Lost Season Finale

[Hand of Evil]

Yes - in the Canadian arctic/subarctic. Neither type of bear are found in southern regions.

I know, one of the mistakes of TV, I blame it on Coke, them and their polar bears and cashing in on the penguins craziness but it was way before then.

 

[BlueBlackRed]

Not really... Polar bears are strictly Arctic and penguins are strictly Antarctic. They live literally poles apart and you certainly wouldn't expect to see Polar Bears in the Antarctic!

Ach! Curse you and your knowledge & logic.
Now my only hope is that the writers are just as easily confused as I am.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I know, one of the mistakes of TV, I blame it on Coke, them and their polar bears and cashing in on the penguins craziness but it was way before then.

What? I don't believe you. Coke would never lie.

 

[Arnwyn]

I know, one of the mistakes of TV, I blame it on Coke, them and their polar bears and cashing in on the penguins craziness but it was way before then.

I know. We Canadians hate that commercial!

 

[KaosDevice]

The polar bears are somewhat explained on the Hanso website and some of the writing on the Hatch-map. They are being gene-moded for some reason to live in the tropics.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

The polar bears are somewhat explained on the Hanso website and some of the writing on the Hatch-map. They are being gene-moded for some reason to live in the tropics.

I've always thought the tropics needed polar bears.
Next up desert penguins.

 

[Shade]

I'm going with this theory: That the island was Atlantis millenia ago, occupied by very intelligent 4-digited humans.

I'm finally caught up on the show, and came to a similar conclusion.

I think that the island is actually in a Bermuda Triangle-esque region, and that's why it can only be entered and exited via certain coordinates. This would explain the presence of the Black Rock, crashes at various times, etc. I thought the entry point was near the North Pole, what with the arctic research station and the strong magnetism, and why a polar bear could be found there. I'm not so sure, now, as one of the Lost Experience websites seems to indicate notes from Hanso/Dharma doing modification on a polar bear, hinting that they brought it there.

I'm wondering if the "Others" aren't the descendants of the original inhabitants. Has anyone seen their bare feet to count the toes? That would explain why they consider themselves "the good guys", fighting off incursion from beyond.