It's been too long. I forgot who Lloyd is.

I think that one phrase sums it up for me, "D Gibbons is a bad man".

I do believe Lloyd has been captured by angry members of his own contingent who cannot deal with his betrayal/honesty in telling the world their actions may have been the cause of the flash. His knowledge is obviously valued but his loyalty to the project questionable. If there is an actual point to the flash then he's a loose cannon, his unpredictability places the project in jeopardy.

CV, I also noticed the teaser was not included like the previous ones. It is as I suspect you know an item on Mark's Mosaic board though. I have not really spent any time here but I did follow your comment of the tower photo on RPR and think I know what it means. I suspect you also do but I may have connected other things to it now.

Firstly, I hope this show isn't shut down like so many good shows (TTSCC for instance). I considered waiting until the whole thing was filmed before watching it due to the disappointment of it being canned. Obviously can't be FBI or CIA, they shot an incident person. Anyway, the people walking around while the blackout happened could be from an alternate dimension or the future. Perhaps they are trying to find a way to reset everything, which is why they took desperate measures. They may need Lloyd and Simon to work on reversing the phenomenon that they created. Not sure on the pylons, perhaps it's something to do with time travel and they were built by a future Simon that travelled back in time and is trying to get back into the future but it went wrong. The only real answer to this is whatever the writers decide. Could be any explanation you want really because it's silly paradox sci-fi, which is great.

I don't dare to say who for sure, but I think that whoever it was, they were the ones causing the blackout. I don't think that Lloyd really caused it. He just thinks he did. I miss the show!

What do you think?...Don't think it was the Blue Hand group that took Lloyd... People, deal with the fact that tv and series work the way they do. (Deal with the break.) Watch it, don't watch it...but, please, don't complain about it. It is what it is. I LOVE this show! I never get to watch it on tv at its slated time anyway...and I make extra time to catch up on episodes on the internet. The show and concept intrigues me. This is NOT Lost. I've never seen Lost. (And it's not in my plans to attempt to watch it.) Don't compare it. If it was Lost, they woud call it Lost something or other. If you want more Lost...go buy the past seasons on DVD...and leave us, Flashforward watchers in peace.

i think Lloyd was taken by the network execs who took a quality show with a clever concept of parallel dimensions and traded momentum and ratings for hoiiday programs, repeats, and "the constant variety of" 2 weeks of Americans skiing and skating. Guessing he will be returned after a long 4 months, a few weeks before he's cancelled.

The reason they are going on hiatus is because of the Winter Olympics. Even if the wanted to put the show on the air, nobody would be able to watch it anyway because of the constant coverage. I love the show, and I'm certainly not going to lose interest because I actually know what the situation is and I understand that it's not ABC's fault. Cut them some slack, people, for god's sake.

Lloyd was NOT taken by Blue hand...Anyhow, I read some comments and someone asked why not people are watching it as before. And I have to say, I'm tempted to call it quits for a few reasons... 1) It's like a Lost reject show (BTW Lost ROCKS!!! and nothing can replace it) 2) One of the lead actors SUCK!!! Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) is by far the worse lead actor I’ve seen on a show…or maybe he hasn’t settled into his character yet…but for now he is not alone, his wife Olivia (poor Sonya Walger), Tracy Stark…and I guess I wont bore you with more…call it over or under acting whatever, as a whole this cast SUCKS!!! 3) Tends to be a bit predictable…who hired these writers? We know Lyodd (and my boy from Lost) DID NOT cause this (way too easy), we knew Demetri’s beach wedding was actually a funeral, Blue hand has nothing to do with the blackout (just a bunch of band wagon idiots designed to keep you guessing) and should I continue and spoil it for people who actually think this is a well written show? Come on ABC, and other networks, give us (the mature audience) something worth watching…Oh the wonderful days of Boston Legal!

Come on!!! No new episode until March??? How do you expect to keep people interested on the show???? We will loose track of it and even worse... we will loose interest on it. I think I'll do like somebody post it... buy the book in which the series is based on.

yep they have

Maybe another group - we do not know all the players yet

I think there is a good chance that it was a group we haven't heard of yet. With all the twists and turns, and different possibilties as to why the GBO occured, there's a good chance that his kidnapping will lead to another such twist in the story.

I think that Simcoe was kidnapped by the scientist friend who did not want say to all world the experiment. I'm italian and i don't know english very well, sorry for the grammar mistakes =)

It's rather hard to tell at this point. The 3-star-guys could just as well be behind it as the CIA. Why not, after all? They just as much seek answers. Although, if Lloyd's and Olivia's FlashForward come true, I'd really not think the 3-star-people let anyone free... /ponder

I think we may have caught glimpses of the group behind his kidnapping, but haven't gotten a clear picture of everything that's going on yet. I think D. Gibbons is either behind the whole thing, or is working for those who are, and it's got to be multi-national (otherwise, how'd they build a tower that wasn't supposed to be invented yet in Somalia? And maybe other places too, for all we know). Every time you see a bad guy who is obsessed with chess, he or she is always behind what's going on in some way. For some reason, mastering chess equates to being able to control things behind the scenes, move pieces without them knowing what the end strategy is going to be, and wanting to rule the world (or severely change it, usually for the worse for most average Joes, but better for the "select few" behind the conspiracy). I'm pretty sure at this point that Lloyd's physics group is not behind the blackout, at least not directly. I think it was a confluence of events, which their accelerator may have played a part in, but unbeknownst to them, kind of like how it played out in the book, but altered to fit the show.

i dont know for sure but i think it was the blue hand. it makes the most sense. they would want to capture him because they are obviously mad at him for supposidly causing the flashforwards. my guess is that they will try to torture and kill him, but i think they will not succeed or he will escape because i believe the flashforwards will come true. however, i dont think this means that the blue hand has anything to do with the global blackout. if they were responsible, it wouldnt make sense to capture him since he came out at that press conference. they wouldnt do anything to him because it would leave them under the radar, and since everyone now thinks that lloyd and simon are responsible, no one would ever suspect them and they would be able to cause another blackout. long story short, whoever kidnapped him ISNT responsible for the blackout.

Whoever planned it, showed no hesitation to kill. I believe the "Blue Hand" group(s) are a way to recruit people who aren't afraid to die, because they believe that they are going to die soon anyway. We know that the man who received the ring case is part of this group. The bibical references to "Jerico" are dire. Joshua led the "children of Israel" to destroy the city, every person, animal, and building. He then cursed the land, saying that whoever rebuilt it would lose his eldest son when he began, and his youngest upon completion. The curse came true, according to the bible. The city was conquered and destroyed over and over again throughout history, passing from one nation to another. I believe the three star tatoos, are deeply meaningful to the group wearing them, with possible religious undertones.

Blue hand.

It wouldn't be surprising if it were either the Jericho group or another group that has yet to be identified as the source for the blackouts;also on the other side of the spectrum would be an unknown gathering of people who are now grouping as a result of the press conference.

I think it's Jerrico. The military probably developed those tower things in the desert too.

I think it was the "triple stars" . The mercenary group that is also looking for tracy stark. Ultimately they are connected with all of this. The Blue Hand is a red herring.

it another group we haven't heard of yet