Quandary

Okay, so this is really causing me a lot of grief (relatively speaking of course)... What's the deal with this. i definitely don't get the vib that the online "leaked" Dharma film is a fake. There have been some impressive fake images but there are always a lot of obvious things about them (such as just having a ton of clues laid out neatly). The parameters of the research in the "leaked" film are consistent with Hanso research. The theories and the like are all on point and i would find it difficult to imagine that a forger would be able to pull of the video so authentically in terms of visual, audio and conceptual evidence...

With that said, here is the problem. The "leaked" video has the following image listed as 5 out of 6:



Now on the show we have the orientation video for the Pearl station as follows:



This presents a few options:

1. The Pearl Station is ITSELF a part of Station 1: Psychological Research. This may well be because we know that the orientation video has Dr. Candle providing a different name than in the Swan video. This means he is lying in one video. Additionally, as this video convinces Locke, the good doctor claims that the duties performed in the Swan hatch are meaningless. Nevertheless, as the hieroglyphics themselves ("Cause to die"), seem to indicate, that is far from the case.



2. The "leaked" video is a hoax. i don't think this is likely. If so then i am in awe of the forger and wonder how they have such great video resources at their disposal along with such believable actors (unlike one hoax video which was pathetically obvious due to the actors), AND on location filming of their actors.

3. There are other peripheral stations. This, however, would do little to explain the numbering of the stations. However, THIS could be the case ALONG WITH option 1.

Some things to consider...