so has anyone compared the first orientation video to this one at all? I think something very serious is going on. First of all, Dr. Candle is now Dr. Witman. Secondly, he's not in the sciencey lab coat as he was before. But i think the big clue here is that in the first orientation Dr. Candle only ever uses one arm. His "namaste" gesture is only with his right hand, suggesting that his left arm is some kind of prostetic. In the Pearl orientation, he uses both hands just fine.

The other thing I found interesting was there being no mention of the "incident."

So two theories are going through my mind:
1 - Dharma simply dressed up this guy and named him differently in each video on purpose for reasons unknown.
2 - Dr. Candle/Witman was involved in the whole incident and the film for the Swan was made after, apparently the doctor had an arm severed during the incident.

Both films are copyrighted 1980, but a lot could happen in a year, so who knows. I can't remember when that blast door mentioned the incicent possibly being. I'm also wondering why both films are in different formats (old film reel vs. VHS) Why they wouldnt install a TV in the Swan is beyond me.