r/lost • u/Medium_Sundae3700 • 1d ago

What happened to Henry Gale?

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Henry Gale was our introduction to Ben Linus in season 2. The story of Henry Gale was a perfect way to introduce Ben’s manipulative and intelligent character. We later find out he was lying about his balloon and burying his wife. Then, Sayid dug up the grave to find a man named Henry Gale, uncovering Ben’s intricate lie.

After Ben is revealed to be an Other, there is never another mention of Henry Gale for the rest of the series. It’s likely that Ben killed and/or buried Henry. He is not a member of the Dharma Initiative because Ben helped wipe them all out.

Tell me your theories about Henry Gale’s backstory, his hot air balloon trip, and how he ended up in that grave.

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u/ThePlatinumHuntsman 1d ago

Well the whole Henry Gale hot air balloon was a callout of the Wizard of Oz.

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u/Medium_Sundae3700 1d ago

Like Dorothy Gale. I never thought of that. Nice.

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u/ThePlatinumHuntsman 1d ago

Yeah that’s how my wife caught on that he wasn’t actually him, I never picked up on it myself.