Lost (may include spoilers)

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

it's the shiznit!  if you're really into it, head over to ABC's website and check out the plethora of message boards about Lost.  there's some folks over there dissecting EVERYTHING to the nth power...

[Specialist]

from the Lost message board

"I recently found an interesting natuarlly occuring thoery found in our world that states everyone has a mirror image somewhere in the world. You may have heard of this. Its called Roussau's genetic mirror theory, and I must say it is very interesting. Roussau's genetic mirror theory says that everyone in the world has an exact twin somewhere, however according to the theory you never encounter this person, by laws of probablitly and other natuaral occuring phemnomen. Its the theory that was devised by a French Mathematician named Marseille Roussau in the year 1988. He used a series of numbers to explain his theory. Now I know you're not going to believe this but here goes.


4 8 15 16 23 42


Let me explain...

The 4 stands for 4 degrees of separation (not 6 or 7 as commonly stated.) Roussau believed that everyone in the world was connected by four different people. So in theory could meet yourself by using four different people connected to you. Example: Your brother's, boss's, neighbor nephew, knows your mirror. Hard to believe, I know but keep reading.

The 8 stands for the eight continent, or the only place in the world where you could meet your mirror. He calculated it to be somewhere in the south pacific. Now we know its not actually as large as the other contintents but its used figurtively because everyone in all 7 continents could meet there mirror on the 8th universal continent.

The 15 stands for the chances of you acually meeting yourself on this place, as in 15 out of 4,815,162,342. Look at the second set "815." Ring any bells? Interesting huh?

The 16 stands for the maximum amount of people that could encounter thier twin all at the same time. Think about the number of main characters.

The 23 is the number of years apart your twin and yourself are. You are not the same age as your twin. By chance and probablity it takes 23 years exactly for the same genes that made you to be connected again to form another you.

The 42 stands for the maximimum number of years your twin and yourself can be alive at the same time. However people do die at diffferent times so thats why everyone isn't dead at 75. For example my twin was born on Sept. 6 2003 b/c i was born on Spet. 6 1980. Now that doesn't mean i will die in the year 2045, I could, but its not set in stone. My twin could die when he is 16, and then the whole thing starts over again.

This is all very complicated and I don't know how well I explained it but the connections with the show are too coinidental to not be real.

Roussau and his team (wife, included) went to the 8th continent. You can figure out how they died and why by the numbers and equations. It also fits with every character. You can predict when they will die. There are others on the island who are twins of the survivors, but have been there 23 years longer.

There is a book Roussau wrote 16 years ago in 1988 when he came up with the theory. Thats where I got it from."

[marktwain]

Specialist,
My wife was telling me about that last night.  It's not true though.  According to OCLC's WorldCat FirstSearch, no library in the world has a book by that author.  I even tried alternate spellings.

[Specialist]

really?  i wasn't sure if i believed it either, i tried searching for the dude but nothing came up...though, i think the twin thing ties in with Lost somehow.

[Specialist]

it shows a page from the script if you go to oceanicflight815.com and type in "theislandiswaiting"

[corey]

Did you guys notice Michael's gift to young Walt in this week's episode?  :)

[marktwain]

Did you guys notice Michael's gift to young Walt in this week's episode?  :)

Sure did!  And, did you get a good look at the shark?  Looked like it had a tattoo....

[corey]

hehe... Didn't get a good look at the shark.

I was a little disappointed because they kept showing some of the same stuff from the last episode, but revealing a little more with each scene. Wasn't a major letdown, but it definitely wasn't a great episode.

[Specialist]

this episode didn't go anywhere, it just came back to the same point it stopped at, it did reveal a little more about Desmond and the raft people, but still i was a bit dissapointed. The best part of this episode was watching Kate crawling in the air vents.

anyone catch the preview for next week?

[marktwain]

Looked like the shark was sporting that Dharma symbol that's all over the hatch, but it went by REALLY quickly, so I can't be sure.

From the preview, it looks like next week's show will focus on   the raft boys and the boat people.

I thought it was interesting that Michael and Sawyer were stuck on the raft together.  They're complete foils. Michael gave up everything for his son, and Sawyer never got over his father killing his mother and himself.

[marktwain]

The best part of this episode was watching Kate crawling in the air vents.

 [smiley=wink2.gif]yeah, that was nice.[smiley=wink2.gif]

[dragonboy]

Watched the Pilot last night (just started here on Japanese TV) - Man, that's some fucking good TV!!!

I now have to wait until Nov6th for the next episode!  >:(

I want to buy it on DVD but that would mean my lovely wife, who needs the subtitles, won't be able to watch it!

Patience is a virtue I guess  :-/