Lost

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

My girlfriend just watched the third episode that I taped for her, and mentioned something interesting. She said that the group that returned from the mountain never mentioned the polar bear! Anyone confirm that? I understand not wanting to discuss the 16-year old broadcast, but surely the polar bear might have some relevance to their current situation.

 

[Crothian]

No, the polar bear was not mentioned, even to the doctor.

You'd think the people on the beach would have heard the gun shots.....

 

[The Human Target]

I really dig this show so far, but I can't help but wonder if some of the things fellow posters are having problems with are intentional plot points and mysteries or just bad editing/writing. How does Boone know about the pilot?
Why don't they mention the bear? Why don't they try to find the power source? Why can't anyone see the monster? I'm sure somethings are meant to be red herrings and misleads (ie the ominous zoom in on the dog and on Locke maybe?) but I'm not sure if the show is pure genius and full of details or good with some errors. I guess only time will tell.

 

[fba827]

Regarding the diary - it makes specific reference to "I gave up my cell phone to help with electonics to boost the transmitor's signal" -- if that's the case, they did show someone in episode #1 trying to use his cell phone... I can't remember who that is, but they did show someone repeatedly trying the cell phone.

 

[The Goblin King]

One possible twist is that they are all dead. Nobody survived the plane crash. The people on the show are the souls of those who died but could not move on.

I doubt this is what is going on but it might be fun to run a game like that. Or maby I have just played way too much Wraith:tO in the past.

 

[Nellisir]

I'm intrigued by the show, though I'm hoping most of the "answers" aren't as sci-fi as people seem to be guessing -- it's a bit of a deus ex machina to just say "oh, it's something unnatural".

The crashing thing in the jungle sounds distinctly mechanical -- the sounds, when they occur, are pretty regular, and remind me of some kind of pressure release valve going off. Does anyone remember if the trees actually fall over, or do they more or less just go straight down?

I think the polar bear/comic book is a red herring. The simplest answer is that the plane was carrying a polar bear, presumably from an Australian zoo to a US one. The dog survived, after all, and the two would have been in the same area of the cargo hold.

As far as the message...I dunno. Easy enough to fake, if you wanted to. I'd certainly be hopping to find the source, though.

And the basics. They should be looking for sources of constant fresh water right now.

Looking forward to next week,
Nell.

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Can a polar bear fit in a plane's cargo hold? I would think it would take some sort of dedicated transport to move a bear that size, especially considering how cold you'd have to make it inside. I'm thinking something along the lines of a military cargo plane if they flew a bear at all.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Can a polar bear fit in a plane's cargo hold? I would think it would take some sort of dedicated transport to move a bear that size, especially considering how cold you'd have to make it inside. I'm thinking something along the lines of a military cargo plane if they flew a bear at all.

My thoughts exactly. I don't see them using a passenger plane to transport a polar bear.

 

[Nellisir]

Can a polar bear fit in a plane's cargo hold? I would think it would take some sort of dedicated transport to move a bear that size, especially considering how cold you'd have to make it inside. I'm thinking something along the lines of a military cargo plane if they flew a bear at all.

I don't know the size of the crates they use to transport polar bears, but I suspect they keep the bear tranquilized, or at least pretty doped up, during the flight, so it might not be as large as you think. I could be wrong, though.

Temperature isn't a factor, within reason. Bear enclosures are generally outdoors anyways, so the bear is subject to whatever the local climate is (this might be different in the south).

Cheers
Nell.

[Edit] Searching for information on transporting polar bears turned up a post from another Lost forum wherein someone noted the polar bear could have been being transported as a cub 16 years ago. Also numerous references to Fed Ex transporting 3 polar bears out of Puerto Rico (at it's own expense), which obviously would've been a cargo plane. The bears were being mistreated and were moved to zoos in the mainland US.

Possibly not significant, but in Thailand elephants are used in logging, and can push down trees. African elephants would certainly be capable of it. Not sure it fits with what we've seen so far, though.

 

[dreaded_beast]

For myself, I really hope it is something sci-fi or unnatural.

I really hate it when shows/movies try to make it seem as if something "supernatural" is occuring, but it is actually just some kind of trick or ploy.

Movies such as:

Spoiler

"Brotherhood of the Wolf" and the "Thirteenth Warrior"