Who is on the freighter? Posted by DarkUFO at 3/08/2008 11:38:00 am View Comments Labels: Abaddon, Charlotte, Daniel Faraday, Frank, Miles, Minkowski, Regina, The Constant, The Other Woman

Thanks to GregDean for the text.

We know now that George Minkowski, the man Jack talked to, was the communications officer of the Kahana, a freighter commissioned by Charles Widmore (Ben tells us that in "The Other Woman"), including a team of five that was recruited by Matthew Abaddon.

As for who was specifically on the Freighter when Jack called, the crew/passengers include: Frank Lapidus, Daniel Faraday, Charlotte Lewis, Miles Straume, Keamy, Omar, Ray (The Doctor), Regina, George Minkowski, The Captain, at least three redshirt crewmen and "Ben's Man" on the boat, who may or may not be one of the previously mentioned people.

What is 'the sickness'? Posted by DarkUFO at 2/29/2008 06:05:00 am View Comments Labels: Minkowski, The Constant, The Island

As we found out in The Constant the sickness relates to the side-effects of the Island and shifting consciousness between timelines as was demonstrated by Minkowski dying.

What happened to Minkowski? Posted by DarkUFO at 2/29/2008 05:55:00 am View Comments Labels: Minkowski, The Constant

As we found out in The Constant Minkowski was suffering the same time effects as Desmond.

Why is Desmond able to predict future events? Posted by DarkUFO at 2/29/2008 05:50:00 am View Comments Labels: Daniel Faraday, Desmond, Minkowski, The Constant, The Island, The Swan

Thanks to GregDean for the text.

As explained in "The Constant", there is a phenomenon that happens to people who come near the Island who have been exposed to high levels of radiation or electromagnetism. In Desmond's case, it was electromagnetism from the Swan station imploding. For Minkowski, it was radiation from his communication station. For Daniel Faraday, it was from doing all those experiments on Eloise without wearing his protective gear over his head.

How does Naomi know that Penny is searching for Desmond? Posted by DarkUFO at 2/29/2008 05:42:00 am View Comments Labels: Desmond, Minkowski, Naomi, Penny, The Constant

Thanks to GregDean for the text.

As revealed by George Minkowski in "The Constant", Naomi's freighter was receiving regular calls from Naomi, looking for Desmond (Minkowski knew Desmond's name from Penny's calls).