LOST: The Life & Death of Jeremy Bentham

Originally posted: Feb 25, 2009

This was by far the most depressing episode of Lost. I was sad and angry through most of it (yes, I am way too emotionally invested in this show). The beginning was cool because we got a quick explanation of what happened to the rest of flight 316. Lapidus and Sun took off on a boat to the other island. - I'm thinking to act out some plan set into motion by Widmore. I think Sun made a deal with Widmore to help get him to the island and to get her and Jin off the island and home to Ji Yeon. - Locke and the plane crashers are on the other island, right? The one Ben showed Sawyer during season three. That's why Locke was shown standing there looking at the island.

I'm so glad we finally got Locke's backstory to his time off island. So Widmore saved Locke. This automatically puts him the good guy catergory for me because I ♥ John Locke. I don't ♥ Jack though. He was such an effin douchebag drunk assface when he visited Locke in the hospital. Jack made me soooo mad!!!! I loved Locke's visit to Hurley. "Hey, am I talking to a dude in a wheelchair?" I was also super glad to see John visit Walt, that poor kiddo. It was hard to watch John in a wheelchair again though. That made me so sad. I totally cried when he found out Helen was dead. I cried when John was getting ready to kill himself. I also got pissed when Abbadon got shot. I think homedude had way more story to tell. Damn you, Benjamin Linus! You are the devil incarnate!!

As if I could hate Ben any more than I already did. That motherfucker killed Locke! This just proves that Ben is totally bad and that he steals everything from everyone else. He always appears to be ahead of the game, but it's only because he gets information from other people. I am 100% convinced now that he killed Nadia. It was the only way he could convince Sayid to work for him. Up to this point, I had thought that Widmore was bad too. This episode changed my mind. (Maybe he's only been cruel to Desmond to protect Des and Penny in some way b/c I can't like Widmore if he's against D & P. So there has to be a reason, right?) I do think Ben stole the island from Widmore. I believe Widmore's story that he was the Others' leader until Ben stole the position from him. That little creepy jealous crybaby Ben just can't stand anyone else to have anything. He is the epitome of evil. I am so freakin' mad right now. I can only take comfort in the knowledge that Locke is gonna eff Ben up!! Here's a few questions though - why did Ben protect Locke's dead body and bring him back to the island? Was it the only way they could return to the island? Did he visit Mrs.Hawking and find that out? Surely he wouldn't have killed Locke if he knew Locke would come back to life.

Burning Questions:
* If the island still needs you, it won't let you die (ex. Michael couldn't die) - so if the island needed Locke, why was he able to die? Does that mean the island doesn't need him?
* Did Helen really die? Or was that something Ben or Widmore set up so Locke would have no reason to stay in LA?
* Did Abbadon walk away when John was talking to Walt because Future Walt (Abbadon himself) and Present Walt can't interact with each other? Why does Walt now call Locke John? The whole time they were on the island it was "Mr.Locke" this and "Mr.Locke" that.
* Do all the injured passengers from the flight represent the injured and dead from flight 815? (I may be going off on some tangent, but I think the mirroring of the original flight may still be happening.)
* Locke didn't introduce himself as Jeremy Bentham to any of the 6, so how did they know that was Locke's new name? (I don't think this is significant. I'm just curious about it.)
* Abbadon's job is to get people where they need to go. Was he working from day one to get everyone on the island? Was this Libby's job too?

I'm ready for some Sawyer time next week. It looks like he will reunite with Kate. Maybe we'll get to see Sun and Jin back together too. Woo hoo!