Rock The Casimir

Much has been made of the Orchid orientation film that came out at Comic-Con 2007. The film is perhaps more confusing than any single episode of Lost -- which is saying a lot.

In the film, Dr. Marvin Candle, who calls himself by another name here, explains how the island's properties create a Casimir effect. Candle is all the while holding a white rabbit with a number 15 painted on its side. Then all of a sudden, another number 15 rabbit appears on a high shelf. Everyone is freaked out that the rabbits are in the same room.

Here's what I've gleaned from this. Certain characters on the show have doubles. If you've watched Alias at all, you know J.J. Abrams will not hesitate to double any character. He even doubled extras (Ethan Hawke) on occasion. These doubles were created by the island's Casimir effect -- on Lost, not Alias.

Any folks who have had dramatically different appearances in flash forwards or flashbacks may have doubles running around on or off the island. Also, folks who seem to be in two places at once. These people are: Libby -- she had dark hair and was in a mental institution while also having blond hair and coffee with Desmond at the same time; Ben -- just because four evil geniuses is better than one; Claire -- just because one may be goth; Aaron -- one Aaron is with Claire, the other with Kate; Jack -- one is clean cut, one is hairy and hooked on pills; and Walt -- one is tall, one is short.