text: Cuse and Lindelof stated that the Dharma Initiative would no longer play a large role in the show , but the `` Dharma-Michigan connection '' would play a significant role in season six .
simplified: Though Cuse and Lindelof stated that the Dharma Initiative would no longer play a large role in the show , they have said that the `` Dharma-Michigan connection '' would play a significant role in season six .