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<blockquote data-quote="RedShirtNo5" data-source="post: 1808807" data-attributes="member: 173">Are they dead?Personally, I find the theory that they are dead somewhat unsatisfying.&nbsp; First, it's interesting, but it doesn't really help explain the polar bear or the wierdness of the transmission or the crash itself (any of which of course could simply be red herrings).&nbsp; Second, it's too much like &quot;and they wake up, and it was all a dream!&quot;, with the lack of dramatic tension that entails. &nbsp;IMO, they are not dead in the &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot; sense.&nbsp; On the other hand, they might have died yet be physically incarnated, such as &quot;Inferno&quot; or Riverworld/&quot;To Your Scattered Bodies Go&quot;.&nbsp; Not necessarily alot of difference between that and being stranded in an alternate dimension.&nbsp;I do like the idea that everyone who is on the island is there because at least subconsciously they wanted to be there, at least at the time of the crash.&nbsp; As the series progresses, we'll get the flashbacks to understand why.&nbsp; Similarly, if the wish-fulfillment mechanism (if it exists) is based on subconscious desires, the flashbacks can set up how certain &quot;bizarre&quot; effects are related to the castaway's history.&nbsp; In that sense, the show is really just one big psychological study.&nbsp; &nbsp;-RedShirt</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RedShirtNo5, post: 1808807, member: 173"] [b]Are they dead?[/b] Personally, I find the theory that they are dead somewhat unsatisfying. First, it's interesting, but it doesn't really help explain the polar bear or the wierdness of the transmission or the crash itself (any of which of course could simply be red herrings). Second, it's too much like "and they wake up, and it was all a dream!", with the lack of dramatic tension that entails. IMO, they are not dead in the "What Dreams May Come" sense. On the other hand, they might have died yet be physically incarnated, such as "Inferno" or Riverworld/"To Your Scattered Bodies Go". Not necessarily alot of difference between that and being stranded in an alternate dimension. I do like the idea that everyone who is on the island is there because at least subconsciously they wanted to be there, [I]at least at the time of the crash[/I]. As the series progresses, we'll get the flashbacks to understand why. Similarly, if the wish-fulfillment mechanism (if it exists) is based on subconscious desires, the flashbacks can set up how certain "bizarre" effects are related to the castaway's history. In that sense, the show is really just one big psychological study. -RedShirt [/QUOTE]

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