Lost
Summary
The Smoke Monster was doubtlessly one ofLost ’s most intriguing mysteries . It was introduced in the first episode as an unseen force and periodically pop up throughout the seasons to crucify the Oceanic Flight 815 survivors . Frustratingly , the show did n’t give clear answer about its origin until the third - to - last episode of the entire run . And the " answers " that episode impart remain dissentious . Some answers are disregard and dry , but other aspects of the smoke monster remain equivocal .
It was considered dangerous when the survivors first run into the Smoke Monster onLost . It criticise down trees and wipe out pilot Seth Norris . Later in the first time of year , several character reference visualize the Smoke Monster though the audience did n’t for a while . As for what the Smoke Monster inLostwas , it end up as the main opponent for the characters , although the eventual revelations leave just as many unanswered questions as the ones that it explained .
Lost was known for continuously introducing newfangled mysteries . By the show ’s final stage , enigma of depart importance were n’t resolve in a solid manner .
10Why Did The Man In Black Turn Into A Smoke Monster?
Jacob Killed His Brother In The Heart Of The Island
In " Across the Sea , " the show finally launch that the Smoke Monster formed when Jacob pushed his brother into the Heart of the Island . A pregnant woman cite Claudie was shipwrecked on the island years before andgave birth to two sons , Jacob and the Man in Black . She raised them to be protectors of the island and The Man in Black wanted to forget , but his female parent would n’t let him , so he killed her .
Jacob kill his brother in retaliation , andwhen The Man in Black ’s physical torso travel into the Heart of the Island , the Smoke Monster emerge with a clanging boom . However , Lostnever explains why this happened . What caused the Heart of the Island to turn The Man in Black into the Smoke Monster ? And why ? Desmond and Jack go into it and never end up turning into a Smoke Monster , so this remains a frustrating interrogation .
9What Was The Smoke Monster’s Plan?
All The Audience Knows Is That He Wanted Off The Island
The latter episodes ofLostestablish that the island serves as a " bobber " take the mankind ’s evil . The Man in Black remains always chain to the island for eternity , and he wants this phellem remove to put down the island so he can escape . The Man in Black desire off the island , but Jacob kill him before he could get off . That explains why he require to leave the island , but what did he plan next ?
Was the Smoke Monster planning to spread world-wide chaos and destructionwith the so - called " malevolent evil " the island contains ? Did the Main in Black want to leave and dwell life unremarkably as an indistinct mortal in a post - apocalyptic barren ? The Man in Black was not always evil , but the Smoke Monster was not just that confused son who need to see the world . What was it planning to do if it turn tail its prison house ?
8Why The Mechanical Clicking Noise?
The Sound Effects Make No Sense
When the Smoke Monster appeared , it was n’t something that sounded like smoke or a monster . It had a howl that sounded like something automated . It seemed almost mechanical , which made it seem like there was a machine on the interior of all the black smoke . It might have been a security system that assail to protect something . However , the origin of the Smoke Monster never excuse this mechanically skillful sound .
This speech sound really had nothing to do with the island ’s mythology , the Man in Black ’s murder , or anything that has to do with nanobots or other sci - fi ideas . If anything , it was just a creative choice by the showrunners on how it should vocalize . It was an eery and creepy-crawly auditory sensation , especially on an island with seemingly no electronics in the first season . However , its in - macrocosm explanation never revealed any of it .
7Why Does It Make A Howling Noise?
The Effect Just Made Things More Confusing
Much like the automated clicking sound , the Smoke Monster also howled when it approached . However , this really did n’t make any more sentiency than the computer sounds . For one matter , this was bootleg , inflate smoke . It made no horse sense it would vocalize like an electronic twist , butadding in the ululation made it even more confusing . hummer should be able to vocalize .
It is potential to explicate this by looking at the rootage of the Smoke Monster itself . When Jacob kill his sidekick , pushing him into the Heart of the Island , the Man in Black not only lost his life , but he also lost his dream of ever turn tail the island . This would cause any trap spirit to roar in anger or painful sensation . While this is the likely reason for the howling , Lostnever actually excuse if this was the case or if the phone it made were just there to be creepy-crawly .
6What Is With That “Scanning” Ability?
This Is Never Brought Up Again
One of the most famous sequence involving the Smoke Monster is his iconic staredown with Mr. Eko . During the confrontation , we go " inside " the Smoke Monster andsee that it is " scanning " Eko and/or reading into his past . This is what the Smoke Monster has to do to win their memories and mimic them so it can fool others on the island . It did it early off - screen when it replaced Christian Shephard in the first season .
The Smoke Monster also never does this again on projection screen
However , Lostnever once excuse how it does this or even why it has this index . Clearly , the Smoke Monster has to have the ability to read minds , or it could n’t pull all that information from its victims . The Smoke Monster also never does this again on concealment , although it is assumed it happens with everyone it mime . Despite this , it ’s never explained in - show , and the show never bring it up again .
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5Why Does It Kill Who It Kills?
There Are Some People The Smoke Monster Can’t Kill
ThroughoutLost , the Smoke Monster represents almost certain expiry . It chase people , bludgeons hoi polloi , and , in many case , kills them without remorse . However , Lostnever explains why it does so . The Smoke Monster ca n’t escape the island until Jacob and his prospect are dead . However , most of the people that the Smoke Monster kills have nothing to help him get off the island .
It ’s also never explained how he decides to vote out . It ’s instal that he can not kill Jacob ’s candidates , yet he instantaneously kills Eko , who was indeed one of Jacob ’s campaigner . How it could vote down Eko , which damp the rulesthe show Seth , is never explain , and one might assume that the writer had not set these rule in place at this time . However , the reason for the mass murders are never really explained inLost .
While Lost was herald for its mysteries and ability to keep the audience guesswork , certain storylines were too out there , ruining the show .
Lost is a mystery drama series created for TV that follows a group of survivors of a plane crash and tells its story between the past, present, and future via flashbacks. When Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crashes and lands on a mysterious island in the pacific ocean, the castaways discover their new temporary home may have a mind of its own, as strange supernatural events keep them locked to the island. From an unknown black smoke creature to dangerous islanders, the passengers must work together to survive the island’s seemingly deadly intentions.
4Where Was It Taking Locke?
It Takes Locke For No Reason
In the time of year 1 last , Locke is snaffle by the Smoke Monster and taken to a hole in the undercoat . The obvious impression is that it wants to kill Locke , but it ’s later made evident that the Smoke Monster can not kill candidates ( even though Eko ’s murder confuses that reign ) . So what was it doing with Locke if not try on to kill him ? Orwasit seek to toss off him and ignoring the rules ?
finally , Locke died , and the Smoke Monster was able to take on his appearance . There is some intellection that the Smoke Monster was n’t trying to defeat Locke . Could it have glance over him at that time , educate for the moment when it could replace him ? Whatever the reason , Lostnever explained what the Smoke Monster was adjudicate to do at that time , and if it was just another moment where the show ’s mythology was n’t completely fleshed out yet .
3Where Is Jack’s Dad’s Body?
Locke’s Body Is Accounted For But Not Christian’s
At the beginning of season 1,the Smoke Monster twit Jack by live his bushed father ’s bodyand walking around the island in it . However , Jack never finds his founding father ’s organic structure . When the Smoke Monster inhabit Locke , his corpse is there and accounted for . The Smoke Monster understandably does n’t require the physical torso to mimic someone , so that give a pair of unrequited questions .
First , since Locke ’s body is still there , what exactly is Smoke Monster Locke ? It seems the creature can morph into other lineament and living being . It can even turn into animals , such as spiders . The beast also seems to be able-bodied to turn from human to Smoke Monster at will butLostnever explain this power at all . On top of that , where is Christian ’s body if not in the coffin ? If the Smoke Monster does n’t need the body to morph into it , why did it take Jack ’s dad ’s physical structure ?
2Why Was He Stuck As Locke?
The Smoke Monster Suddenly Loses His Powers
It ’s made clear throughout the serial that the Smoke Monster can transform from people to his smoke self and back to his forcible Man in Black word form . However , there was no explanation for why he was " stuck " as Locke throughout time of year six . In that season , John Locke ’s dead eubstance was hark back to the island , and the Man in Black took that form to convince Ben to kill Jacob .
At that second , the Smoke Monster could not turn into anyone else and was deposit as either Locke or the black smoke . The only thing that changed was Jacob ’s death , so possibly some trick wore off or his brother ’s expiry eliminated much of his power . However , Lostnever devote a clear solvent . The plus to this moment was that Terry O’Quinn remained on the show even longer , but why the Smoke Monster lost the powers remains strange .
1Why Not Go Over The Fence?
Kate Went Over The Fence With No Injury
This sonar fencing stops the Smoke Monster in its tracks and cause it to glide away in foiling
The inhabitants of the island have few defenses against the Smoke Monster , but the sonar fence stand out as the most efficient deterrent . The Man in Black and Jacob ’s mother created this proficiency to chance a way to keep the Smoke Monster trapped on the island to protect both the island and the external world . However , that does not explicate why the Smoke Monster ca n’t head for the hills in a different manner .
This sonar fence break off the Smoke Monster in its tracks and do it to glide away in thwarting . However , the fencing ’s effects do n’t extend above its top , as evidenced by Kate crawling over and surviving . So why does n’t the Smoke Monster go over it in the same way that Kate did?Losthas many unreciprocated questions after its closing curtain , and the Smoke Monster is one of the biggest , even for something as modest as this .
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Lost is a mystery dramatic event serial create for boob tube that stick to a chemical group of subsister of a planer crash and tells its tale between the past tense , present , and future tense via flashbacks . When Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crashes and nation on a mystic island in the pacific ocean , the castaways unwrap their unexampled irregular home may have a mind of its own , as unknown supernatural events keep them lock to the island . From an unknown black-market smoke creature to dangerous islander , the rider must bring together to survive the island ’s seemingly deadly intentions .
