Hurleys purpose

[Dude...What?]

Contrary to what I believe, say the bomb does explode in 1977. However, there is a malfunction with the detonating switch…..the bomb has to be detonate manually….there is a key pad to enter the code…..but since the bomb is several decades old….nobody knows the code anymore?

And then Hurley steps in and says “Dude let me try, I can do it.” The next thing you see is hurly pressing 4 8 15 16 23 42, and then boom. That’s a heck of a way to go out in style. I think it would give the numbers a purpose and finally allow that mystery to be solved. No wonder they are cursed, they are the code to death and destruction.

I think he was told by either the lady in Australia or the guy in the crazy hospital that the only to remove the number curse is to die.

[Mat]

Nice theory, but I hate it. Hurley isnt allowed to die.

[5starboss]

Contrary to what I believe, say the bomb does explode in 1977. However, there is a malfunction with the detonating switch…..the bomb has to be detonate manually….there is a key pad to enter the code…..but since the bomb is several decades old….nobody knows the code anymore?

And then Hurley steps in and says “Dude let me try, I can do it.” The next thing you see is hurly pressing 4 8 15 16 23 42, and then boom. That’s a heck of a way to go out in style. I think it would give the numbers a purpose and finally allow that mystery to be solved. No wonder they are cursed, they are the code to death and destruction.

I think he was told by either the lady in Australia or the guy in the crazy hospital that the only to remove the number curse is to die.

680
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Simon Blackrock]

goin out with a bang would be cool! i like that idea,what else could the code be,it would have to be the numbers.

maybe its opposite of that though and its not a detonating code but a code to turn it off and hurley steps in and stops it.

[Epy]

I wanted to post this bit from Vozzek69's "Things I Noticed" article on DarkUFO. The full article is here. (http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2009/05/things-i-noticed-follow-leader-by.html)

Desmond May be the Constant, But...

Gonna put a new spin on one of my old theories here, going back to S3 when I called him the 'indestructible epicenter of all things'. I talked about this a little on the ODI podcast last week, but I wanted to put it here for everyone who didn't hear it. Here goes:

The Variable is Hurley.

Since the very beginning of LOST, this has been true. We've never seen it so clearly until now, because we've never really had reason to scrutinize it. But let's examine the evidence for a minute, and then you guys can make your own assumptions. Here's what I'm saying:

* Hurley almost didn't make Flight 815. In fact, the woman at the counter tells him: "I don't think you're supposed to be on this flight, dear".

* When Ben sees Hurley on Ajira 316, he looks him in the eye and tells him: "Hugo, who told you to come?"

* In Left Behind, episode S3.15, Hurley stands on the beach with Sawyer sitting behind him. He then looks out into the ocean, and says "I'm not supposed to be here".

* In Locke's vision where Boone's wheeling him through the airport, Hurley's the only person not getting on the plane. Everyone else is boarding the flight, but Hurley is not a passenger: instead he's stamping tickets at the gate.

* In S1, Hurley knew he wouldn't die on the bridge. He just had a 'feeling' he'd be alright - and he was. At the end of S3 Hurley knew he could get that 30+ year old van to start... and he got it started. He drives the van into Pryce through a hail of gunfire, without ever taking a single bullet.

* Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and Hurley all get captured by the Others. But Hurley was the one person they let go.

Hugo has always been lucky: rolling the dice, winning at horseshoes, never missing at basketball, winning the lottery. He eternally makes his own luck... and if this is the case, it stands to reason that he can make his own future. Hugo makes his own kind of music - he's been doing this both on and off the island. He's untouchable, unreachable, and the island can't affect him for a very simple reason: he's not supposed to be here.

Think about Hurley's distractions, too. The island tried to bribe him with a storeroom of food, but Hugo blew it up. It tried to offer him romance, but then his potential girlfriend gets shot. It even tries to get him to kill himself... by using Dave to almost convince Hurley to jump off a cliff. Didn't work.

Outside of the island? Hurley's in a mental institution, where someone is watching over him (because they can't touch him) to make sure he stays put. He gets out anyway. Then he's captured and imprisoned by the police. Somehow he gets out of that, too. No matter what happens, Hurley can't be contained. Hurley can somehow even see Jacob's cabin, because he's not affected by whatever illusions or smokescreens the island puts up.

Even now, it's no coincidence that Hurley's the one voice arguing in favor that things can be changed. He argues with Miles in Whatever Happened Happened, and he's trying to rewrite history with his Empire Strikes Back script. Hurley's seen more ghosts than anyone else. Charlie comes to Hurley as a ghost, telling him "They need you". Who needs him? Everyone else in the story. The Hurley bird is even shrieking his name over and over in the finale. The answer is obvious to me: Hurley's the one person who'll end up changing things.

What's funny is that we've always thought the game changer would come from one of the bigger players: Desmond, Ben, Jack, Locke - but if you think about LOST in general, it makes sense that such changes would come from someone you'd least expect. Hurley is perfect because no one's expecting him to matter. He's done nothing but cook, divide up food, play ping pong, and make everyone else laugh - including us.

Hurley is the island's very big problem because he's the one person who's "not here for a reason". And that's the very reason why he'll end up being so important: WHH can't apply to Hurley, because he was never a part of the plan (timeline?) in the first place. In short, I'm saying Hurley is the variable. Just tossing that out there, so let's hear everyone's thoughts on it!

I have always believed Hurley is special and will play a very important role in the end game of Lost. Vozzek makes excellent observations in regard to Hurley and how he's "not supposed to be here". I'm sort of adopting his theory as my own.

[kateandrews]

I wanted to post this bit from Vozzek69's "Things I Noticed" article on DarkUFO. The full article is here. (http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2009/05/things-i-noticed-follow-leader-by.html)



I have always believed Hurley is special and will play a very important role in the end game of Lost. Vozzek makes excellent observations in regard to Hurley and how he's "not supposed to be here". I'm sort of adopting his theory as my own.

Alright, I thik that Vozzek69 is right on with this one! It for makes a lot of sense! I'm going to look more in depth into this theory :)

[notsolost42]

Hurley seems to play a major role in each season finale, doesn't he?

[Dude...What?]

maybe its opposite of that though and its not a detonating code but a code to turn it off and hurley steps in and stops it.

sweet. I like that better. Hurly doesnt die, and it supports my belief the that bomb does not explode until desmond turns the key.

Also, as my little brain keeps thinking, maybe the numbers from the computer in the swan are linked some how to the bomb, and it keeps un-detonating it every 108 min (as well as releasing the built up EM charge). Could be that the numbers orginated from the Hatch door, and then to the bomb, and then the computer and then to everywhere else we have see them?? Well, I doubt it, but you never know.

[Simon Blackrock]

sweet i am glad you like.:D
its not like we really wanna see the big guy die!

[wiley]

If they kill Hurley I will boycott all of abc's advertisers, everyone likes Hurley.
Abc are you listening?

[NappyP]

lets not forget about his Empire Strikes Back script change. Miles reads a passage with Chuy shooting a probe on a snow planet Hoth, but this is not how the movie goes.

Han Solo shoots the probe, not Chuy. Is this a hint that our big hairy friend is gunna take a more central part in things to come?

[Peterislost]

I very much echo the sentiments of epy i thought the post on hurley bein the variable by vozzek 69 was very plausible and well thought out. Hurley has been very quiet this season and maybe thius is a deliberate ploy by the writers to make us think that hurley is not that important but then to suddenly shock us by making him a major part of the season finale....Hurley very much seems to be able to make things happen and will be very interesting to see if hurley once again comes to fore in the finale...

[TrogdeLorean]

...maybe the numbers from the computer in the swan are linked some how to the bomb, and it keeps un-detonating it every 108 min...
This makes a lot of sense.

On another note, with all that's been going on lately with time loops, I feel like we might end up seeing Hurley involved in a loop to explain where the numbers come from. In season 1, the earliest source of the numbers that we are aware of is that the transmission coming from the island repeated the numbers before Rousseau changed it... so maybe Hurley is going to end up being the one who records the transmission???

[Jackisthemist]

If they kill Hurley I will boycott all of abc's advertisers, everyone likes Hurley.
Abc are you listening?

I cant stand the guy, feels like a filler that just wont go away, just like Jin...

[lilsev42]

Boom goes the dynamite or hurley ,good thinking about Hurley not suppose to be there,but he is there and so is Hurley for now,i'd hate to see him go ,but I'd love to fit all the pieces of Lost 2gether,they all make sacrifices .

[Dead but Here]

I cant stand the guy, feels like a filler that just wont go away, just like Jin...

I don't think anyone is filler. Except Nikki and Paolo. They're not always all important at once, but they all serve a purpose.