Season 3 Investigations

Hello everyone. Today we start a series of articles that some of you may have seen on Lostaholics.com, but I thought that they were so good that I got permission to re-post them here so more folks could read them. Here begins the first in the series of "What's Next?" articles and many thanks to the author Nancy Drew. Enjoy.

The dedicated Lost viewer in all of us is no stranger to the reference of "TIME" in an episode. In fact, when re-watching earlier episodes from Seasons 1 and 2, one can see many mentions or displays of time that, otherwise, would go unnoticed. The true question is: What counts as a reference to this theme and what doesn't?

If we go back to Season 1, we'll see that it doesn't take a "Timeologist" to see the references, but some are so subtle that they are easily overlooked, as well. Some examples of the TIME theme in Season 1 are:

Locke tells Walt: "Backgammon's the oldest game in the world. Archeologists found sets when they excavated the ancient ruins of Mesopotamia -- 5,000 years old. That's older than Jesus Christ." ("Pilot, Part 2")

Sayid tells the group that the distress signal has been repeating for "16 years and 5 months, that's the count." ("Pilot, Part 2")

Charlie says, "Really, last I heard we were positively made of time." ("Walkabout")

Charlie tells Locke that he hasn't played his guitar in "Uh, 8 days, 11 hours, give or take." ("House of the Rising Sun")

Jack remarks about Adam and Eve's tattered clothing: "It takes 40 or 50 years for clothing to degrade like this." ("House of the Rising Sun")

In 3x22, the season finale, "Through the Looking Glass", the Looking Glass Girls contact Ben to inform him about Charlie. Ben is writing in a journal of sorts at the time. We've been able to make out a few words here and there, but not enough to make sense of anything. Take a look at let us know what you can make out.

In 3x22, the season finale, "Through the Looking Glass", we find a very broken and strung out Jack. When he learns of someone's death, he nearly kills himself. He attends the visitation, and learns that no one else came. But, who died?! All we have is a blurry obit image. Who's death could have shaken Jack so profoundly? Some speculate the name on the obit is Jeremy Bentham.

In 3x22, the season finale, "Through the Looking Glass", Walt shows up just in time to stop Locke from putting a bullet in his brain. Of course, the real Walt is elsewhere... it's Ghost Walt! He's now 37 years old and has learned to speak forward! Walt tells Locke that he has work to do, and Locke seems to heal pretty quickly and is up to the task. Except for the shooting Jack part.

In 3x22, the season finale, "Through the Looking Glass", Penny Widmore returns (she's always good for a season finale). Of course, we saw her in Des's flashbacks, but not in real time. She is somehow making contact with "The Looking Glass", and just happens to be on her webcam when Charlie disables the jamming device. She tells Charlie that she doesn't know anything about Naomi or a boat. Oops.

In 3x22, the season finale, "Through the Looking Glass", we get a strange series of flashbacks from Jack's perspective. While watching the show, it became more and more difficult to place the flashbacks. The reason why was revealed at the end, they were actually flash forwards. We did get a hint before the end, when Jack went to visit HOFFS / DRAWLAR funeral home. An odd looking name often means anagram. And in this case, the anagram is FLASH FORWARD.

And you're here now. Several users requested an investigation on this. In 3x21, "Greatest Hits", A sticker on Charlie's guitar seen as he puts it into the case reads "I Was Here Moments Ago". Is this fodder for the time travel fans? Does it have anything to do with an alternate reality, and Desmond's meeting with Charlie in a similar scene when he traveled back in time? Or is it just a sticker... a variation on the "I WAS HERE" phrase ("Kilroy was here").

In 3x22, "Greatest Hits", we see Charlie in his flashback standing on a corner, performing an Oasis song when he is interrupted by a sudden downpour. At first look, it seems this is the same scene from Flashes Before Your Eyes. But if so, where is Desmond? On closer inspection, however, it is evident we are witnessing two separate, but independent events. Charlie's shirt is different, he doesn't appear to have the sign, the surrounding buildings are different (although there is a NewsAgent stand in both, the font is different on the two stands).

In 3x21, "Greatest Hits", we learn of a new station: The Looking Glass. I'm sure some of you wet your pants when you finally learned there really is an underwater "hatch". And no, the shark tank at the zoological station, "Hydra", wasn't it. The logo for "The Looking Glass" is a bunny rabbit - a recurring theme throughout LOST. On the schematics, the rabbit has a hole in it's neck, but on top of the station itself, there is no hole. So, let's review: Swan, Arrow, Staff, Pearl, Flame and Looking Glass. That's my quick recreation of the logo in the top pic.

In 3x21, "Greatest Hits", Charlie unexpectedly finds himself inside the recently discovered "Looking Glass" hatch. He barely has time to catch his breath before two Amazonian Hatch Women march in with guns drawn. Looks like we have a new set of hatch monkeys. Juliet was under the assumption that the whole place was flooded, so... what exactly is going on down in "The Looking Glass"?