'Why didn't that gun fire?' is one of the more interesting questions I've been forced to ask myself while watching episodes of Lost. This fate thing really is amazing.
But how did Tom aka Mr Friendly know about it? How is it he was so certain that Micheal couldn't die, no matter what he tried?
Because The Others know the future. They know Michael's destiny. They know he is going to blow up the freighter. That's why Ben, the ultimate trickster, lives up to his word and let's Michael & Walt leave(after forcing Walt to do a few things, of course). Ben knows that Michael will be his man on the inside, the man who prevents scores of people leaving yet again, thus keeping the Island hidden from the outside world. Sure, this would mean that either Faraday learned while on the freighter that Michael was Ben's man, or that one of the Losties relayed it to him in the years between then and his death(Sawyer, Miles & Charlotte were there when Ben revealed his inside man) and he consequently wrote it in his journal, which became property of Ms. Hawking, leader of the Others.
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risebysin, I agree that Ben had a plan already formulated in terms of using Michael, and therefore allowed him to leave. I also think it was in 'the others' best interest to get rid of Walt, because he would not be amenable for manipulation.
Regarding the gun not firing, I suspect this may have been the work of Nemesis' powers at work. It is the only logical thing I can think of.
dabs
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