Your Voice: Keamy’s Device
Submitted by Dav
Note: This was written prior to "There’s No Place Like Home, Part 1." Though we now assume the device is wired to the C4 on the freighter, Dav thought this could work as an alternate theory.
I have a theory as to what the device is that Keamy had strapped to his arm in "Cabin Fever." First, a few observations:
1) We know that Keamy has a secondary protocol that has the Orchid logo on it. He also seems to be pretty certain that Ben is going to the Orchid and that’s where he’ll go to chase him down.
2) We know that the Orchid is the mysterious station that deals with time travel.
3) It appears that people who have been exposed to the special electromagnetic energy on the island are able to time travel or time shift – hence why Desmond was affected on the helicopter and not Sayid.
Therefore, I believe the device strapped to Keamy’s arm imparts or exposes him to this type of electromagnetic energy. This is why I think he said ‘you don’t want to shoot me’ i.e. if you hit this device it will release a ton of energy.
My feeling is that Keamy will go chasing after Ben to the Orchid, and Ben will get shot just as he’s about to leap – which is why you see him with an injury in Tunisia and a freaked-out expression (i.e. he just got away and was hit in the process). I think what you didn’t see is that Keamy, with his exposure to the energy, will now also have the ability to time travel and will go chasing after Ben – and leave us hanging until the next season. Thoughts? Could a chase through time be a possibility?
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I think the device he has strapped to himself is a detonator for the freighter. Why would he want to blow up the freighter?? I have no idea…but we saw the C4 loaded up in it, it’s sending off a signal that is prevent the freighter’s nav system from working. I’m guessing the signal is being sent to Keamy’s device…
Comment by Nevin — May 19, 2008 @ 6:51 am
I thought it was obvious that the device was some type of detonator because of the very visible heart-rate-monitor-like strap around his midsection. Athletes wear very similar looking straps around themselves to continuously monitor their heart rate during exercise. The captain couldn’t shoot Keamy because the device on his arm would send a signal to detonate all the c-4 if his heartbeat were to stop.
Comment by TimeLuke — May 19, 2008 @ 7:23 am
FYI I wrote this last week b/c a) it was before the C4 and b) it was consistent with what we have seen w/ time travel so far. It is clear to me that one cannot take advantage of the time altering properties (either w/in consciousness or physical) unless they have been exposed to the electro-magnetic energy. If Keamy was going to chase down Ben no matter what per Widmore’s bidding he would need to scale up on this energy to follow him. I think that still needs to be considered - and the supposed connection to the C4 could be a red herring or the detonator could be attached to something else. Small probability, but something I think that should be considered.
Comment by Dav — May 19, 2008 @ 7:44 am
i’m pretty confident that the device is a heart monitor/detonator. the device is rigged to set off the explosives on the freighter if keamy’s heart stops. if he were dead, he wouldnt care about using the frieghter to get home, so its a good threat to keep people from hurting him.
when the captain pointed the gun at keamy, he pointed to the device and said “are you sure you want to do that?”.
Comment by lihab — May 19, 2008 @ 7:55 am
I’m crossed between two theories for this one.
Part of me feels that it is something to fend off smokey, due to the rampage they endured the first time around on the island. Someone previously suggested it is some type of tuning device that emits sound frequencies that could keep smokey away, much like the security fence that surround the DI.
My other feelings are that it is the detonator for the C4 on the boat. Why blow up the boat? Because if Keamy is successful in his mission, he’ll be able to ‘un-hide’ for Widmore to arrive….thus, no need for the boat.
thoughts?
Comment by Charlie's Ghost — May 19, 2008 @ 8:24 am
It’s clearly a detonator for the C4 on the freighter. The notion that it is a time travel device is silly and I would lose a lot of respect for the writers if it had anything to do with time travel. I think it’s fairly certain that the Orchid is the time traveling station. It’s such a far fetched idea but the writers have done a great job of easing us into it for the last couple of seasons. A time machine being strapped to Keamy is silly. It’s a detonator for sure.
Keamy doesn’t want to blow up the freighter. It’s just his insurance policy. If his heart stops beating the freighter will blow up. If he’s dead what does he care if the freighter is there or not? It’s his way of making sure nobody mutinies against him
Comment by matthew Tootalian — May 19, 2008 @ 9:52 am
Heart rate monitor…..no doubt.
Keamy: http://images.lostpedia.com/images/9/9c/Keamydevice2.jpg
Random heart monitor pic: http://www.rowsport.com/downloads/RowerWearingHeartRateMonitorOnModelD.jpg
Comment by TimeLuke — May 19, 2008 @ 9:59 am
Yeah, definitely a heart monitor wired to a detonation device. Keamy has a military background and is using a military tactic. To think it’s a time travel device or some super secret energy generator is kind of silly, as Tootalian already stated. I give the writers way more credit, personally. I think some viewers may have watched too much Quantum Leap in the past….
Comment by weary — May 19, 2008 @ 10:11 am
It’s a detonator for the C4 on the freighter. Keamy dies, the freighter blows.
Comment by Matt — May 19, 2008 @ 10:22 am
“It’s definitely a heart monitor… no doubt it’s a detonator rigged to the C4… it’s obvious”.
Are you all certain it’s not a device that exposes Keamy to the electromagnetic energy that would enable him to shift in time? What would be handy is if such a contraption existed in real life, as then you would all be able to time shift to a point in the future where the episode that reveals what the device on his arm actually is has already aired, download it on itunes, burn it to DVD, shift back to present day and put it up on Dark UFO before ABC do air it. Then, and only then, would anyone be able to say definitely for sure, without a shadow of a doubt, that it’s nothing other than a heart monitor and/or C4 detonator. I’m positive that’s correct.
Comment by Dan — May 19, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
Have to give credit to Dav for this theory even if it turns out to be completley wrong.
Nice one.
The main problem with it would be it would completley change the lost story in future seasons into 1 of that from the fugitive or prison break and not keep in the keeping with Lost. 1 man hunting another isn’t really lost. There is enough hunting going on already.
I still like the theory tho.
Comment by Burial — May 19, 2008 @ 3:08 pm
I should add….
I know Ben is already a hunted man but by going “off island hunting” would be a very different thing altogether.
Time travel bounty hunting isn’t Lost… is it?
Interesting to see if people would feel happy with that concept tho. Personally i would be unhappy.
Comment by Burial — May 19, 2008 @ 3:15 pm
well you know what heres a random theory for you, what do people think about widmore being jacob…. explanation well as we know the orchid is a form of time travel but it also proves that 2 of the same being can be in two places at the same time hence the doc cnandlewax aka marvin candle/hallowax but he shows rabbit 15 and suddenly another rabbit 15 appears and he goes ballistic because its dangerous if they see each other because they are the same being so we know that widmore has already been on that island before ben was so what if widmore was the leader of the dharma initiative in past time and due to some sort of mistake at the orchid widmore couldnt get back but ben did and stole it from him and to my theory thats why widmore could be jacob aswell as the widmore we all know because he has the voice of jacob ”help me” deep voice just like alan dale’s (charles widmore) opinions please…….dont be mean but.
Comment by craig — May 19, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
Craig i would comment on your theory but as you have posted a random theory in a completley unrelated thread i can’t be bothered. This is supposed to be for comments relating to Dav’s theory so why not comment on it???
If you have a new theory why not submit it and maybe then it will get posted and then we can can all go off topic and ignore your theory and see how you feel (or post it in the forums)
Sorry if this sounds harsh but lets let Dav have his moment, yeah?
Comment by Burial — May 19, 2008 @ 5:39 pm
burial, how do you send a topic. you said if you have a new theory why not submit it how do you and its not harsh i can see were your coming from i used to have that anger you have when other people would come on this site and say lost is crap lost sucks what a waste of time but hardly happens anymore anyway since my comment above cant be removed you may aswell give opinions because we all know that keamy’s device IS rigged to the the freighter how obvious thats why i was gettin sick of reading the same comment all the way down until you get to mine were theres a bit of life and people dont send the same message they open up and give opinions.
Comment by craig — May 20, 2008 @ 5:10 am
Definately the detonator for the C4 packed on the freighter.
Comment by David — May 20, 2008 @ 7:49 am
Maybe is an armband for his ipod?
Comment by matthew Tootalian — May 20, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
Have any of you thought that if Keamy dies on the island then the bot won’t immediatly blow up. We know from the death of the doctor that the island is ahead of time in relation to where the freighter is. My guess is that someone on the island kills Keamy, maybe Ben. Then somehow manage to get people off the freighter by warning them about the death of keamy as the freighter is behind the island time wise.
Comment by Darth_yoda (UK) — May 22, 2008 @ 2:36 am
Considering the theory of the plane flying over the Arctic… (being the end of S02 a flashforward)
this device could be the one sending a signal to the plane…
Comment by Federico — May 28, 2008 @ 10:12 am