I figured since the series starts again tonight, I'd post this both as a reminder and a place to start new discussions on the show Oh, and new time tonight... at least in my area (10PM).
What I'm saying is, if Sayid never got to the island because of the events of the bomb, in this alternate timeline, Ben and his dad would have left the island in the 1970's
I think that some of the big players are from the Black Rock. Widmore, Abaddon and Richard. I mean come on, Richard is alive in the 50's!!?? Time travel is out of the question, because you can't venture back further than the point where a time travel machine is built - and I really don't think they're going to say one was…
What if the actor who plays Michael is coming back but he's playing a grown up Walt? What if the heading they left on dropped them in the 70's or something? Could be interesting.
here's a good recap notman, and no that's not katey segal. Locke's girlfriend is not the mom.. http://io9.com/5536860/last-nights-lost-was-cheesy--and-thats-a-good-thing?skyline=true&s=i
Episodes like that one are why I'm loosing interest in lost. Yeah they do some cool shit and have them find that place. But by the end of the show they blow it up? For fucks sake that place had a shit load of tech that they could have used. Remember they built a fucking radio antenna from a walkietalky and some scraps.…
But Walt had special powers long before their visit to the island :S I thought they collected adults too? Like the australian air hostess. They said something about only taking "good" people.