What's the deal with Walt? Some of the biggest questions in the early days of LOST all revolved around this character. Why is he special? What are his powers? Why did the show leave so much of his story unresolved? Well, I will answer all of these and explain how the show indirectly addressed them over the course of several seasons. But it all starts here with the episode 'Special', which explores the estranged (and strained) relationship between Michael and Walt. Did the show really do these characters dirty? Let's talk about it.