It's interesting that the first time we meet Desmond he's asking Jack:
"What if you did fix her?" "But what if you did?" "And you don't believe in miracles?"
and when he's fleeing the hatch he tells Jack,:
"if by some miracle you manage to get that computer working again..."
both exchanges are ended with see ya in another life, yeh and both miracles happen.
is this a red herring or could these be a means of building Jack's faith even without him knowing it?
maybe I'm reading way too much into this, but it popped out at me tonight. In some ways, Desmond could be to Jack what Helen was to John in that they both help to build faith in others. Thoughts?
TRANSLATION: May you always misuse the subjunctive
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Re: Desmond and the Subjunctive
I like this...it makes sense.
~~~Chica~~~
"What's a horse doing on a spaceship?"
"Mickey, what's pre-revolutionary France doing on a spaceship? Get a little perspective."
-The Doctor and Mickey, The Girl In The Fireplace
I also noted the phrasing in the stadium particularly. Not "Maybe you fixed her," or "Maybe she'll be OK," which is what you would normally say, but "What if you did fix her?"
I felt as if this was an important branching off point for Jack, as if Desmond had invoked an alternate reality or future or past. A Schroedinger's cat moment, almost...
I also noted the phrasing in the stadium particularly. Not "Maybe you fixed her," or "Maybe she'll be OK," which is what you would normally say, but "What if you did fix her?"
I felt as if this was an important branching off point for Jack, as if Desmond had invoked an alternate reality or future or past. A Schroedinger's cat moment, almost...
Thanks jmberger.
I only watched it once, but there was a recap episode that was narrated explaining the time leading up to the season finale, LOST: THE JOURNEY
Quote:
What if you're on a plane flying from Sydney to Los Angeles -You could be sitting next to anyone Now, what if something went wrong?And what if somehow ... you survived? What if you awake the next day and help still hasn't come? What would you do? What if you realize you are free from your past?"
It's interesting, at the time I remember joking to my sister "and what if you've seen all these episodes a few times over?" but now it feels eerily familiar and seems like it might be important. how? I have no idea
^ Exactly. I suspect that where ever the show goes, the boundary between "finished" and "unfinished" will blur. I expect a scene some time down the road where someone steps right off stage left from the Island and enters stage right in a flashback.
forty times*
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