As usual, there were a lot of easter eggs in the Lost season 4 (four!) premiere. There’s one however, which a lot of people missed – Claire’s hair seems to spell out “I love Jacob” when she’s talking to Rose! 
C’mon people, don’t get lost in mindless details…
And to whom does the eye belong to? It’s either Locke or Jacob. Or maybe it’s neither. Who knows. But one thing is for sure – it was there for a reason.
The Lost Numbers. These numbers are the core numerical values of the Valenzetti equation, which “predicts the exact number of years and months until humanity extinguishes itself” (as reveled by Rachel Blake in the Sri Lanka video). Mathematicians and savant autistic patients are working on the equation day and night at a basement of the Vik Institute in Iceland. Some of them against their own will. Somehow the Valenzetti equation is made up of five Egyptian hieroglyphs, the same hieroglyphs that can be seen on the countdown timer in the Swan station. Purpose of the Dharma Initiative? To change any one of the core factors of the Valenzetti Equation in order to save the human race from extinction.
These little clues and hints of the backgrounds of the Hanso Foundation and the Dharma initiative have been revealed by the Lost Exprience, an alternate reality game from the writers of Lost. By piecing together little pieces of video clips found from official Lost websites, Lost fans have been able to gather more information about some of the mysteries behind Lost. Wow, now that’s one hell of a TV show!
Yeah, I’m hooked on Lost. For me it’s not enough to just watch an episode. I study each episode meticulously, looking for easter eggs, references to literature, the numbers and other clues. Maybe I’m a little crazy, or perhaps a bit too obsessed with Lost, but I definately think it’s the best TV series ever, well worth all the attention it has received. To prove that I’m indeed crazy – my New Year’s resolution for 2007: to read all the books shown on Lost. The list of books shown or mentioned in Lost is pretty long, so I’ll limit the number of books to just the books that are actually shown on the series or quoted explicitly.
I’m currently reading the Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien, which was chosen “very specifically for a reason”, according to Lost script writer Craig Wright, and apparently contains “key insights into the show”. I’ve already read The Bible, Stephen King’s Carrie and Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy. The books I still have to read:
I’ll add any books shown later on in the series to the list. Provided that Sawyer doesn’t read too many books in season 3, I’ll read all of these before 2008. Until then, thank you and namaste!