Lost: Preparation for the Final Season, Season 5

What We Still Don't Know

"Because You Left"

Miles was born on the island, what changed between his birth and Juliet's time on the island? Why didn't the "Others" time shift with everyone else?  

"The Lie"

How does Eloise Hawkings computer/pendulum setup predict the location of the island?  

"Jughead"

How did the US government find the island? Why did Eloise get off the island?

"316"

Who was the Dharma scientist that built the "Lamp Post" Station in LA?  Smart money is on Daniel but we don't have any confirmation. 

"LaFleur"

Who created the four toed statue and how did it fall?

"Namaste"

Why did Ilana call Caesar "Sarah"? 

How did baby Ethan of the Dharma Initiative end up a key figure player in the "Others" camp?

Why did Sun end up in 2007 with Ben and Frank while everyone else ended in up 1977?

"Whatever Happened, Happened"

What did Richard do to Ben in the temple that took away his "innocence" (sorry if that seems inappropriate but they were Richard's words). 

"Dead is Dead"

Why does the Island/Smoke Monster want Jacob dead?

"The Incident"

What's the deal with Ilana?  How did she get injured in the past? She obviously recognized Jacob which is more than anyone else can say.

What might Frank be a candidate for? 

How long has the game between Jacob and Bizarro Locke been played? Where did they come from? Are they Egyptian gods? Who's the good guy? What's Bizarro Locke's actual name (I bet it's biblical)?

What happened when Juliet set off the nuke?

Who are the "they" that are coming?  Jacob said "they are coming".  Is it Jack and company or someone else?

Inconsistencies

A section on inconsistencies in a season about time travel is like having a "peeing" section in a pool.  The very nature of time travel makes every single scene possibly inconsistent.  It also makes every scene fit nicely.  Basically we've got to wait to see what happens in season six.

Worth Noting

It's terrible to be Season 5 Jack.  He has no control over anything in his life, no one trusts him, and he's spent so much time drugged out of his mind that he can't even fathom the idea of Ben manipulating Kate to get what he wants.  Ben's matter of fact admission to that manipulation is just one of the many reasons he's such a terrific character. 

Charlotte said "I know more about ancient Carthage than Hannibal himself" in "This Place is Death".  The Orchid exit from the island releases travelers in Tunisia, the modern day location of ancient Carthage.  I'm just saying.

Juliet is so good at calming Sawyer down and keeping him centered.  Please don't let her be dead!

The smoke monster wanted Jacob dead.  Why else would it appear to Ben and tell him to listen to everything that Locke told him to do and placed Locke under its protection?

What lies in the shadow of the statue? "Ille qui nos omnes servabit" or "He/that which will save/protect us all".