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Lost 6x13: "The Last Recruit"

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Lostpedia agrees with me on the continuity screw up in the sideways timeline:

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Last_Recruit

"Sun and Jin could not realistically arrive at the ER at the same moment as John Locke, as the events of "The Package" takes place just a day or two after the arrival of Oceanic 815 into Los Angeles, whereas Desmond's attack on Locke took place at least a week after, due to Desmond telling Hurley it had been a week since their flight in "Everybody Loves Hugo"."

Maybe Sun and Jin did the horizontal lambada for 4 days straight before Keamy interrupts them. Doing the deed, might have made Jin forget all about taking the package to Keamy which is why Keamy comes looking for him.
:guffaw:
 
What happened with the actress playing Shannon? Why was she never in any flash-sideways/ghost scenes?
 
We also don't know how long Jin was detained by Airport Customs when they first arrived. He could have been held for up to 48 hours, since it is an criminal offense to bring that much undeclared cash across the border.
 
Yeah, that's what I read. She didn't know she was getting killed off, and she got bitter about it.
 
What happened with the actress playing Shannon? Why was she never in any flash-sideways/ghost scenes?

Cuse and Lindelof have confirmed that she'll appear this season. She was filming a Tom Cruise movie earlier this year/end of last year, so supposedly she couldn't appear on Lost... even though it's not like she's the lead in a Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz movie anyway.
 
Okay.
I'm disinclined to believe this as anything other than a continuity mistake but perhaps Jin and Sun had spent not just the night but two or even three nights humping like bunnies far away in a new country with nothing important to do but shop until Keamey harshed their buzz.

Do we know how long Jin was detained?
 
They couldn't get her back.

Pissed for being killed off? I haven't seen her in anything since, so I doubt she's super busy.
She co-starred in the Liam Neeson movie "Taken" just last year.

as Liam Neeson's kid who gets "Taken" (kidnapped).

I think I'm going with Sun and Jin doing the deed like crazy for a few days. It's a more fun explanation than continuity mistake.

Once they started, they couldn't stop...
 
This show has always played fast and loose with time. Scenes that seem to follow one after the other are played day-to-night. It's hard to tell how much time goes by and doesn't seem to make sense sometimes.

But anyway, maybe this isn't an error. Maybe it's a clue. Maybe what looks like 48 hours for Sun/Jin and a week for Locke is an indication that the alt-universe is not real, but is totally subjective for the people in it.
 
What happened with the actress playing Shannon? Why was she never in any flash-sideways/ghost scenes?

From Wikipedia
Michelle Rodriguez, another second season star, is set to return as police officer Ana Lucia Cortez, following a brief cameo in the fifth season. Maggie Grace, who portrays Shannon Rutherford, Boone's stepsister, was asked to return at the beginning of the season, but Grace was unable due to her schedule; it was later reported that she will appear later in the season, instead. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who plays the deceased Mr. Eko, wishes to return for the season, however the producers have stated he is not returning. Furthermore, the producers wish to bring back the character of Walt Lloyd, however Malcolm David Kelley, who portrays Walt, has aged significantly and the producers are working to overcome this obstacle.
I still suspect we'll see Shannon, Walt, Rouseau, Ana-Lucia & Aaron, before it's over. Juliet probably isn't done yet either
 
Remember the good old days when hiking to the Black Rock took a full day, or going to the Other's barracks was a two-three day journey? Back in the early seasons of this show it took a long time for them to get anywhere. Every place they had to go took a massive trek. They would have campfires and such.

Now days, they can be at the temple, then the Black Rock, then back at the beach in one afternoon. two people can carry Locke's dead body all the way from the "Foot" back to the Losties beach/graveyard, bury him and then still make it to the temple in one day. people go to and from the barracks so often it's like they moved it 50 miles closer to the main beach.

Hell, remember when the survivors were complaining that hiking to the caves from the beach was too long a trip. Good thing most of those people are now dead. They'd really hate all the quick time hiking they would have to be doing these episodes.
 
Remember the good old days when hiking to the Black Rock took a full day, or going to the Other's barracks was a two-three day journey? Back in the early seasons of this show it took a long time for them to get anywhere. Every place they had to go took a massive trek. They would have campfires and such.

Now days, they can be at the temple, then the Black Rock, then back at the beach in one afternoon. two people can carry Locke's dead body all the way from the "Foot" back to the Losties beach/graveyard, bury him and then still make it to the temple in one day. people go to and from the barracks so often it's like they moved it 50 miles closer to the main beach.

Hell, remember when the survivors were complaining that hiking to the caves from the beach was too long a trip. Good thing most of those people are now dead. They'd really hate all the quick time hiking they would have to be doing these episodes.

Remember when people called those long treks "stalling?"

They know the Island very well now. They know the shortcuts and how short the series has left. They're walking very fast now as a result.
 
Maybe it's a time-space phenomena. Or maybe it's not just Jacob's cabin that moves at random, but everything on the Island. The characters just don't notice because of some reason. :p
 
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