He could also be a cluster of super-intelligent bacteria,
A hyper-intelligent shade of the color blue?
Danger's my birthright.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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Sean K - Dec 10, 2004 7:50:11 am PST #3728 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2004 7:52:34 am PST #3729 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Y'all are assuming that Ethan has recognizable motives. If one of the main characters kidnapped someone and hung him or her, that character would be a psycho, because we've been made aware that they share common background, and therefore a common frame of reference on what is and is not socially and ethically acceptable behavior, with us. If Ethan is, say, of supernatural, extraterrestrial, or some other unforseen origin, he may be behaving in a way that is rational to him. We just don't know enough about who or what he is to throw around terms like "psycho."
I'm still comfortable calling him a psycho. Until I have a frame of reference to put him in which might indicate that kidnapping and hanging are considered non-criminal acts by him and/or his society of origin, I'm going on the assumption that he's human and psycho.
le nubian - Dec 10, 2004 7:56:04 am PST #3730 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So...
am I late to the party or did any of you think that the metal doors were the entrance to the Initiative?
Hayden - Dec 10, 2004 7:57:04 am PST #3731 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I'm going on the assumption that he's human and psycho.
Bacteria ways are not our ways, my friend.
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2004 7:58:29 am PST #3732 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm going on the assumption that he's human and psycho.
Bacteria ways are not our ways, my friend.
I'm suddenly picturing the assassin from "What's My Line" -- the dude who was actually just a conglomeration of bugs.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 10, 2004 8:21:32 am PST #3733 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm not convinced that Ethan or anyone else actually attacked Claire at the campsite, even though she obviously was right to be worried. The lack of physical evidence, or of anyone being seen running away from her when those 140 decibel screams started, makes me think she was just dreaming (albeit potentiously).
Nora Deirdre - Dec 10, 2004 8:24:22 am PST #3734 of 10000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I'm not convinced, either, Matt.
Zenkitty - Dec 10, 2004 8:38:25 am PST #3735 of 10000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I think she was dreaming, too, though significantly.
Speaking of intelligent bacterial conglomerations, does anyone else remember a show called The Burning Zone ? In the first episode, the villian was revealed to be a sentient virus, its consciousness spread across its many little viral bodies. It was cool and spooky.
DCJensen - Dec 10, 2004 10:02:01 am PST #3736 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Did anyone think it was very forboding foreshadowing when Kate told Shannon that Boone being with Locke made him safe?
That and the redshirt discussion in the same episode makes even more forboding.
On the other hand, Locke's comment about Kirk being a crappy captain may mean he'll pull Boone out of the line of fire, as it were.
TomW - Dec 10, 2004 10:38:28 am PST #3737 of 10000
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
On the other hand, Locke's comment about Kirk being a crappy captain may mean he'll pull Boone out of the line of fire, as it were.
Here's the thing I thought was interesting about that. Locke makes a point about how Kirk is a crappy captain for letting his minions get killed in a variety of interesting ways. Locke later shows great concern for Boone's safety, telling him to head back before it gets dark. Then, when Locke "feels something", he couldn't give a crap about Boone's safety. Go back down the boulder-strewn hill in total darkness, don't let the razor-sharp rocks kick you in the arse on the way down.