With our appearance of Michael I thought of this....

They could have possible been transported back in time when he and walt went on their own way...

If they did...than perhaps Michael did all he could to get back to the island..thus making up his name...

Kevin Johnson..(in real life)...who is also a ventriloquist who has toured much of australia and new zealand....and than moved onto California...kinda where our flight was headed...(sydney to california?)...ventriloquists pull strings....

therefore Michael may be pulling strings of the crew...I definatly think he is Bens spy and I think as time goes on we will realize that Ben is all in all the good guy...

if that did all happen....time portals on the boat when michael and walt left...that would explain how walt would have grown up...he lived the same years twice...

I'm not really sure what to make of your post here?

I actually think that this is a possibility. I read this on the theories board that maybe the coordinates that Ben gave Michael in season 2 caused him to go back into the past and that is why they will be able to explain why Walt is taller.

I'm not sure I follow either, but I have a hard time believing that time is linear here. Michael wouldn't have had enough time to be rescued and to somehow talk his way onto the freighter before it left port, but if Michael was rescued by the freighter can't see the crew trusting someone they picked up who obviously just came from the island. Once sabotage took place they would lock him up.

I read this on the theories board that maybe the coordinates that Ben gave Michael in season 2 caused him to go back into the past and that is why they will be able to explain why Walt is taller.

I think I'm missing something. How would Walt have gotten taller after going back in time? Wouldn't he need to go forward in time in order to age/grow?

Ya, I don't mean any disrespect but, I don't get it. Where did you get the stuff about a vantrilliquest either? I missed that..

Ok...if back in season 2 when they left they got ported BACK in time say 2 years before they got onto the flight...they would have to relive those 2 years again....

if they relived the 2 years again...they could have gotten themselves to the freighter...somehoe found out about Ben during that time...

now that Walt has lived 4 years in an actual 2 years...he grew up thus explaining his growth...( in 2004 they time ported back to 2002 and had to relive 2002, 2003 and 2004 over again)
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Kevin Johnson is a ventriloquists in real life.....

Okay, I get where you are coming from now.

But when/where would Walt/Michael have spent two years? Haven't they only been gone for a month or so?

in our island time yes......it has been a month or so...but in real time it could be a 2 year span....give or take...enough time for michael to plan to get back to the island ...maybe as ben's spy....maybe michael is even ben's constant...