Post by tdciagoPost by RobertAs I said, he's unlikely to be in Los Angeles. Sure, he *could* be
there, but there's no reason to believe he *is* there at the time of
the flight.
We may never know for sure the identity of Paik's two associates.
Probably not, but I don't think the associates are important. For that
matter, I don't think Paik himself is important, except as he relates
to Sun's and Jin's backstories. The watch delivery may have some
significance to Korean culture or Paik's business, or it may just be a
contrivance to explain why Jin and Sun were on a Sydney-Los Angeles
flight.
Post by tdciagoHowever, there are a couple of ways we *could* find out.
Jin could have a flashback that will shed light on the delivery of the
first watch in Australia. In fact, we could even see both associates
being specifically named by Paik. (Somehow, I doubt he would write
them down.)
It's practically a given that Jin has met the first of the associates.
If he were Alvar Hanso I'd expect something to be said the first time
either Jin or Sun was told about the orientation film.
Post by tdciagoIf the second watch hasn't been destroyed, lost, or permanently gone
with Michael (I can't remember who had it last), an inscription or
hidden compartment could be revealed that would give a clue as to the
intended recipient.
I think the last time the watch was mentioned was when Jin gave it to
Michael on the raft. I couldn't tell you if was even seen during the
second season.
Post by tdciagoIn any case, I think there are enough hints to theoretically connect
the dots between Paik, Hanso, and Cooper (along with their mythological
counterparts). Hanso has been tied to Hades by Cerberus and
Persephone.
Neither Persephone or Cerberus provide a link to Hanso personally.
Also, if you are going to admit characters from the Lost Experience
into your theories, you also have to acknowledge that Hanso has been
missing since 2002.
Post by tdciagoPaik Heavy Industries and Paik Motors have been tied to
Hanso as part of The "Lost" Experience and _Bad Twin_. Allusions to
the Olympics (held in honor of Zeus) and the Seoul (Soul) Gateway Hotel
also hint at a Paik-Zeus link, as does Jin as his messenger.
That's reaching. The Olympics were alluded to because they were held
in Seoul in 1988. Seoul is the largest city in Korea. These allusions
need no more reason than that the show contains Korean characters.
Post by tdciagoAnd
Cooper, as I've already mentioned, has been associated with God and
water. Given Paik's shady business practices and strong-arm dealings,
it's not much of a stretch to connect him with the rich and crooked
Cooper who was known to reside in L.A.
Except that there is no indication that the two men were ever even
aware of each other. Cooper also strikes me as too much of an
independent operator to work with Paik.
Post by tdciagoWhen combined with "chronos"
(Cronus/Cronos/Saturn) in the form of watches and the father of Zeus,
Hades and Poseidon, it all fits.
I could draw allusions between the characters on Lost and the Disney
characters, but that doesn't mean the allusions mean anything. I could
say that Sawyer is Mickey and Jack is Donald and Locke is Goofy and Sun
and Jin are Chip and Dale, but that doesn't mean the plot of "Mickey
and the Beanstalk" has any bearing on "Lost". I could say that all of
this is backed up by Sawyer's mentioning Disneyland in an episode, but
that doesn't make it anything more than a reference to Disneyland.