Originally Posted by tooblekane

ok so the kid reads a comic book with a polar bear in it, and suddenly there's a polar bear. locke wants to walk, he walks. charlie wants his guitar, he gets his guitar. michael says he'll look for the dog when it stops raining, it stops raining. charlie yells "i'm a bloody rock god!" and rocks fall down around him. this island seems to be like the Sphere from Michael Chrichton's great book / crappy movie, manifesting people's thoughts and wishes.