its actually amazing rewatching the entire series to see how very un-mystical so much of it is. during the initial run, no one knew what the fuck "the others" were - they could be aliens or invincible demigods or mystical island creatures... only to later find out the majority are just weirdo science hippies. were the hatches portals to other worlds and unlocked secrets of the universe? no, they were bunkers for spying on other bunkers.
