On Fri, 16 May 2008 15:13:00 -0700 (PDT), "yngver@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"
<yngver@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 16, 4:42 pm, "Joseph Donovan" <bayne...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > "Jim Gysin" <jimgy...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message:
> >
> > > I'm still thinking that Future Sun truly believes that Jin is dead.
And
> > > what with the C4 business (a bit of overkill in terms of the amount
they
> > > have there, but it's a show) on the freighter, my guess is that it
will
> > > somehow end up that the freighter goes BOOM! and Sun, seeing it from
a
> > > distance somehow, assumes that Jin went to pieces. But in reality,
Jin
> > > and Desmond somehow managed to get away. Michael, OTOH, will
perhaps
> > > pay the ultimate price for his own redemption as he acts to save the
> > > others.
> >
> > That was my interpretation also, they had enough C4 in that room to
> > completely obliterate an armored battle****p let alone a small
freighter. I
> > think the writers want to make it clear that nobody anywhere on the
> > Freighter (or immediate vicinity) will survive if that device is
triggered.
> > Apparently there is a relay that must receive a continuous signal from
> > Kheamy's corresponding device strapped to his arm, or perhaps Kheamy
can
> > remotely trigger the device if he stops receiving a signal? The First
Mate
> > (or whoever it was) mentioned a powerful radio transmission was
blocking his
> > sonar reception, so I guess Kheamy's device and the one aboard the
freighter
> > that actuates the bomb must both be transceivers?
> >
> > My prediction is that someone on the freighter will attempt to play
Bomb
> > Disposal expert and the device will go off. Sayid would have been a
good
> > candidate to disarm the bomb, with his experience of electronics,
electrical
> > circuits, and probable explosives knowledge from working in MI.
Daniel
> > would have been the 2nd best choice, with his doctoral level knowledge
of
> > Physical Sciences, he probably would have been easily able to decipher
the
> > bomb components and circuitry. Unfortunately, neither is present,
Just
> > Desmond, Jin, and Michael; one, two, or all three are going to try to
be a
> > hero, everything depends on how sophisticated a bomb Kheamy employed
and
> > what sort of redundancies it may have?
> >
> > J Donovan
>
> Well, the obvious choice would be Michael since the island won't allow
> him to be killed. He can redeem himself by saving the lives of Jin and
> Desmond to make up for the two lives he took--unless the two lives he
> saves are Sun and Aaron. Once Michael redeems himself, presumably he
> can be killed.
If it's a main or semi-main character, my money is on Michael. We know
that Sun and Aaron are safe, and I can't imagine them killing off
Desmond. Jin is possible, but if he dies, I think it's in some other
way.
Where's Arzt when we need him?
--
Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI
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