Ok for some reason Lost didn't tape tonight so I cant review. Here is my question. Do you think Hurley could also here Jacob the same way Locke does. I remember the way Locke looked at Hurley and questioned him, it seemed so strange.I know Hurley heard the whispers when he backed away from the cabin, but when he looked in the window it seemed like he heard something else. Something that scared him, and if he did hear Jacob does that mean he is just as "special" as Locke?:undecide: I hope I am not way off on this. Let me know what you think especially if you have tivo or a vcr that cooperates. Thanks Dee
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Locke was supposed to be 'special' for hearing Jacob, and Ben was regarded as special for seeing him. Is Hurley special?

That was the first thought I had as well when Hurley saw the cabin... maybe he's special?

I was wondering if Locke was able to 'help' Hurley see Jacob. At least when the house reappeared after Hurley ran away. It's rather coincidental that the house reappears, Hurley kind of wishes it away and then Locke's standing right there asking Hurley what he's afraid of.

I think there is something special about Hurley. I think it stems from his history with the numbers. I don't think this makes him like Ben and Locke that really have invested in the island. As for seeing Jacob, maybe that's not as rare an occurrence as we think.

I've always thought Hurley had a connection to the island to rival anyone's.

I was thinking though - isn't it interesting that Locke, Hurley, and (arguably) Vincent have all had contact with Jacob at this point and were Walt's 3 closest friends?

It's not the first time The Island has shown something to Hurley, remember the dream he had in The Swan where Jin was talking English and there was the missing poster of Walt on the side of the milk carton?

I vote Yes! Hurley is special.

Christian Shephard too, though not necessarily a friend of Walts...that we know of.

I thought that too. I thought only 'special' people saw Jacob. Maybe Hurley is special.

I've always thought Hurley had a connection to the island to rival anyone's.

I was thinking though - isn't it interesting that Locke, Hurley, and (arguably) Vincent have all had contact with Jacob at this point and were Walt's 3 closest friends?

Locke got up and walked after the plane crash, he didn't even know walt. The island made him walk again. I don't know how but it has nothing to do with Walt.

What do we know about the "special" folks on the island? They can see things...more specifically, Ben took Locke to see if he could "see" Jacob. Apparantly Hurley has the same power, but seemingly also has the power to make it go away. I don't think we can chalk this one up to Hurley reverting back to his crazy self as others have seen stuff on the island, even though one could argue that he was never officially crazy. If you think back to the dock at the end of season 2, Hurley is let go because he is a "good one." I guess we should have known he was special to the island after every place he goes he has terrible luck and unfortunate things just happen. But when he gets to the island, everything is all good. The dude is special.


"If you wanna cannonball, then cannonball."

What do we know about the "special" folks on the island? They can see things...more specifically, Ben took Locke to see if he could "see" Jacob. Apparantly Hurley has the same power, but seemingly also has the power to make it go away. I don't think we can chalk this one up to Hurley reverting back to his crazy self as others have seen stuff on the island, even though one could argue that he was never officially crazy. If you think back to the dock at the end of season 2, Hurley is let go because he is a "good one." I guess we should have known he was special to the island after every place he goes he has terrible luck and unfortunate things just happen. But when he gets to the island, everything is all good. The dude is special.


"If you wanna cannonball, then cannonball."

Well, I don't necessarily think that Hurley hallucinating Jacob's hut (Because he doesn't know what any of it would look like (ie the dog portrait), and as far as we know, doesn't know what Jack's dad looks like), but the fact that the hut seemed to "follow" him, and indeed disappeared when he wanted it to, followed by the uncanny appearance of Locke? I don't think it was Hurley's doing at all.
Second, Hurley was let go because he was "good". He was let go to tell his camp what had happened, and that they were never allowed to go to docks/barracks.

I think Hurley is definitely special for the reasons you mentioned. Ben made it apparent that not everyone can see Jacob, and Hurly saw him so he has to be special. Unless Ben was just screwing with everyone, which I don't think is the case.
So Locke and Hurly both seem to specially in tuned with the island. It seems that Walt is also special, and echo as well. What makes them able to be special though? That is the real question.
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What do we know about the "special" folks on the island? They can see things...more specifically, Ben took Locke to see if he could "see" Jacob. Apparantly Hurley has the same power, but seemingly also has the power to make it go away. I don't think we can chalk this one up to Hurley reverting back to his crazy self as others have seen stuff on the island, even though one could argue that he was never officially crazy. If you think back to the dock at the end of season 2, Hurley is let go because he is a "good one." I guess we should have known he was special to the island after every place he goes he has terrible luck and unfortunate things just happen. But when he gets to the island, everything is all good. The dude is special.


"If you wanna cannonball, then cannonball."
I think Hurley is definitely special for the reasons you mentioned. Ben made it apparent that not everyone can see Jacob, and Hurly saw him so he has to be special. Unless Ben was just screwing with everyone, which I don't think is the case.
So Locke and Hurly both seem to specially in tuned with the island. It seems that Walt is also special, and echo as well. What makes them able to be special though? That is the real question.

Well, I don't necessarily think that Hurley hallucinating Jacob's hut (Because he doesn't know what any of it would look like (ie the dog portrait), and as far as we know, doesn't know what Jack's dad looks like), but the fact that the hut seemed to "follow" him, and indeed disappeared when he wanted it to, followed by the uncanny appearance of Locke? I don't think it was Hurley's doing at all.
Second, Hurley was let go because he was "good". He was let go to tell his camp what had happened, and that they were never allowed to go to docks/barracks.


Yea man, that's my point though. I don't believe I stated that Hurley was hallucinating, actually I was trying to make the case for the opposite of that. I think that only the "special" people can see Jacob and benefit from some of the things the island has to offer. But if you are not special or "flawed," then I guess the island karma will get you(see Paolo and Nikki). I think the fact that Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and Hurley were all at the dock and were "on Jacob's list" accoding to Ben and have seen things on the island. Jack saw Christian, Kate saw her horse, Hurley saw Dave, and I can't remember if Sawyer saw anything, but I think he was brought along to coerce Kate and Jack. At any rate, seems like we have some protectors of the island or something.

and I can't remember if Sawyer saw anything, but I think he was brought along to coerce Kate and Jack.
what about the incident with the boar? 'something' appeared to be going on there.

what about the incident with the boar? 'something' appeared to be going on there.


thanks for the reminder, i completely forgot about that.

Doesn't Jack also mention Hurley's ability to sink every basketball shot he makes in the episode? A dramatic reversal of luck?

Doesn't Jack also mention Hurley's ability to sink every basketball shot he makes in the episode? A dramatic reversal of luck?


Truth....on a side note, I think its fitting that Jack left the gym with just the letters "H and O." :biggrin:


....and I don't think HO is the chemical symbol of anything(or maybe it is, but not for the purposes of how Jack is acting, like a....)

I think Hurley is definitely special for the reasons you mentioned. Ben made it apparent that not everyone can see Jacob, and Hurly saw him so he has to be special. Unless Ben was just screwing with everyone, which I don't think is the case.

I was thinking the same thing that Hurley is special because he saw Jacob and since Ben makes it seem as though only the special people can see him it made me think that Hurley is definitely special and has some connection with the island.

But then if Hurley can see Jacob doesn't that make him a threat to Ben. I mean that is the reason Ben shot Locke because he saw Jacob and was threatened by that.

I was thinking the same thing that Hurley is special because he saw Jacob and since Ben makes it seem as though only the special people can see him it made me think that Hurley is definitely special and has some connection with the island.

But then if Hurley can see Jacob doesn't that make him a threat to Ben. I mean that is the reason Ben shot Locke because he saw Jacob and was threatened by that.


True, but I think Ben has ceased being a threat. At least for right now.....but we are probably working our way to a Losties/Ben/Others alliance against those that are coming.

I don't know if he could hear him, but he certainly SAW him. It's sad that he thought he was imagining things....:frown:

I think that maybe Hurley is more connected to the island than Locke but because of his previous issues he doesn't realize it yet.

Truth....on a side note, I think its fitting that Jack left the gym with just the letters "H and O." :biggrin:


....and I don't think HO is the chemical symbol of anything(or maybe it is, but not for the purposes of how Jack is acting, like a....)

I like this post and am surprised that this never crossed my mind. Hurley heard and saw two people in the shack and it's safe to assume that one of them is Jacob. (although I'm not convinced that Christian...if that was him...is the one)

That would make Hurley "special".

Also, H and O strangely enough are the 8th and 15th letters in the alpha...or 815!

BTW...love your avi DUDE!

This is gonna be a bit jumbled so bare with me...

I've never considered Hurley to be unlucky in the first place. He's won the lottery, dodged a deadly trap, crossed a very unstable rope bridge with ease, started a ten year old rusted vehicle and so on. It seems to me like what's happening is that Hurley has very strong mind over matter abilities (further emphasized in this episode by his ability to control/fight off the jacob/smokey/whatever telepathic visions), and this lets him achieve great and seemingly "lucky" feats, however I think what he's doing is sapping positive energy (something like chi?) out of the surrounding environment and redirecting it. To that end he causes everyone else misfortune because there's a balance between positive and negative energy.

Something that also struck me was how Alvar Hanso claimed that altering the values of the valenzetti equasion (ie the numbers) would no less than save the world (or we can assume, possibly destroy it). The numbers are also something Hurley has used for his own gain. It seems to be that using the numbers for personal gain brings with it a curse, to have good fortune at the expense of others. Hurley is convinced this is a curse too.
My problem is that there's evidence that Hurley posessed the so called curse before he even came accross the numbers. The accident with the platform that broke under his weight landed him in the institution in the first place. He survived the incident while others died.
Anyway this leads me back to the equasion. The numbers are purely symbolic, being merely a mathematical expression of something already inherant in real life. What that *thing* is I dont know but so far the evidence points to these special people being somehow in tune with the equasion, or having the ability to alter it.

This all depends on your definition of "special."

People are special in different ways. I believe that ultimately, ALL of the Losties are special, which is why they were all fated to meet and end up on the Island, to fulfill a specific destiny. So while Hurley may be special in the sense that he can see things, he's no more special than Claire, who is special because she was meant to have her baby on the Island (for a reason we don't yet know). Nor is he any more special than Jack, who will realize after the fact that he had a destiny to fulfill on the Island.

I get what you're saying, of course. I just thought it would be a good chance to point out the bigger picture.

This all depends on your definition of "special."

People are special in different ways. I believe that ultimately, ALL of the Losties are special, which is why they were all fated to meet and end up on the Island, to fulfill a specific destiny. So while Hurley may be special in the sense that he can see things, he's no more special than Claire, who is special because she was meant to have her baby on the Island (for a reason we don't yet know). Nor is he any more special than Jack, who will realize after the fact that he had a destiny to fulfill on the Island.

I get what you're saying, of course. I just thought it would be a good chance to point out the bigger picture.

So I guess the question then is what is Jacob/Smokey/The Island's selection process? Everyone is special, but who is useful or "good"? If the island wants Hurley back then he's made the cut where others haven't. But why?

I think there is no doubt that Hurley is special. Follow me on this; Hurley won the lottery with the numbers. Perhaps this wasn't coincidence, but something Hurley caused (sort of like Walt bashing all those poor birds). Hurley was hating his job, and needed a change, and maybe he subconsciously caused himself to win the lottery.

Taking it further, Hurley does not seem to believe good things can happen to him, so in much the same way he has caused these disasters to occur, sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy? I mean, his restaurant was hit by a freaking meteor. That's freakish! Maybe he caused it. Following this, he could have also caused the house to burn, as well as the box factory. He might have even caused the man to fall off the building as he was faced with the idea that his unluckiness was all in his head, sort of proving to himself once and for all that he was unlucky. Finally, when he destroys all the food to change his life, they suddenyl find another crate on the island? It just appears? Sure, you can say it was dropped, but clearly the island is invisible to the outside world, and if Dharma knows where it is to drop food, wouldn't they be there?

I'm still thinking this through, but it seems to me that Hurley could have "caused" everything that happens to him.So, what do you think? Has anyone covered this idea before?

If we tie in what we saw in Mobisode 13:

That "Christian Shepard" gave Vincent instructions to wake up Jack in the S1 premier because he "had work to do"

Might Hurley finding the van via Vincent have a slightly different meaning. Did something think he had work to do?

I think the fact that Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and Hurley were all at the dock and were "on Jacob's list" accoding to Ben and have seen things on the island.

actually they said that Jack wasn't on Jacob's list. no mention of Hurley though. They may have wanted Hurley but didn't have the manpower to be able to quickly grab him from the beach.

I think Hurley is special and the signs have been there for a long time. Remember in LTDA he heard the bird call his name. His ability to make every basket alludes to Walt's ability to make the knife throw on the first try. I can't remember the name of the second season episode but remember when Charlie had his vision/hallucination of Claire as the Virgin Mary, Hurley was dressed as some kind of Biblical prophet, and was it just me or did his Mental Hospital garb seem like a homemade version of the robe he wore in that vision? And he saw Jacob so I think he is special.

This all depends on your definition of "special."

People are special in different ways. I believe that ultimately, ALL of the Losties are special, which is why they were all fated to meet and end up on the Island, to fulfill a specific destiny. So while Hurley may be special in the sense that he can see things, he's no more special than Claire, who is special because she was meant to have her baby on the Island (for a reason we don't yet know). Nor is he any more special than Jack, who will realize after the fact that he had a destiny to fulfill on the Island.

I get what you're saying, of course. I just thought it would be a good chance to point out the bigger picture.

I mean "special" in the context of Ben calling Locke "special". If Locke heard and saw Jacob, and now Hurley has seen Jacob, he must be special too.

My question is...will Ben want to shoot Hurley now? (That is, if he finds out)

actually they said that Jack wasn't on Jacob's list. no mention of Hurley though. They may have wanted Hurley but didn't have the manpower to be able to quickly grab him from the beach.

People get "Jacob's list" and the list on Pala mixed up all of the time...two very different lists.

I think Hurley is special and the signs have been there for a long time. Remember in LTDA he heard the bird call his name. His ability to make every basket alludes to Walt's ability to make the knife throw on the first try. I can't remember the name of the second season episode but remember when Charlie had his vision/hallucination of Claire as the Virgin Mary, Hurley was dressed as some kind of Biblical prophet, and was it just me or did his Mental Hospital garb seem like a homemade version of the robe he wore in that vision? And he saw Jacob so I think he is special.

I forgot about that scene...and YES, he did look very much like he did in that religious scene. As you can see from my avi, Hurley is my favorite character and I really feel that there is more to him than just the jovial funny guy.

I think that he is going to be shown in season 4 that he is WAY more than just that...possibly as important as Jack and Locke.

I really hope that I'm right on this one!!!!

I think Hurley heard the whispers...but were the whispers Jacob?

Was anybody able to make out what the whispers around Jacob's cabin said?

I think Hurley has some 'powers' that he's not aware of yet. The way he can make things 'go away' (the cabin, Charlie) just by thinking "its not really happening"

I definately think Hurley is special. He was able to see Jacob, if indeed it was Jacob we saw at the window. He was also able to make the cabin move and disappear. Finally, in the FF, the Island seems to want Hurley back, he is getting all kinds of signs. Yet Jack, who is despareate to go back, can't figure out how to get there. Hurley is special, Jack isn't!

I think Hurley will be crucial in convincing the other five members of the Oceanic 6 to return to the island. Because Hurley is the one guy nobody has any problems with on the island and was friends with everyone. Who better to pull everyone back together. Presumably he still has his lottery money $256 million would come in handy when trying to search for an invisible to the outside world island. Looking like he won that money for a reason.

Presumably he still has his lottery money $256 million would come in handy when trying to search for an invisible to the outside world island. Looking like he won that money for a reason.

Sorry dude I have to correct you lol...it was $156 million he won, not $256...and if I remember right I think it ended up being $114 million after he paid taxes on it. But anyway....

I think Hurley has a very important role on the island. First of all he's strongly connected to one of the greatest LOST mysteries out there and something written in stone in LOST mythology...The Numbers. Plus The Numbers are presumably what brought Rousseau and her team to the island, and for that matter how do we know that Jacob isn't connected to that?? Plus Hurley has now seen Jacob and he only shortly appeared to Locke and Ben in TMBTC in S3. So I agree Hurley has some kind of purpose and I believe they are making this more obvious with having him be the S4 opener with a GREAT FF!!!...GO HUGO!!!!! :biggrin:

Sorry dude I have to correct you lol...it was $156 million he won, not $256...and if I remember right I think it ended up being $114 million after he paid taxes on it. But anyway....
Either way $114 million would still go a long way when trying to return to a mysterious island that no one can find. Material, manpower, equipment, can all be bought. Like I said in my last post, maybe he won that money for a reason.

Our thoughts create our realities. Because we can change our thoughts at anytime we can then also change our realities at any time. Locke walked after the crash because he forgot that he was a cripple in all the madness. The island only has the power over the survivors if they allow it to happen. It's all in there thoughts and how they perceive things.

If Hurley's special... That's why he hasn't lost any weight!

This is gonna be a bit jumbled so bare with me...

I've never considered Hurley to be unlucky in the first place. He's won the lottery, dodged a deadly trap, crossed a very unstable rope bridge with ease, started a ten year old rusted vehicle and so on. It seems to me like what's happening is that Hurley has very strong mind over matter abilities (further emphasized in this episode by his ability to control/fight off the jacob/smokey/whatever telepathic visions), and this lets him achieve great and seemingly "lucky" feats, however I think what he's doing is sapping positive energy (something like chi?) out of the surrounding environment and redirecting it. To that end he causes everyone else misfortune because there's a balance between positive and negative energy.

Something that also struck me was how Alvar Hanso claimed that altering the values of the valenzetti equasion (ie the numbers) would no less than save the world (or we can assume, possibly destroy it). The numbers are also something Hurley has used for his own gain. It seems to be that using the numbers for personal gain brings with it a curse, to have good fortune at the expense of others. Hurley is convinced this is a curse too.
My problem is that there's evidence that Hurley posessed the so called curse before he even came accross the numbers. The accident with the platform that broke under his weight landed him in the institution in the first place. He survived the incident while others died.
Anyway this leads me back to the equasion. The numbers are purely symbolic, being merely a mathematical expression of something already inherant in real life. What that *thing* is I dont know but so far the evidence points to these special people being somehow in tune with the equasion, or having the ability to alter it.

I agree with you that he was not unlucky....but everything you said except him winning the lottery happened on the island, which we have seen can reverse fortunes, so to speak. Playing the numbers in the lottery simply started him being a walking calamity.

This all depends on your definition of "special."

People are special in different ways. I believe that ultimately, ALL of the Losties are special, which is why they were all fated to meet and end up on the Island, to fulfill a specific destiny. So while Hurley may be special in the sense that he can see things, he's no more special than Claire, who is special because she was meant to have her baby on the Island (for a reason we don't yet know). Nor is he any more special than Jack, who will realize after the fact that he had a destiny to fulfill on the Island.

I get what you're saying, of course. I just thought it would be a good chance to point out the bigger picture.

Great post. I totally agree-they are all special.

If we want to use "special" only in the way that it applies to the ability to see/hear Jacob, think about this. Only two losties, Ben and Locke, have been to the cabin. Two losties saw/heard Jacob. Who knows that all the losties wouldn't have the same ability if placed in the same situation?

I was just as suprised when Hurley saw the cabin, but the cabin was out of place? How could Hurley have wondered away so far that he just stumbled onto the cabin? Not likely. I think Jacob is trying to communicate with Hurley, but Hurley isn't listening.
Maybe he will listen to Charlie! I didn't realize that Jacob's communication powers extended onto the mainland?

I think Hurley is special like Walt and Locke are special. If I remember correctly in the FB's both Hurley's mom and Locke's mom tells them that they are special. I definitely think that there is a connection there.

I was just as suprised when Hurley saw the cabin, but the cabin was out of place? How could Hurley have wondered away so far that he just stumbled onto the cabin? Not likely. I think Jacob is trying to communicate with Hurley, but Hurley isn't listening.
Maybe he will listen to Charlie! I didn't realize that Jacob's communication powers extended onto the mainland?



Maybe this is a thought for another topic/thread, but Hurley saw Charlie outside at the mental hospital right? He was alerted to his presence by another patient there. How did someone other than Hurley see Charlie?

I think Hurley has some 'powers' that he's not aware of yet. The way he can make things 'go away' (the cabin, Charlie) just by thinking "its not really happening"

Yes, I think you're on to something. Hurley makes things happen. He is like a catalyst. Think of the things he's done that ended up creating profound shifts in the reality around him: the golf course, getting the van to work, helping Sawyer get over being such a loner, coming to the rescue of the three hostages at the beach, etc. He has the ability to change things and make them better. This is why the curse of the numbers bothered him so much, I think - it was something that he couldn't make come out right.

I think Hurley is in fact special. His pre-crash ties to the numbers and island went way further than any of our other losties, I believe. Who else's "fate" was so visibly affected by the island beforehand? Hurley has been getting screwed by the island for a long time.

I think Hurley is in fact special. His pre-crash ties to the numbers and island went way further than any of our other losties, I believe. Who else's "fate" was so visibly affected by the island beforehand? Hurley has been getting screwed by the island for a long time.


Or just by karma in general....

I think that Hurley, just like Walt, is another person that can see through the space/time situations. Just as Locke, Hurley, etc are as well. Only that Walt was even more advanced, and was able to change it. While they pretty much observe it. Just like Hurley seeing Charlie, and him saying I am both here and I am dead. I think we are still talking space/time. See my post in the spoilers regarding Adam and Eve, if you dare, to be spoiled.

Remember Lockes vision in the sweat lodge, Hurley was working behind the counter in the airport, and know we see Hurley can at very least see Jacob, I don't know exactly what any of it means just thought it was something to ponder.

Remember Lockes vision in the sweat lodge, Hurley was working behind the counter in the airport, and know we see Hurley can at very least see Jacob, I don't know exactly what any of it means just thought it was something to ponder.


Provacative....:biggrin: Perhaps, Hurley being the numbers guy, and the numbers brought the plane to the island(or at least that what is appears to be). Hurley behind the counter was symbolic of him facilitating everyone's departure to the island, through the numbers.


Of course, this is just speculation.

HoardingHurley81, I didn't think of Locke's vision you're right that might be another clue that Hurley will get everyone back to the island. That's thing about Lost you realize what things mean with hindsight.

HoardingHurley81, I didn't think of Locke's vision you're right that might be another clue that Hurley will get everyone back to the island. That's thing about Lost you realize what things mean with hindsight.


Its a beautiful thing. But give credit to CAFORREST for reminding me of the vision.


On a side note, I used to get all wrapped up into finding answers immediately for this show. I can't even remember how many theories I've read on here that at the time I said, "That's it! That has got to be what this is all about." That was really time consuming and for the most part, the theories dont work out. They people on here come up with some brilliant stuff, but TPTB know how to play the game and they know what they are up against. Thus we come to your point, about hindsight. TPTB, in my opinion, provide many aspects to the show that only they know can make sense in hindsight. Such as the coffin that we are currently wondering who is in...

I don't recall what Boone said about Hurley at the airport vision scene, can anybody help out?

I don't recall what Boone said about Hurley at the airport vision scene, can anybody help out?


Boone is leading him through the airport and they see all of the Losties. He tells Locke that they are not the ones he is supposed to help, until they get to Eko, whom Boone tells Locke he is supposed to help.

My "special" theory:

Over the time they have been there, all are special. it is with integration Into the island that they gain these psychic abilities. It is my thought that the island in itself caused twists of fate that brought them all together in Sydney to bring them to the island and not just the fluke of desmond not inputtting the numbers on time, all of it was MEANT to happen. So with amalgamation the inhabitants all gain some measure of special powers.

My "special" theory:

Over the time they have been there, all are special. it is with integration Into the island that they gain these psychic abilities. It is my thought that the island in itself caused twists of fate that brought them all together in Sydney to bring them to the island and not just the fluke of desmond not inputtting the numbers on time, all of it was MEANT to happen. So with amalgamation the inhabitants all gain some measure of special powers.


Yea, they are all "special" in their own unique ways. At least that's what my mom used to tell me regarding myself and others. :biggrin: But who is "special" relative to how those who inhabit the island define it? In terms of who can see Jacob, that leaves Locke, Ben, and Hurley that we know of.

I think that Hurley may be "special " in the same way that Ben is "special".

Hurley hates his job, he wins the lottery (and his job is destroyed). Hurley is starving on the island, so Hurley finds some tasty Dharma grub (which falls from the sky). Hurley needs guidance, he conjurs up Dead Charley (maybe).

Ben needs spinal surgury, and a top-notch spinal doc. literally falls out of the sky at his doorstep.

We never got a clear explanation of Ben's magical "box" that produces whatever you need or desire. Maybe Hurley has a "box" too??

I'd say Hurley is definately special, but where Locke embraces his own specialness, Hurley runs away from it. The cabin placed itself in Hurley's way, and when he ran away it relocated itself to block Hurley. I think Hurley was supposed to go inside to get an assignment from Jacob/The Island. But as apparition Charlie says in the FF, "you know what you have to do, you keep hiding from it" (something to that effect)

Yeah, I don't think Hurley just fell behind the group, it seemed like he was 'seperated' from them (they should have heard him yelling) and made to find the cabin.
I really hope we find out more about Jacob more during these 8 episodes. I like that he's calling Hurley, but poor Hurley.