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What does "special" mean (as used by the Others)?

• The "special people" are those who have a connection to the island, and are able to see their future on the island. Evidence: The items Richard shows Locke are from the future (not the past like the items used to test a prospective Dalai Lama). The items, such as the "mystery island" comic, future Locke's compass, the Book of Laws Eko gave to future Locke, and the sand from the island are all tests of whether Locke has seen into his future on the island. Further, we know he has because of young Locke's drawing of the monster on his wall - which implies that he has already had a vision of being attacked by the monster in the future. This would indicate that "special" people are able to glimpse their future on the island. Given that the Others take this ability as a sign of their leaders (so far, Ben and Locke have talked about receiving instructions from the island through their dreams), other candidates for "special" people include:

• Walt: Bea and Ben called him "very special." Walt has appeared several times on the island after he left, never wanted to leave in the first place, may also have premonitions about what is going to happen on the island.

• Ben - he says he is banished from the island never to return and that he "used to have dreams", but you can't count Ben out. He has profound knowledge of the island and his actions (helping Jack return) imply that his actions still revolve around the island.

• Frank Lapidus: is associated with Abaddon, who found Locke and may be tasked with finding special people. When Abaddon defended his choices of Lapidus, Miles, Charlotte and Daniel to Naomi, he was insistent that these people be part of the mission. Their premonitions may have made finding the island possible. Lapidus may have had a premonition of the crash of Flight 815 and this is the reason he chose not to fly that day and blames himself for the death of the pilots.

• Miles: is associated with Abaddon, who found Locke and may be tasked with finding special people. When Abaddon defended his choices of Lapidus, Miles, Charlotte and Daniel to Naomi, he was insistent that these people be part of the mission. Their premonitions may have made finding the island possible. Miles seems to have premonitions (finding the hidden money of a stranger in Confirmed dead, knowing about Ben's 3.2 million dollars), and this may be why he didn't leave the island - he knew the Kahana was going to explode. Also how he knew where Karl and Rousseau's bodies were.

• Daniel: is associated with Abaddon, who found Locke and may be tasked with finding special people. When Abaddon defended his choices of Lapidus, Miles, Charlotte and Daniel to Naomi, he was insistent that these people be part of the mission. Their premonitions may have made finding the island possible. Daniel may have had a premonition of the crash of Flight 815 and this is why news of the flight makes him weep without him knowing why (i.e. something sad is associated with the crash of flight 815 in his subconscious).

• Charlotte: is associated with Abaddon, who found Locke and may be tasked with finding special people. When Abaddon defended his choices of Lapidus, Miles, Charlotte and Daniel to Naomi, he was insistent that these people be part of the mission. Their premonitions may have made finding the island possible. Charlotte may have had a premonition of the island, and understands that this is what Miles is referring to when he talks about her trying to find the island.

The Ghostly Figure

Who could this ghostly figure be?

• As said in the article, there is a ghostly figure seen on the right side of the screen right before Walt says "you're not looking" to Brian and Walt's mom mother (note that the camera has to be focused on Susan and Brian; look on the right of Susan). Further note that the "ghost" can not be seen before or after (well, the hand can be slightly seen after Walt says "you're not looking").