I think we can rule out Sayid and Sawyer. They argued back and forth in Ep2 about how they’d been watching each other the entire flight.
Still, wouldn’t surprise me if Hurley is more than he seems…
I’ll take you up on that. And please see the last sentence of my most recent post . . .
I have a question: If you were in the jungle and you knew there was something in the jungle with you that was willing and able to kill you and you discovered that one of your number had a gun, would you take it away from him and disable it? :rolleyes:
Given how many bullets it took to stop the polar bear, yes. He didn’t mention anything about having any spare clips. Now they know that when something bad comes, everybody runs. The planet is weeding the gene pool of stupid people, one plane-wreck at a time.
… although actually, that would be pretty funny if he did have another clip or two, because she gave the gun back to him…
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waiting for 60 seconds to pass…
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stupid software…
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Well we know there was at least one bullet left 'cause we saw her clear it from the chamber, and I personally would have no problem with macho guy holding Big Monster’s attention by shooting at it while I ran. But maybe that’s just me.
BTW, that was a pretty big piece to be carried in an ankle holster, and why wouldn’t he have just carried his regular sidearm on his belt?
I think you misunderstood me. I wasn’t implying that Charlie knew, I was saying that his statement was a hint by the show’s writers.
Posted this in the other thread, reposting here:
During the flashback where Kate was handcuffed to the tray table and trying to reach the oxygen mask while the plane was going down, did anybody else see, outside her window, a brief glimpse of snow-capped mountains?
Which leads me to this:
I’m not sure we can say anything about the geography of their landing location other than (a) there’s an ocean beach, (b) there’s a mountain, and (c) there’s a sloping rain forest between (a) and (b). For all we know, it’s a peninsula. Or maybe they fell through a hole in the earth and landed on the inside surface of the hollow globe! Heh.
Oh, and there was a question earlier about the “iteration” and the numbers and what that meant. For anyone who’s confused, the number is (according to Said’s hypothesis) a count of the number of times the message has repeated. When the broadcast was first initiated, it would be, “Iteration one. <message in french> Iteration two. <message in french>” Now they’re up to "Iteration ninety-seven billion whatever. <message in french> “Iteration ninety-seven billion and one…” That’s how Said estimated its sixteen-year duration.
I’m enjoying the mysteries and uncertainties of the show so far, but it’s still in that gray area for me: This could be cool, or this could suck gopher spleen. We won’t know which it is until they start attaching answers to all the questions they’re building up.
There’s good eating on them things.
They could also skin it and tan the hide and have themselves a nice polar bear rug.
I was at Home Depot today and I heard a couple talking the woman said “Did you see that new show “Lost”?”. The man replied, “is that the one with the dinosaurs?”. I laughed … it had better not be dinosaurs.
For those of you betting that the Korean couple aren’t married, they both have bands on their ring fingers, and while it does not confirm that they are married to each other, I’d have to say it’s pretty likely.
I figured they were most likely married but they don’t seem very loving so it may be an arranged marriage of some sort.
I think at this stage it hasn’t sunk in that they will be on the island for a long time, nor have they been without food so long that “food” would be their first thought after killing a freaking polar bear on a tropical island. Also, more important at that moment was the need to find high ground to use the radio.
Say on the previews for next week, didn’t that one older, black woman say her husband didn’t die in the crash?
Yes, but that could mean many things, including (my guess) that she’s in denial.
Also that the director was very careful to establish that they only got up to the top of the mountain by going vertically up holding onto vines and roots. They’ll have a hell of time getting themselves down safely, though I’ll bet anything we never see the descent.
They also haven’t established the presence of large knives, saws or any cutting tools. Remember that the doctor had to ask around for a blade for the surgery. There certainly aren’t any tools on the top of that mountain.
That means to get any meat at all, they’ll have to climb straight down a vertical slope, climb back up again with makeshift tools, and then climb straight down again with hundreds of pounds of meat strapped to their backs. This would take several days, and the meat would spoil in that temperature by then. Fortunately, they’re on the only tropical island in the world with no insect life, so that won’t be any problem. :rolleyes:
It ain’t going to happen, and if it does it may be enough to keep me from coming back.
Of course, I haven’t figured out yet how the polar bear got to the top of a mountain or is managing to keep its winter coat in a jungle. Maybe the bear is a robot powered by that magical 16-year transmitter source.
They could solve both problems by riding the polar bear cadaver down the hill like a sled. 
I keep checking to see which of the characters does not have fresh wounds on their bodies/faces. I think Hurley does, just above once eye. So does Terry’s character, IIRC. And the pregnant lady (I think). I’ll have to watch both eps again on Saturday.
Does anyone think it’s significant that Walt saw a picture of a giant polar bear in the comic book, and then one appeared on the island? If we’re going with a paranormal scenario here, then maybe people’s fears are manifesting themselves on the island somehow. The giant man-eating tree-crushing thing could be one, the endlessly repeating message could be another, etc. Just a WAG here.
Also wanted to mention that whoever cast that kid as Perrineau’s kid did a fantastic job. They really have a resemblance to each other. I have been a fan of Perrineau’s since Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, so it’s great to see him have a life after Oz.
The bear’s dead and they wouldn’t really be concerned with hurting it, so why not just THROW it down the mountain ahead of them?
Well, remember, Toenails didn’t want to eat anything until she got on the rescue boat. So obviously these are not entirely rational people. Plus, you know, there’s a lot of fat in polar bear meat, and maybe they don’t want to lose their figures. Or maybe they thought it would be too gamey.