Comments on: Why a Flash Forward? http://www.theoriesonlost.com/2010/02/why-a-flash-forward/ A place to write and read Lost Theories Thu, 17 May 2012 19:43:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: trinity http://www.theoriesonlost.com/2010/02/why-a-flash-forward/#comment-26242 trinity Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:18:21 +0000 http://www.theoriesonlost.com/?p=9487#comment-26242 Scarab, thanks for your explaination, but I'm still confused. Do the people who say "Flash Forward" think that what we're seeing in the "Alt Timeline" will happen AFTER the events on the island? In the "Alt Timeline" it is October 2004 (as shown in Claire's baby photo), so how can that be a "Flash Forward"? I guess if you're looking at it from what happened in 1977 then it would be a "Flash Forward". BUT the island is now in 2007/08 and the "Alt Timeline" is in October 2004. I guess I'm just going to have to leave this one. Too confusing :) Thanks for taking the time to answer though :) Scarab, thanks for your explaination, but I’m still confused.

Do the people who say “Flash Forward” think that what we’re seeing in the “Alt Timeline” will happen AFTER the events on the island?

In the “Alt Timeline” it is October 2004 (as shown in Claire’s baby photo), so how can that be a “Flash Forward”?

I guess if you’re looking at it from what happened in 1977 then it would be a “Flash Forward”. BUT the island is now in 2007/08 and the “Alt Timeline” is in October 2004.

I guess I’m just going to have to leave this one. Too confusing :)

Thanks for taking the time to answer though :)

]]> By: scarab http://www.theoriesonlost.com/2010/02/why-a-flash-forward/#comment-26234 scarab Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:48:10 +0000 http://www.theoriesonlost.com/?p=9487#comment-26234 What Jack was trying to accomplish with detonating the bomb was to reset time, where 815 doesn't crash because the swan is not built. Let's assume it would have worked, and the the episodes would show us the save flight vom Sydney to LA. would that be a flash forward? i think yes... in that sense, that you take the characters own timeline... The people who think, that the Alt. Timeline which is shown now, is a flash forward, do that under the assumption that the detonation of jughead was only one step torwards resetting time, and we will see the reset at the end of 2007 timeline... does that make any sense?? What Jack was trying to accomplish with detonating the bomb was to reset time, where 815 doesn’t crash because the swan is not built. Let’s assume it would have worked, and the the episodes would show us the save flight vom Sydney to LA. would that be a flash forward? i think yes… in that sense, that you take the characters own timeline…

The people who think, that the Alt. Timeline which is shown now, is a flash forward, do that under the assumption that the detonation of jughead was only one step torwards resetting time, and we will see the reset at the end of 2007 timeline…

does that make any sense??

]]> By: Yojimbo http://www.theoriesonlost.com/2010/02/why-a-flash-forward/#comment-26057 Yojimbo Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:05:10 +0000 http://www.theoriesonlost.com/?p=9487#comment-26057 I believe the idea is that these 815 LAX-landed events are still in 2004, but an alt 2004 that has been created from further in the future. IE To use good old Back to the Future, it's like going to 2015 created future events that allowed Biff to go back to 1955 causing an alternate 1985. This would mean that 2007 events could lead something to happen (eg someone goes back in time to sink the island in the 80s or 90s) - and thus what we see in alt-2004. The unwieldiness of this (and that Darlton have said no more time travel) among other things is what make me think this is unlikely. I believe the idea is that these 815 LAX-landed events are still in 2004, but an alt 2004 that has been created from further in the future.

IE To use good old Back to the Future, it’s like going to 2015 created future events that allowed Biff to go back to 1955 causing an alternate 1985. This would mean that 2007 events could lead something to happen (eg someone goes back in time to sink the island in the 80s or 90s) – and thus what we see in alt-2004.

The unwieldiness of this (and that Darlton have said no more time travel) among other things is what make me think this is unlikely.

]]> By: ilieintheshadowofthestatue http://www.theoriesonlost.com/2010/02/why-a-flash-forward/#comment-25991 ilieintheshadowofthestatue Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:16:35 +0000 http://www.theoriesonlost.com/?p=9487#comment-25991 Perhaps they all took a bath in the healing bath and forgot everything they know? Just kidding... Perhaps they all took a bath in the healing bath and forgot everything they know? Just kidding…

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