Re: Time variance regarding helicopter

On May 9, 11:38 am, ri...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> So the doctors body washed a shore b/f he was killed on the ****p, so the
> island is in the future in that regard. (What if the doctor knew? Could
he
> have changed history?)

He did know, because one of the crew told him about the Morse code
message. Nevertheless, that's the kind of thing you would just shrug
off and say, well, they're nuts because I'm fine.
>
> Using that same logic when the copter flew overhead and dropped the
package
> with the phone could that have occurred b/f the copter even took off the
> freighter in freighter time?
>
> So the Losties would be a head of the coming bad guys?
>
> I'm confusing myself now!

I think keeping the helicopter on the proper heading avoids the time
distortion. Sayid did remark on the time difference when Frank first
brought them to the freighter, but they had veered off course--which
is why Desmond became unstuck in time.
-yngver