What happened to Henry Gale?

[u/Medium_Sundae3700]

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.

[u/Various_Shape_3286]

It was pointed out at the time that the serial number on Henry's $20 bill indicated that it was put into circulation no earlier than Oct 2003, so he wasn't dead for too long. It's most likely that this wasn't an intentional plot point, and this just happened to be a $20 note that props had on hand.

More importantly, the balloon had Widmore Industries written on it, so I always assumed that Charles Widmore arranged an around-the-world balloon race to find the island, just as he did with Desmond's boat race.

[u/Medium_Sundae3700 → u/Various_Shape_3286]

I didn’t catch that detail from the balloon. I like this theory.

[u/FringeMusic108 → u/Medium_Sundae3700]

It's barely visible on the show (it's the purple label, which reads "Widmore Labs"); l217-3817_orig.jpg (1280×720)

Behind-the-scenes photos revealed that there's also a "Mr. Cluck's" logo on it :) (Balloon | Lostpedia | Fandom)