Comments on: MIB was not the first Smokey!

By: Inquisitor

Inquisitor — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:30:20 +0000

I read a script synopsis from Across the Sea stating that the boys were born in 23AD, and the events of their adulthood seen in the episode are in 43AD.

I think I remember also reading that Darlton admitted the “mistake” of including the Egyptian stuff earlier on when they didn’t know exactly where it was going. Even so, I do believe there is PLENTY of “wiggle-room” within the story to allow for Egyptian influences at some point, perhaps through time-travelling capabilities.

By: ilieintheshadowofthestatue

ilieintheshadowofthestatue — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:44:04 +0000

Yep, Senet.

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Senet

By: LostAddict

LostAddict — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:40:41 +0000

I think the game that ‘mother’ gave MIB Boy was called SENET or SENAT. I read that it was a game played by Egyptians, which kinda backs up my theory. I cannot remember where I read the nsme of the game pos Lost Pedia

By: xactxx

xactxx — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:15:55 +0000

Just for your information, the LOST writers said that the events in the episode ‘Across the Sea’ happened around two millennia before those of the main storyline.

By: Clairespeanutbutter

Clairespeanutbutter — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:50:04 +0000

The knife that is wielded by Jacob’s brother is Roman and the earliest dates of it are 0 AD and on. Egpytians were 2000+BC I believe, so in terms of a “straight” timeline the Egyptian building would precede Jacob’s/Jacob’s brother’s people.

That said, it is possible the island was moved and time was twisted, or even just by arriving time was twisted (like with Faraday’s missle test), meaning the Eyptians could have come afterwards even though they were from a time period before… so I guess its hard to say which with certainty.

By: shephards_flocke

shephards_flocke — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:14:16 +0000

I definitely think all the nods to Egyptian stuff was pointing to something, whether they were there before or after Jacob got there. I think most likely before, and agree that the game with the stones probably is linked back to them.

I kind of agree with you and think that he was not the first smokey, and that its happened before.
On the egyptian theme, i think the island was at one point the Egyptian ‘land of the dead’ where mens hearts are weighed to see if they are good or evil.
Sounds alot like the black and white stones, and the way Dogen explained the infection.

By: pilouuuu

pilouuuu — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:50:30 +0000

I don’t think Egyptians were in the island before MIB and Jacob. You can see the same shore where the statue of Taweret is, but with no statue.

The Egyptians were others that arrived after MIB was turned to smokey and they built the statue and the temple was initially built by them, maybe like some kind of protection from smokey, but apparently the temple was finished by Aztecan people later as the building reminds of their style. Possibly just the underground of the temple was made by Egyptians.

By: Chiefof16

Chiefof16 — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:05:43 +0000

Oh, didn’t know it was Egyptian….Not a bad guess then. Interesting

By: LostAddict

LostAddict — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:03:02 +0000

Chief I am guestimating, after Egyptians as mother gave MIB Boy the Egyptian game.

By: wolfx

wolfx — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:20:48 +0000

The theories posted on this site (like this one) are fab in my humble. And I think the Lost officials also read theories online, may have been intimidated and were concerned their theories and ideas would not measure up nor could they assimilate them, if I were them, in clear conscience.