Gon. Here is everything advantageous to life.
Ant. True; save means to live.
The Tempest. Act ii. Sc. 1
Not sure how/if archived theories can be "revived"...but I recently
listened to Hotel California and was struck by possible connections to
Lost...I knew I wasn't the first to think this and found the Hotel California
thread from October 2004 in the wonderfully organized archives of T&S
(thanks Doc Bauer!)
Hotel California thread from October 2004
I'd love to hear more recent thoughts on it given Damon's interview, and
this quote about theories:
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DAMON: I think it's really interesting that people think there is ONE
definitive answer.
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So is he saying that there are multiple things responsible for what's
been happening? I think that's what Damon was alluding to. (BTW, I'm a
big fan of the lithium and chaos/butterfly effect theories!)
Our survivors that are here each have guilt/penance/redemption issues,
that don't have to be resolved in purgatory. Maybe it is their subconscious
desires for inner peace and resolution that "checked them in",
and their well-demonstrated stubbornness and selfishness (mostly through
flashbacks) that makes it so they can "never leave".
And if they can never leave...can they find peace, happiness and some
sort of pleasantness living on the island together?
Is there some [shared] cathartic moment that will be the series end?
Do those that "check out anytime they like" become the Others?
DontWannaBLost
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DAMON: This is not a fictional reality that is playing out in someone's
brain.
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Maybe it is their subconscious desires for inner peace and resolution
that "checked them in
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Is there not a conflict between Damon's statement and your theory?
hg
The song Hotel California is about drug addiction. I don't think that
it relates to the show, unless you connect it to Charlie.
thoughtform
DWBL, I'm glad you brought up Damon's statement that there is no one definitive
answer to Lost. That's why so many of our theories sound plausible.
The work that's going on with the numbers, the formula, and Lithium, just
to name a few, may all prove valuable in the near future. But, the one
that has me baffled, is the connection between our survivors. What could
bring these different people together on a plane destined to crash!
Hodgepodge
hg, I don't think there is a conflict with their subconscious desires
and what Damon said. I think it was the desire to have resolution to their
issues that enabled them to survive the crash. Its like the common belief
that if you are faced with death/extreme danger if you can think of something
motivational you can help yourself survive. IMO, for our survivors that
motivation and desire is in their subconscious, partially explaining why
they haven't really talked to each other about it. I do not think the
island is a dream in someone's subconscious (agreeing with Damon's statement)
Hodge, YES, i would LOVE to know what it is that brought them together...I
think it has something to do with their need for resolution, but how was
that identified? Did they all have psychic readings? Did they all pass
a mystic on a street corner who could sense their inner turmoil? Is there
a travel agent somewhere that figured it out and booked them on the same
flight? Or did they just happen to all be on the same plane and its something
in common with each of them that made these folks survive?
There are just so many ways this could play out! I'm really open minded,
just love speculating and reading everyone's speculations as to what the
connection could be!
DontWannaBLost
I find myself focusing on the parents of the castaways. Many with powerful
but absent fathers or mothers. We may see that the success of the parents
was at the cost of the children. Whatever bought these parents is now
still in control of the children. Some have been institutionalised, some
were wards of the court(foster care),it seems all have been greatly influenced
by the extremely manipulative nature of the parent(s)
thoughtform
thoughtform, I think you're onto something. The parents were not only
dysfunctional but powerful; at least one parent had money and influence:
Locke's father,
Christian,
Boone's mother,
Susan,
possibly Sawyer's father before he lost the money to the grifter;
possibly Kate's father,
possibly Sayid's family, since he was in Republican Guard and not just
regular army;
Shannon's father;
Sun's father and Jin's father-in-law;
possibly Michael's parents if he went to art school;
Charlie's parents?
drabauer
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The song Hotel California is about drug addiction. I don't think that
it relates to the show, unless you connect it to Charlie.
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Actually, the most credible interpretation is that it is about the California
culture (and, specifically, the music-industry culture) of the 70s. All
the glamour, fame and hedonism of L.A. was just bait for the traps of
addiction, corporate sellout, moral poverty, loss of artistic integrity,
etc. A favorite theme for Henley, Frey and company. The cult comparison
is a nice touch.
gravelpup