Eko, Locke and Desmond are not dead.

[-DejaVu-]

I'd like to point out some things...
1. When Desmond "terminated" the system, there was a huge sound... To me it sounded like something ascending, like a rocket (but not fuel-propelled).
2. There was no 'mega-explosion'. That would have been obviously seen by everybody. Instead a huge burst of violet light. I think the makers wanna trick us into thinking the 'quarantine hatch door' was blown into the sky by this huge explosion but there was no explosion, instead, probably the hatch being launched into the air. The quarantine hatch door was on top the of the entire hatch and it fell off it while it was ascending. It didn't get blown into the sky, rather it fell from the sky.
3. At the end, charlie says "the part about me nearly getting killed with a flaming fireball or the flying frog?" I THINK he said flying frog. Now what does that mean? :shock: I know he is acting strange ("their not back yet?" wtf they might be dead dude) and almost like he's been totally mind-shocked, but isn't it a bit of coincidence that he says "flying frog".
4. The look of shock and then anticipation on Henry's face when it happened, and him looking straight into the sky... :shifty:
5. The 4-foot statue. Could all of this divine-intervention (a God?) or to do with aliens, X-files style... Maybe alien technology launched the hatch into the air. This one is a little shifty... I just found it intriguing.

What you guys think... There has to be another explanation that it being just a big explosion where the three main characters IMO carrying this fabulous show just die.

[radiokaos]

flying fork is it not?

[-DejaVu-]

hmm maybe, just sounds like he says the R first :blank: We need an expert in english accent lol

[Hatsumomo]

He said flying fork. Referring to the one that flew at him in the hatch.

[opio]

Sawyer killed the frog.

[TropicalBear]

I really don't think the producers would launch the hatch into the air....

[grey real steam]

maybe the hatch did not get blown into the air. maybe they are in a place like that one movie "bio dome" or something like that one movie "Truman show" and they blew a hatch door off something in the sky?

[BrokenPrime]

I think the key changes te polarity of the magnet, so the magnetism launched the door in the air, but wouldn't hurt Desmond, Eko, or Locke

[Bokkey]

what did Des say before he went under when it was 30 secs left on the timer? Desmond: Youve got to get as far from here as possible

Locke: Go where?? STOP!

Desmond: Im gonna blow the ___ ___?

[2lostinohio]

so your argument is that they aren't dead, but you're going to have them survive being in a hatch blown up into the air?


Right.


(for the record, I think they all will survive)

[2lostinohio]

what did Des say before he went under when it was 30 secs left on the timer? Desmond: Youve got to get as far from here as possible

Locke: Go where?? STOP!

Desmond: Im gonna blow the ___ ___?



I'm gonna blow the dam.

[themorningofawar]

The key released all the electromagnetic energy inside the hatch. Wasn't the button being pressed to keep it from leaking or something? So thats what the flash was, i think. It shouldn't have harmed Desmond, Locke, or Eko.

[Mojave]

Desmond didn't know what exactly turning the key would do, so he could think it would blow the hatch to smitherines, but the evidence points to it simply reversing/containing the emp.

[alexbalix]

Well we know it was a large magnetic force and not an explosion, otherwise why would the polar station mention a magnetic anomoly?

[MrMxyzptlk]

I completly agree with BrokenPrime. A sudden change of electromagnetic fields, with enough power (and this one had more than enough, judgeing bye the flashes/ultraviolets) could launch the hatch door in the sky. I really don't think they are dead. But they will be changed somehow that's for sure. Anyway, my heart would broke if Penny (that was Desmond's girlfriend name right?) would search for Desmond when Desmond is dead ...

[poj7326]

i think that turning the key somehow sent alot of electromagnestisity into the air the hatch door folowed it then when the energy dispersed the door fell down... oh and i dont know if they would kill desmond cuz they just started flash backs with him...

[Bokkey]

I'm gonna blow the dam.

what dam?

sounds like he said "Im gonna blow the dam dome (or dorm)" or something

[arnezami]

What I find confusing is that even after hours Locke, Eko and Desmond are not seen by anyone. When the flash occurs its still daylight but hours later Charlie and Claire are having a romantic moment in the dark.

From the last moment you see Locke and Eko looking at each other until Desmond turning the key there are 38 seconds. I think that would be enough to get out of the hatch. But IF they got out why didn't they return to the other survivers? And if they stayed in the hatch AND survived then what have they been doing in the time it got dark?

And why in earth didn't Charlie (or anybody else for that matter) go back to the hatch during that time to look for Eko, Locke and Desmond! :confused:

Just before and after the bright flash (its still daylight):

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/6314/pier7ez.th.png (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pier7ez.png) http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3722/noise74sz.th.png (http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=noise74sz.png)

Hours later (pitch dark sky, its really night now)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4874/dark9ah.th.png (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dark9ah.png)

I guess the flying away thing could explain they didn't come back to the other survivors while still being alive. But to be honest I really have no clue as to what happened to them.

arnezami

[studio1one]

what dam?

sounds like he said "Im gonna blow the dam dome (or dorm)" or something


earlier in the show he refers to the button like opening a little hole in a dam to stop the pressure being so big it burst the whole dam.


This is why he says he's gonna blow the dam.

[wingyeung]

I'm gonna blow the dam.


what dam?! i am a bit confused.:blank: :(

[Broccoli]

what dam?! i am a bit confused.:blank: :(
Read the thread: it's metaphorical.

[alxgoofy]

Id suggest taking a look at The Post-Finale Podcast (http://www.lost-forum.com/showthread.php?t=41466)

[GirlsOnFire]

The door that fell from the sky wasn't necissarily from the hatch were Lock was. Earlier in the episode the focused in on Mr. Echo at the Pearl and the Quarentine door lying loose on the ground. Maybe the door that landed on the beach was the Pearl door.

[IamLOST922]

Id suggest taking a look at The Post-Finale Podcast (http://www.lost-forum.com/showthread.php?t=41466)

Yeah, those guys (Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse) defiantly gave me the impression that Desmond at least is a live. And, if Des is alive, chances are that Eko and Locke are too. I would really love it if Desmond became a regular next year! Assuming he did survive, I really don't see him running off to be alone again. He'll probably stay with the Losties.

[Sacred Knight]

Even if it were in their original plans to kill Desmond (which I really doubt, this last podcast just increased the likelihood that Desmond is alive), it would be worth it to change it. The guy was shown in one episode prior to this, barely even a prominent character, then he shows up one more time in the finale which is focused on him, and everyone I talk to loves the guy. He's struck a huge chord with Lost fans, it'd be a huge mistake not to bring him back as a regular.

[Gemmy_79]

Even if you reverse the polarity of a magnet it will only repel the hatch door if the door itself is a magnet - the door is just a piece of metal as far as I'm aware so I don't think it flew into the air because it was repelled by the magnet.