Bringing this over from the Ali Media thread....
Oh my... you have just said something here that could make perfect sense as far as the picture of Chris at the tree.
For a long time I felt that the picture of the tree is pivotal... Chris just looks so in the moment there, forlorn, pensive, not sure of the emotion, but it is deep. There was discussion very early if the ripples seen before Chris could be Ali in the water. Everyone had their opinions, but it stuck with me. When they had the pearl gathering I noted how at times he blocked her almost completely from view, but I couldn't get a clear capture. I did get one and posted it to the sc only thread along with the Chris and tree picture.
In the second picture above, if the angle was a little more straight on, and the distance a little greater, I can see that Chris could obliterate Ali from our view.
Perhaps she is the one standing there having left the RC, gone back to this more private Island, and is looking out across the ocean, wondering how she was able to meet and form such great friendships with such a group of great guys, and that she really fell in love with one, who may not have the confidence to choose her back. She knows in her heart that if it is meant to be, he will come and find her. In my thinking it is Chris who goes after her, seeks her out, says he has to find her before he can leave.
In the initial introduction we have this sequence...
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If there is a proposal... I believe it will be here, on this strip of sand.