especially the wizard of ozand some have said that there are plenty of similarities to the movie zardozhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=kbGVIdA3dx0the heiroglyphs on the stone work in bens closet have been deciphered , they allude to some kind of means of protectionthe fact that ben hit a switch to activate the smoke monster means that its just apart of the dharma initiative's experiments or their watchdog40 pirates and hundreds of slaves were also on the island >> but when one>character got up close he did see faces/images floating about>in it.when was this?>>- who says 'you have no idea what he is>capable of' >who is his former wife?this describes the plot of every stranded scifi joint even planet of the apesyou think this is all in people's minds?cuz ben is obviously duping the others into thinking they're following jacobit seems their are three factions: ben, jacob and whidmore and they are all fighting to recruit lockewhidmore and ben apparently have some understanding because they cant kill each otherben and jacob aren't cool anymore, bens spinal problem, he doesnt have dreams, the use of technology, shooting locke etcwhidmore and jacob aren't cool cuz he wants to torch the islandben was a kid in dharma and whidmore apparently had some ownership cuz he wasnt a chosen one?if everyone could heal themselves jack wouldnt have fallen out and all the pregnant women wouldnt die>Never come between a black man and his hustle in a room full of white people