On May 8, 12:23 pm, Fred Ellis <fkel...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> ejt789...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> > On May 7, 2:04 pm, robg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > > On May 7, 6:37 am, ejt789...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> > > > So I guess Aaron got a virus because he was not a baby of faith?
> > > > This is just a bunch of hand-waving to cover up shoddy writing.
>
> > > How is it shoddy writing if a viewer makes certain assumptions that
> > > aren't borne out later?
>
> > Because its being presented as fact that no one ever gets sick on the
> > Island. None of the other characters say "No, you are wrong, remember
> > Aaron got a fever and Shannon got an asthma attack?". If the writers
> > feel it im****tant enough to write a line about no one ever getting
> > sick and DON'T feel it im****tant to point out that this is not true, I
> > attribute to shoddy writing. They don't want us to remember people
> > getting sick because they are trying to retcon the Island's powers,
> > IMO. This is a minor point, granted, but it just goes into the
> > growing pile of retcons and continuity problems.
>
> Rose was implying that the island has the power to cure someone if they
> become sick, ill or injured. Not that it has the power to prevent such
> a thing from occurring. We have seen certain instances where a
> character has been 'miraculously' cured of their injury. And where this
> has not happen. Rose was telling Bernard that the island should have
> cured Jack of his appendicitis. Rose believes that if you get sick, ill
> or injured the island should cure you.
Also, having seen Jack get appendicitis, she appears to be adding this
to her mental file, and questioning why Jack was not cured. So, at
first she assumed (as we did) that the Island cures all sickness, but
now with the new information about Jack, she is figuring things out
along with the audience.
This is not a contradiction.
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