Melissa,
Thanks for that! Those are some great ideas, and thanks for the reminder about Claire and Jack's Dad. I'd totally forgotten about those episodes, but remembered them when you brought them up.
I like your theories of the time continuum issue. I was so bummed when that brother and sister got killed off at the beginning of the show. I can't remember their names now, but Sayid was in love with the girl, and the brother was in love with her too (they were steps folks, not biological
)
Remember Hurley's little "almost" romance with that blonde gal? Remember she was actually in the mental institution where he was staying? I thought for sure she was going to play a pivotal character in the show for him. I was bummed when she and that police officer were killed off. Hmmm...
So do you think when they are rescued, they will come out and it will current time, rather than the 4 or 5 months later that they've experienced?
The show is so complicated!