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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

So, is the thing that sideways Desmond, in between episodes, has discovered enough about the "real" world that he's trying to kill Locke to have some sort of effect on either reality? I'm confused.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Such would be the implication. Or perhaps there really IS more than one Desmond floating around sideways world. Any shots of his left ring finger this episode?

Personally, I think the electromagnetic episode coupled with the encounter with Penny led to a melding of island and sideways Desmond minds (hence, knowing of his son, Charlie); that's why Eloise Hawking (Widmore) told him he wasn't ready to meet Penny yet, because she knew what would happen. I think that is one of the things that makes him special, he doesn't just remember island life he can interact with his "other". Reality for Desmond is fluid, just as it was in The Constant.

My 2 theories about him hitting Locke:

1. Desmond meant to kill Locke and therefore somehow negate MIB (now presumably stuck as NotLocke) at the same time. Note that he ran down sideways John Locke after it became clear that NotLocke was, well...not Locke.

2. Desmond hit sideways Locke with the intention of jolting an awareness of island Locke (or NotLocke, as the case may be) since it appears it either takes an interaction with a constant or a life/death experience to enlighten the sideways' conciousness of their island existence.