…This is a 60 year MacCutcheon, named after Anderson MacCutcheon, esteemed Admiral from the Royal Navy. He retired with more medals than any man before or since – moved to the highlands to see out his remaining years. Admiral MacCutcheon was a great man, Hume. This was his crowning achievement. This swallow is worth more than you could make in a month. To share it with you would be a waste, and a disgrace to the great man who made it. Because you, Hume, will never be a great man.…
Charles Widmore to Desmond Hume, 3|08 Flashes Before Your Eyes
What makes Widmore tick? If we follow the idea that Desmond is the Observer, and the outcome of the game depends on him pushing the button, bringing 815 down and turning the key, Pennys father played a long con to get the Scot where he belonged… on the Island, and into the Swan. What do we know of Charles Widmore? He was on the Island 1954, learning Latin and hanging out in the jungle in army surplus gear. It appears that earlier on he and his buddies, under the guidance of Richard Alpert, killed the US-Army personnel that was supposed to install Jughead and prepare the test. He was 17, so he is born 1937. After the war was ober he was only 8 years old. Maybe Richard recruited him out of his school in the british countryside, offering to lead a cricket team in the southern part of the commonwealth. However, he ended up as the leader of the the happy tent-dwellers we know thanks to Rousseau as the Others™. He was later exiled by Ben for breaking the rules and haven a child with an outsider, his daughter Penny. His other kid is Daniel Faraday. Maybe his parents left him the patent to Velcro, because he built himself a little empire with Widmore Industries. When Desmonds visits him to ask for Pennys hand, Widmore ridicules him, as seen above. Desmond is a theatrical set designer, and had no balls to finish his higher education. He is neither worth the Whiskey, nor the girl. This can be a rich selfmade man who does not want to give his daughter to some loser. But this is LOST. No. Widmore and his former sweetheart, and mother of his son, Ellie Hawking, are Desmonds guides to destiny.
Don' forget how Desmond met Penny, even this was not left to coincidence. It was arranged by Brother Campbell of the Eddington Monastery, and related to another expensive beverage. The Moriah sells for 100 quid a bottle, and just 108 cases a year are made. Widmore sent Penny to pick up his wine in Scotland, and Hawking made sure via Brother Campbell, that they would meet.
Thanks Thorsten. I need to rewatch this stuff!
ReplyDeleteNice post, Thorsten! I, like mrtibbs, need to rewatch the series before season 6 begins! :)
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts! Although I could barely stand Widmore in the beginning, I too have come to believe that he was only crushing Desmond's self-esteem to steer him to the events that got him to the island. Not that I approve of his heartless tactics, but I guess we'll learn the reasons why in a few months.
ReplyDeleteI do have to wonder how things could have gone if Wid had said to Des, "Listen, boy, how would you like to really make something of yourself? There's this little island in the Pacific, and you can have Penny if..." :o)