To start off, you need to realize that Eloise is fully aware that she is the reason her son is dead. She might not understand it right away (ie. in 1977), but by the time Daniel is an adult, she has to know what will happen.
Yet she sends Daniel to the Island (in 2005) anyway. She is the reason he accepted Widmore's offer, and this is what she is talking about when she angrily tells Widmore that he knows nothing of sacrifice.
The question is why does she do it? He's her son!
There are two options here, in my opinion.
A.) The "course correction" theorem is inviolable. She knows she kills Daniel, and also knows she can do nothing to stop his death. She must simply live with the consequences.
B.) Daniel has gone rogue, and is disregarding the laws of time travel. Hawking's role in The Constant seems to be one of a Time Cop of sorts. She exists to stop Desmond from changing the timeline by proposing to Penny, among other things. If Daniel is now working to change the timeline, then it is her duty to stop him, and the way she does that is by convincing him to return to the Island and his certain doom (at her hand).
Tragic.
It also lends more meaning to Eloise writing "I will love you no matter what" (paraphrased) in the journal she gives Daniel.
Of course, if Daniel survives being shot in the back, then none of this is valid. But I'm 99% certain that he's gone.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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wait, but isn't it possible that Faraday could be healed by the island like Benjamin Linus was as a boy? he doesn't have to be dead does he? he is one of my favorite characters so that would be sad.
ReplyDeleteI really do love this blog, it helps me think through the episodes more instead of taking it at face value. nice work