Re: Do Ben Linus and John Locke Share a Father?

On May 9, 7:13=EF=BF=BDam, masonReloaded <jonmason1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 9, 3:45 am, rwgibson13 <rwgibso...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Okay, sounds bizarre, but what about this show isn't? :-)
>
> > One of the last things Ben's mother said to "daddy" was that she
> > wanted the child named "Benjamin."
>
> > Now, in this one, Emily goes out of her way to tell the staff to name
> > the kid "John" even though she's fairly sure she's gonna live long
> > enough to name the kid herself :-)
>
> > RWG (coincidence? :-)
>
> More likely just a case that the writers were a bit unoriginal and
> used the same narrative device twice: Woman who just gives birth names
> him instantly so we know who the baby is supposed to be...

And both women just happen to share the same NAME?

No, I think there's definitely a method to this particular madness...

RWG (I can't wait to see a scene where Ben and John find out their
mothers shared the same first name :-)