The Observer

• The man we know only as 'the observer', may well be the most intriguing character we have seen introduced to date.

• After seeing what he is capable of, the observer definitely invokes more than one theory, and quite a few mixed together. Time travel, Biological advancement in the human race, telepathy to name a few.

1. Time travel. It is the easiest of all the theories that are conjured while discussing the observer. We are of the belief that there are now two groups in play when it comes to the pattern. The first (TPG) has been discussed by us in previous theories, a clandestine group who's involvement in the story line may well go hundreds of years back. They are the ones causing the occurrences we see show to show. The next group, the one we assume the observer belongs to, seems to be in a struggle to stop TPG from achieving and finishing the experiments they are conducting. This may well be something that has already happened. We theorize it possible that TPG has already experimented on mankind to the point of no return. The observer may well be the result of years of 'pattern' type experiments done on humans. He has less feeling, less taste, almost no emotion, yet a much higher level of intelligence, and many abilities including telepathy(which we'll get to).There is reason to speculate that in the future there is a group with the purpose of watching and studying TPG in order to maintaining, or re-obtain stability in the future. The POG (Pattern Observation Group) may easily be able to get their hands on technology that gives them the ability to time travel. POG may be sending back members to undo what was done by TPG through history. In which case, this second theory under People and Groups behind the pattern section would be dismissed.

2. Telepathy. We saw two completely different scenarios involving telepathy in episode 1.04. The first was used by John Moseley (the torture guy whose cap having three green dots and one red dot (3G1R) might be rank insignia in the TPG) sent to retrieve the beacon. He though, still needed the assistance of a piece of technology to gain access to the thoughts of his captives. We were introduced to a new type of weapon, which although lends itself to the time travel, just as easily could have been manufactured in the present using schematics from MD or even an old Bishop invention. So we won't jump so far as to say the operative whom we assume is with TPG is from the future. The second, was through the observer. He showed the ability to intercept the thoughts of others as in The Ghost Network. We theorize the basis most likely is the iridium based organo-metallic compound to which Walter explained was the reason the man in the Ghost Network episode was able to listen in. We have concluded this could be a by product the observer has developed through years, maybe generations of experiments done by TPG.

3. Aging, or the lack thereof. It is easily concluded that the observer hasn't aged since at least 1987. We saw him in photo's dating back to then, and he always looked the same. TPG as we know, has the ability to induce a rapid aging compound (as seen in episode 1.02), so in theory after hundreds of years of experiments and testing they have developed the opposite. There may be another theory here, we are developing that as we speak.

4. The Beacon. We don't yet know what POG's relation to the device (which is made of solid iridium, same material in the body used in the Ghost Network), however we have a working hypothesis. We believe the beacon is being used not only to signal a place of importance but also a point in time that is in some way important for POG to achieve its goals in stopping TPG from reaching its end game. The purpose of its drilling through the ground we do not know yet. We believe it is also a conduit for amplified thought projection since it's made of iridium. This theory could explain why Olivia heard John Scott on her phone though she received no phone call. It also appears POG cannot directly interfere with the device possibly because of the way they are related in time, which lends more credence to the theory that they need Walter's help, and also explains why he had Walter hide the Device from TPG instead of doing it himself. They occasionally require the assistance of non-observers.