After sitting through the panel and watching the creators repeatedly shuffle around the suggestion of “aliens” or “maybe something else...” My prediction is that it’s an Artificial Intelligence attempting to protect humans from themselves. I think the aliens idea is a red-herring meant to distract the audience so that everyone will be Shocked and Surprised by the twist.

At the panel, someone asked if they had a plan for where this show was going, alluding to issues with Lost, and the show runners basically replied with (I’m paraphrasing here): “Yeah, sort of. I mean, we’ve had longer to develop this show than Lost, so, uh, yeah. I mean, you’ll get a significant clue as to who is oppressing everyone by the end of the season.”



So, ladies and gentlemen, take it as you will. I myself am not certain I want to watch another Big Mystery show where the best we can hope for after an entire season is a “significant clue.”