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watermanstudios

05-25-06, 11:14 PM

I've been doing A LOT of thinking about the finale and I really don't want to believe that Desmond was lured to the island for the soul purpose of never seeing Widmore's daughter Penny again. I've been reading a lot on the boards about the finale and that seems to be what the majority thinks. There has to be more to it.

I thought was that MAYBE Widmore has been FUNDING the Hanso Corporation's Dharma Initiative which ended up being a great place to send Desmond while on his race around the world. But I assume Desmond wasn't the ONLY person in this race. So I find it very hard to believe that ONLY Desmond HAPPENED to land on this island basically owned by Widmore.

I absolutely do not believe the island was all a big setup for Desmond, as I have also read in other posts, because why make all the things Desmond hasn't even seen. Why the other videos? Why every other part of the hatch?

In my gut I have a feeling like though we are lead to believe that Widmore is the reason Desmond is on the island, I really don't think there is a connection. There is still way to much that hasn't been answered.

Darko

05-25-06, 11:25 PM

If we are to go with firstly that Wildmore owns and supplys Dharma, which would make sence, and secondly go with that issue with Des was to send him off to the island.. Then this is my idea.

I don't think the island was designed for Des, thats kinda..silly. What I do think is that Pennys father could of send Des to the island to work there as one of the 'test subjects'.

On the other note, the fact Des was clearly caught in a storm, and the fact Des had already left Penny.. Seems to make this theory not make any sence.

interplanetjanet

05-26-06, 12:40 AM

I took it that Charles Widmore was involved with the island for some time, quite independent of Pen, Des, etc. I think his reasoning was "You won't just go away? Okay, I'll help you REALLY go away where you won't bother her." Killing is easy; hatch monkey forever? Far better punishment.

I do wonder, on the fate side, if Desmond will be the center of the whole 6 degrees of separation.

HugoGrim

05-26-06, 12:44 AM

There's a lot more for Hanso/Widmore to gain than just getting rid of Desmond, as we will learn in season 3.

twilightsun

05-26-06, 01:04 AM

I don't think it's all about Desmond. As IPJ said, I think Widmore is up to his elbows with Hanso and Dharma. The island provided a solution to his problem with this guy who he saw as unworthy of his daughter.

*Saint*

05-26-06, 01:08 AM

But I think a lot of questions will be answer stemming off of Desmond and his connections to many other things...

igator210

05-26-06, 01:48 AM

I got the impression that Desmond was given a fools errand of racing around the world, but the island got in the way. It's probably an oversimplification, but it's what I got right now.

snakey

05-26-06, 02:05 AM

I think Penelope sent real Henry to find Des too, she somehow knew a balloon would make it there on the windcurrent and it's silent too. They murdered him too btw as Sayid could tell his neck was broken after he was taken.

Hurley4Prez

05-26-06, 03:30 AM

After two season's of watching the writer's satisfy their Jack fetish, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing after all to shift gears to Desmond. Talk about a change for the better.

vonnegut

05-26-06, 03:34 AM

i think Desmond's dead and gone. Maybe to show up in flashbacks, but...

Chinamom

05-26-06, 04:02 AM

Man, I hope this isn't the case. We've spent 2 years getting to know the survivors, and only a couple of episodes on Desmond. Turning LOST into an epic love story would make me feel so cheated.

Pippa

05-26-06, 04:11 AM

I don't think it's all about Desmond, but I like Desmond's involvement, and I love me some Penelope.

watermanstudios

05-26-06, 05:47 AM

I've heard numerous times and have read in articles that Desmond becomes part of the cast in season 3 and no one dies in the finale. I find it very hard to believe Locke and Ecko die, two of the most liked characters.

I'll just feel really cheaped out if the island isn't actually something really, really interesting. I kind of don't like that Mr. Widmore has apparently set Desmond up, something doesn't feel right about that to me.

lostboy

05-26-06, 05:53 AM

Desmond > Jack

nickdove

05-26-06, 06:21 AM

*Saint*

05-26-06, 06:23 AM

watermanstudios

05-26-06, 06:55 AM

Thank you nickdove that is what I am trying to say. I don't think it was coordinates that eventually lead him to wash up on shore of the island.

Eagle

05-26-06, 10:53 AM

This got me thinking. I wonder if the reason boats can't get away from the island is/was because of the magnetic field. If so, then they can get away now.

HugoGrim

05-26-06, 11:24 AM

I think something to consider is, how could Dharma/The Hanso Foundation/Whidmore possibly be behind the storm that caused Desmond to wash up on shore? There's just no way to say that they are responsible for sending him to the island.

If you remember he said after he tried to leave that he sailed due west for 2 weeks and ended up back on the island. Obviously a compass doesn't work, and this could be related to why 815 was off course; a byproduct of the Swan station? Either way, it's not hard to put 2 and 2 together.

Khan

05-26-06, 11:58 AM

It can't be all about Desmond, IMO it's just one more character who's life is connecred with Dharma and the Losties.
There could be something in a future flashback that would explain how he ended up on that particular Island.I'm sure Widmore had something to do with it somewhere along the way.

RoseArienh

05-26-06, 12:01 PM

I think the island was an already existing facility that was a convenient place to dump an undesirable boyfriend. Of course, Desmond's arrival may have been a pleasant coincidence.

saral6978

05-26-06, 03:51 PM

I do think that this is about Desmond - maybe not all - but it would seem the Losties were brought down accidentally and should never have been there. Penny has known about the island and has been trying to locate it to try and find her Desmond. Perhaps her father admitted that he somehow set Desmond up to end up on the island...

I think it would be cool for this to be about Desmond, but that is just my opinion. I think it has been a great twist so far.