Was the robber Charlies brother? It happened so fast, but I thought he looked familiar. Charlie had a certain look of familiarity on his face too, when he asked they guy what he was doing.

I know, I thought for sure the robber was gonna be someone we knew. Like his brother stealing for drugs, but it could not have been him, Charlie would have called out his name or something. Then it turns out we knew the victim,Nadia. I didn't get a good look at his face either.

I had the same thought but not so sure now...

I was sure it was Charlie's brother.

I know, I thought for sure the robber was gonna be someone we knew. Like his brother stealing for drugs, but it could not have been him, Charlie would have called out his name or something. Then it turns out we knew the victim,Nadia. I didn't get a good look at his face either.
http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/

I just posted this in another thread, and it will probably be merged. I don't recognize him.

Here he is! (http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/)
I think it is Liam.
Liam (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Liam)

Must have been steeling for drug money. Charlie didn't want to say he knew him and narc his own brother out.

Yea, I thought "I bet Charlie or we will recognize the mugger." BUT we didn't see the muggers face unless it was a brief flash.

I should have waited 1 minute to see MPMom's post. It does look like Liam.

Yea, I thought "I bet Charlie or we will recognize the mugger." BUT we didn't see the muggers face unless it was a brief flash.

Better to be merged than purged.

It sure looked like Liam to me. His eyes are very distinctive.

If it was Liam, Charlie would have said something and certainly wouldn't have acted the way he did after he ran off. The only way it could be Liam is if Charlie didn't get a good look at his face.

I think the focus was more on the victim being Nadia than on the mugger being someone Charlie knew.

My two cents anyway. ;)

If it was Liam, Charlie would have said something and certainly wouldn't have acted the way he did after he ran off. The only way it could be Liam is if Charlie didn't get a good look at his face.

I think the focus was more on the victim being Nadia than on the mugger being someone Charlie knew.

My two cents anyway. ;)

You might watch it again. It was Charlies reaction that made me think he knew the guy. He said something like "what are you doing?" and it was more with a tone of surprise than anger, as you would expect. And the way he watched the guy as he fled...
I would expect him to be yelling and cussing the dude, but he really seemed a bit shocked.

This site has a screen cap- http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/

it was not Liam

I thought it was Liam during the ep... bu tlooking at the screencaps... I say no way. Besides, the whole point of that scene was to remind Charlie that he's a hero.

Exactly, Charlie wouldn't feel like a hero if the robber was Liam. The moment meant a great deal to him, it wasn't Liam.

I don't think it was Liam, and I think that Charlie's expression was one of fear rather than surprise.

He didn't know who was attacking the woman when he decided to intervene, and the robber was certainly a stranger to Nadia.

Charlie is a hero to Nadia. ;)

If Charlie was playing his guitar on a street corner to make a few bucks, then wouldn't the mugging have taken place after drive shaft broke up- and his brother married and had a baby?

By that time Liam was drug free and living a family life.

I'm going with : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Normal_mazur_28529.jpg and preparing for deletion :smile: I already posted to another thread but this one has the edge in my opinion for becing specific.

Eddie the Narc; from Further Instructions.

I thought the robber looked like one of Charlie's band mates in the van.

I think he was just a robber. It's enough to throw Nadia into the mix. I thought the point of the scene was for Charlie to be told he was a hero (it was his #3 greatest hit). I don't see the purpose of casting another recurring character as the robber - it muddies it too much.

Plus, DarkUFO's screencap shows a guy I just don't recognize.

I'm with Debisobsessed. Charlie's band mate in the van even had the same hat!

It sure looked like Liam to me. His eyes are very distinctive.

From the screencaps I think it looks more like Roderick, the member of Drive Shaft that we see in the van.

If Charlie was playing his guitar on a street corner to make a few bucks, then wouldn't the mugging have taken place after drive shaft broke up- and his brother married and had a baby?

Charlie's busking days were PRE-Driveshaft.

Besides, DarkUFO's screencap shows a flesh tunnel ear piercing. Which no character on the show we've seen so far had.

http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-is-mystery-mugger-greatest-hits.html

He dressed the EXACT same as Roderick, the man in the van with Charlie&Liam.

I think it showed Roderick for a reason, and it was for us to know who the robber was.

:)

Here he is! (http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/)
I think it is Liam.
Liam (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Liam)

Must have been steeling for drug money. Charlie didn't want to say he knew him and narc his own brother out.


i don't think it is Liam, the mugger has a gauged right ear lobe, Liam does not.:redface:

I'm with Debisobsessed. Charlie's band mate in the van even had the same hat!

th same hat, but not the same person

He dressed the EXACT same as Roderick, the man in the van with Charlie&Liam.

Yes, because OBVIOUSLY two different people would NEVER dress the same way. :drowsy:

It's Roderick.

The whole point to that scene is to show (later on) that Charlie and Roderick were working an angle to scam people.

Knowing what we know about Charlie, how likely is he to stop a knife-wielding mugger for a complete stranger?

-- J

It's Roderick.

The whole point to that scene is to show (later on) that Charlie and Roderick were working an angle to scam people.

Knowing what we know about Charlie, how likely is he to stop a knife-wielding mugger for a complete stranger?

-- J

Do you mean a scam to get people to think he was a hero? I don't think so. We see that look on Charlie's face as he makes the decision to help her and it's totaly real, imho. And it's not as if he got any publicity for it. This was before DS. Besides, if it were all a scam, it would completely invalidate the whole hero angle this epi established.

Again: The mugger clearly has a large gauge ear piercing. Roderick's actor doesn't have that. Conclusion: Not the same actor.

(on that matter, were earlobe flesh tunnels actually already common in 1997-ish?)

It was just a random dude. The theory that they were working a scam together is, no offense, crazy. It doesn't make sense-- what would the scam be? For one guy to almost get away with a purse and the other guy to stop him? How do they profit from that?

If it was a scam, why would Charlie write down that being called a 'Hero' by a strange be in his Greatest Hits? He'd feel really bad that it was a scam, yet the woman was nice to him.

Is there a thread asking why Nadia was in London???

If it was Liam, Charlie would have said something and certainly wouldn't have acted the way he did after he ran off.
Unless they were all in it together. Notice how Nadia looked one way down the alley and Charlie the other. Like maybe making sure they were on a surveillance camera.
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He didn't know who was attacking the woman when he decided to intervene, and the robber was certainly a stranger to Nadia.
"Certainly"? Don't you think it's a little strange that this woman roves around the world needing to be rescued?

Charlie is a hero to Nadia. ;)
I guess your winky means you agree that it's insincere.

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It was just a random dude. The theory that they were working a scam together is, no offense, crazy. It doesn't make sense-- what would the scam be? For one guy to almost get away with a purse and the other guy to stop him? How do they profit from that?
By setting a precedent for Charlie's "being a hero" so that people don't get suspicious when they investigate Desmond's "predictions" of heroism on Charlie's part, especially the one where Desmond said Charlie would have dived in to rescue Claire.

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If it was a scam, why would Charlie write down that being called a 'Hero' by a stranger be in his Greatest Hits? He'd feel really bad that it was a scam, yet the woman was nice to him.
Not if he knew that the woman was also acting in the scam. And he's writing it down so that later it will become public knowledge.

Robert

:rolleyes: I'm now officially sick of the constant "con" theme in this show.

Unless they were all in it together. Notice how Nadia looked one way down the alley and Charlie the other. Like maybe making sure they were on a surveillance camera.

And who exactly would be watching the surveillance camera feed?

"Certainly"? Don't you think it's a little strange that this woman roves around the world needing to be rescued?

Yeah, it's not like people who are able to travel to other countries ever get robbed. :rolleyes:

By setting a precedent for Charlie's "being a hero" so that people don't get suspicious when they investigate Desmond's "predictions" of heroism on Charlie's part, especially the one where Desmond said Charlie would have dived in to rescue Claire.

Seriously, dude. My problem with your "it's all one giant con intended to foll a small number of people who are not in on it" theory boils down to one single question: Cui bono? Who profits?

What's the point behind a giant giga-con that has been over a decade in the works and involves several dozen con men and women, a seemingly deserted island and a (forged?) plane crash, only to trick a small number of people into believing they actually crashed on a deserted island? What's the freaking point?