Gabby or Gabe?

[lost-a-lot]

Hello, all. :)

Is it "gay-bri-el" or "gay-briel?" I can't quite make out Ben's pronunciation of this name. Also, is the 'a' ever long in cases of girls named Gabriel/elle?

...Just wondering if this person might be Hawking and if Jeffrey is Campbell. While not conclusive, Ben's meeting with Hawking soon after learning from Jill that G&J have "checked in" is rather suggestive.

Perhaps Campbell's order has a monastery in the L.A. area, who knows?

Regardless, here's hoping we don't see a flashback of this Gabriel announcing to Emily Locke the future birth of a certain "immaculately conceived" Lostie!

[zebu-97]

I tought that maybe Gabriel and Jeffery were the two who visited Kate. Of course the one guy who spoke said his (last) name was Norton and the other guy didn't speak. So near the end in the butcher shop when Ben was talking with the lady butcher I kind of assumed that the two guys she spoke of were the ones who visited Kate.

My guess is that Ben is trying to force the issue with the Oceanic 6 to WANT to go back to the island. To do that he has to provide some sort of incentive.

With Jack it is obvious that he now WANTS to go back. Hurley is a bit of an enigma. At one time he wants to go back but now I am not so sure. But he seems to be easily influenced and he'll probably go with the majority to decision of the remaining Oceanic 6 members.

Kate, if she fears she will lose Aaron, will probably take him back to the island so that is two more.

Sun, how can she be pursuaded to WANT to go back? My guess is Ben will somehow convince her that Jin is still alive on the island (which I am not so sure he made it back to the island). But that begs another question, will Sun go back to the island without her daughter or, can she bring her with her? Remember Ben said they ALL had to go back, but he never said that additional people could not!

The sticker seems to be Sayid, but I figure Ben could either lure him back by saying he can save Naomi or he can kill/drug Sayid until they get back to the island.

So, I think Ben is using Gabe and Jeff to scare Kate into WANTING to go back to the island.

Just a thought.