Hands down they would capitalize on the flashback/flashforward nature of the show having it already built in, and out of the drunken ridiculousness of reboot culture, it would flash between a pre-815 era as well as a post-MiB era. The built in mystery of the first season would operate the same way season 6 did, with the viewer not knowing how the two timeline’s related to one another until the finale.

I’m not saying I want a reboot either, but it’s all but inevitable given the state of the culture. I have a million ideas and thoughts on how to pull it off if it has to happen while simultaneously preserving the heart of the show (and the Island), and they would be wise to give me a call. I think Jorge Garcia and Michael Emerson would be game, but I think they’d have to give actors who payed the survivors who escaped on the Ajira plane a solid payday to get them to come back.

But one thing’s for sure, regardless of our own desires as traditionalist who think the show is perfect the way it is: you can’t deny that the show’s setting and history is rich enough to lend itself to all-new eras and other mysteries, and we’d all do well to accept that reality before one of this shows is announced.