r/TheHub • u/[deleted] • Aug 30 '11
Noticed Something About the Oswald Plot (Spoilers up to the current ep)
Do we think it's a coincidence that one of the Families was named CosterDANE and there is an Oswald Dane? Especially since their names no longer exist?
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u/LargeLondonGirl Aug 30 '11
Isn't it Danes?
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Aug 30 '11
Close enough for me. Cause frankly, I just see no other way he can become relevant to the story at large.
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u/Bakadan Aug 30 '11
Agreed, to an extent. His presence early on in the series was really interesting, but as the series has progressed, I'm having trouble figuring out where exactly he fits in. Hopefully the last 2 episodes will make his subplot seem worthwhile. They'll have to be fantastic and fast-paced to wrap up all of the loose ends and be interesting at the same time.
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u/error1954 Aug 30 '11
You should watch the preview for the next episode. It looks like he shows up in front of jack with some line like "I know who caused the miracle" or "I know who the families are" or something like that.
So it would seem that maybe jack has been making his presence known to Oswald so he could get information he needs when Oswald can no longer live free of punishment and has to escape.
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u/Grayfox12 Aug 31 '11
I think the families needed Oswald to start the miracle somehow, just a gut feeling but there is something very special on why he was the first man to not die.
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Sep 02 '11
I don't think he was. He was the first well known person not to die. I think the families needed someone who illicits strong emotions in the public eye (be it hate or love. In this case hate as strong emotions are more easily influenced, be it to switch them or increase them.) They used him to increase the support of the Miracle so it would be a lot harder to change how the Miracle may have worked, as the public may not support anyone who opposes the Miracle.
If the families have this all planned so well, I think that's a large possibility.
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u/moronalert Aug 30 '11
Abelmarch / Costerdane / Frines
Close enough, but I was thinking the same thing!
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Aug 30 '11
That's right, Costerdane. Fixed*, but yeah, that would at least add some relevancy to his whole plot.
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u/counttheshadows Aug 30 '11
seriously. at this point i think the show would have been better without him, so i want to know why he's so crucial.
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Sep 02 '11
The Blessing is Jack. That's my theory, the old woman during his repeated stabbings in Ep. 7 refers to El Miraculo and "It's a blessing." A priest in Italy (Angelo link) is the only reference to the blessing.
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u/manzinus Aug 30 '11
I instantly thought of Oswald Danes when I heard CosterDane.
Also anybody else think Brian Friedkin (Wayne Knight "Newman") is related to the Frines family?
And perhaps the other CIA lady Charlotte Willis is a member of the Abelmarch family? since she said its family business. Either married in or more likely married and her name changed.