The general concensus is that what makes Desmond 'special' was his exposure to the energy that was released on the Island after he turned the Fail Safe key at the end of Season 2. If you recall, a huge white light was emitted which covered the ENTIRE ISLAND and turned the sky purple. It lasted a couple of seconds, perhaps a minute at most and then subsided.
Now let's jump forward to the end of season 4:
When the Donkey Wheel is turned, a similar energy escapes and covers the ENTIRE ISLAND. It transports the Island and those on it back in time. In fact, Faraday and some red-shirts were on the life raft off shore and were still affected by the energy burst and sent back in time as well.
SOOOOOOOOOO
if Desmond is made "special" by the burst at the end of Season 2 it stands to reason that the rest of the Islanders were made "special" as well. If the energy from the Orchid was able to touch everyone on the Island AND those in the life raft off the Island's shore, than the energy from the Swan did the same thing. If you recall, both scenes were filmed similarily, with various close ups shown of how different characters react to the energy escaping the respective stations.
I posit that if Desmond was made "special" by the Swan energy, there are others on the Island who were equally affected. If that is true, than Desmond is NOT the only one who escapes the rules of time travel. Can you guess that I do not believe in "whatever happened, happened". Well if not, I will continue....
Those who do believe in WH,H claim that Desmond is the wild card that can change things. They also, as I have stated, use the Swan destruction as the point in time when Desmond was given his "powers". But if others have those same powers, than the presence of the 815ers in the past could equally be changing elements of the timeline. Does this mean the outcome will change? Not sure, but it's clear that Ben and Widmore BELIEVE the outcome can change. And again, if the steps along the way change, that constitutes a changing timeline, even though the start and finish remain the same.
so what y'all think???Theory by Jane Doe
Now let's jump forward to the end of season 4:
When the Donkey Wheel is turned, a similar energy escapes and covers the ENTIRE ISLAND. It transports the Island and those on it back in time. In fact, Faraday and some red-shirts were on the life raft off shore and were still affected by the energy burst and sent back in time as well.
SOOOOOOOOOO
if Desmond is made "special" by the burst at the end of Season 2 it stands to reason that the rest of the Islanders were made "special" as well. If the energy from the Orchid was able to touch everyone on the Island AND those in the life raft off the Island's shore, than the energy from the Swan did the same thing. If you recall, both scenes were filmed similarily, with various close ups shown of how different characters react to the energy escaping the respective stations.
I posit that if Desmond was made "special" by the Swan energy, there are others on the Island who were equally affected. If that is true, than Desmond is NOT the only one who escapes the rules of time travel. Can you guess that I do not believe in "whatever happened, happened". Well if not, I will continue....
Those who do believe in WH,H claim that Desmond is the wild card that can change things. They also, as I have stated, use the Swan destruction as the point in time when Desmond was given his "powers". But if others have those same powers, than the presence of the 815ers in the past could equally be changing elements of the timeline. Does this mean the outcome will change? Not sure, but it's clear that Ben and Widmore BELIEVE the outcome can change. And again, if the steps along the way change, that constitutes a changing timeline, even though the start and finish remain the same.
so what y'all think???Theory by Jane Doe
