There has been a lot of discussion about what Michael was doing in the hatch. Was he just looking around? Did he reconnect a cable on the back of the computer that had been previously disconnected? Some people have stated that Michael was just looking at things, but never touched anything. I'm pretty sure he was fooling around with the cables on the back of the computer though. I'm just wondering if anyone thinks he could have reconnected something that enabled the computer to communicate at that exact moment. Personally, I find it implausible that the communication was the result of the clock counting down to zero. Why, given only what we were shown, would it have taken 57 minutes for the communication to commence?

Edited to change 51 to 57.

I think it's more likely that Michael jiggled a wire or whatever that triggered the communication. Since we've seen the clock go to 000:00 before, in Orientation, I think it's unlikely that this time, it sent a signal. Locke got the numbers in time.

However, I do find it curious that everyone seems to think that the countdown Michael saw, 051:00, was the same countdown that we saw Locke reset. I don't think we really know that. I mean, it could be, but then we're saying pretty much everything we saw in that episode happened in the space of about 1 hour. Seems a bit compressed to me.

I think it's more likely that Michael jiggled a wire or whatever that triggered the communication. Since we've seen the clock go to 000:00 before, in Orientation, I think it's unlikely that this time, it sent a signal. Locke got the numbers in time.

However, I do find it curious that everyone seems to think that the countdown Michael saw, 051:00, was the same countdown that we saw Locke reset. I don't think we really know that. I mean, it could be, but then we're saying pretty much everything we saw in that episode happened in the space of about 1 hour. Seems a bit compressed to me.

I can't tell you how many times something like that has happened to me. Something will be wrong with my computer and I just check the connections of the cables, and it starts working again. I think for the simple answer people, this is the most plausible of the two scenarios. I suppose this is one of the few times I actually see things that way. :biggrin:

It's interesting watching polls though. It appears people are pretty well split on this topic. I agree that scene was in the show for a reason. I'm just not sure the communication was the reason. It makes me wonder where Jack and Locke were for so long. They certainly didn't spend much time at Shannon's funeral. It sounded like they had had some kind of discussion before going back to the bunker. Hmm...

I think that he didn't comunicate, maybe he's allusinating [sorry for the spelling :P]

I think that he didn't comunicate, maybe he's allusinating [sorry for the spelling :P]

Hallucinating, or having a "vision?" I suppose it's possible. Shannon was supposedly having "visions" of Walt, but there wasn't much indication of it. I wouldn't have known it if TPTB hadn't come out and said that was what was happening. It does seem to be difficult to tell sometimes in this show. I do think Michael has some "special" abilities too. We also know that people can have "visions" inside the hatch now. Kate had a pretty wild one.

Yeah, like Kate had.

It's such a coincidence that this week they've been playing a lot of show on Discovery HD that deal with electromagnatism and hallucinations. I'm still undecided as this is what we're seeing. In the other cases, there was an obvious "coming out of it" moment that everyone experienced, such as Hurley when he was gorging in the food closet.

So, I'm more apt to believe that he did see the text on the screen, and that he responded. I'm skeptical whether or not it's Walt.

It's such a coincidence that this week they've been playing a lot of show on Discovery HD that deal with electromagnatism and hallucinations. I'm still undecided as this is what we're seeing. In the other cases, there was an obvious "coming out of it" moment that everyone experienced, such as Hurley when he was gorging in the food closet.

So, I'm more apt to believe that he did see the text on the screen, and that he responded. I'm skeptical whether or not it's Walt.

But...wasn't Hurely having an actual dream? He was asleep at the keyboard right? From what I have read on the subject, dreams can be influenced by electromagnetism, even if they aren't caused by it. I don't think Michael is dreaming though. Heh...now that I've said that, watch the opening of the next show be Michael waking from a dream. :biggrin:

Looks like the votings pretty close on this poll. I voted no, I don't really think that he did anything. I think that the person that said 'Dad?' is one of the others trying to get Michael out into the open..

Nah I dont think he did anything.

I voted no. I think that the computers are in a master/slave set-up, where the swan hatch has a slave computer and the master computer is in another hatch. When someone using the master computer communicates with the slave computer, it opens up the possiblity of dialogue between the 2.

I voted no. I think that the computers are in a master/slave set-up, where the swan hatch has a slave computer and the master computer is in another hatch. When someone using the master computer communicates with the slave computer, it opens up the possiblity of dialogue between the 2.

Honbun, that scenario makes sense to me as well. I just don't think it has anything to do with the clock clicking over to 000. The timing is just wrong for that. I still think it's possible that Michael wiggled a loose network cable that enabled the connection though. I'm wondering if communication wasn't possible all along until Kate shot the computer. If the hatchlings hadn't known communication was possible, there wouldn't have been any temptation to do so.

I'm wondering if communication wasn't possible all along until Kate shot the computer. If the hatchlings hadn't known communication was possible, there wouldn't have been any temptation to do so.

That's a very good point.

Perhaps when Sayid fixed the computer, he fixed something he wasn't supposed to.

I think he was hallucinating too, when Jack came around to the front of the computer - the screen was blank and Michael hadn't moved

Looks like the votings pretty close on this poll. I voted no, I don't really think that he did anything. I think that the person that said 'Dad?' is one of the others trying to get Michael out into the open..

I agree ocean fire. I think it's all a setup. Especially based on previews for next week. They are all being lured there and Michael is the conduit for that.

I voted yes. He was tinkering around w/stuff for awhile.

yea, he changed the computer accidentally