On Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:52 -0400, Tim <jmeth111@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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.
Again, mislead for an episode or so, especially if it's misleading by
encouraging us to make false assumptions? Sure. But to let it go on
for an entire season's worth of episodes? I can't see it.
--
Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI
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