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HOW EXACTLY DID LOCKE, EKO, AND DESMOND SURVIVE THE IMPLODING HATCH?
(Maddeningly Unresolved Season 2 Cliffhanger of the Week!)

ANALYSIS I don't know.

But being the good Christian boy that I am, when life leaves me baffled, I turn to the Bible. And so should you, my fellow Lost theorists, for the producers of Lost like to encode their show with Bible passages. If you're not the type of obsessive fan prone to freezing frames, allow me to point out that Mr. Eko's Jesus Stick was sporting some new citations. For example:

Genesis 13:14 Part of this verse is actually etched on Eko's stick: ''Lift up your eyes and look [from the place where you are,] north...''
Application: If the castaways look to the northern part of the island, they will find the place where the Others are holding Jack, Kate, and Sawyer. But as for how the button-pushers survived the implosion, I think another footnote on Eko's Staff of Clues might provide insight:

John 3:5 ''Jesus answered, ''Truly, truly I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.'' In the full context of this passage, Christ is explaining that one must be spiritually transformed or ''born again'' in order to enter Heaven.
Application: For now, let's just assume that Locke and Eko somehow managed to scramble away from the Hatch and were thrown into the jungle by the concussive energy of the implosion, à la the flying door marked ''quarantine.'' So what happened to Desmond?

Simple.

He was born again.

The stated purpose of the Hatch, according to the (possibly bogus) Station Three Orientation Film, was to study the ''unique'' electromagnetic energy that fluctuated from the southern section of the island. But we also know that Dharma was conducting experiments in parapsychology, or ''mind over matter.'' Now, quantum physics says that all matter is made up of electromagnetic energy. And remember, Desmond seemed to believe in a form of reincarnation, as per his catchphrase, ''See you in another life, brother.'' I'm thinking that Desmond essentially willed himself into living again. Mind over matter.

In other words, Desmond literally saved himself. Which could explain Boone's cryptic reference to Desmond in Locke's dream when he said, ''He's helping himself.''

And, of course, it also explains Desmond showing up in his birthday suit.

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What if Desmonds encounter with Jack at the stadium happens as a result of time travel for Desmond?

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Think about it. Desmond's advice to Jack was rather prophetic. I shouldn't really try explaining it to you, though. Your ego is hard to talk over.

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It was unclear to me that Desmond remembered Jack

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Dude, you posted something that made no sense and I pointed out that it made no sense. Quit whining.

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part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMPCPtp3_sU&NR

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well ben, at least you wont have to be disappointed for very long

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i think its laughable you know so much about a show that so far as been left to interpretation by the audience, not the actual writers/producers. i do laugh at some of your @ss comments though...

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