Thoughts on 'Lost'

The more I think about it, the better this show gets. Here are some of my thoughts, with many facts and theories from Lostpedia.com thrown in. Lots of questions remain unanswered, but the guessing is the fun part.

1. The 2 men in the snow cabin were speaking Portuguese, I think. They are there to track the electromagnetic energy that, presumably, originates in the hatch. My guess is that they are sitting on the opposite side of the globe from the hatch, which would be somewhere in the artic tundra Siberia (I think).

2. Desmond’s girlfriend is named Penelope Widmore. Her father, Charles Widmore, owns the Widmore Corporation. If you look, you’ll see Widmore all over the Lost-world. They sponsored/built the balloon the original Henry Gale flew onto the island. The pregnancy test kit found earlier in the season was made by Widmore Labs. Michael may have even worked for Widmore Construction before the crash! Some say they were the contractor used by the Dharma Initiative to build facilities on the island, and that they are now using the knowledge gained from that work to pursue their own agenda. (Check out Widmore.com. I couldn't get on, but Lostpedia says they have references to "Sociometeorlogical Solutions For Biomagnetic Climates"... although this could be just a fansite).

3. Fact - Widmore Construction is owned by Charles & Libby Widmore. Yes, Hurley’s Libby! Some say that Libby was told to give Desmond the boat so he could join the race (but she gave no reaction when she heard the name Widmore). Could the Widmores have wanted Desmond to reach the island? Is that how Penelope knows about the island, or that she might be able to find Desmond there? Remember, Penelope said she has money, and “when you have money you can find anyone.”

4. Fact - The DHARMA Initiative is funded by The Hanso Foundation (thehansofoundation.org). Some say that the Widmore Corporation is behind the Hanso Foundation and, by extension, is in control of the Darhma Initiative. The Hanso Foundation’s founder is the reclusive and mysterious Alvar Hanso. Theories abound on him:
- Could Alvar be the real “him”?
- Could Alvar and Charles Widmore be the same person?
- Could Henry Gale/Him be related to Alvar Hanso, or maybe even a Widmore?
- Could Locke be the biological twin of Charles Widmore? Remember, Locke was adopted and his ‘father’ was a conman. Why did Henry come for Locke? What made him one of the good ones?

5. This one is just for kicks. The Hanso Foundation is listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits In Mission Impossible III, which was directed by Lost's J.J. Abrams.