Geekscape’s Lost Finale Theories

First off, the Lost Live event from last night was a great experience. I believe it was the closest we’ll come to one last comic-con panel we’ll get regarding Lost; with surprise appearances by Jorge Garcia, and Michael Emerson, to fan questions answered (or not answered) by Damon and Carlton, to a clip from the finale ending the night.

Having stayed spoiler-free these past three seasons, knowing what I know now about the finale doesn’t ruin the experience at all. Still, not even Ralph from the Dharmalars podcast wanted to know what was shared last night. And with that, I choose to not include spoilers in today’s theories.

So I have a couple of theories. One is regarding how the show will end and the other is a Smoke Monster theory.

Smoke Monster Theory

We all know that Jacob was involved in the creation of the Smoke Monster. Though it appears as if his brother lives on through a form of black smoke, his body is lifeless. I believe the Smoke is a manifestation of Jacob’s fear of losing everything on the island. Because he already lost his Mother, I believe Jacob created Smokie. Over time, the manifestation became as real as it could get and it lead to his own demise. Why do I think this? 

In the first season, Walt had his Walt-centric episode, entitled Special. In  this episode, Walt was able to summon his own monster through fear. After reading one of Hurley’s comics which had a polar bear in it, Walt goes with Micheal to start building the raft. Walt feels punished for having to stick around with Michael, who at that point he barely knew, and became angry at him for ordering him around.

When Walt tried to visit with Locke to get away, Michael proceeded to yell at John and Walt, which in turn lead to Walt taking off with Vincent. Later, in the jungle, Walt encounters his manifestation of the polar bear he saw in Hurley’s comic. By the time Michael and Locke showed up, the polar bear was as real as it could get. Just as Locke and Micheal were there to rescue Locke, Desmond must encounter the Smoke Monster “to make it all go away, brotha.”

How I Believe the Show Will End

Jacob asked Jack to do what he couldn’t do: Protect the Island. NotLocke wants the island to be destroyed and according to the first episode of the season, it would appear he had his wish. Now, further into the Flash-Sideways, we learn that this is a result of the detonation of the Hydrogen Bomb. As the camera combed the ocean floor, we saw New Otherton as well as the Four-toed Statue. The Hydrogen Bomb simply prevented our candidates from coming to the island.

According to Widmore, Jacob said Desmond was to be used as a fail safe to the grand plan. Smoke Monster on the other hand, sees Desmond as a helping force. I believe Jack will see that the only way of protecting the island is to sink it to the bottom of the ocean so that no one can ever find it, thus protecting the source of light forever. This will be done with the help of Desmond, and they will both sacrifice themselves in order to protect the island.

The Lost finale is this Sunday, May 23rd 2010. It will begin at 7PM PST with a 2-hour recap of the series, followed by the two and a half hour series finale at 9PM PST.

-jake108