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I am having trouble getting through work today. Why, you may ask? One of my favourite TV shows is back tonight – LOST!

This is a show that asks more questions than it answers, but every now and again they give you an answer to something that has left you wondering for what seems an eternity. This is clever scriptwriting at its best. Did you know that Lost was almost filmed in Australia?

The second reason I am having trouble concentrating is that the mysterious Lost Ninja got in contact with me to share his thoughts. Like all ninjas, he was in and out before I could realise, but he has left us all some amazing thoughts to consider…

Hi, and if you’re a fellow Lost-lover like myself, you’re in for a week of pure bliss and being super-spoiled. My name is The Heroic Lost Ninja, and as some of you would know, I’m somewhat experienced at tracking down the truth when it comes to Lost – I spent 5 months last year hot on the trail of Rachel Blake exposing the secrets and lies created by the Hanso Foundation, benefactors of the mysterious Dharma Initiative – architects of the hatches found on Lost island. Lost finally returns to our screens this week, and to say I’m excited is a bit of an understatement!

So imagine my surprise to find the producers of Lost asking a question on Answers – that’s way too cool. I got in touch with the Answers producers and asked if they could put me in contact but alas, those secretive keepers of the truth had already disappeared back into the shadows, leaving me to ponder their question – What do you believe the monster in ‘Lost’ really is? In a very kind gesture, the Answers team offered to let me post my very own answer on their blog – so here we go…

I do not believe the smoke monster (Smokey) is nanobots. I had to get that out of the way first lol.

My belief is that, on this island where science and spiritual seem to have progressed to a higher degree, the souls of those who have perished there have become a part of the island. Yes, that’s right, call me crazy, but I believe Smokey may very well be a physical collection of dead souls.

But they’re not just floating about freely, oh no – in the same way the Others are a physical representation of the advanced threat of science on the island, I believe Smokey represents the spirit… the spirit of redemption, taking the form of judge, jury and exicutioner. Both Locke and Eko are set on paths to redemption – Eko for his murderous ways by becoming a priest and Locke to redeem himself from a life he felt meaningless. Both have had encounters with Smokey, the only ones so far, and Locke remarked he’d “looked into the eye of the island…. it was beautiful.”

I believe Smokey can somehow read souls, passing judgement on those inhabiting his island, as the monster itself is made up from souls that have already been judged. Many people are quick to jump to conclusion that our Losties are in purgatory – they’re not – but what if Smokey is, in fact, the living embodiment of eternal punishment…

Don’t forget to answer the 2 lost questions asked by Lost’s producers and writers!

What do you believe the monster in Lost really is?

What mystery on Lost are you hoping will be solved by the end of season 3?

Alana

P.S. If you are out there, Lost Ninja, thanks for contacting us.