Re: Time Variance Regarding Helicopter

On May 13, 10:07 pm, Fred Ellis <fkel...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> yng...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>
> > (Snipped)
>
> > You probably don't believe ABC's episode recaps either, but this is
> > from "The Constant":
>
> > "Sayid calls Jack, and tells him something happened to Desmond during
> > the flight. Faraday tells them they don't know why but coming to and
> > from the island causes people to become a little confused if they
> > don't do it just right."
>
> > So by your theory, "not doing it just right" is what, going through a
> > storm? It still seems clear to me that "doing it just right" means
> > exactly what Faraday said in the previous episode--to stick to the
> > exact bearing no matter what. And if you don't, you might get "a
> > little confused". To be honest, I don't see how there can be any doubt
> > about what he means.
> > -yngver
>
> I think you are getting some of the scenes confused.  And yes I do have
> recorded copies of every episode of 'Lost'.  I think you're mixing
> Faradya's dialogue between two scenes from the episode 'The Constant'.
>
> There is a scene early in the episode where Jack and Juliet ask Daniel
> and Charlotte as why it is taking so long for the helicopter to reach
> the freighter.  Why they have not heard from Sayid.  Daniel explains to
> Jack and Juliet that "Your perception of how long your friends have been
> gone... it's not necessarily how long they've actually 'been' gone.
> It'll be fine.  It'll be fine.  As long as Frank flew on the bearing
> that I gave him.  If he stayed on it, it... it'll be fine."  Then Jack
> askes what if he didn't, Daniel that says "Then there might be side
> effects."  Daniel doesn't state exactly what are the side effects.  The
> side effects could be they would fly/sail around in circles just like
> Desmond did when he tried to leave the island.
>
> In a later scene where Sayid calls Jack about Desmond, Daniel says "But
> going to and coming from the island, some people can get a little...
> confused."  He doesn't say anything about "if they don't do it just
> right."  Also Daniel doesn't ask whether or not the helicopter stayed on
> course the whole time during the flight to the freighter.  If Daniel
> suspected that a momentary deviation from the flight path would cause
> Desmond's condition he should have asked about it.  Had Daniel been told
> about Desmond being exposed to the electromagnetic anomaly when the Swan
> station imploded he would most likely have said that was part of the
> reason for Desmond being 'confused'.  Based on that scene you get the
> impression that some people can get 'confused' just by going to or
> coming from the island.
>
> Fred Ellis
> --
Why do you say I am getting the scenes confused when I was quoting
from ABC's recap of the episodes? I guess you meant to say that ABC
must be getting scenes from Lost confused.

Regardless, there are so many sources that sup****t the idea that it
was Frank's inability to stay exactly on course that caused Desmond's
"sickness" it seems that it could hardly be made any clearer.

How do you interpret Gault's statement to Sayid in "Cabin Fever":
"GAULT: Stay on a heading of exactly 3-0-5. Faraday says that's the
only safe way to and from the boat."

If the only "side effect" of straying off course is that Sayid would
sail in a circle, what's so unsafe about that? And if he might get
"confused" just coming back or going to the island even if he stays on
the exact heading, how can that heading be called the only safe way?
-yngver