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“What if what we percieved as the cold blooded slaughter of the Dharma Initiative was really the correcting of the incident?”

— JamCat76

The purge. Since we saw it, it has nibbled away at me. I firmly believe that Ben and the hostiles are “the good guys”, simply because everything they show us, seems to point to the contrary. Like all good mysteries, it is what they show us, and that which we take for granted, that is not true… What if all the Benipulation, IS for the greater good?

I read the afformentioned post with relish. It suggested using the Orchid video, that all our survivors may have been duplicated as they passed into the islands airspace/ Time bubble. Whether they were, or versions of them from the future/past appeared islandside, it posed an interesting question. What if the same were true of the purge? What if what we percieved as the cold blooded slaughter of the Dharma initiative was really the correcting of the incident? If the incident involved the Orchid, maybe everybody within the islands airspace experienced a splitting of time, so that there were two versions of everybody. Didn’t Ben tell Locke “They couldn’t even coexist with the islands original inhabitants”.

The rabbits had to be kept apart, maybe the inhabitants of the island were at risk of bumping into themselves. As the Dharma initiative extended their territory, building new hatches, maybe the other versions of them became more and more wary that something terrible could happen, and executed them for “good” reason. It strikes me that the Dharma Initiative were mostly a peaceful bunch, and with episodes named “Through the looking glass” and “One of us” it conjurs the idea of clear groupings and mirror images.

Maybe juliettes journey to the island had to be under sedation because the other version of her was sent back to the mainland to live happily with her sister, or they needed to buy time to eliminate her counterpart. Could this be the reason that Ben told Alex that he couldn’t let them leave. Because their bodies really do sit at the bottom of the ocean. Maybe this was also the reason for the hatch quarantine.and the food drops.

Desmond too, was unconcious when he reached the island, was he too “copied”. I wonder if the same were true of Rousseau’s team. Are the copies vunerable 2 illness. Maybe Danielle killed “copies” of her team, maybe she could sense that they were different in some respect.

Maybe Smokie is designed to tell the difference, between real and copy, a security system, to ensure that doubles don’t meet, this could be why he behaves in a variety of ways to different people. What if when the Dharma initiative realised what had occured during “the incident” they set ole Smokie loose to rectify the problem, the hostile versions then had no choice but to seek solace inside the sonic fence.

Another thing that struck me is when Ben found out he had the tumor, did he realise that he wasn’t an original, that he was susceptible to illness. Maybe the commitment that Locke had to show, was to prove he was a copy/original. “I’m sorry. He’s not who we thought he was!”

I know that Damon has previously stated that clones are off the table, but what if other types of copy are feasable? Just a thought. I know that Jack and Kate eventually get off the island, but maybe their bodies were never recovered. Didn’t Naomi state to Mikail that she was not alone, maybe she saw herself split. Maybe Mikail was there to eliminate that version of her.This could also explain why the mainland Dharma are reluctant to visit, as the problem would only escalate.

Could the reason that the island has remained so secret, be that a lot of the people who landed there were not missed, their counterparts, have continued their lives on the other side of the “Snowglobe”?

Tie all this in with the numbers predicting doom for the rest of the planet, and that the button threw time on the island back 108 minutes everytime it was pushed and we can assume that the island is mankinds last hope for survival. Maybe this justifies all the Benipulation, and solidifies the fact that pushing the button is in fact saving the world. If the island is truly the last refuge of mankind, of course it is important that pregnanct women be saved, otherwise how could life continue in this special place. The copies may not be able to bear children. Mmmmmmm, i think i have a neat little theory building.

I’m aware i’ve recycled little bits from other theories, and would like to thank all those great theorists, for their brainfarts. Hopefully we’re edging closer to the truth. I’ve neglected using the numbers in my text, as i realize it offends the more stuffy and sensitive reader. As usual, add to it , tear it to peices, just know i appreiciate the opportunity to brainstorm with like minded souls, and Quarantine remember, it’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. I respect your opinion, and liked your theory. Namaste!

JamCat76

Key characters

Short Name	Full Name	Episodes	Theories
Ben	Benjamin Linus	3.20, 4.9, & 3” href=”/episodes/theres-no-place-home-parts-2-3/”>4.13	1819
Desmond	Desmond David Hume	2.23, 3.17, 4.5	898
John	John Locke	3.3, 2.17, 1.4, 1.19, 3.13, 3.19, 4.11, & 3” href=”/episodes/theres-no-place-home-parts-2-3/”>4.13	1292
Naomi	Naomi Dorrit		179

Key episodes

#	Title	Aired	Central character	Theories
3.13	The Man from Tallahassee	3-21-2007	John	157

Key events

Theme	Relevant Episodes	Theories
Locke has close encounter with the monster	1.4	203

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