Jim Gysin wrote:
> On Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:04 -0700 (PDT), chris
> <chris.leblanc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>>On May 9, 12:41 pm, Jim Gysin <jimgy...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 9 May 2008 08:46:08 -0700 (PDT), sol...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi Tim,
>>>
>>>>On May 9, 9:53 am, Tim <jmeth...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>I agree. Ben and John had the same mother, and both were born
>>>>>>prematurely. And she had definite (Biblical) names picked out for
>>>>>>each.
>>>
>>>>>So then, Locke's mother in a previous episode is not really his
mother.
>>>>>Was he set up by the guy who wanted his kidney to the extent that
even
>>>>>the woman who was claiming to be his real mother wasn't?
>>>
>>>>I think she was part of the kidney con Cooper was running and not
>>>>really his biological mother.
>>>
>>>In that case, Locke's detective would have been in on the scam, since
>>>he verified the DNA match.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Why then did she say he was concieved by immaculate conception or
>>>>>something along that line?
>>>
>>>>Well, Locke did find out she had mental problems. He hired an
>>>>investigator to track her down, who returned with information about
>>>>his living father, and a medical record of his mother's psychiatric
>>>>problems.
>>>
>>>Exactly. I'm reasonably convinced that Locke's parents are Emily and
>>>Cooper. The whole "immaculate conception" thing was just Emily off
>>>her meds. And twin studies have shown that schizophrenia does have a
>>>high level of genetic predisposition, so we should keep that in mind
>>>where Locke is concerned, too...
>>
>>If they do share the same mother, they didn't get the same actress.
>>
>>Last night's Emily doesn't have any previous Lost credits.
>>
>>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555699/
>
>
> There's no reason to believe that they share the same mother, beyond
> the name. And again, I would be disappointed if the writers led us to
> believe that Ben's mom died in childbirth, only to admit the next
> season that they basically lied about it. That's a dangerous path,
> and if they lose their credibility, they lose their audience. And I
> have to assume that they're smart enough to know that.
>
> --
> Jim Gysin
> Waukesha, WI
Yes. They would never mislead us.
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