Michael CROSS and other significances of name

[7oddisdead]

oh....THATS where you were getting the chef reference...i was curious....

[Fishie]

'Cross' is used as another word to mean 'angry' over here, so the name makes me think of Michael as a bit cranky.

[Futuristic_Aussie]

There is this theory that Michael is dead and that someone else is re-reading the journals. Also, there is a theory that Lizzy is pregnant. MAYBE Lizzy's child is the one reading the journal and he/she is just one of many who have continued to survive in the future.

[Zombiphobe]

It seems to me that all of the Mallers have are going by nicknames. Angel mentioned this in "Over the Air-Waves" Part 3 (3:15) and Kalani compares it to their use of bird related call signs.

It they all choose their nicknames, there indeed should be some significance to why those names were chosen.

[7oddisdead]

A few of the maller names could have some significance, mainly durai,scratch, and latch...the rest don't seem to follow the traditional pattern,that being names that find their origins in the late 1800's and earlier...

I've often wondered if tardust is a Saul Williams reference, as I have yet to find any other place where it exists...

[Zombiphobe]

When I did a search for "Tardust", I found an article saying it is slang for a certain illegal substance. Perhaps Tardust was a former drug dealer, or involved in a drug related crime that got him sent to Eastern Bay.

[7oddisdead]

That might explain his bomb making knowledge...lots of "makers" of synthetic drugs are actually quite bright people...and a sure fire way to figure out what goes •boom•

[Zombiphobe]

Also "Pippin" is the name of a popular musical by Stephen Schwartz.

It was my impression that Pippin might have formally been an actor who ended up working with the Mallers. This would make him ideal for the role of undercover mole. He may not necessarily be a good actor, but he wasn't a good "salesman" either.

[Zombiphobe]

In "Purgatory" Part 1 (10:13), Datu introduces Kalani and says his name did not match his face. I think this might be because it was not his real name, but the nickname he used when he started working with the Mallers. The meaning behind this name has already been discussed in this thread and seems a fitting nickname for a pilot from Hawaii.

[ilanagl]

This section is quite interesting