Can I just tell everyone here that it's nothing short of incredible to find a thread via Google that started FIVE YEARS AGO and is still going?!
The debate will never be answered, but I visit so many forums where discussion breaks down in less than an hour to name calling.
Its even more incredible because I guess the original poster is not even active here anymore? It's like dropping a pebble in the ocean, and you walk away, not seeing the tidal wave you created on the other side of the planet somehow.
I found this thread while rewatching the EE again, and I've always hated that scene. It just doesn't fit. So Google brought me here. I can't add to five years of debate, but just wanted to give a nod to you all.
Well done to all who debated this so well!!!