I hate Lost. It's not interesting at all, and it seems like the writer's are making it up as they go, I highly doubt there was some "ultimate plan" from the beginning.
In the end, they are just going to be rewatching their recording tapes and take tiny details, make them signifcant in the finale, and win 137 Emmys, Peabodys, and Golden Globes as well as becoming the first non-music based art form to win a Grammy.
I put 15 dollars and a shoe lace on the betting table.