I've seen the latest episode of Lost today, and after going around the foruns and seen people say the most absurd things, I've decided to make a post saying my opnions on the subject, even though I tend not to make this kind of post (
fly_meaway, you may consider this a reply to your latest Lost post).
So everyone was wondering why in the name of Earth did that weird map show up in the first place and, most important, "was it the button?" Well, at first, I was pretty sure. After all, J.J. Abrams had said that, before the end of this season, we will find out what that bloody button is for. But watching the scene again I realized two things:
The first one was that I could hear the faint noise of the numbers going back to their original position before the lights went off. Therefore, it couldn't be something that happened realted to the button.
The second one was that the map was projected on the steel door. Now, if that door wasn't there, the map, by obvious reason, couldn't be there. As the door was there for other reasons, not related to the button, but to the food (they locked the person inside the Hatch on so that they didn't see how the food got there), the map couldn't have anything to do with the numbers.
Who drawned the map? Well, that's trick. I guess that maybe the map itself was already there, for orientation or something. Now, some of the writings were obviously done by the people that inhabited the Hatch itself, like the text: "I am here", next to the Swan Station. The reasons that led me to believe that the map itself wasn't drawned by any of the Hatch people were: firstly, if they lived in the Hatch, I'm not sure they could explore so much; and secondly: why would the neon lights be there if there wasn't anything to be seen before?
Ze map:

About "Henry Gale": I've always believed the was an "other", and now more than ever. And that's about it.
Locke is love. S2
That's all, folks.
So everyone was wondering why in the name of Earth did that weird map show up in the first place and, most important, "was it the button?" Well, at first, I was pretty sure. After all, J.J. Abrams had said that, before the end of this season, we will find out what that bloody button is for. But watching the scene again I realized two things:
The first one was that I could hear the faint noise of the numbers going back to their original position before the lights went off. Therefore, it couldn't be something that happened realted to the button.
The second one was that the map was projected on the steel door. Now, if that door wasn't there, the map, by obvious reason, couldn't be there. As the door was there for other reasons, not related to the button, but to the food (they locked the person inside the Hatch on so that they didn't see how the food got there), the map couldn't have anything to do with the numbers.
Who drawned the map? Well, that's trick. I guess that maybe the map itself was already there, for orientation or something. Now, some of the writings were obviously done by the people that inhabited the Hatch itself, like the text: "I am here", next to the Swan Station. The reasons that led me to believe that the map itself wasn't drawned by any of the Hatch people were: firstly, if they lived in the Hatch, I'm not sure they could explore so much; and secondly: why would the neon lights be there if there wasn't anything to be seen before?
Ze map:
About "Henry Gale": I've always believed the was an "other", and now more than ever. And that's about it.
Locke is love. S2
That's all, folks.
- the right to be unhappy:Merry... I'm hungry.
- Seashell Radio:All I Really Want (acoustic version), by Alanis Morissette.
- Room 101:Mulholland Drive, City of God.

Comments
(isn't there also another map with a bit more writing on it?)
Well, I can see how you think and how so many people think that the lockdown was related to the food drop. It could be, yet it doesn't really make sense to me yet. Because if you think about it; there should be two people in the hatch and one of them could get out at all time, so why lock them in? And what was up with the countdown. It could be that that is for the fooddrop, but I don't know yet. It's just weird.
And the map - I think it was written by at least Kelvin and probably people in the hatch. I'm so fascinated by this. I've searched up on a lot of theories and a lot make sense, so I haven't decided yet what it is. But I do think that it was Kelvin that wrote it. I think. Because of the "I was here". If you think about it, if there are two people in the hatch, one of them could go out to check the area. And if we look back on Desmond, he seemed to know pretty much where he was going when he left the hatch. So yeah, I still think people inside the hatch made it. The question is; why and why like that?
It fascinates me.
And Locke so is ♥
I'm not sure about the map, yet. I agree with the "we're here" part, but I don't know if they drawed it all. I mean, it seems like it was written by far more than two people. Well, I don't know.
I can't wait to see the next one.
And I really thought we had to wait a month for an episode, because I had checked the calender at Lost Media, but it turns out we have two more episodes and then more time for the other two or three episodes. I cannot wait for the new episode. I better be able to download it tomorrow!!!!
Yes, it's today. Thank God. It'll suck to be without episodes for a month, though. *sulks*