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FUTURE_PAINT
02-15-2008, 09:54 AM
Do the telephone exchanges seem odd to anyone else? First there was Naomi dropping the code about her sister. Then we get Miles, who asks to talk to Minkowski twice, but after being told Minkowski can't come to the phone, he gets all casual: "When he can, tell him to call me" (or some such). He doesn't say, in a much more crabby Miles-like fashion, "LOOK, you moron, as SOON as Minkowski gets back from where ever the hell he is, he's got to call me NOW-- it's urgent!" Finally we get what I think MUST indicate code: reminding Daniel that if Minkowski calls, he's to hang up.

I actually think if you watch Daniel from the first moment he interacts with Jack, he hesitates before each answer, like he's confirming in his mind that he's 'sticking to the story'. Of course he's not as adept at it as Charlotte, who seems a much better bullsh*tter (bless her snide little heart:) ).

What say all of you?

japhy
02-15-2008, 10:28 AM
That's a really good observation. I also wondered why Frank would tell him to hang up.



If it is code, I wonder what it means?

"No, John, unfortunately we don't have a code for "There's a man in my closet with a gun to my daughter's head." Although we obviously should."

PapaThor
02-15-2008, 12:27 PM
Me thinks there might be an anti-Minkowski movement brewing.

WannaGetLost
02-15-2008, 12:32 PM
Yeah, something is not right with the phone calls.... when Regina answers, she could care less if they made it safely to the island. She seems like she cant be bothered with them getting back to the frieghter.

NikkiNap
02-15-2008, 02:00 PM
"No, John, unfortunately we don't have a code for "There's a man in my closet with a gun to my daughter's head." Although we obviously should."

:jump1:Haaaa.... I forgot that line. One of the series' best, IMO!! Makes me laugh every time!

I'm totally at a loss for the codes, here, though. I don't know enough about the Frieghties to know when they're being straightforward or not, yet!