tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post5372414674115131888..comments2024-03-28T03:13:15.831-04:00Comments on Remarkable: LOSTGeoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-31141219234345792172009-03-30T18:13:00.000-04:002009-03-30T18:13:00.000-04:00Matt: I am the master of accidentally sounding lik...Matt: I am the master of accidentally sounding like a dick, so no biggie. I tend not to worry too much about deriving the intentions of internet-tone for that reason.neilshyminskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745442660488961314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-74861234628219912532009-03-29T02:53:00.000-04:002009-03-29T02:53:00.000-04:00I hate the internet soemtimes. It makes "joking" s...I hate the internet soemtimes. It makes "joking" sound like "I'm being a dick". Sorry.Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-45770023595507985802009-03-28T17:27:00.000-04:002009-03-28T17:27:00.000-04:00Matt: Arbitrary rules like "too changed" (What, Ja...Matt: Arbitrary rules like "too changed" (What, Jack doesn't count? Dude doesn't even want to be in charge anymore) don't really strike me as obvious or simple.<BR/><BR/>The simplest explanation, unfortunately, may prove to be the right one - that The Island has decided there's something for Frank and Sun (and Locke and Ben? or are they being punished?) to do in 2007, whereas the others need to accomplish something in 1977. There's no poetry to that kind of reasoning, but at least it gives some reason for what would otherwise seem pretty much random.neilshyminskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745442660488961314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-27419581806914799022009-03-28T15:28:00.000-04:002009-03-28T15:28:00.000-04:00I'm not sure why everyone's so confused as...I'm not sure why everyone's so confused as to why some people went back int ime and others didn't. It seems fairly simple to me: the Oceanic Six are "aligned" in some way, so the only question is why didn't Sun go back. She's Either too "changed" or was there as a baby. Ben wasn't one of the Oceanic Six, so he wouldn't go back. This seems very obvious & simple to me.Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-45755126685200893972009-03-28T10:41:00.000-04:002009-03-28T10:41:00.000-04:00Dan: There's could be a certain internal logic to ...Dan: There's could be a certain internal logic to that. But could this rule somehow explain why didn't the island didn't send Locke or Frank back in time? I'd like to think that there's a single rule that explains the seeming arbitrariness of the island's decisions, as it were. I mean, there doesn't have to be, but it would sure be more satisfying.neilshyminskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745442660488961314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-47460600299881812992009-03-28T05:36:00.000-04:002009-03-28T05:36:00.000-04:00Dan: Oh man, that's an incredibly solid theory.Dan: Oh man, that's an incredibly solid theory.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740669500899738381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-14454093153110734402009-03-28T04:25:00.000-04:002009-03-28T04:25:00.000-04:00I think Ben is the second most battered character ...I think Ben is the second most battered character in all of tv history. The first is easily Lex Luthor from smallville, who I think has been knocked out nearly every other episode.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-54493726043139617512009-03-27T23:00:00.000-04:002009-03-27T23:00:00.000-04:00I've also seen theories that Sun (and Ben for that...I've also seen theories that Sun (and Ben for that matter) didn't go back because they were both already on the island back in the 70s and to go back would cause time paradox hijinks. <BR/><BR/>The implication there is that Sun was Marvin Candle's baby back in the season 5 opener.<BR/><BR/>Not sure whether that's right, but there's an internal logic to it that makes me smile.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414706451646752998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-90486192829425315682009-03-27T17:44:00.000-04:002009-03-27T17:44:00.000-04:00My wife had a pretty solid theory that Sun returne...My wife had a pretty solid theory that Sun returned in a different condition than she left (pregnant when she left, not pregnant upon returning), so that's why she didn't go back in time with them. If you want to get all spiritual, she's the most changed emotionally, as well.Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.com