Lost (5/17 SPOILERS!!!)

[KaosDevice]

I think the others might be thinking of getting what they see as the 'leadership core' of the Lostaways in one fell swoop. Sawyer controlls the goods, people seem to look to Kate (on occasion for leadership), Jack is...well Jack and Hurley is the diplomatic envoy to just about everyone. It would seriously destabilize the dynamics of the the rest group if all four of them could be rounded up at once. Just by taking one of them (Kate for instance) would just serve to polarize and inspire the rest of the four against them (the Others), where as if they could take all four it would serve to be a pretty effective slap down for the rest of the Lostaways.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I think the others might be thinking of getting what they see as the 'leadership core' of the Lostaways in one fell swoop. Sawyer controlls the goods, people seem to look to Kate (on occasion for leadership), Jack is...well Jack and Hurley is the diplomatic envoy to just about everyone. It would seriously destabilize the dynamics of the the rest group if all four of them could be rounded up at once. Just by taking one of them (Kate for instance) would just serve to polarize and inspire the rest of the four against them (the Others), where as if they could take all four it would serve to be a pretty effective slap down for the rest of the Lostaways.

I thought that too for a moment then realized that there is still Locke, Echo, Sayid and Rose to provide more than competant leadership. Unfortanately the only logical reason I can come up with is that the producers have no clue what they are doing and this is a railroad to get the most popular characters all together for the finalie.

 

[RangerWickett]

Which is a shame, because until this season Sayid and Locke were my favorite characters, with Eko making a strong showing earlier in the season. I was also rather partial to Jin. But they neutered Sayid and Locke, and . . .

Yeah, I'm irritated, but I'll keep watching.



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[KaosDevice]

I thought that too for a moment then realized that there is still Locke, Echo, Sayid and Rose to provide more than competant leadership. Unfortanately the only logical reason I can come up with is that the producers have no clue what they are doing and this is a railroad to get the most popular characters all together for the finalie.

Hmmm...Sayid still seems to be pretty isolated from the death of Shannon, Locke seems to have lost just about all confidence in himself, Eko just seems to be interested in doing his own thing, he really seems to only interact with the rest of the Lostaways when he needs something or is doing something priest-like. Rose seems like the only one and she is kind of caught up with Bernard and doing her own thing as well. The 'big four' seem like the most aggressive/outgoing of the group right now.

Just my opinion.

 

[shaylon]

Unfortanately the only logical reason I can come up with is that the producers have no clue what they are doing and this is a railroad to get the most popular characters all together for the finalie.

Thanks Jenkin, that made me laugh! You are probably right it is a ploy to get the "main" characters together so people will tune in!

Writers of Lost remind me of Bad DM's! Railroaders!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

You would have seen that thing miles off if it was in the ocean

Except boats that size typically have small motors used to maneuver in harbor. It's hardly difficult to imagine there being a remote control to guide it around the coast and not from out in the ocean.

What's the logic there? The Others sail it out to sea, around to the other side of the island, jump off, swim home and just hope it washes up on the survivors' beach?

It's likely remote controlled and was guided in, along a path that let the Others stay in control of it as long as possible.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I thought he was calling Mrs Clue

Klugh.

The paper Michael was burning outside the hatch - wasn't that pink? The list he was given was on a piece of yellow paper. Did Walt slip him a note?

We saw the note in the yellow light inside the tent. I think it's probably the same piece of paper.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I thought that too for a moment then realized that there is still Locke, Echo, Sayid and Rose to provide more than competant leadership.

Locke, Eko and Rose all have experienced psychic phenomena and are friendly to whatever the Island is up to. And, as we saw previously, the Others HAVE tried to grab Eko, but he killed two of them with his bare hands. They're probably waiting on him, assuming he and Locke don't wander over to them of their own accord.

Unfortanately the only logical reason I can come up with is that the producers have no clue what they are doing and this is a railroad to get the most popular characters all together for the finalie.

Or, alternately, they're up to something you haven't imagined.

 

[KaosDevice]

They're probably waiting on him, assuming he and Locke don't wander over to them of their own accord.

And don't forget that Henry said (assuming he wasn't lying) that he came 'to get Locke'.

 

[Desdichado]

What if the boat is the one Michael asked for? He said to the Others that he wanted a boat.....

Yep. That's exactly the first thing I thought when I saw it floating up.