Jeremiah Jones said:
Heres a bit of retcon then: The dates in the introduction of the diary are 199 - with the final digit blank, maybe its say, 1990, perhaps Indiana was assumed dead or something, maybe the Russian authorities couldn't reach him or somewhat, after the release of the diary from the archives Indy got word from it and managed to secure it again, and, in a fit of old age nostalgia had the original cover restored, and, refreshed in the tales from his youth on his re reading of the diary, starts spouting tales more then he'd ever done before, cue The young indiana jones chronicles.
That's not a bad continuity fix...the only problem is that there are inexplicibly
two dates in the introduction: December 10, 19--,
and May 22, 20--...(a reference to
Kingdom's release date.)
Here's a few of my favorite bits:
"The Thuggee, recongnized as a cult more than a religion, offer human sacrifices as a means to win her favor. It is possible that these worshippers call upon black magic, such as the voodoo practices prevalent in New Orleans. However, this theory remains debatable, as voodoo is virtually unheard of in India. Yet, similarities do arise between Louisiana's voodoo and Nkishi in Central Africa, so the possibility that the ritual spread to India exists."
Explanation for
Temple's voodoo doll. Cute.
"When I return to school, need to research scientific, medical explantion for heart extraction. Unlike anything I've witnessed previously."
(Note on map leading to the golden idol) "Paramount peak of Mt. Shubet." Yuk, yuk.
(On Cross of Coronado) "Center may contain a relic of the True Cross."
(On father's Grail Diary) "I don't know how he hasn't memorized this, especially with how long he's spent looking at it over the years."
(On Elsa Scheider) "I have reason to believe that she's not offically in bed with Donovan and the Nazis, but just who
is she in bed with?"
(On Crystal Skulls) "Conceivably a dozen crystal skulls exist worldwide--seems like I've searched for half already."
(Russian note on Indy's search for his father) "Intriguing that he began searching for his father in a library, of all places. This seems to be a quirk unique to academics."
TC