tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post173708021009611683..comments2023-07-02T06:36:12.659-05:00Comments on Memphish is LOST: memphishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135806668363907263noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-11329953082060008242007-09-04T17:19:00.000-05:002007-09-04T17:19:00.000-05:00She has always seemed to be a character that knows...She has always seemed to be a character that knows more than she is telling. <BR/><BR/>It always points me back to the way she acted when she caught Ben in the trap. She said that "For a long time he will lie..." <BR/><BR/>I never understood why she didn't explain how she knew..<BR/><BR/>CFCool_Freezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576648125152731679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-56193205491380336762007-08-31T22:49:00.000-05:002007-08-31T22:49:00.000-05:00Three cheers for a Danielle flashback! Did TPTB sa...Three cheers for a Danielle flashback! Did TPTB say that they needed to establish "something" more in depth before they could give us more on her due to a connection? Let's hope they can do that!<BR/><BR/>I think that "impulse" is an important word when figuring out DR too.Capcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841675195251354073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-25032441233617249522007-08-31T15:44:00.000-05:002007-08-31T15:44:00.000-05:00All of these questions do prove one thing. We nee...All of these questions do prove one thing. We need a Danielle flashback.<BR/><BR/>One way or another, we need to know what her motivation is (besides getting Alex back)pgtbeauregardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881831890006754075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-50864082453841232782007-08-31T13:35:00.000-05:002007-08-31T13:35:00.000-05:00Well, I probably should have watched Exodus Pt. 2 ...Well, I probably should have watched Exodus Pt. 2 before posting this question because it provides some answers -- maybe.<BR/><BR/>First of all, I think it's pretty clear that Danielle from the start of her appearance on the beach intended to try to trade Aaron for Alex after hearing the whispers. After all she tells the LOSTies pre-smoke that they have 3 choices, "run, hide or die." Now why would she say die? She's the one who killed her team. She's never seen the Others kill anyone. I think that was a scare tactic on her part to create an opportunity to take Aaron.<BR/><BR/>Her rapid departure from the Black Rock and her reappearance on the beach once everyone but Claire and Charlie had gone bolster the idea that she'd clearly planned this.<BR/><BR/>BUT when Charlie and Sayid show up at the fire, there's no footprints around it, an early trademark of the Others, not so much Danielle, though she doesn't seem to leave tracks either. But Charlie accuses her of setting the fire and she denies it. Of course, this is LOST, so she could be lying.<BR/><BR/>But finally, I noticed with the boat that Zeke (such a better name than Tom) Zeke's boat when it shows up on the radar moves away from the raft until they shoot off the flare. Could they have been heading to the fire? To the LOSTies beach? (Which raises the next question, why use a noisy boat vs. the sub?)memphishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135806668363907263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-71563349241622650042007-08-31T12:18:00.000-05:002007-08-31T12:18:00.000-05:00The fire itself a little odd on the part of the wr...The fire itself a little odd on the part of the writers to be sure. <BR/><BR/>But if we take Danielle at her word that she overheard them say they were coming to take the boy and that they DID light a signal fire before they took Alex, I think her motivations are perfectly explainable: She knew they were coming, she thought she might be able to trade Aaron for Alex, and she acted on impulse. <BR/><BR/>So why the signal fire then? Well, considering the Others have walkie-talkies, it probably isn't for communication. However, it DID get several of the Losties off the beach to investigate. In other words, it's a decoy: Get as many people off the beach so it's easier to snatch Walt. <BR/> <BR/>Remember, Michael pushed the raft launch date up because of the tides. They probably had the boat out there in case they DID launch the raft, but I imagine they wanted to snatch Walt before they tried to leave.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475817897723801757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-4088867293192841172007-08-31T11:31:00.000-05:002007-08-31T11:31:00.000-05:00The thing is despite all the other traps Danielle ...The thing is despite all the other traps Danielle has around the Island, this seems way more devious than usual for her. I guess she heard the whispers that they were coming for the boy and misinterpreted that to mean Aaron. This also must mean that she's been watching the LOSTies without their knowing it, otherwise how would she know there was a baby boy in the camp?<BR/><BR/>The she has to set up the fire, the lighting mechanism, tell her story about the fire, etc. In other words lots of planning and having to hold it together for a woman who has failed to find the Flame Hatch or Othersville for 16 years. Still, I think she was the one who set up the fire. <BR/><BR/>She may even be telling the truth about the fire the Others set before they took Alex, but I'm guessing it wasn't some signal, merely brush clearing to make room for football games. :)memphishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135806668363907263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-48974945108110355022007-08-31T11:25:00.000-05:002007-08-31T11:25:00.000-05:00Interesting. I have not given too much thought to ...Interesting. I have not given too much thought to this before. Too many other bigger mysteries, I guess. The slow start burn is good. Perhaps Danielle knew how to do that thing where you put a cigarette inside a closed matchbook and when the burn gets to the matches after you are long gone, it fires up? :-)<BR/><BR/>Also, maybe DR was trying to pull a 2-for-1 deal. That is, helping deliver the baby and the boy, to help get Alex back. And if one didn't work out, there would still be the other kid to fall back on.<BR/><BR/>Although as you say, DR is a bit nutty, but that never stopped a good conspirator before!Capcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841675195251354073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-31706197861778133032007-08-31T11:05:00.000-05:002007-08-31T11:05:00.000-05:00Also,We only have Danielle's word that there was a...Also,<BR/><BR/>We only have Danielle's word that there was a black smoke as a signal. She may have made that up for her own purposes.pgtbeauregardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881831890006754075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576150.post-37929401280751382892007-08-31T11:04:00.000-05:002007-08-31T11:04:00.000-05:00Memphish,I had always thought that Danielle was re...Memphish,<BR/><BR/>I had always thought that Danielle was responsible for the fire on the beach. She wanted to give them Aaron in exchange for Alex.<BR/><BR/>She's complicated, and also maybe not quite balanced. The delay had been the one thing that was confusing, but you presented a good theory with the delayed fuse.pgtbeauregardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881831890006754075noreply@blogger.com