4-8-15-16-23-42: The secret of the numbers

A somewhat different theory about the number sequence from LOST

Attention! This post contains major spoilers! Do not read further if you haven’t watched all of LOST yet! Instead, go watch all of LOST. Now. Ok cool, thanks. Now you can read this post.

Mysterious, exciting, funny, emotional: LOST is and probably will always be the best TV series ever made. And no, you won’t change my mind about this eber. And yes, even if this might be an unpopular opinion, its ending was so right that it hurts even more and we all have to rewatch LOST every time we finish it.

LOST is full of secrets, most of which - in contrast to the opinion of most - are solved in the process of the series. In Season 6, for example, it is explained what the mysterious numbers are all about which have been appearing again and again since the first season and which cause great problems, especially for Hurley. But why did it have to be this exact sequence of numbers? It remains unclear… unless you are concerned with numerology. 

Each number stands for a protagonist of the series; but it‘s not Jacob's candidates – it‘s the true main characters who are hidden in the numbers. 

In numerology, each number is assigned different characteristics. If you look at which numbers were selected for LOST and which characteristics belong to them, you will quickly notice that the numbers actually represent characters from the series. And those who know the ending will see that it is not far-fetched to say that these are the true protagonists.

This will be a one week series of blog entries. Every day, I will explain a number of the sequence, its characteristics and who it represents.

Please note that this is a fan theory. I haven’t talked to the producers of the series, thus this might not be what they had in mind when they chose the numbers – even though it fits perfectly if you ask me.