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[Flacolaco]

My head hurts. You're right thig, this is so chicken and the egg.

The rule, for our purposes should be re-defined like this, in my opinion:

"Nothing that the people hurtling through time do in the past will in any way change the events (that were shown to us on the tv screen) of 9/22/2004 to the time when the Frozen Donkey Wheel is turned"

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by Flacolaco

My head hurts. You're right thig, this is so chicken and the egg.

The rule, for our purposes should be re-defined like this, in my opinion:

"Nothing that the people hurtling through time do in the past will in any way change the events (that were shown to us on the tv screen) of 9/22/2004 to the time when the Frozen Donkey Wheel is turned"

That's such a copout though, right? They kill those people, so we say "well they already did that, that's how this and this and this happened".

I guess it makes sense becuase they don't change the reality of things we've seen on the show. They simply *explain* the reality of things we've seen on the show by the timeline shifts.

Now, excuse me while I crawl under my desk in the fetal position for a few minutes.....

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by jthig32

They simply *explain* the reality of things we've seen on the show by the timeline shifts.

This, I think, is the point.

Personally I love it and I think it's awesome. It's a new narrative device to explore the past of the island, something they want to do before they move forward with the story.

And now they can show us the past they've always wanted to, and incorporate the characters we love whilst they do it.