fleung22
Thursday, April 30th, 2009, 10:35 PM
QUOTE (Tactical Bear @ Friday, May 1st, 2009, 2:35 AM)
Yeah, that's what I was saying above. It seems to make the most sense, at least if we're using coherence with respect to time-travel plots as the critical lens. The Greeks have been pulling this stuff since the 500s BC, when Sophocles was using prophecy and fate to get Oedipus to tragically bone his own moms.
I especially like what the writers did with Farraday's narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Dharmans, only to have him murdered by his own mother, which I thought was cool for two primary reasons:
1) Daniel states that he "got lucky," since the bullet just grazed him. In Ancient Greek art, a common maxim was "no man should be considered fortunate until he is dead." Farraday dies, terribly and alone, when he realizes right before his passing that his own mother sent him knowingly and willfully to his death.
2) It's an interesting reversal of the Oedipal myth. Oedipus was sent away by his father, because Oedipus was fated to murder his father and marry his mother. Daniel was sent BACK to the island by his father, so he could be murdered by his mother.
I usually try to stay away from LOSTian analysis, since I just like to watch and have fun, but this episode was too fascinating, and happened to be right in my mythological wheelhouse.
hmm...I studied roman and greek mythology and never really thought of it that way. I think the lack of warriors and raping/pillaging kind've changes things.
however, stylistically I understand what you're saying. but who knows. I don't get to see previews but I'd imagine we're ready to go back to Locke, present Ben storyline. you'd think that these two parties will meet again somehow.
