The Story: What kind of twists are the creators of Lost going to throw at us this season? We’ve got a few guesses.
The Search: LOST Season 6 ABC
American network TV has a method of ensuring that all programs broadcast are quality and stay quality. That’s why terribly written shows like Freaks and Geeks and Arrested Development get canceled and completely original shows like Glee see instant renewal. As long as the people are watching, the show must go on, and nothing keeps people watching like absolute bewilderment (something the public has been addicted to since the rise of 24 hour political news coverage). That’s why the writers of Lost have been scrambling to keep your attention with enough plot twists to choke a smoke monster. With the upcoming sixth season reportedly containing the densest story lines yet, we at OneRiot have started placing bets on occurrences.
It is all Hurley’s dream
This explanation popped up in season 2, episode 18 and never really got much attention, considering it’s probably the most plausible twist the show has come up with. That’s right, the ‘it was all a dream’ gimmick beats out any of the island’s inexplicable logic. The problem with the island is the same problem atheists have with the scriptural god: if it’s so mysterious and powerful, then why is it so emotional? An island that transcends time and space probably shouldn’t care about which whiny humans are actually living on it, and likely wouldn’t bend things around in the real world to get the ones who left back. I mean, why did it want Ben back? That guy sucks. Odds: 8 to 1.
The Others are cannibals
No one is that zealous about kidnapping plane crash survivors unless there’s some kind of benefit. One trapped on a magical island paradise can get bored of the pineapples, coconuts, and chewy chewy cocoa beans, thereby developing a taste for something rather unsavory. They’re grubby, violent, secretive, and evil- that just seems cannibal-y to us. Besides, this refreshingly concrete twist is just what this loopy show needs. Maybe they’ll consider that next time they need to ‘move the island’. Odds: 24 to 1.
Sawyer and Jack finally hook up
The tension has been building since episode one, and the sexual tension between these two polar opposites emerged by the time Kate was rejected by both. With the close of season 6 finding the original crew once again reunited in escape, it’s about time for Brokeback Island. You’ve seen how they’re been looking at each other. And remember when Jack makes glasses for Sawyer so he can read? Yeah. They love each other.
