» Picking Up Transmissions: Speculation With Spoilers Options

[EyeSpy]

She says one is true, the other is "not not." I guess she means the other is not not true, therefore making it true, therefore making both statements true.

That's what I was thinking too. Danielle Rousseau is the most expendable where the story is concerned, but I still think it's most likely Shannon getting written off. Although there is that straggling hope 'written' off doesn't necessarily mean 'killed' off. In further vein of pathetic straw grasping, if Shannon is or will soon be pregnant and the 40-days format stays in place, they would have to remove her not only for time reasons but also to avoid the redundancy of another pregnancy. However, the option is there if they decided to introduce a new kid (as a new foiler for the Others who seem to have a fixation on children, but Aaron seems to have gotten a pass for whatever reason)... if the rumors are true and they miraculously age-up Walt. Teenage/20-something Walt saunters back to Camp Lostaway, probably early in the season (Nov Sweeps). Feb or May in comes the big shocker story with the return of Shannon, kid in tow... or just the kid. Something like Connor from "Angel" (the pieces that Older!Walt doesn't take anyway).

Here's another scenario for you... Walt is kidnapped and is currently aging abnormally rapidly amongst the Others. Shannon gets abducted shortly thereafter when she finds out she's pregnant (I'd guess the end of October or in Nov Sweeps). Shannon/Older!Walt cling together - as the only 'normal' inhabitants amongst the Others... thus get closer (or at least Walt does to her). Shannon/Older!Walt return... with Shannon's (and Boone's/Sayid's?) kid. Sayid, however, has since started up something with either Ana-Lucia or Danielle. Of course, this quadrangle is aggravated not only by the obvious romantic debacle, but Walt (being Walt) would probably easily out-creepy Jealous!Boone. Sayid running from a lot more polar bears in S2/S3?

[mnich]

Rob Thomas said that that was a rumor. He said in an email that they aren't going to kill someone off in six episodes. The network ask them to add people, not reduce. I think it is a woman on Lost.

Ask Ausiello had an interview with Rob Thomas of "VM" in which he stated that no one was being written off, but some parts were being scaled back a bit to make budget with the new characters being introduced. (It's here, if you want to know more.) Sounds like Kristin has bad info (shocking!), since I believe Rob Thomas over an anonymous/vague source.

Topic: If she implies Shannon is the one to go, after an ABC rep stated that MG's X-Men role wouldn't effect her status on "Lost," I'll probably ignore Kristin's "Lost" spoiler, as well.

This post has been edited by mnich: Jun 24, 2005 @ 12:25 pm.

[VeronicaNC]

Hey guys, I apologize if this is the wrong thread for this, but I've been hearing lately that Jaybrams is thinking about making the big reveal for the series finale itself be a thing that ties into a supposed 9/11 conspiracy thing. That's all I can remember about it. I don't know if that means that they're talking about doing something like having Flight 815 really being the flight that supposedly hit the Pentagon or something.

That would be beyond tacky and would piss me off to the point where I get the old gypsy woman down the street to put a curse on Jaybrams.

They better not change Walts. I love Walt. If they want to age him have him be Malcolm's actual age and not 2-3 years younger. The child just turned 13. The storylines for a teen stuck on an island could be endless if the writers are creative enough. Especially if there was, let's say, a cute little teen girl from the tail section who survived.

[BlobAnarchy]

They better not change Walts. I love Walt. If they want to age him have him be Malcolm's actual age and not 2-3 years younger. The child just turned 13. The storylines for a teen stuck on an island could be endless if the writers are creative enough. Especially if there was, let's say, a cute little teen girl from the tail section who survived.

Aww...cute little puppy* love for Walt. That would be fun, actually, to have a kid grow up and get crazy teenage hormones on an island.







*Not including Vincent

[Perdita]

Are you sure about the "fun" part? Remember "The Blue Lagoon"?

Topic: there's some interesting, albeit unfortunately located, speculation about a volcano in the Spoilers thread.

[ggjunkie423]

Rob Thomas said that that was a rumor. He said in an email that they aren't going to kill someone off in six episodes. The network ask them to add people, not reduce.

Yes, but that was on AA, and he and Kristin have had completely different infromation at various times (witness: Boone getting killed off in teh finale vs. not getting killed of in the finale. She was wrong).

Since Kristin is so far the *only* person who has put forth this "main cast member getting killed off in October" stuff I am quite reluctant to believe her. Especially after she made up that Sun rumour, then claimed she never did. I don't trust her.

This post has been edited by ggjunkie423: Jun 25, 2005 @ 12:34 pm.

[luvtrinity]

If they write anyone off on lost, I speculate it would be the french woman, or maybe Rose.. it seem like they are no longer needed. Rose is no longer there, although we will probably see her next season..and the french woman seem to have been there to introduce the others into the storyline, so her storyline might have came to a close, with her taking claire's baby and all, she also no longer trusted, so I really can't see her hanging around the group.(it's like when Ethan kill scott/steve, most thought the spoiler was refering to popurlar character)

[boilergal]

I think its been mentioned before that maybe the real Sawyer was in the tail section and that maybe the name Frank Sawyer was marked as being alive because of Fauxyer being there.

I don't want to belabor this point (too late, I know), but recall that Hurley was not merely marking people as alive or dead when he took the census - he went around and talked to each individual to find out their name and (at least) where they were from. That's why I don't see how the whole "the real Sawyer was on the plane" could be true. If the real Sawyer was on the plane, the options are:

A. James was travelling as Sawyer (i.e., 2 Sawyers listed on the manifest), so Hurley would have needed to ask him which Sawyer he was on the manifest - alerting James that another Frank Sawyer was on the plane.
B. James was travelling as Ford (or even some other alias), and it seems that there would had to have been some sort of clarifying conversation between James & Hurley - to the effect of, "Even though I go by Sawyer, I am not the Sawyer listed on the manifest," again, alerting James that a Frank Sawyer was on the plane.

I can see how there could have been confusion if Hurley was just sitting somewhere checking names off, but we saw that is not what he did - he was trying to gather a little basic info on everybody. No way he would have skipped over Sawyer, who was the shadiest character out there, prior to the discovery of Ethan.

[biscuitmom]

recall that Hurley was not merely marking people as alive or dead when he took the census - he went around and talked to each individual to find out their name and (at least) where they were from.

Remember, Hurley got the manifest from Sawyer, who gave it up suspsiciously easy. Considering Sawyer's background and nature, it's unlikely the manifest he gave to Hurley revealed anything he wasn't ready to own up to.

Hurley's attempt at a census was well intended but unreliable, in part because
1) he's a notoriously poor speller
2) he confused Ethan with Lance, and wasn't sure who Scott/Steve were.

He's a gullible sort when it comes to people, doesn't like confrontation, and is easily distracted. He more-or-less lucked across the missing Ethan thing. It would have been quite easy for anyone with a conniving nature to manipulate him.

Ethan didn't seem to be a conniving sort; that's one of many reasons I think his motives for trying to abduct-or-rescue(?) Claire were highly dependent upon point-of-view.

This post has been edited by biscuitmom: Jun 26, 2005 @ 2:17 am.

[todell]

Posted on the official Lost forums:

http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=6/17603045217.jpg&s=x2

Not sure of its authenticity since Sayid's name is misspelled. And, honestly, even if it is real, I'm not sure how much of a spoiler it is...

[DB in London]

In an interview with EW a few weeks ago, Jorje Garcia confirmed that we're losing another cast member in the fall. He wouldn't say who it was because he "didn't want to be next."

[just watching]

If they write anyone off on lost, I speculate it would be the french woman, or maybe Rose.. it seem like they are no longer needed...

I'm positively sure it would be Sun, yet it could also be Shannon.

[JerseyExport]

I can see how there could have been confusion if Hurley was just sitting somewhere checking names off, but we saw that is not what he did - he was trying to gather a little basic info on everybody. No way he would have skipped over Sawyer, who was the shadiest character out there, prior to the discovery of Ethan.

Right, but since he knew Sawyer, if there was a male Sawyer listed on the manifest, I doubt Hurley would have sat him down and grilled him about who he was. Nobody on the island knows his first name. Is Sawyer a terribly uncommon name? Maybe Sawyer saw a name he could use and just took it after making sure the Sawyer on the list wasn't walking around the beach. As biscuitmom points out, Sawyer had the manifest initially and would have been able to plan out in advance how to cover himself. Also, after being scammed into going after the wrong Frank, he's probably pretty cynical about any evidence regarding the Sawyer he's been after and wouldn't take just seeing the right name as gospel. We know as viewers that there are all kinds of strange coincidences going on, but the characters don't. Do we even know for sure that the real Sawyer's name is Frank, or is that just something the T-1000 said?

I wonder how the other survivors have been living. The people we've been watching got all of the electronic equipment, most of their own luggage and then some (those enormous suitcases were not from overhead compartments), the liquor cart, the doctor, the crazy survival guy, the fisherman, the herbalist, the guns, the big box of knives, and a surprising large number of tarps, plus they happen to have crashed not far from a fresh water supply. If Vincent has been going back and forth between camps, I'm surprised the tail section hasn't eaten him yet.

[Jabs]

Posted on the official Lost forums:

http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=6/17603045217.jpg&s=x2

Not sure of its authenticity since Sayid's name is misspelled. And, honestly, even if it is real, I'm not sure how much of a spoiler it is...

I'm positive it's a fake. Not only is Sayid's name spelled incorrectly, but the writer uses the word "torch" instead of flashlight, and "meters" instead of feet in the scenic description. Since the show is written and produced in the States (and features a mostly American cast), I would guess that's a pretty sure indication of it being a fake.

[mnich]

Do we even know for sure that the real Sawyer's name is Frank, or is that just something the T-1000 said?

Frank comes from Frank Duckett, the shrimp guy's name.

If they write anyone off on lost, I speculate it would be the french woman, or maybe Rose.. it seem like they are no longer needed...

I could see Rose being written off. The actress has been unavailable for some time now, resulting in the character's absence for most of the season. With the discovery of her husband and the rest of the tail section looming on the horizon, it seems odd to get rid of her character; however, if L. Scott Caldwell is going to be mostly unavailable for the coming season as she was for the first, they might fly her in just for one or two episodes, then tie up her story. It would keep the character's absence from feeling like a careless loose end.