A New Lost Theory

One might say that the Desmond time travel episode last week could be the most significant episode of Lost yet. We learned so much, and the time travel aspect completely changes the facet of this show. Was I happy that we are actually in a sci-fi-ish show? Not really, I always wanted a reasonable explanation for the going on's on the island.

I decided to rewatch "The Constant" last night, and after re-watching it I was able to pick up on a few more things. When Desmond started freaking out on the helicopter, and then again on the freighter, I think it was Faraday that asked if Desmond had been near any sorry of electrical or magnetic energy that had hit the island. He referred to it as an EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse). We all know that when the Hatch exploded that was an EMP that went off, and of course Desmond was right there when it happened.

Sidebar for a minute- These are the people we know get off the Island so far. Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid. We also know that Michael and Walt were able to get off somehow (We will see that story in episode 8)

Let's go way back now. Back to Season 2. The cliffhanger had Jack, Sawyer, Kate, and Hurley gagged and tied up on the dock where Ben let Michael and Walt leave. Simultaneously, Jin, Sayid, and Sun were on a raft ehading to rescue Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and Hurley. All these people were not on the island when the Hatch exploded causing the EMP. If Faraday is correct, and the EMP did cause Desmond's strange behavior, then it is a fair hypothesis to suggest that If you were nearby when the Hatch exploded, getting off the island could be deadly...unless like Desmond you have a Constant (which would be Penelope)

This is why only a certain amount of people got off the island, because they could and other's could not without risking having a Desmond like freak out.

So, we have 9 Losties immune from getting off the island. Jack said there was 8 people that got off the island, and 2 died, making the Oceanic 6. It has also been widely speculated that a main character would be biting the dust before episode 8. This could be one of the 9 immune characters. Aaron wise, I am not sure how to explain how he gets off the island, but maybe his youth will have something to do with it. If Claire cant get off the island, she would want Aaron to be safe, and giving him to Kate assures her of that.