What’s up with the black smoke?
According to Pop Candy, here are some theories:
“The smoke appeared behind Eko right after what appeared to be Eko’s brother disappeared. The smoke also appeared right before the altar boy and the other men attacked Eko. It seems easy to assume that the smoke can take human form–it explains why Christian appeared to Jack, the horse appeared to Kate, Dave appeared to Hurley, and even why Walt appeared to Shannon. As we know from last season’s Eko flashback, the smoke synthesizes your past and then apparently uses its knowledge to its benefit.”
Ooooo, so the smoke uses your past against you? And it takes human form to really mess with your mind? That’s pretty cruel. But its ability to take human (or animal) form does explain a lot of the other weird occurrences on the island.
“As for the black “smoke”, my office mates and I are debating whether it is man-made or the devil (following the “the island is purgatory theme”). I’m still leanging towards the black smoke was created (on purpose or accidentally) by the Dharma Initiative and is now completely out of their control, much like the genetically altered polar bears that can live on the tropical island.”
So, maybe the Dharma Initiative created the smoke and now has lost control over it. Hmmm, I like it. But what could it have been created for? What would the Dharma Initiative use it for?
Thoughts??
Here’s the scene where Eko faced down the smoke monster and we got our first real look at it. I thought we might need a refresher.
Lost, black smoke, Mr. Eko, Dharma Initiative
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