S3 Ep17 "Catch 22"

(started 5/21/10 23:05)


Desmond and the Destiny Dilemma again.


Why does he keep trying to keep Charlie alive when he knows the universe is eventually going to get him anyway? Because it's what God would want him to do. The story of Isaac is the perfect metaphor for the situation.

Desmond finds a copy of Catch 22 and his photo inside with Penny, but does he notice it's in Portuguese? Did Penny have a library of Portuguese books laying about?

But when he thinks Penny is there and needs to be rescued he abandons that post, so to speak, and focuses on that. And still, in the jungle when the deja vu starts creeping up he saves Charlie again.

They reach the fallen parachutist she says "Desmond."

Most likely, she was sent to scout around the suspected location of the Island by Penny... so that's why there would be a photo Desmond and Penny used as a bookmark. She would know what Desmond looks like if she found people.

The timeline has it as approximately (?) 3 weeks or so in show time since the snow Russians received the signal. Wouldn't that be a decent amount of time to ready ta team for a search and rescue effort in the Pacific?

Now, how did a helicopter get there? They aren't as long-range as a plane. It must have taken off from a ship some ways off in the distance. So if a helicopter goes missing, wouldn't someone come after it relatively soon?


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Also, Kate needs to get a grip on her feelings. I;m sure Sawyer doesn't mind the action but he shouldn't have to be the also-ran to Jack. And Jack was eating oatmeal with Juliet for cripes' sake, not mounting her around the campfire to make Kate jealous.

High school...