As promised, here is a new set of intriguing questions from the previous list that remain unanswered going into the much anticipated Richard Alpert episode (more spoilers abound after the jump):
Does “The Incident” refer to the electromagnetic pocket being breached, or the hydrogen bomb being detonated? Or both?
This goes deep into an issue I’ve been contemplating. Are we supposed to assume that the two storylines this year are parallel timelines, created by some split in the past? If so, was that split cause by one of these scenarios?
Charles Widmore knew of Paik Industries and even mentioned that he played golf regularly with Sun’s father. Are these two powerful men merely business associates, or do they share a deeper connection (such as an interest in the island, perhaps)?
It’s become fairly clear that the flash-sideways stories are beginning to interconnect in significant ways. In the 815 crash timeline, Keamey worked for Widmore, and in the sideways timeline, Keamey had Jin locked in the back of the kitchen where Sayid killed him. That points toward a Jin/Widmore relationship of some kind.
What did Jacob do to Richard to cause him to stop aging?
I think we might get an answer to this and other Richard Alpert questions tomorrow. The answer may start to provide some insight into Jacob’s identity and the nature of his (and the Man in Black’s) power.
In some ways, these questions pale in comparison to new questions introduced this season (which, in some ways, makes me wonder how many of the old questions will go unanswered simply because we don’t care as much about them as new questions). For instance, I’d add the following key questions:
Has Sayid finally given in to the dark side?
Who, if anyone, is going to replace Jacob?
Does Widmore’s appearance in the sub mean that now anyone can find the island?
When the Man in Black says he wants to get off the island, where/when does he want to go?
Will the timelines converge, or will one or the other be obliterated? Or neither?
What are your big questions as we move toward the series finale?
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