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- LOST
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xhonzi said:
Just one more: The Polar Bears. The answer to the mystery of the polar bears was pretty logical... but it wasn't very magical or exciting. The question was phrased, "Holy COW! What kind of tropical island has POLAR BEARS ON IT???!? The answer must be incredible... The answer turned out to be: "Some scientists brought them to the island."
I think this is an indicator that they changed their minds and adjusted plenty of major plot points along the way.
The comic book Walt was reading had polar bears in it, and it was pretty strongly implied that Walt had some type of capability to bring his thoughts/dreams/nightmares into reality. I thought for sure that Walt had summoned the polar bears somehow. The Others took him for a reason, and other than mentioning that Walt was more than they bargained for, it was never brought up again. I believe they had big plans for Walt that they abandoned for some reason...maybe because this was all taking place over several months in the show and the child actor playing Walt was growing like a weed during the show's run.
If Walt's meaning in all this isn't cleared up in season 6, I'll consider that a pretty big hole.