"'Lost' was the most ridiculously convoluted TV series I ever tried to watch. Every episodes there were a dozen more mysteries revealed with never any resolution to any of the previous 6000 mystery plot lines. After about 8 or 9 episodes of the first season, I gave up.
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"I was watching "Complications" again and something hit me:

We know now that Fischer was lying to Derek and Stephanie about what he was doing in the past once he admitted that he was in fact Charles Fischer but I think I've reasoned a way why Derek should've known he was lying about being sent back as a "reward" for his services to SkyNet.

Put yourselves in Derek and Jessie's shoes for a minute so disregard the scene where he sneaks into his old job and frames his younger self because D & J aren't privy to that info. If SkyNet did send him back as a reward, wouldn't it make sense that they send him back far enough that he would be long gone before Judgment Day? Otherwise it's not much of a reward then is it? He may be caught in the blast and perish when JD comes along this time around. Figure he's in his late 40s early 50s or so, wouldn't it make sense to send him back at least 50 years before JD so he could enjoy his so-called reward?

I don't know. I think Derek should've picked up on that. Maybe he'd've been more adamant that they not kill him until they'd gotten as much info on SkyNet as possible. Even Jessie made the point that "no one comes back without a mission.""

"I was watching "Complications" again and something hit me:

We know now that Fischer was lying to Derek and Stephanie about what he was doing in the past once he admitted that he was in fact Charles Fischer but I think I've reasoned a way why Derek should've known he was lying about being sent back as a "reward" for his services to SkyNet.

Put yourselves in Derek and Jessie's shoes for a minute so disregard the scene where he sneaks into his old job and frames his younger self because D & J aren't privy to that info. If SkyNet did send him back as a reward, wouldn't it make sense that they send him back far enough that he would be long gone before Judgment Day? Otherwise it's not much of a reward then is it? He may be caught in the blast and perish when JD comes along this time around. Figure he's in his late 40s early 50s or so, wouldn't it make sense to send him back at least 50 years before JD so he could enjoy his so-called reward?

I don't know. I think Derek should've picked up on that. Maybe he'd've been more adamant that they not kill him until they'd gotten as much info on SkyNet as possible. Even Jessie made the point that "no one comes back without a mission.""