We are all operating under the assumption that Ellie shooting (and killing) Daniel is what makes Eloise utter the line, "Sacrifice? Don't you talk to me about sacrifice, Charles. I had to send my son back to the Island, knowing full well that..."
That what, she shot him? At least Richard, Ellie and Charles will recognize that Daniel hasn't aged very much (3 years) since they met him in the 50's. Being a child of an other probably confers the right to be taken to the temple to be healed, but no one really knows if this is a good thing or not. As Richard explained to Kate in Hoth, you lose your innocence and "will never be the same."
We've seen plenty of people shot quite lethally on the island and recover in record time. And many of them didn't have the advantage of being shot in front of Richard and obviously against Richard's wishes.
So, does Eloise mean, "knowing full well that... I kill him" or "knowing full well that... he will be taken to the temple."
To someone who hasn't been changed by the temple, it sounds like a wonderful thing. I go in there and will be healed? Great, where do I sign up? But... to the people who have been to the temple, it's something they seem to have great regret for, knowing what they have "lost" is simply too much to bear. It's something you want until you have it... at which point you realize you never really wanted it in the first place. And a parent would do everything in their power to protect their child, trying to prevent anything that would necessitate a temple visit.
The temple may be a fate worse than death, but upon reading Daniel's journal it will become quite obvious to the others that he will need to be healed. Whatever is wrong with their island will require the genius of Daniel to solve, and quite possibly can only be solved by Daniel once he loses said innocence and takes up the mantle of temple convert.
Of course, something could still go wrong, something worse than just being shot. Eloise knows full well that she can't ever stop Daniel from showing up on the island in the past and getting shot (and maybe converted). As a parent, I believe that everything she's done, every little push into science and nurture of his mind has been towards helping Daniel achieve what he is destined to achieve AFTER he's shot.
That what, she shot him? At least Richard, Ellie and Charles will recognize that Daniel hasn't aged very much (3 years) since they met him in the 50's. Being a child of an other probably confers the right to be taken to the temple to be healed, but no one really knows if this is a good thing or not. As Richard explained to Kate in Hoth, you lose your innocence and "will never be the same."
We've seen plenty of people shot quite lethally on the island and recover in record time. And many of them didn't have the advantage of being shot in front of Richard and obviously against Richard's wishes.
So, does Eloise mean, "knowing full well that... I kill him" or "knowing full well that... he will be taken to the temple."
To someone who hasn't been changed by the temple, it sounds like a wonderful thing. I go in there and will be healed? Great, where do I sign up? But... to the people who have been to the temple, it's something they seem to have great regret for, knowing what they have "lost" is simply too much to bear. It's something you want until you have it... at which point you realize you never really wanted it in the first place. And a parent would do everything in their power to protect their child, trying to prevent anything that would necessitate a temple visit.
The temple may be a fate worse than death, but upon reading Daniel's journal it will become quite obvious to the others that he will need to be healed. Whatever is wrong with their island will require the genius of Daniel to solve, and quite possibly can only be solved by Daniel once he loses said innocence and takes up the mantle of temple convert.
Of course, something could still go wrong, something worse than just being shot. Eloise knows full well that she can't ever stop Daniel from showing up on the island in the past and getting shot (and maybe converted). As a parent, I believe that everything she's done, every little push into science and nurture of his mind has been towards helping Daniel achieve what he is destined to achieve AFTER he's shot.
