When the nuke (presumably, but I do doubt that they would fake us out like that) I was surprised at the amount of people who were in the "WHH" or "Flight 815 landing in LA) camps. It was strange for two reasons, one, because what would happen if WHH were the case? Jack and everone would have died due to the colossal blast. Then we would have no story.
And also I thought, surely a nuke would change more than that. Would alter more than simply the plane crash?
I'd have thought for certain that mostly everyone on the island would have died. Including Widmore, Eloise, Daniel Faraday's foetus. Perhaps even Jacob.
If this was the case, then the flashbacks/forwards of "The Incident" would have a particularly important meaning.
Jacob would never had a chance to warn Kate off her robbery spree. What if she carried on with her petty theft, was caught when she was about 15 or so, put in Juvenile prison then came out a few months later on the straight and narrow.
He would never have had a chance to give Sawyer that pen. What if because of that, Sawyer never deveolped his obsession with Sawyer and put his charisma to a more noble use.
What if Jack, because of Jacob's "Sometimes it just takes a little push" never understands that his father was helping him in the theatre, works with him for a week or so more than asks to be transferred to another hospital?
What if, without Jacob's wise words, Sun and Jin divorce quickly, she runs away with Jae Lee and he becomes more and more embroiled in Paik's activities.
And what if Locke is never healed with Jacob's touch. What if he dies as soon as he hits the floor, and stays dead.
That's a lot of what if's but if Jacob was killed in the blast, then life would be very different for the survivors.
And none more so than for Desmond, who's great love Penelope, child of Widmore, would never have existed (provided she was over 29 years old).
The bomb could change a lot more than the plane landing, which is what I think has been ridiculous.
And even if Jacob didn't die, Desmond would never have come to the island, as Widmore (and his race) wouldn't exist.
So say this is what happened. Desmond is alone in the world.
The only person (if he is indeed immortal) who would know about the Losties, is Richard. Who encountered Locke in 54, Sawyer in 74 and a lot of them in 77.
He was told by Locke what would happen, and when it doesn't, he may go out looking for them. Seeing everyone in vastly different lives he searches for someone to help. And lands on Desmond. Who is special.
Because of this, I think the first 6 or so episodes on this season of Lost will show us what could have happened in the survivors lives, and how important the island is to them.
It will show us Desmond going to the island with Richard to correct the timeline and bring penny back into existence.
It will show us The Others' mission.
And how will he change the past, I think he will go to the island, flash into "Where he is supposed to be" as I believe happened to jack et al in 316. From there he will convince Richard to turn the wheel. And Eloise will do this. Banishing her forever.
And also I thought, surely a nuke would change more than that. Would alter more than simply the plane crash?
I'd have thought for certain that mostly everyone on the island would have died. Including Widmore, Eloise, Daniel Faraday's foetus. Perhaps even Jacob.
If this was the case, then the flashbacks/forwards of "The Incident" would have a particularly important meaning.
Jacob would never had a chance to warn Kate off her robbery spree. What if she carried on with her petty theft, was caught when she was about 15 or so, put in Juvenile prison then came out a few months later on the straight and narrow.
He would never have had a chance to give Sawyer that pen. What if because of that, Sawyer never deveolped his obsession with Sawyer and put his charisma to a more noble use.
What if Jack, because of Jacob's "Sometimes it just takes a little push" never understands that his father was helping him in the theatre, works with him for a week or so more than asks to be transferred to another hospital?
What if, without Jacob's wise words, Sun and Jin divorce quickly, she runs away with Jae Lee and he becomes more and more embroiled in Paik's activities.
And what if Locke is never healed with Jacob's touch. What if he dies as soon as he hits the floor, and stays dead.
That's a lot of what if's but if Jacob was killed in the blast, then life would be very different for the survivors.
And none more so than for Desmond, who's great love Penelope, child of Widmore, would never have existed (provided she was over 29 years old).
The bomb could change a lot more than the plane landing, which is what I think has been ridiculous.
And even if Jacob didn't die, Desmond would never have come to the island, as Widmore (and his race) wouldn't exist.
So say this is what happened. Desmond is alone in the world.
The only person (if he is indeed immortal) who would know about the Losties, is Richard. Who encountered Locke in 54, Sawyer in 74 and a lot of them in 77.
He was told by Locke what would happen, and when it doesn't, he may go out looking for them. Seeing everyone in vastly different lives he searches for someone to help. And lands on Desmond. Who is special.
Because of this, I think the first 6 or so episodes on this season of Lost will show us what could have happened in the survivors lives, and how important the island is to them.
It will show us Desmond going to the island with Richard to correct the timeline and bring penny back into existence.
It will show us The Others' mission.
And how will he change the past, I think he will go to the island, flash into "Where he is supposed to be" as I believe happened to jack et al in 316. From there he will convince Richard to turn the wheel. And Eloise will do this. Banishing her forever.
