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It was also said that the monster is sort of a reflection of yourself. The pilot saw it in horror and he was killed because he feared the monster. Locke saw the monster with true awe, therefore, he was able to survive his encounter.

The monster itself may not be revealed totally at any point in the series. It may be, as Paul described it, "a Loch Ness Monster kind of thing". Bits and pieces of the beast will be shown throughout the series but a full reveal could prove to be anti-climatic. Still the monster will be explained at some point in future seasons.

I think people will get pissed off as they did on Twin Peaks if this story is drawn out too long, or if it doesn't have some kind of satisfactory resolution. Not that Ze Monster needs to be killed or nullified, but they'll need something better than hand-wavey to justify it.

They wouldn't be ballsy enough to actually use "the island was a Krell outpost" as their backstory, would they?

They wouldn't be ballsy enough to actually use "the island was a Krell outpost" as their backstory, would they?

I was just thinking that. Monsters of the id.

Do you think people are that interested in the monster? I couldn't care less about it at this stage. However, I really need that OMGWTFPOLARBEAR explained.

The NY Times will have a "Lost" article tomorrow - interview with JJA and others.

Do you think people are that interested in the monster?

You don't introduce a monster that kills panicky pilots, and then just say "nevermind." Well, unless it's the X-Files.

To be honest, I want to know what's up with the monster since most of the characters leave me cold.

heh. I like the idea that the monster reflects back your expectations, however...who wouldn't be terrified of dying from that thing?

The MONSTER hit Sayid over the haid!

Well, they seem to have forgotten about the monster, and the OMGWTF POLAR BEAR, which, to me, seems weird. I mean, you're stranded on an island with no TV -- you might as well talk about the mysterious thing that may or may not kill you all.

I mean, you're stranded on an island with no TV -- you might as well talk about the mysterious thing that may or may not kill you all.

The weirdest thing about the show to me, as a Survivor fan, is that nobody seems to be talking about either their families or how bored & hungry they are.

Everybody on the island we have gotten back story on so far doesn't seem to have much in the way of "normal" family to miss though. Kate is a fugitive, so any family she has to miss was already being missed. Jack's father is dead, and he doesn't seem close to his mother. Locke seemed to be alone in the world except for the phone sex chick. Charlie is still focusing on the drugs/getting off of them, and the last scene with his brother wasn't a happy one. Sun has Jin there, and her father is a mobster. Boone has Shannon there. Walt has Michael, and Walt's mother is dead.

I'll betcha Scott and Steve are talking about it.