Jin's Tombstone - Page 3

About the whole Korean, different language on the tombstone thing, Jin says something about China. Someone was talking in my house when that part happened so I missed it but all I saw was that he mentioned China. Maybe that is wheer thay were and where the tombstone is located. But I am not what so ever a n expert on chinese or Korean writing so I don't if if either of those languages is written up and down.

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I didn't think Jin is dead at all. Maybe I'm naive but I was assuming that he was in the hospital around the same time (if not on the very same day) that Sun gave birth. I think that he and Michael (aka: Kevin Johnson) have been brainwashed, like Ben did to Karl, but whoever did it to Michael and Jin did a much more thorough job.

CPPAH - The Year of the Dragon, mentioned by the toy store owner, would have to be either 2000 (to January of 2001) or 2012. Sun was giving birth in 2005 (most likely, but 2004, after Christmas if she leaves REAL soon!) because Jin's headstone said 2004. Two months after he and Sun were married, Jin bought a stuffed panda as a gift to the newborn grandson of a Chinese ambassador as a sign of goodwill from Paik Heavy Industries.

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Originally Posted by queenbeesteph

The Year of the Dragon, mentioned by the toy store owner, would have to be either 2000 (to January of 2001) or 2012.

Good catch! I didn't even think of the Year of the Dragon bit.

She said at the grave she was calling for him,so how can he just be out working

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Originally Posted by chickenpotpiesarehot

It probably was a flashback, though not from the same timeline where Jin is dead and Hurley visits Sun. I know, it doesn't make sense yet. I don't have it all worked out yet.

Jin being dead and Hurley visiting Sun is a flash forward, not a flashback

I don't think Jin is dead. He is probably still on the island. The fact that Sun called out for Jin when she was going in labor makes me think this. Yes it could have been b/c she was delusional and missed him. But couldn't it also be because he is still alive and she forgot that he is not with her. I had that feeling even before I saw the dates on the tombstone. Even the way her and Hurley interacted made me think that he isn't really dead, he just isn't rescued with them.

another reason hurley tells Jack..... "We've got to go back."

Guys, I would love to think that Jin is waiting somewhere to be reunited with Sun an Yi, but that is just a pipe dream. Remember Jin's comment to Sun. He said that he would do whatever it took to protect her and the baby. That is what we call foreshadowing. He gave his life to ensure theirs.

and foreshadowing might be about getting left behind.

I would rather Sun die than Jin. I like the fisherman more than the fish who is not picky about who she swims upstream with..

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Originally Posted by chickenpotpiesarehot

I don't think that was Korean on the tombstone. Korean looks very different than other Asian languages. It has always been written left to right, rather than up and down. Also it has a lot of circles in it. It's really very pretty in a striking way. My roommate is Korean, so I see the writing all over the place. Is anyone out there Korean who can confirm or deny?

I know for fact that is Korean. Two of the characters say Jin's name in Korean. As for the lack of circles usually found in the Korean language if you look closely at the small symbols on Jin's Tombstone you'll see plenty of them. As for the writing always being written left to right, rather than up and down, it can be seen in Korean temples, signs for business, and as we saw in last night's episode Tombstones. Here are some examples: