Both good points, plus yes, if Desmond had left as well our viewpoint character on the freighter would have to be Michael who's still locked up and therefore can't see a lot of what is going on, and methinks they overdosed on cell scenes in the first half of s3...
There was a small scene in the end where Frank let Michael out, telling Keamy he'd take him to fix the engine, but yeah, same difference. Engine room - not the place where you see what's going on.
However - Richard isn't a Dharma representative
He's not, I meant Horace Goodspeed. Blame it on my sleep addled brain, because I couldn't put back together why Jacob should use Horace to contact Locke, but of course it was so Locke could go back to the grave and discover the map. So, forget the idea, Locke has been contacted by both "official" representatives of the island and the other side, who have employees named after demons(?). That looks better for him, but Abaddon's insistence that he owes him a favour made me quite nervous - given the situation now, this could easily be something like a "rule" that John will be unable to break.
At a guess, team Widmore wanted Locke on the island as someone who might be competition or at the very least trouble for Ben and thus make it easier for them to take over.
I think it's both that and his crisis of faith which eventually leads to the implosion, like you describe. It really depends how much "they" (whoever that is, but I'd vaguely say Dharma/Widmore's people) know has to happen on the island for it to become visible, but since someone knew Desmond had to get to the island to push the button and turn the key, I'm guessing it's a lot. Of course, if the idea of the universe eventually leading everyone down their path is true, I don't see why they even need to try and influence either Desmond (that was in Flashes Before Your Eyes, when Cranky Middle-Aged Lady told him he couldn't marry Penny) or Locke to do much of anything. I mean, they would do it, anyway, right?
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Date: 2008-05-10 05:21 am (UTC)There was a small scene in the end where Frank let Michael out, telling Keamy he'd take him to fix the engine, but yeah, same difference. Engine room - not the place where you see what's going on.
However - Richard isn't a Dharma representative
He's not, I meant Horace Goodspeed. Blame it on my sleep addled brain, because I couldn't put back together why Jacob should use Horace to contact Locke, but of course it was so Locke could go back to the grave and discover the map. So, forget the idea, Locke has been contacted by both "official" representatives of the island and the other side, who have employees named after demons(?). That looks better for him, but Abaddon's insistence that he owes him a favour made me quite nervous - given the situation now, this could easily be something like a "rule" that John will be unable to break.
At a guess, team Widmore wanted Locke on the island as someone who might be competition or at the very least trouble for Ben and thus make it easier for them to take over.
I think it's both that and his crisis of faith which eventually leads to the implosion, like you describe. It really depends how much "they" (whoever that is, but I'd vaguely say Dharma/Widmore's people) know has to happen on the island for it to become visible, but since someone knew Desmond had to get to the island to push the button and turn the key, I'm guessing it's a lot. Of course, if the idea of the universe eventually leading everyone down their path is true, I don't see why they even need to try and influence either Desmond (that was in Flashes Before Your Eyes, when Cranky Middle-Aged Lady told him he couldn't marry Penny) or Locke to do much of anything. I mean, they would do it, anyway, right?