Lost season three - right around the corner

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I think Sayid, Bernard, and Jin were spared because Tom (Mr. Friendly) et. al were questioning Ben even before that and just didn't think it was necessary to kill the hostages.

I thought that Tom wanted to kill them but that Ben set it up prior that they would shoot into the sand. They made it look like he questioned Ben wanting to kill them but after, when we saw them alive, it made more sense.

He said something about not agreeing with Ben after all they'd just killed seven of their people. They made it sound like he thought it was a bad decision to kill them because look at what they could do but in reality he was pissed and wanted to kill them because of what they'd done.

LOL Is that murky enough?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

I thought that Tom wanted to kill them but that Ben set it up prior that they would shoot into the sand. They made it look like he questioned Ben wanting to kill them but after, when we saw them alive, it made more sense.

Ah, that's a good call. I think you're right, it makes sense with Tom's line. But then why would Ben have spared them. His whole point was to convince Jack to turn around and give him the phone. Once Jack believed they were dead, he had no reason to listen to Ben anymore. Hmmm.

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Ah, that's a good call. I think you're right, it makes sense with Tom's line. But then why would Ben have spared them. His whole point was to convince Jack to turn around and give him the phone. Once Jack believed they were dead, he had no reason to listen to Ben anymore. Hmmm.

That, I don't know. Perhaps saving them for some other purpose? Some other leverage later?