Favoritism With LOST Mysteries

Since Lost’s debut in 2004 numerous mysteries have been layered into the show. As the show has continued more and more mysteries have been introduced. Some have been explained, such as what caused the plane to crash onto the island. But most of the mysteries of this intriguing show have yet to be solved.

My concern with so many mysteries being on the show is that when the show does end, not all of them will be solved. Just as I have charecters that I like more then others, I also have specific mysteries that I want to see solved. Below are a few of the ones I hope will be resolved before the series ends.

The Four Toed Statue: Although on the surface minor, the four toe statue has intrigued me since its first (and so far only) appearance and remains the mystery I personally want to see most solved. In the episode “Live Together, Die Alone” Sayid, Sun, and Jin sail around the island to the other’s supposed camp. During the journey they encounter a large marble foot standing atop a rock in the surf, which appears to be the remains of a giant stature. Sayid remarks that he doesn’t know what disturbs him more, the fact that the rest of the statue is missing or that the foot has only four toes. What’s fascinating about the foot is that this is the first time we get an inkling about the inhabitants of the island during ancient times. The fact the there are four toes instead of five could mean that the original island inhabitant are older then regular humans, implying that humans might have later grown a fifth toe. There also is the observation that the foot was once part of a statue. One has to wonder who the subject of the statue was and how it came to be destroyed. Hopefully the four toed foot is explored before the series end.

The Origin Of The Others: So far the only Others we have really gotten to know are Ben and Juliet, and both of them were outsiders brought into The Other’s community. We still know nothing about them and where they came from. Are they decedents of the original island inhabitants or people who discovered and came to the island? Their origin might also answer the question of their aging. So far the only example we have seen of The Others not aging is with the character Richard Alpert. He has been shown in a number of flashbacks, going back as early as the 50s, and he always looks the same as he does now. While originally this could have been explained by saying that no one on the island ages this theory has been disputed by Ben. He grew up on the island and has aged normally. So it seems that agelessness might only apply to those who are descended from the original island inhabitants.

People Being Unable To Procreate: This is a mystery I want to see solved not so much for the answer to the mystery itself, but for when it started happening. Meaning if the island indeed has people who originated from the island, then when and how did procreation halt? Did the inhabitants do something to anger the island and this is their punishment?

Libby: Of the charecters that have died on the show, her lose might be the worst one. It is particularly because her character was set up with a great mystery and then killed before it was solved. In the episode “Dave” we learn that Libby once spend time in a mental hospital, the same hospital Hurley resided in. So far we have no explanation as to why she was there. Or if both she and Hurley knew each other when they were hospitalized and neither remember it for some reason. I really hope we get her complete back story before the series ends.


These are some of the mysteries I hope will be answered before the series end. With any luck, my wish will be granted.