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"Others and the plane crash"
Posted by skeetergirl87 on 11-17-05 at 04:24 PM
After last night's episode about the tailies, I wonder if the plane crash was an accident or if it was lured to that island. If I remember right, according to AL, Goodwin wasn't on the beach for 10 minutes after the plane crashed. But that means that he was only 10 minutes away at the most. Plus, while all of the Others had raggedy clothes and no shoes, he had on boots and clothes that didn't look too bad. Also, the Others attacked that first night and seemed to know what they were looking for, so they had plenty of time to observe the Tailies.

So, that leads me to believe that they were ready and waiting when the plane crashed. Maybe they didn't know for sure who was going to be on the plane, but they knew it was going to crash. Maybe the magnetic force from the hatch draws anything in that gets within range - like a tractor beam or something like that.

What do you think?

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"RE: Others and the plane crash"
Posted by J I M B O on 11-17-05 at 04:35 PM

I think you're on to something.

It seems even bigger than just the Others. As the writers have hinted, it isn’t just the plane that was supposed to crash there…but the people ON the plane were specifically destined for the island. Are the Others somehow responsible for who made it onto the plane? Is it possible that the list of 9 names was made prior to the crash?!

Freaky.

"RE: Others and the plane crash"
Posted by skeetergirl87 on 11-17-05 at 04:43 PM
Oooooh - I hadn't thought about the list being made prior to the crash. But how could they know who was going to land on the beach and survive? Anyway, I did wonder about the paper the list was on - it was from a yellow legal pad. Anybody see one of those lying around?
"RE: Others and the plane crash"
Posted by wandacal on 11-17-05 at 05:06 PM
Great points, JamMasterJ!

I could go into greater detail, but pretty much EVERY major character really wasn't supposed to be there in the first place!

I read an article, a long time ago, in "Psychology Today" where the majority of airplane crashes had the most number of cancellations. In other words, fully booked flights hardly ever crash. Why? Because many people have some form of ESP, so they cancel their reservations because of some "unknown reason or feeling".

Any of us wish to take a stab at this?



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"RE: Others and the plane crash"
Posted by J I M B O on 11-17-05 at 05:25 PM

Every major character wasn't supposed to be there?

I was just thinking about Jack and Sawyer's meeting Jack's dad. Locke being able to walk...and understand Walt's abilities. And of course, Hurley and the numbers on the hatch. Certainly some of them are there for reasons beyond just coincidence...

"RE: Others and the plane crash"
Posted by wandacal on 11-17-05 at 05:39 PM
No! No! No!

Perhaps I phrased it wrong. Let me try again:

Every major character really shouldn't have been on that flight.
Just a few examples:
Jack begged to be let on the plane because of his father.
Hurley was forced to buy 2 tickets because of his weight.
Shannon had to be convinced by Boone to fly coach.
Locke finally allowed himself to be carried onto the plane.

See what I mean?

Normally, these people wouldn't have been on this flight.



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I'm sure there are many examples to prove otherwise, but this always stuck out for me....

"RE: Others and the plane crash"
Posted by LozengeofLove on 11-17-05 at 07:07 PM
I noticed something similar. Many of the characters were given their plane tickets instead of choosing to fly on that flight by themselves. Locke, Claire, Michael, Kate, Sayid -- they were all given their plane tickets by someone else.

Coincidence?


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"RE: Others and the plane crash"
Posted by Devious Weasel on 11-17-05 at 04:41 PM
Interesting thought - Ethan would also have had to move into the Lostie camp fairly early on for it not to be suspicious.


"RE: Others and the plane crash"
Posted by michel on 11-17-05 at 05:51 PM
I have no idea about the Others expecting the crash but as far as the list goes, I'm prety sure it was written by Goodwin. He wrote it after observing them a while and must have found time to go and give it to one of the Others.
"... the "Others""
Posted by Scarlett O Hara on 11-18-05 at 04:14 PM
Don't know if this post belongs in this thread or not. Beg your pardon, if it does not. However, did you also notice how the cave and the hatch both said "Quarantine" on them. They were related and each was nearby each of the two different crash sites.

Also, do you think Desmond is/was one of the "Others?" If so, than as we have seen, he has met up with Jack now twice. Maybe this is not coincidental after all.