Hey, and what's happening ninjas! OMG that ep! I'm not going to say any spoilers up the top here so no UK peeps get cranky, but down below there will be plenty! If you're new to the hunt for the truth about what the mysterious Hanso Foundation, benefactors of the Dharma Initiative, are really up to, I'll bring you up to speed on how you can join the hunt. There are some new ads with "Dr" Thomas Mittelwerk, head of Hanso, with him speaking about their various projects that you should check, plus I've got some news and a ton of cool links to check out!
You've seen the Hanso Foundation, but you don't know it. Remember the grainy photo in the Orientation film of a man standing at a window? That's Alvar Hanso, head of the Hanso Foundation, who hasn't been seen since 2002. They are conducting all sorts of bizarre experiments, supposedly working "for a better tomorrow". These experiments are sick; harvesting organs, genetically altering an orangutan, forcing autistic savants to run equations predicting armaggedon on a loop, 24/7... the list is endless. They're the bad guys. 
A few months back, their was a crazy ad that broke through during an episode of LOST for the Hanso Foundation, directing us to call their hotline for more information. Many of us did, and that is how this crazy hunt began. Hidden in the phone bank was a hacked message from Persephone, our heroine in the early stages, who gave us an URL for Hanso. Through their own site, Persephone released the truth about what they've been up to in hidden clues that we had to find, solve and unlock.
They eventually hit back, and hit back hard by completely shutting down their site. A few days later, and intrepid young lady named Rachel Blake began posting about her trip around Europe - in reality, a front for her true mission to revealing the truth. You see, Rachel is Persephone. Through her, we've gotten to know the senior executives on a far more personal level, and the more she exposes, the more we realise Hanso is rotten to it's very core.
I'm not alone in my search for the truth. My friend Speaker over in the US is right up to date on things, and runs the most comprehensive wrap-up of all the events to date. There's Other Girl over in the UK who helps out with an awesome LOST podcast and discusses the craziest theories. If you want to check out the stuff that went down on TheHansoFoundation.org before it got shutdown, leave a comment below for lavendah, who has links to saved videos of all the clues. And then there's DJ Dan. He runs a podcast radio show each week, shutting down the Man.
See, I was sure Dan was on our side. I think he still is. But then why would he sell out so hard by hosting two video ads discussing how great the work Hanso are doing on his own site? One for the Mathematical Forecasting Initiative and another for the Life Extension Project featuring everyone's favourite Experiment 626, Joop! Go and watch them for yourselves to get your first glimpse at Mittelwerk, the man in charge while everyone asks "Where is Alvar Hanso?"
For those ninjas who just can't get enough of LOST, like me, I'm going to be online this weekend while the San Diego Comic Con takes place. The LOST producers are holding a panel with Jorge (Hurley) and Daniel (Jin) and there's bound to be some cool season 3 news. There are sweet interviews on that link, but ***spoiler warning for season 2 finale***If you've got a bit of time to kill later and would love to dream of a holiday in Hawaii, why not check out the LOST Virtual Tour. I don't want to say anymore - just go and be amazed for yourself. Or you could buy the US LOST fan club kit #2. Or you could watch my cousin train Joop's cousin.
****SPOILER WARNING FOR UK****
OMG! So the question mark was a new hatch! New Orientation film! Mark Wickman, what the hell...? MAN I love this show! Is the Swan a psychological experiment? Locke? "YES!" Eko? "NO!" More shots of the DeGroots, and that crazy tube - here's a sweet pic of one of those pneumatic canisters with a folder inside, you can see the new hatch logo - the Pearl - on it! Eko was tied up in trying to solve a miracle beofre he left, that's how he ended up on filght 815... Just like Claire, because of the same fake psychic! The way everything joins together is just mind-blowing... Hey, secret clue video is up, so are the sneak peeks and promos, and they have an interview with the girl who played Charlotte Malkin, Brooke "Mikey" Anderson. Cool! So was seeing the hatch go haywire with questions - it looked like my brain!I'm off to snoop for more, but I'll be on Messanger. Hopefully, Rachel will get through to us with more news soon - it seems she may now have an ally after all...
Namaste