I searched for a thread like this, and didn't find one. I wasn't sure where to post it, so I thought I'd post it here where it would probably get the most attention.

It seems like we'll be getting a decent amount of answers this season, so my question to you is this: What one Question or Mystery do you most want the answer to? I know there are a great many mysteries that we all want solved, but if you had to limit it to one thing what would it be?

There may be other inherent questions involved with the big question. For example-- and it may just be me-- but the question I most want answered is:

Who are the Others? Where did they come from? What is their purpose? Are they a religious cult? Where are they now? etc. (And that includes Ben).

Here is the link to the Big Unanswered Questions thread if you need it: http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=24628

whose in the coffin???

Smokie doesnt concern me, nor does Jacob.

And where in the hell is the island???

Of course those are all things i want answered too, but for some reason I just really want to know about the Others. I'm fascinated bu them, and I hope we see them soon.

Hmmm, are we talking before the show ends, or before the season ends?

If we're just shooting for the end of season, my big question at the moment is what causes Jack to become such a basket case drunk in the future. Which I am guessing would be answered by how they get off the island.

For the long haul, I suppose the most important thing to me is what exactly makes the island so hard to find/get off of.

Jacob Jacob Jacob. Who is he, how did he get there, WHEN did he get there, WHAT is he and what can he do?

I'm more curious how animals that can't swim over the ocean got on the island.

For this season I'd like to know who is in the coffin? And how the Oceanic 06 get off the Island?

Why can Charlie swim in season 3, yet he says he can't in season 1. Is it mysterious, or is it just a blunder? I'd like it to be a mystery and for there to be a good reason.

Ah well Chrys, we could get into semantics here. Charlie doesn't say that he "can't" swim, he says that he "doesn't" swim. Of course I'm not saying that is the actual answer, but, they do have a little loop hole in there. :)

I don't think that's a loophole. Who says "I don't swim" when they know full well that they can swim - especialy given the scenario, a woman was drowning, it was an emergency, so for him to not even try is very strange, if he is meant to be able to swim so well. We don't see anything in season 1, 2 or 3 which shows us any progression from not swimming to being able to swim, or willing to, it just happens all of a sudden. Some kind of explanation is needed, even if it's not supernatural

My nagging question for right now is: how did Kate get Claire's baby???

As for the series, there are too many mysteries to narrow it down to one.

Mine is definitely who was Libby, really?

If that isn't answered, I am prepared to rage all over every Lost fan I know in real life. It wouldn't be pretty.

Either the numbers or smokey.

This thread might have made more sense to have been placed in Lost Talk cause it is not about season 4. Just a heads up for you.

Yeah the numbers, definitely. Also why Walt has magic abillities.

I don't think that's a loophole. Who says "I don't swim" when they know full well that they can swim - especialy given the scenario, a woman was drowning, it was an emergency, so for him to not even try is very strange, if he is meant to be able to swim so well. We don't see anything in season 1, 2 or 3 which shows us any progression from not swimming to being able to swim, or willing to, it just happens all of a sudden. Some kind of explanation is needed, even if it's not supernatural

I'll start out by saying that anyone can move their arms underwater to essentially "swim"... I think the key to it may be trying to stay above the water... LOL Especially if talking about rescuing someone. That is not an easy task.

Anyway, on to the thread topic. I would like to know what encourages the Oceanic 6 to lie about only 8 surviving as well as what it is that entices Sayid to kill for Ben. Both one and the same maybe?

In season 3, Charlie says "I was junior swim champion in Northern England. I can hold my breath for four minutes.". That's a big step up from "I don't swim" in season 1 in my opinion. We also know from his flashback that his dad taught him how to swim.

I want to know what is in an Apollo bar.

I want to see the before / during / after of "The Purge."
Hostiles vs Dharma and the power struggle for the island.

What's the smoke monster?

and

Why can Locke walk?

I'm still all about DHARMA and the statue. Especially the statue.

I still want to see how Libby ended up with Hurley at the SRMHI.

Who/what/when is Jacob?

The monster. It was the first major mystery ever presented on the show, and I've been wondering what it is and how it works ever since the pilot episode.

All good mysteries I'm dying to have solved.

But in the short term I'd love to know:

What the heck do they want with the kids and where the heck are the kids now??

In season 3, Charlie says "I was junior swim champion in Northern England. I can hold my breath for four minutes.". That's a big step up from "I don't swim" in season 1 in my opinion. We also know from his flashback that his dad taught him how to swim.

Maybe he was lying in the season three quote. All I can say is that the situations were totally different.

I want to know how Faraday got on this mission to the island.
What 'higher ups' found his resume to include him on the freighter?
Is he able to find this island on his own, maybe with info he got from visits from
Desmond (hey, maybe there were more visits than just the one).
Faraday seems to really connect with the island, I'd say more than Locke and Ben
who are intimidated by its powers. Faraday is determined to figure it all out.

A. Charlie was still a junkie at the time and

B. I wanna know HOW Ben got so sneaky.

Bar none, I want to know about Smokie. Second I want to know about Jacob.

How can you pick just one mystery from so many? I'll say one nobody has put up yet:

How come so many of our Losties have pre-island connections with each other and with the numbers?

Planetsong - that's one of the most disappointing aspects of Lost for me. I think the writers have basically stated that the pre-island crossovers are meant to emphasise the interconnectedness and six-degrees-of-separation-type themes which are fundamental to Lost rather than anything more significant. I was hoping there'd be a bit more to it than that. Ditto the numbers.

I don't necessarily care too much about answers, but I would like to explore the mythology of the island a bit more. What's with the giant foot? What's with the Temple? What's with Jacob? etc.

Planetsong - that's one of the most disappointing aspects of Lost for me. I think the writers have basically stated that the pre-island crossovers are meant to emphasise the interconnectedness and six-degrees-of-separation-type themes which are fundamental to Lost rather than anything more significant. I was hoping there'd be a bit more to it than that. Ditto the numbers.

Have you given up all hope that more information will come our way? I think the answers might be so interesting that they might leave them for the final season, though.

Maybe he was lying in the season three quote. All I can say is that the situations were totally different.

Also, Charlie was still high on heroin during the time of the season 1 quote. Perhaps he just said "I don't swim" to get out of the situation.
100%
All good mysteries I'm dying to have solved.

But in the short term I'd love to know:

What the heck do they want with the kids and where the heck are the kids now??

We know the kids are with Cindy and the other Others that went to the Temple. This was in The Brig. Also, we can infer they want the kids for the same reason they want anyone else. They were on Jacob's list. The real question is, how does one get to be on Jacob's list?

They were on Jacob's list. The real question is, how does one get to be on Jacob's list?

I have a loose theory on this. It may be highly unlikely, but I'll throw it out there for the taking anyway.

After having seen the Tempest last episode and knowing that it was set up to possibly wipe out the entire population of the island, I think that Ben knew a war with outside forces (Widmore?) was looming. He had this gas set up as a last resort for a future war that may or may not come in the very near future. I think the list of "good" people, may have been the ones that Jacob deemed worthy of saving in the case of an island wide purge. They were people that could be swayed to be part of Ben's Otherville, and were worthy of the greater cause, while the people not on the list were too stained to be useful. I think that when Tom told them not to cross that line, they may well have been allowed to live quietly on the island if they chose, but would be written off as collateral damage come war time. As I said, just a loose theory that could well be proven to have no merit.

You know, at this point, I almost don't want to know what smokie is. I know, I know, throw rocks at me :) I just feel like any explanation that they give now will take away from the mystique that this creation holds. I actually like having the option of interpreting it in many ways rather than having a concrete definition.

I have a loose theory on this. It may be highly unlikely, but I'll throw it out there for the taking anyway.

After having seen the Tempest last episode and knowing that it was set up to possibly wipe out the entire population of the island, I think that Ben knew a war with outside forces (Widmore?) was looming. He had this gas set up as a last resort for a future war that may or may not come in the very near future. I think the list of "good" people, may have been the ones that Jacob deemed worthy of saving in the case of an island wide purge. They were people that could be swayed to be part of Ben's Otherville, and were worthy of the greater cause, while the people not on the list were too stained to be useful. I think that when Tom told them not to cross that line, they may well have been allowed to live quietly on the island if they chose, but would be written off as collateral damage come war time. As I said, just a loose theory that could well be proven to have no merit.

They had the files on people, so they could determine what people fit in with the society. Probably similar to how Dharma was trying to build an ideal society.

You know, at this point, I almost don't want to know what smokie is. I know, I know, throw rocks at me :) I just feel like any explanation that they give now will take away from the mystique that this creation holds. I actually like having the option of interpreting it in many ways rather than having a concrete definition.

Yeah, maybe they'll do a Stephen King type move where at the end it won't really be explained but left up to the individual viewer to determine. But I would like a little more info about it, though. I always have been really curious as to why it was trying to drag Locke into that hole back in Season 1.

Yeah, maybe they'll do a Stephen King type move where at the end it won't really be explained but left up to the individual viewer to determine. But I would like a little more info about it, though. I always have been really curious as to why it was trying to drag Locke into that hole back in Season 1.

I'm definitely hoping for more clues, and I think we'll get that much. I just don't necessarily want there to be an episode that clearly says "smokie is nanobots" or "smokie is the soul of the island" or whatever other theory you want to insert. I like the idea of being able to speculate on it for long after the show is over.

I wanna know HOW Walt told Locke he still has work to do. To me THAT is the biggest question, and when we get the answer, it will fill in a lot of holes.

I'm still all about DHARMA and the statue. Especially the statue.

I agree. That big four-toed foot. Where is this leading? Was it something they just thought would be funny, or does it have something to do with the story/history of the island? I'm am glad someone brought it up again, who wasn't me. :biggrin:

I think the burning question for me is when will we get to see Locke's sinister orange smile again.

Is Locke as Evil as I feel him to be?

The big question for me is to find out more about Ben's purpose and the mystique of the island.

Secondly, I want to know what will happen to the survivors who stay behind on the island.