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Originally Posted by firebreathingfishies
What about Sun? Why haven't you mentioned her? She's only going to remain interesting as long as Jin's around, and really it's not her who's interesting, it's Jin  |
That's quite possible. Although i focused on Jack and Kate I'm including all 'six' in this, and agree that the likes of Sun will also struggle to remain interesting (although Ji Yeon 'could' spice her up a bit).
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Faraday's 'The future can't be changed' thing isn't nessecarily true. I mean, it's not as if he's 100% on everything that ever happens in the world. I still personally think he's wrong, and that it will be changed. I mean, Desmond proved that it could be, by saving Charlie on countless occasions (fair enough he was meant to die anyway, but at least he changed the way  )
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Very good shout - I also think that he could be wrong, even if his statement seems like a way to canonise TPTB's own verdict on the matter.
The thing is, they've told us this through Faraday, yet at the very same time they drop bombs like 'VALIS' on us..so what and who to believe? It always seems to boil down to faith versus fate doesn't it.
However, if the did find a way to alter the future, then the flash forwards that we've seen could become redundant and could lead to many fans feeling 'cheated'. It will be an interesting aspect to watch.
Just on the Desmond saving Charlie thing - it's explained by 'course correction'. The future was still set..that is to say, Charlie still died..eventually via the Universe course correcting. The notion, I believe, is that although it's possible for an individual to delay future events by changing it in the short term..they are only changing the 'space' between fate. They can alter it slightly and even prolong it, but the Universe will ultimately have it's way.
I think this is interesting because, as you point out, this prolonging or altering is still a 'change' in the future..even if the Universe eventually finds a way to defeat the 'player', the player is still able to 'cheat' in the short-term.
I think for the future to be 'truly' unset, then the players that be, will have to find a way to manipulate time so that the Universe is operating on a slowed-down version. As we know with Faraday's payload, it's quite possible to alter 'peoples' perception of time.....if the Universe' perception of time is altered then the Universe is screwed IMHO
