Ok this might have been asked or posted some where before but I have a question. In the episode Solitary she said she killed her fellow workers because they got "sick". But later she tells Sayid that she had to kill them becuase what if help came. Ok if she was still talking about their "sickness" wouldn't she want people to come and help them? ???

My guess is that whatever they had was contagious and if they were rescued it would spread.

Geez I can not believe that I did not think about that. I was trying to be all deep about it and thought it was some mysterious thing. Thank you! ;)

She refers to it more or less in the episode


Rousseau : The firing pin has been removed. Robert didn't notice it was missing either when I shot him.

Sayid: But you loved him.

Rousseau: He was sick.

Sayid : Sick?

Rousseau: It took them, one after the other. I had no choice. They were already lost.

Sayid: You killed them.

Rousseau: What would have happened if we were rescued? I couldn't let that happen. I won't.



I think you have to listen to what she says very carefully. I think that in between the madness and the ramblings there is truth, and that she knows the secrets of the island.She may not be as crazy as she seems at first glance.

She refers to it more or less in the episode

I think you have to listen to what she says very carefully. I think that in between the madness and the ramblings there is truth, and that she knows the secrets of the island.She may not be as crazy as she seems at first glance.

Danielle also said that it took about two months on the island for the 'sickness' to start manifesting in her companions, so our castaways aren't quite to the point where anything obvious would be showing up among them.* IMO, she's not 'crazy' and just about everything she said is true - but, like Sayid said, she's been alone for too long - so long that she can't really convey the information without sounding like she's got island fever.

From what she did say, we can infer that the 'sickness' doesn't render the sufferer unable to function, but it does make them dangerous to those around them.* And, whatever it is, she knows that it can't be allowed to leave the island because it is contagious.* This is why I think that Danielle will be the one who burns Michael's raft down and this leads to Hurley, Jack and Sayid going to look for her in 'Numbers'. * I also think that Sayid is the only lostaway safe from the sickness, because the injection Danielle gave him was whatever SHE uses to ward it off of herself.* This is why when Sayid told her he wasn't sick, she said 'I know'.* It also wouldn't surprise me much if Danielle was responsible for getting Claire away from Ethan

Now that Danielle knows there are new castaways on the island, I have no doubt that she's watching them covertly.

Just some thoughts

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John

JPH3, I think we can take some of this a step further in that:
I can't help wondering if 'the others' are fooling around with biochemical weapons and that the 'illness' she spoke of came from them. After all, being part of a science team, she would know that a naturally occurring disease could be contained with proper precautions, once the rescuers were alerted to it. They could radio for support, bring in hazmat suits, etc, and those infected could be treated. So, this leads me to believe that someone caused the illness, and that they would interfere with a properly controlled disease containment rescue.

Either way, it will be really interesting to see how the next few episodes play themselves out.

Interesting. Then Danielle must have been the one to hit Sayid over the head when he was trying to triangulate the signal. She doesn't want them to be found.

DANIELLE ROUSSEAU: We were coming back from the Black Rock. (She turns
around.) It was them. They were the carriers.

SAYID: Who were the carriers?

DANIELLE ROUSSEAU: The others.

SAYID: (not following) What others? What is the Black Rock? Have you seen
other people on this island?

DANIELLE ROUSSEAU: No. But I hear them. Out there in the jungle. They
whisper.

(She turns and looks at Sayid. He has a sad look on his face as he considers
what she's saying.)

DANIELLE ROUSSEAU: You think I'm insane.

(Silently, he shakes his head.)

SAYID: I think you've been alone for too long.

(Tears well up in Danielle's eyes. Sayid's silent as he rubs his eyes)

According to Danielle The OTHERS are the carriers.
If she has a cure and gave it to Sayid, then she could also give it to the other LOSTaways. there would no longer be a threat of the disease spreading. Therefore I think she gave Sayid what she said it was, a sedative.
She probably thinks Sayid is not infected because he doesn't know about the BLACK ROCK and since that was where her team became infected, he is not infected.

Interesting.* Then Danielle must have been the one to hit Sayid over the head when he was trying to triangulate the signal.* She doesn't want them to be found.


IMO, not necessarily.* Sayid locating the signal wouldn't make a difference to her.* Him knowing the source wouldn't increase the odds of a rescue.* I think Ethan or one of the other 'Others' did the whacking.


If she has a cure and gave it to Sayid, then she could also give it to the other LOSTaways.* there would no longer be a threat of the disease spreading.* Therefore I think she gave Sayid what she said it was, a sedative.
She probably thinks Sayid is not infected because he doesn't know about the BLACK ROCK and since that was where her team became infected, he is not infected.

A sedative is what she said it was.* If I recall correctly, she thought he was one of the 'Others' up until the point she'd talked to him enough to determine he wasn't - and, thus, not infected.* Bear in mind that she's occupying the same space he is, so she should be worried about catching the infection unless it's not a threat to her for some reason.* Once she realized he was savable, she gave him her mystery injection.* Sure, assuming it was a counteragent and assuming she has enough of it she could give it to everybody, but Sayid is the first person she's encountered - until she met him, she didn't know about the other crash survivors.* Note that she warned him to watch his companions closely - so evidently she suspects that whatever is going to happen to them isn't going to be happening to him at the same time. Why would she believe that if she didn't believe that he was (now) immune?

I suppose we'll have to see what she says in her next appearance.

Or maybe pregnant women/women who've borne children are somehow immune.* Hmm...just thought of that...

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John

I've been thinking about this. Was Danielle pregnant with Alex and that kept her immune?


JPH3, you're a sharp character! I think that's highly likely

Everytime I think I may be seeing the light something comes up to make me rethink it. I have believed that Danielle was pregnant, possibly had gotten pregnant during the 2 month period after being ship wrecked before she killed Robert. But reading your posts and putting my thoughts together on them triggered some questions now I'm LOST again.

Why when Danielle was questioning Sayid did she keep asking Where is ALEX? over and over in different languages? How would anyone know what her child's name is? She has stated that she killed them all and she has never seen the OTHERS only heard their whispering. How do we know there really is an ALEX? Alex could be whatever is roaming the treetops (what many refer to as the monster) remember when Sayid asks her if it's the monster she replies "There are no monsters."

Darn back to square 1.

I believe that she is quite sure that whoever took Alex knows what her childs name is.

Possibly because Robert handed the child or possibly even Danielle when she was pregnant, over to "the others". Just like Ethen wanted our little band to hand Claire over.

:) Assuming of course that 'ALEX' is actually Danielle's physical offspring and not an acronym - like for 'Artificial Life Experiment'. I believe Alex is a person, though, and 'nuff said on that. It's been discussed ad nauseum elsewhere.

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John

First, if the "others" are carriers, then they wern't sick from the disease, but could spread it.

Second, if Danielle gave Sayid the cure, then:

(1) Where did she get it from?
(2) Why would she have feared them being rescued?
(3) Why didn't she give it to her shipmates?

Another important thing to consider is that she never actually states that there is a contagious, infectious disease present. It could just as well be a toxin present on the island.

Why was Danielle questioning Sayid in different languages? Probably because she wasn't sure what language(s) he spoke.

Danielle did not know what language Sayid spoke at first. If you remember, he was hanging upside down and he was mumbling, presumably in Arabic, and only partially conscious when she cut him down. He was still out when she dragged him back to her place and tied him up, and had to wait for him to wake up. As soon as he began to wake up, she began to question, in as many languages as she knew, hoping one of them would be understood.

Simple.

Or maybe pregnant women/women who've borne children are somehow immune.* Hmm...just thought of that...

Actually, I have a pet theory which goes that 'the Others' have the ability to screw with the minds of pregnant women, and I eventually thought that when Claire returned to the castaways she would eventually go batshit crazy and try to kill people, and ends up being the castaway which dies at the end of the season.... and then when she DID come back she had inexplicable AMNESIA, which began me thinking, "Hmmm...."

But 'tis just speculation...