Far be it from us to complain about the current season of Lost — it has been, in a word, awesome — but when we decided to start keeping track of the unanswered questions we had about the show, we didn’t think we’d threaten to take up all the space the Internet has to offer. Hopefully the show’s writers will throw us a freaking bone or two this week, so we can trim our list at least a little bit. But when the sneak peeks introduce a new character who we didn’t know was coming, we don’t hold out a lot of hope.
Here are the unanswered questions — all 33 of them — heading into this week’s episode, “The Other Woman”:
What’s in that Black Rock journal, and why does Charles Widmore want it so badly?
Why will Daniel need Desmond to be his “constant”?
With Minkowski gone, who’s in control on the freighter?
Are Desmond and Sayid’s “friend on the boat” and Ben’s “man on the boat” one in the same?
Why is Kate raising Aaron off the island?
According to the Oceanic 6’s story, who is Aaron’s “father”?
Why doesn’t Jack want to see Aaron off the island?
Why does Miles ask Ben for $3.2 million in exchange for telling everyone that Ben is dead?
What time is it?
Why is Sayid working for Ben?
Who is RG and why are his/her initials engraved on Naomi’s bracelet?
Was Elsa wearing the same bracelet? What’s the connection?
Who is Elsa’s boss (the economist)?
Who was Mr. Avellino?
Who are the people on Ben’s list, and why?
Why can’t Locke find Jacob’s cabin?
Who is Matthew Abaddon?
Why does Abaddon want Ben captured?
Is Abaddon calling the shots or is he working for someone?
Why did Abaddon choose the members of the freighter team?
In her flashback, Charlotte finds the Hydra symbol and the remains of a polar bear wearing a collar in Tunisia. Um, what’s up with that?
Why did Seth Norris pilot Oceanic 815 instead of Frank?
(This one comes courtesy of Abaddon) “Are they still alive?” (Oh yeah, and who are “they”?)
Who is Ben’s man on the freighter?
How did the fake Oceanic 815 wreckage end up at the bottom of the ocean?
Who are the members of the Oceanic 6? (Confirmed members: Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid … and Aaron?)
What has the Oceanic 6 been lying about?
Once off the island, why does Jack need to go back?
When Kate meets Jack at the airport and tells him, “He’s going to be wondering where I am,” who is “he”?
Who was in the coffin during Jack’s flash-forward?
Who is Jacob?
Is Christian Shephard really dead or not? And was that him in Jacob’s cabin?
Is Mikhail (”Patchy”) finally dead for real?
Check back Friday morning for a review of this week’s episode.