I thought I would throw this in here under "meanings." I was just rewatching the first part of this epi again to try and get a screen grab of sayid's reflection. I noticed that he was bringing her yellow roses. "Yellow roses?" I pondered aloud. "What IS the meaning of a yellow rose?"
Also changed over the years were the meanings related to yellow roses. Throughout history, the color yellow has been closely associated with the sun. As the source of light and warmth, the sun is integral to life on Earth, and has been worshiped in many early societies. It should come as no surprise that the color of the sun would hold many positive connotations. In many Eastern cultures, for example, the color yellow represents joy, wisdom and power.
However, in Europe at the time of the introduction of these roses, the color yellow carried much more negative overtones. Consequently, yellow roses were long used as a symbol for jealousy and dying love. As time went on, however, the more universal meanings connected with the color yellow have come to prevail and entwine themselves with the yellow rose. Today yellow roses are more commonly associated with joy and friendship.
I like the idea of the "dying love" part. Very fitting for Nadia and Sayid. Especially the DYING PART, ammiright! hahahahaha! ...
