I was surfing the Carolingia list and came across your entry and enjoyed reading it very much.
Just a thought: I think Bernard took so much grief over the WAY he was going about trying to help, not for doing so.
1) He didn't consult any of the other islanders on what/how to do the job
2) He delegated the most odious tasks (hauling heavy rocks) while he assumed a 'supervisor' role
3) He was using a dicatorial magement style with no formal authority to back him up
4) He was being a jerk LOL
Contrast their reaction to his plan to how they responded to: 1) the signal fire 2) the transponder 3) the raft
Finally, I think the whole SOS thing was really just a foil for the revalation of the island's 'curing' Rose as well as Locke.
that being said, I agree totally with American television preventing any of their characters from growing. Once a successful 'format' is found they stick to it like glue for fear of losing viewers. Hence we have the Korean War dragging on for 10 years + with MASH etc.
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I was surfing the Carolingia list and came across your entry and enjoyed reading it very much.
Just a thought: I think Bernard took so much grief over the WAY he was going about trying to help, not for doing so.
1) He didn't consult any of the other islanders on what/how to do the job
2) He delegated the most odious tasks (hauling heavy rocks) while he assumed a 'supervisor' role
3) He was using a dicatorial magement style with no formal authority to back him up
4) He was being a jerk LOL
Contrast their reaction to his plan to how they responded to:
1) the signal fire
2) the transponder
3) the raft
Finally, I think the whole SOS thing was really just a foil for the revalation of the island's 'curing' Rose as well as Locke.
that being said, I agree totally with American television preventing any of their characters from growing. Once a successful 'format' is found they stick to it like glue for fear of losing viewers. Hence we have the Korean War dragging on for 10 years + with MASH etc.