Mystery·Canon
The Joining
The global event that turned nearly all of humanity into the Others.
Updated through S1E1
The Joining is the near-instantaneous assimilation of humanity into the collective, triggered when the alien signal's viral code spread worldwide by aerosol. It killed some (Helen among them) and joined the rest, leaving only thirteen immune.
What's confirmed in canon
S1E1The Joining sweeps the globe; Helen dies in the transition, and Carol wakes immune into a joined world.
Where the community lands
The mechanism, the death toll of the transition, and whether the Joining can ever be reversed are all open. Manousos's failed attempt to restore the Other "Rick" suggests it may be one-way.
Still open
Q1How many died in the Joining versus joined?
Q2Is it reversible at all?
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