lazarus said:
Oh my god. One of the best episodes ever. What a reveal, though I could tell it was going to be Ben when they were purposely keeping the "doctor" offscreen.
A few notes:
It's still possible that Ben is the one in the coffin. We really don't know what order these flashforwards are in except that Hurley's came before the one in last season's finale. This one could land somewhere in-between.
Sayid is the biggest badass on the show. He didn't even bother disarming that chick or wounding her. BLAM! BLAM! Take no chances. I loved Hurley's reference to the "breakdancing move" that broke the guy's neck.
Ben said to Sayid something about "what they did to you". Now this could mean that some organization put them on the island in the first place, or it could be that they tried to kill them and/or prevent them from leaving the island. Either way, Sayid seems to be operating on "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" here. Ben may be a devious psycho, but what he's done to the Losties may be nothing compared to what this other group has done. I think this is building up to Sayid eventually killing Ben, or trying to and dying in the process--who knows?
I'm very curious about the Desmond thing, but I still believe "not Penny's boat". Because Penny herself knew nothing about the people arriving at the island. It doesn't explain how Naomi had the picture, but it's clear that all the people on the boat are not exactly on the same page. They all have secrets, and possibly their own agendas.
This show is firing on all cylinders right now, that's for sure.
Yessiree.
Sayid was always about my 3rd or 4th favorite character, he's moving up the charts like he's Timbaland produced his fucking nutsack, that badass mofo.
Whatever Ben negotiated with Sayid in the 'trade', he seems to always make his adversaries indebted to him. That's how I see it, the trade with Lock was beyond Miles for Charlotte, it was something that Sayid confirmed with Ben, then he did his dealing.
Also, he seemed to have a revelation or a moment of clarity after reading the wrist bracelet that Naomi had, the very similar one found on Elsa (hottie blonde with the pager now-corpse), perhaps this is a tell of a sort.
One thing to keep in mind, unless I'm mistaken.
Who is the one "Lostie" that Ben is clueless about?
The one not on the plane. The one who is not a defector from the Others. The one who is not Rosseau.
Ben knows now (I suppose) that Locke is not the 'one'.
When Naomi dropped on the island who did she say she came for?
Who was also on the Island before the plane crashed?
Who saw the future?
Who is the only known charcter to have "traveled in time"
Desmond IS HUGE to the central plot.
There is no evidence Ben knows who he is, is there?
An idea, at least.
Maybe he is the "one" and Penny's father knows this as well.
"not Penny's boat" doesn't mean "not Widmore's boat"
her father seems aligned with Dharma, although that just might be the Lost geek in me reading too many articles on Lostpedia.
