r/lost • u/LawFrequent1353 • 1d ago
Character Question Who among the Others have the privilege to get off the island
Was watching the episode "Meet Kevin Johnson" where in response to Michael surprise that The Others could go back and forth between the island and outside world at will, Tom Friendly mentioned that only "some of them" could do that.
So which members of The Others exactly? It is obviously a major privilege reserved to the inner circle only so that people like Juliet don't escape and not come back. Ben even has the looking glass station secretly jamming signals so clearly he doesn't want most members of the Others to have any contact with the outside world.
We have seen that Richard Ben Ethan (and previously Widmore) would leave the island on a quite regular basis. Tom occasionally. So who else? I imagine Beatrice and Prickett as well as they were part of the others leadership as well. What about Goodwin? He seemed eager to prove his worth including in dangerous infiltration mission that ended up getting him killed. Mikhail perhaps? Anyone from the Temple lol not like they would ever want to leave the island anyway.
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u/BriarRose147 DHARMA '77 Recruit 1d ago
Any and all Others as long as they get Ben’s permission first, like, half of them are genuine hired employees, they take vacations and shit
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u/LawFrequent1353 1d ago edited 1d ago
That begs the question of who is on Ben's good vs naughty list. Because Ben for sure ain't letting Juliet off the island no matter what. Plus as mentioned above, Tom said only some of them could do that so definitely not half
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u/BriarRose147 DHARMA '77 Recruit 1d ago
Well I think that’s because he knows she’d rather on him and never come back plus he had a crush and doesn’t know how to express love. I think Ben would be too analytical to have a naughty or nice list, I think it’s more a factor of “how much do I need them here right now” and “what will happen if I let them leave” I guess that second question only really leaves a few people left
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u/Ok_Stock3721 Razzle Dazzle! 18h ago
During the Oceanic 6 storyline we learn of Jill at the butcher shop. I’ve always assumed some of if not all of the others (no pun intended) trying to capture Sayid, watching Hurley at Santa Rosa, etc. were Ben’s operatives even if it’s claimed that they are Widmore’s people.
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u/90s_kid_24 8h ago
Just Bens most trusted people I would guess. Richard and Ethan are obviously trusted because they go back with Ben since before the Purge. Tom also gets to go off island and we know hes very trusted by Ben and possibly was a DHARMA defector if you subscribe to that theory. Mikhails a possibility since Ben describes him as long time loyalist, maybe Mrs Klugh also. But thats about it I would say
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u/Amazing_Discount_149 We’re not going to Guam, are we? 23h ago
I'm not sure if it was mistyped or intentional, but I love that you said "Prickett" instead of "Pickett" cause he really was a prick lol
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u/Verystrange129 Whatever happened, happened. 1d ago
Do you know who I feel sorry for in the Others? Those two young women down in the Looking Glass underwater station. They were probably just stuck there all the time, not getting to go anywhere, much less off the island, just guarding the signal blocking device and not seeing a single other human. What a crap life, they were like the Others version of Desmond.