to station in Antarctica?
They weren't in Antarctica

Will they ever find Cindy? Is she dead?
Cindy is alive, but you won't see her in season 3.

And will jack ever find out that the others have his dad’s body?
Yes, in episode 6.

Why were Jack, Kate and Sawyer chosen by the Others?
There are a number of reasons. The real question is why they didn't take them in "The Hunting Party" when they had the chance. It's partly because of the guns. Sawyer's blood on the guns links his genetic DNA to their genetic experiments. They will be testing him to see if he is actually one of the "good" ones. They have Kate and Jack to shake up things in the survivor's leadership. Jack they want most of all to initiate into their group through a connection with one of The Others, Juliet, and a connection with his father. It's a mix of strategical, genetic, and personal reasons

He (Alvar) was the captain of the ship? You said the ship was there by means of a tsunami, then did he "discover" the island or was he shipwrecked there?
Yes, he was the captain. It was shipwrecked onto the island through a tsunami, which ultimately led to its discovery by Alvar.

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Where is the radio tower, and what type of role will it play in this season and beyond?
The radio tower is just off the coast of the north-west part of the island. Sayid will discover it early in S3, but it won't have much significance to the season's plots.

Are there any survivors of the plane crash that are still alive on another part of the island?
No

Are any survivors of the plane crash working for Dharma or Hanso, as spies perhaps?
No

There is no real sickness on the island?
There is no sickness on the island anymore. There WAS a sickness many years ago. It was contained, and now the memory of that sickness is used as a social experiment.

Why did Radzinsky make the map with ink that can only be seen in black light? Who was he hiding the map from, and why did he make it in the first place?
Radzinsky was plotting against The Others.

How then did Danielle get to the island? And why her?
Their research vessel crashed there. She was the pregnant one.

And who is the "Robert" she was talking about?
Robert was her lover

Who is Alex's dad?
It was another man who she left for Robert

Ok, if you are saying that Kate and Sawyer hook up, what happens between Kate and Jack?
It will be Kate/Jack in the very end though, I'm pretty sure of that.

The writers have already confirmed that the shark logo was a post production joke, and is not significant to the plot.
No, it was a valid clue I assure you. Completely intentional.

If Fenry believes his band of people are the "Good Guys" then who does he believe are the bad guys?
There are no definite "bad guys". The Others believe they are good people trying to create a better world through very radical actions.

I think you forgot to answer this one - Does Alex know that Danielle is her mother and the way she has been force to live on the island for the last 16 years?
No, she's not aware of her mother being on the island.

What is the Others (Hostiles) definition of a "good person" as it is definitely at odds with the generally accepted view of what a good person is (i.e. virtues, high morals and ethics etc).
It doesn't relate to morals or ethnics, but to genes.

Does the theme of "good" and "bad" coincide with a possible conflict at the organization level between Widmore Corp and Hanso Foundation? Where does DHARMA fit into this?
The "good and bad" theme overall is there to simply represent conflict (between survivors and The Others) and balance.

Who were the two dead people that Jack, Hurley, and Kate found when they first discovered the caves with water in season 1?
Not important, I'm afraid. Adam & Eve were simply plot devices to emphasize that the survivors are not the first people to have crashed on the island.

Why does Dr. Marvin Candle use a different name in the Pearl Orientation video? Does he have a different name for every station?
He is an actor, not a real doctor. It's part of his routine, so to say. They are the same person. Candle/Wickman wasn't a real doctor, but actually an actor they had do the orientation films. He had to have his arm amputated because of the sickness.

Will we ever see Dr. Candle, on or off the island?
No, he will only appear in the orientation films.

Was Ethan drugging Claire and what was he injecting her with since there is no real sickness thus no real need for a vaccine?
Yes, Ethan drugged her. The vaccine/sickness talk is because The Others think the disease still lingers over the island.

I am confused about the stations/hatches. How many are there and what are there names. I have: Hunter, Medical, Swan, Arrow, Question Mark (Which is the Pearl Station--I think.), and the Flame Station. Oh and also the Parapsychology hatch you said was located under water. That makes Seven Hatches, no?
The 6 official stations are: The Swan, The Pearl, The Flame, The Hunter, The Staff, and The Goblet. As I said, the Arrow is simply a small storage station, there's more than one of them on the island.

Are the two guys who work for penny Brazilian or Portuguese? Where are they if not Antarctica?
They are Portuguese. Actually, I believe they were somewhere in the Antarctic peninsula.

Why couldn't desmond get away? Why did he say there was no outside world and they were in a snow globe?
Desmond couldn't escape because of the EM properties that surround the island. Like a barrier. He suspected the outside world was gone because of the previous System Failure in the hatch.

Are there any other experiments currently going on that we do not know about yet? If so, what?
The Others have been doing genetic and psychological experiments on some of their prisoners.

You said that there was no sickness. So how did Marvin Candle/Wickman lose his arm from the sickness, if it doesn't exist?
Once again, there WAS a sickness, there is no sickness now. Now the sickness is used as a social experiment.

Who will be the new "leader" in Jack's absence? My guess would be Locke, Eko or Sayid..... all interesting for different reasons.
The new leader will be Kiele Sanchez's character Nikki

Why are the Dharma stations in disarray? Why are there no replacements for the Swan station? Why were they abandoned? This is a HUGE plot point, and hopefully won't be forgotten about.
Most of the stations are so because the original DHARMA project failed and was abandoned.

What can you tell us about this new girl 'Colleen'
She's one of The Others, Fenry's wife.

Where and when does the Kate sex with Jack/Sawyer take place? Cage, cell, back at camp?
In the jungle.

When Kate finally picks a guy, will they be together for most of Season 3?
Yes

Why does Alex (Rousseau's daughter) appear to be a "good" Other? She was obviously raised by them so why would her motives be so much different from the rest of the Others?
She learned about her mother and what had happened from Danielle's lover Robert who was later killed. This is why she is not in full trust and support of them.

Was the guy Penny was SUPPOSED to get married to, the same guy who taught Sun how to speak English?
Yes indeed, Jae Lee.

You said Penny was the American woman jet lee fell in love with. How did her relationship with him end and when did she fall in love with Desmond?
She was with Desmond before Jae Lee. Desmond got put in prison, and she moved on.

Did Radzinsky really shoot himself or did Kelvin kill him?
Radzinsky did kill himself, overwhelmed by his own map & plotting.

So how exactly do Jack and Juliet know each other? Former lovers? Former friends?
Jack saved her daughter.


How long will Jack stay with The Others?
He'll be with them most of season 3. But he doesn't necessarily turn to the dark side or anything.

Will we see Boone, Shannon or Ana Lucia again in flashbacks?
You'll see Shannon again, but no Boone or AL.

Was Ray Mullen involved with the island due to his fake arm? Also was Sam Toomey's wife involved with the island as she had a missing limb?
Ray Mullen was one of the original scientists who lost his arm to the sickness. The wife has no connection.

Were the Lostie's drugged with the air masks on the plane?
No

[jvince]

Was Jack placed in the jungle before we see him in the opening shot of the series? And was the crash site arranged by the Others whilst the Losties were knocked out by the air masks (if they were knocked up by them)?
No. However, The Others had dragged him from the beach; they were planning on taking his body back to their base but decided not to and left him there in the jungle.

Is Kelvin dead?
Yes

Will we see Michael and Walt at some point in this season?
That is the plan as of now to have them make a guest appearance this season, but that could change.

Was someone in the Pearl hatch shortly before Eko and Locke showed up?
No.

What was the smoke monster's appearance in the '?' episode?
The Monster was Yemi, and the whole force behind Locke and Eko's dreams. You'll see around Episode 5 or 6 of the next season what I mean.

Have we missed important things from season 1?
Well ‘Gordohat’ pointed out the Big Dipper thing which I'm not sure tons of fans picked up on. There are a few other subtle clues in wordplay many have missed, as well as a few background clues in flashbacks.

Do u know how many will die before the end of the series?
Many more, that's what I know. The only character dying this season is Rose, that's about as far ahead as I can say when it comes to the death toll.

Why was Fenry going to take Locke?
He wasn't going to take Locke.

What will Ethan's role be when he features in an upcoming flashback?
You'll get a short scene of him going over things with Tom in the medical station, and getting punishment for Claire's escape (The Others think he was the one who let her go)

Is there a massive cliffhanger at the end of the sixth episode in season 3? If yes don't say what it is!
Yes.

Where were the two guys that phoned Penny?
Antarctic Peninsula

Will we see Christian Shephard again? Whether it's in flashbacks or on the island?
You'll see him again in flashbacks AND on the island.

Why is Kate in a dress in the promos?
This is a dream sequence.

Can you give Jack-Kate fans something to look forward to during these 6 episodes? Do they even talk to each other?
Yes, they have a short amount of screen-time, but for the most part they are all separated from each other. Later, Sawyer and Kate are locked up together while The Others focus on Jack.

Will we get follow-up to the injections, Charlie, Claire and Aaron have been taking?
Yes.

What happens to Hurley after he is let go by The Others?
He makes it back to camp alone, but he has a quick encounter with the monster on the way.

Was Jack's persona change near the end of Season 1 and throughout Season 2 done for a specific reason, or just for tension?
Tension, to build the conflict between Jack and Locke. And it was time for someone to start losing it.

Will we ever see a return to the compassionate, patient, level-headed, and hero-worthy Jack of Season 1?
Somewhat, in the company of The Others. Near the end of the first 6 episodes, he begins rewind so to say and goes through some big character changes.

Rhetorical question: Jack really isn't a "good" person, is he?
Jack is the hero. No, they don't want him because he's a "good" one. It's more personal.

Is it true that we will see more of Penny in S3? If so, will she appear briefly or extensively???
Yes, Penny will be a recur. You'll get one full episode that takes place with her in the outside world, around mid season or so.

What happened to Locke’s Helen? When did they call it quits?
Helen drove off in "Lockdown" and that was the end of their relationship.

Looks like you got Episodes 4 and 5 wrong you idiot.
To further explain: The Jack episode has been bumped to episode 6, and episode 5 was originally intended to be Locke's episode "Admission" but was bumped to next year so Eko and Desmond had their episodes in the mini season. They decided to put Desmond's flashback at episode 4 to help set up the Penny-centric episode later in the season.

Is Matthew Fox leaving Lost?
No, not any time soon.

[sucker86]

I think that this is a fake. His information are from ThEmIsFiTiShErE(most spoilers are fake but sounds good), other spoiler sites and his own fantasy. The most thinks sounds nice but i dont think that they will happen!

[port]

this is disappointing :/

[?man]

yea most of those spoilers i think are fake, I read that the flame staion involves the smoke monster not zooligy. The arrow is the zooligy station. the tailies found a sub-station of the arrow. And..... what the hell is the Goblet? BS

[froneamy]

Well he says Fenry's real name is Adam, which we know now that his name is Ben, at least to the other Others.

He also says at first that the monster is real, it's EM security system, then later says it is Yemi conjured by Eko & Locke.

He also says Kate's dress is part of a dream sequence. Didn't look like a dream last night to me...Kind of disappointing because some of those spoilers I'd like to see become true. Oh well.

[rfortson]

We find out right away that this guy was just making logical guess that any of us could have made. He says that the "Hunter" and the "Flame" will be the new stations and in the first episode we see that the "Hydra" is the new station and that it is the Zoological station that people have assigned to every other station on the island. I am sure we will see the "Flame" later on this year as it is already listed on the map.

So, that gives us the Swan, Flame, Staff, Arrow, Pearl and Hydra that are listed on the map. We also could theorize that the Arrow and Staff are not of the six experimental stations that are mentioned in the Orientation videos and are just support facilities for treatment and storage/staging. That also leave the fake "Door" station that could be something the "Others" use as a ploy in their games or could just be the Abandoned station on the map. Some alos believe that the "Pearl" is not truly the question mark on the map, but that is unlikely. We also have that dang shark logo popping up again on the tray and water bottle that Juliet was bringing to Jack, so what is that about??? The simple line going across the center circle...is this another station??? Why was it seen in the Hydra station??? Usually, like in the Swan, the stuff in the station is generally branded with the same logo we see on the station...clearly you see the multi-headed Hydra logo both where Sawyer is and in the corridor that Jack floods, so why this mysterious other logo?

I'm sure one day we will have a full understanding of everything that went on in the DI and we might even get a full depiction of all their facilities and their purposes as they relate to the island.

[IgotTheGameOnLocke]

Just SOME of the errors in that.
What is 'Fenry's' real name? Is he linked to Aaron's father?
His real name is Adam. And yes he is related to Claire's Thomas, they are brothers.

Was the plane and consequently the losties ending up on this island a total accident or a conspiracy?
Conspiracy. The print-outs were faked to make Desmond believe he crashed the plane.

Will we see Boone, Shannon or Ana Lucia again in flashbacks?
You'll see Shannon again, but no Boone or AL.

Why is Kate in a dress in the promos?
This is a dream sequence.