Season Six, Episode 6

So, we kick it off with Ben telling the history of Napoleon, which seems to be a recap of his own history with Whidmore. And it foreshadows Ben's whole history with the island, too. He is a little man with false power. And they are letting him stick around for whatever reason. This whole show, Ben has been nothing more than a pawn. And now he is an outsider who has to make decisions to get back into the graces of everyone else.

Now's here's head exploder No. 1: Ben and his dad were on the island. They were part of Dharma. So, the island was still there. Dharma was still there. But what caused them to leave? What make the island sink? What HAPPENED????? This little sentenced added into his dad's dinner scene blows like all my theories out of the water. Damnit.

The last time we saw Alex, she was getting shot in the head because of selfish, selfish Ben. This time around, Ben saves her. He does the right thing. And now this life outside of the island is better to a degree, which is a theme we've got going here that I talked about last week.

In both LA X land and on the island, Easu (as Locke) and Locke "the substitute" try to propel Ben in a direction that will benefit themselves. And, Locke is referred to in the scene again as "the substitute," which is fitting because he is a substitute for Easu back on the island. While Ben initially goes to follow their instruction (by taking over as principal and by joining UnLocke's team and taking over the island), he chooses a better fate for himself and those around him in both ends. Miles tells Ben Jacob hoped he was wrong about him, and I think now, maybe he is. Ben's finally making decisions for himself, not the island. And it only took him six and a half episodes.

There seems to be some bad blood between Jacob, Ben and Richard. Maybe Jacob isn't the good guy we've been chalking him up to being all along (which is what hubby has been saying all along). Nevertheless, he still has a Jesus-inspired story because, apparently, if Jacob touches you, you are given a gift, like Richard, of what I am guessing is eternal life. But now poor Richard feels lost because he dedicated his life to Jacob who is dead. What I think Richard doesn't realize is that he is to be the guide for all of Jacob's fill-ins forever. And up next as Jacob 2.0 is Jack.

So, was the whole "blow-me-up" scene between Richard and Jack just a test to see if Jack is the right candidate? I think it was. And I love how Richard tells Jack "not yet" when he asks him for his story. So, if not yet, then when? He was def. a slave on that ship. But how much longer are we going to have to wait for them to spill the beans? I'm just glad Black Rock was in the episode. I was starting to think they forgot they had to explain that little mystery. And yes, I'm still waiting for answers.

We now know there are six candidates and there were six Oceanic survivors, do you think they are the same? If so, I think Sayid is out of the running. He seems to have gone to the dark side. I don't think Hurley is still in the running either because Jacob speaks to him directly. And if it's one Quan, I'm going to go with Sun, not Jin.

And lastly, what the hell is Whidmore doing on a sub looking at the island? It's all going to come together—eventually. But how they are going to tie up all these ends? Ugh, that drama that is LOST.