Boat, Helicopter, what's next? a Submarine?

[CobraJetG7]

Not sure if anyone caught this in the most recent episode.

When Jin and the French group are on the beach and the more brash of the French guys is 'interrogating' Jin, I couldn't help but notice how aggressive he was being. As if he suspected Jin of something. During the conversation Jin mentions the helicopter and asks if the French group had seen it. To this the French guy (smokie's arm rip victim) replies "Boat, helicopter...next thing you know he'll be talking about a submarine!"

When I saw this the second time around I thought about how it might be possible that Dharma (or I guess Ben and the others at this point) could have possibly attacked the French team's vessel somehow in order to have them ship wreck on the island or maybe just for the protection of the island. This would have been reasonable cause for the French guy to be somewhat hostile towards Jin.

Not everything adds up with this (none of the French specifically mention being attacked, only that they shouldn't have followed the numbers transmission) but it is a thought.

[Simon Blackrock]

ya i caught that too.

not sure how he would come up with that though!

[Amp]

tell the french guy not to worry, locke blew up the submarine

[Jaystar™]

tell the french guy not to worry, locke blew up the submarine

Yes but the year was 1989 when Jin was with the Frenchies so Locke hadn't even been on the Island yet.

[Amp]

Yes but the year was 1989 when Jin was with the Frenchies so Locke hadn't even been on the Island yet.

I was being sarcastic T_T

[Doc]

I agree that the aggresive skepticism seemed a bit odd. I agree that it is a good possibility that they were attacked by the submarine.

[Patchouli Princess]

What I don't get is, why would the entire crew leave the vessel to sail to the island?

1. Team of French scientists on a nice-sized ship (large enough to fit them and their equipment).
2. From this ship, they can see the island.
3. Everyone (?) leaves this ship in a raft to explore the island.

It doesn't make sense. Who would leave a vessel with expensive equipment empty of people? If there were others still on the French ship, and the island could be seen from this ship, wouldn't those left behind have sent out a rescue party? Why didn't the French scientists attempt to get back to their ship?

[lisarasu]

3. Everyone (?) leaves this ship in a raft to explore the island.

It doesn't make sense. Who would leave a vessel with expensive equipment empty of people? If there were others still on the French ship, and the island could be seen from this ship, wouldn't those left behind have sent out a rescue party? Why didn't the French scientists attempt to get back to their ship?


From what I understood they hit a storm and the ship wrecked on the rocks leeaving them no choice but to evacuate with the liferaft

[jasonm222]

I think Montand(arm rip victim) was more desparate, than aggressive,(lost in translation or poor acting...that was his MAGNUM!) as you would be if youd just gone through that. the Submarine thing, i just thought that was bit of a joke, intended for us losties.