Talk:Telescopic baton

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Homage

I doubt the Baton is a homage to the Brian K. Vaughan comic book character. Ben had the baton long before Vaughan joined Lost. Telescopic batons are common self defense weapons, that many people own, so I don't think its introduction into the series was based on one random comic book character... especially since this weapon pre-dates Vaughan on the show. I think that it should either be clarified that that bit of trivia is a theory, or it should be removed completely unless there is a source that actually backs up that statement. Congested|talk|contributions 23:39, 15 May 2008 (PDT)

The Baton: The Key to Lost?

Interesting notion brought up here [1]...Basically, what looks like the baton can be seen lying next to a dazed Jack in the opening few seconds of Pilot 1.1, and perhaps Jack wasn't actually waking up from the crash, but from a time trip from the future (from whence he got Ben's baton).Crazy stuff for sure, but then again there's always been the rumour of a big clue in the Pilot....--Kivipat 13:41, 17 May 2008 (PDT)

  • I don't know, I think the object in that screen shot is way too thick to be a telescoping baton. It also appears too shiny, the handles are usually a duller "matte" finish. Along this same line I think the "First Introduced" note should be changed to the first time we see it actually used, when there is no doubt . -- Flash 12:38, 3 June 2008 (PDT)
  • Nope... compare the length of that object to that of Jacks head, it's at least twice the lenght of the baton (or Jack/Mathew Fox has in real life a ridicoulisly small head which is normally hidden through clever camera work). --HenrieSchnee 23:40, 3 June 2008 (PDT)
  • Either way, we don't have any reason to believe that it was Ben's baton, so the "First Introduced" part needs to be changed to "Every Man for Himself" ==Crash815 17:35, 13 June 2008
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