On May 3, 1:23 pm, "Steven L." <sdlit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> rwgibson13 wrote:
> > On May 2, 10:26=EF=BF=BDpm, JT <noaddressgi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> I've been trying to wrap my mind around the situation with Aaron.
=EF=
=BF=BDIt's
> >> obviously an im****tant aspect of the plot, though the storyline has
> >> been in hibernation for awhile. =EF=BF=BDCharlie's message to Hurley
br=
ings
> >> back the im****tance of Aaron and Claire being together, but
> >> someone/something obviously wanted them apart . . .
>
> >> Here are the major questions:
>
> >> For whom is it a bad thing if Aaron is raised by someone other than
> >> Claire? =EF=BF=BDWas the psychic tuned into the power of the island,
i.=
e. it's
> >> bad for the *island* if Aaron is raised by someone else? =EF=BF=BDOr
is=
it a
> >> bigger deal for humanity as a whole?
>
> > I realize it's been a looooong time since the first season, but it
> > always seemed to me that the "prophesy" (if, indeed, the guy was
> > actually telling the truth in this case) was always more about Aaron's
> > safety and happiness than anything else.
>
> > Richard This child parented by anyone else, anyone other than you...
> > danger surrounds this baby...
> > Claire Danger?
> > Richard Your nature, your spirit, your goodness, must be an influence
> > in the development of this child.
> > Claire Look... if... if Thomas and I don't, ya know, get back together
> > I... I'm putting this baby up for adoption. I just wanted to find out
> > what would give the baby the happiest life.
> > Richard There is no happy life. Not for this child, not without you.
> > Claire I don't give it...
> > Richard It can't be another. You mustn't allow another to raise your
> > baby.
> > Claire Okay, great. Thanks for taking my 200.
> > Richard Oh, no look, take it. Ms. Littleton, I am begging you just to
> > consider...
> > Claire I can't raise this child by myself.
> > Richard You have to listen to me.
> > Claire Ok. Thanks for you time and my money back.
> > Richard Ms. Littleton, please. The baby needs your protection. Ms.
> > Littleton, please!
>
> > But, of course, later in the episode, he gets her on that plane to LA,
> > so something obviously happened to change his mind...
>
> > RWG (Christian Shepherd, maybe?)
>
> In another episode, Malkin admitted he was just a fake.
>
> So what he was telling Claire, he didn't even believe himself. This
> story was just an astoni****ngly good guess on his part.
>
> So it wouldn't have taken very much to get him to change his story to
> Claire. To him, it was all an act anyway.
>
> It would be funny to see the Ghost of Christian Shepherd just offer
> Malkin a cash bribe. I wonder if Ben has a Swiss bank account and
> Smokey/Jacob/Christian has an ATM card for it. :-)
>
if you're talking about malkin telling eko he was a fake i always
thought he was lying just to get eko to go away.
Penni
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