The Frank Lapidus Theory Add-On for Episode 5.06

First, I gotta give credit to Ms. Dee (in the DocArzt LOST Forums) for first suggesting that Frank Lapidus might be flying the plane the O6 return on. If you don't know what theory i'm talking about, go look it up! It does make sense, if the O6 wanna get back to the Island, they're gonna need an inside man. The way I see it, they only have two possibilities: either highjack the plane (unlikely, and it wouldn't look very good for Sayid!), or get a pilot to fly them there. Lapidus is the obivous choice, as he already knows about the lie AND the general location of the Island (assuming it hasn't MOVED).

But there has been some talk, even by professorstotch in his "Lost Spoilers - Looking forward to 316" article on DocArzt today, that they plan to CRASH on the Island again. There is a possibility of this (as we saw Jack opening his eye in the promo, much like he did in Season 1), but I find this pretty doubtful. For one thing, Jack has never been one to believe in destiny or fate. He has stated that he is a man of science, and that their surviving was simply chance. Would Jack (and the rest of the O6) really be willing to "put all their eggs into one basket" in the hopes that they will survive the crash THIS TIME around (especially saying that many of the passengers DID die in the first crash)?

I think it much more likely that they would have a plan. And here's where we get down to the REAL add-on. Recall back to Season 3, the good ol' times when Kate and Sawyer were in bear cages being forced to work while Jack was eating cheeseburgers in the shark tank. What was it that Sawyer an Kate were working on? If memory serves me correctly, it was a runway. A runway for WHAT, though? Yemi's plane? The helicoptor? The submarine (sarcasm for all three)? The point is, they never specified, and now suddenly the O6 are trying to return to the Island by plane.

If I were Ben, and my mission was to make sure the O6 return to the Island, I would make sure that there as no room for error. It seems to me that Kate and Sawyer could have been helping build the very runway that the O6 and Ajira plane would land on in the future. Of course, this would mean that Ben had some insight into the future. But then again, how many times HAVE we underestimated that man?

Note: This is only my theory, and Will might disagree as we havent talked about it yet. In any case, I think we can ALL agree that we can't wait for tonight's episode of LOST! And don't forget to check back for the next Dark Territory Podcast devoted to tonight's episode, 316!

Happy Trails,

Sam.

(What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Comment below!)