Comments on: Why the Island is Under Water

By: ogheck

ogheck — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:54:58 +0000

With Lost never assume anything. Did the bomb have anything to do with the island being underwater, or are the two events completely unrelated? I am sure there will be an episode explaining what happened the moment the timelines split.

By: Quazarr

Quazarr — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:57:57 +0000

Immediately upon seeing it, I thought “Atlantis”. Unfortunately, that was the only scene with it under water. Clearly in both time lines, it is not Underwater (yet?). So does it go under later? Earlier? Inbetween?

I am going to have to slow motion that scene again and look for clues… even if there isnt any dang it! . It just seems to be there for a reason.

Guess its time to dust off the “Lost City of Atlantis” books.

By: so lost...

so lost... — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:35:49 +0000

To quote my husband, who watched his first episode of Lost with me last Tuesday, and who has a master’s in physics: “What makes you think the island WOULDN’T sink if someone set off a hydrogen bomb?”

I tried a few arguments that I thought were logical, but he’s a smart cookie, and he doesn’t know the backstory, and…he usually wins.

But I like this theory better! I’m going to share it with him.

By: lostfan108

lostfan108 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:12:15 +0000

Lindelof and Cuse said that a character this season would pose the question “What is the island”, so we should be thinking along those lines. Hmmmm…

By: Raonak

Raonak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:25:20 +0000

I like the energy repulsion idea. but i suspect the bomb going off was part of the original timeline.

the bomb not blowing up would be part of the alternate timeline.

im guessing that when they didnt blow up the bomb, the electromagnetism continued to pull everything. but eventually it got so strong, that it started pulling the whole island down (theres iron and stuff in the ground)

By: Nikitis

Nikitis — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:09:20 +0000

It’s like i’ve always said.

It’s a submersable SPACESHIP!

Now that has to be more likely an answer than volcano.

What do you think the ocean floor rises 3 miles to support this island every place and time it moves??

Lol, come on people! Use your heads!

By: darkslayer13

darkslayer13 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:42:14 +0000

I believe i can answer this one:

When the H-bomb went off, it allowed for the pocket of energy that causes time travel to spread not only to the island, but to the entire world.

Thus, the reality we see with the island under water is actually because the world was sent into the future. Thus, the island was, over a long time, taken underwater.

I’m 100% sure this is right.

By: brother_des

brother_des — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:11:37 +0000

perhaps its just a little wink and a nod to the whole “the island is Atlantis” theories!

Im not saying it is Atlantis but when i think of Atlantis i think of greek temples still standing at the bottom of the ocean….just like the four toed statue was depicted!

By: Bailey1227

Bailey1227 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:00:35 +0000

ah, good point cliff87.

By: cliff87

cliff87 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:57:00 +0000

if it is a volcano, the lava missed a lot of opportunities to destroy everything. statue, the soundwave gates, dharma houses, etc