<p>I think that whatever made the water brown (probably Jacob’s death) delayed Sayid’s healing. However, the Others are shocked when he comes back to life because according to Richard, the pool has never brought back someone from the dead. Because Sayid isn’t on the LA X flight, this could mean that his 2004 self has died leaving the alive-Sayid trapped in the 2008 continuum.</p>
<p>^Maybe Sayid’s possessed as well?</p>
<p>^What is Sayid is possessed by Jacob? Hence his calm upon appearing to Hurley and giving him directions—directions that would lead to his ability to inhabit Sayid? It’s a possibility to consider. </p>
<p>What do you guys think about the Flash-Sideways (alternate timeline, etc.). Jack with one cut, Desmond on plane, Shannon not on plane, Rose worried about Jack instead of other way around, Charlie’s attempted suicide…and then upon landing: Jack & John on GOOD terms, Kate meets Sawyer and escapes marshal, Sun either lied about English or doesn’t understand and won’t help Jin…</p>
<p>Obviously, these two stories are linked—we wouldn’t be shown both if they weren’t.</p>
<p>Where is Widmore? Who is the ultimate manipulator of Ben? MIB=Smokey=John Locke possessed?</p>
<p>“Richard, I’m glad you aren’t in chains anymore.” Was he once a slave to MIB? On Black Rock??? IDK.</p>
<p>What is the purpose of Ilana and Company? Are they truly “Jacob’s Bodyguards?” Are they related to Widmore’s plans in any ways? </p>
<p>So many more questions, hopefully some of which will be answered in future.</p>
<p>LOVED THE PREMIERE. Favorite moments: wordless montage of alternate Oceanic flight and everyone getting off, any scene with Locke possessed…</p>
<p>PS. What did that woman (Cindy, the flight attendant?) mean when she asked, "I know them. They were on Oceanic Flight 815)?</p>
<p>Cindy said that she knew them i.e. Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley. Cindy was also a tail wing survivor of Oceanic 815 and thus knew the rest as also being her fellow Oceanic survivors.</p>
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<p>Ben was manipulated by his daughter aka the smoke monster aka MIB aka Locke.</p>
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<p>I think Richard’s story has too many possibilities. I really can’t find an exact theory on him.</p>
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<p>Hopefully we find out soon enough…</p>
<p>lol chocolatebanana, you’ve brought a bevy of q’s.</p>
<p>I think it definitely is possible that Jacob has possessed Sayid, but I’m gunna err on the simple theory here and say that Sayid is still himself.</p>
<p>I would say that Ilana and others are related to Widmore’s plans and in that sense are protecting Jacob because he is the only threat towards Ben.</p>
<p>Charlie’s attempted suicide was def just showing how the group ****ed up time/fate and he says something like “I was supposed to die” to Jack.</p>
<p>Was the hydrogen bomb successful if they traced to the island under water in '04?</p>
<p>What do you guys think about Desmond being on the plane?</p>
<p>^I was confused at that. Hopefully, that question is answered soon.</p>