Ben doesn't trust anyone.
Does anyone else think that when Ben went into the closet he traveled off the island? Was he that dirty before he went in?
I like books. I just don't want to take on too much. Do they have an introduction to the modern blurb?
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Lost 2: Tied to a Tree in a Jungle of Mystery
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quester - Apr 24, 2008 6:01:42 pm PDT #4115 of 5968
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Steph L. - Apr 24, 2008 6:05:47 pm PDT #4116 of 5968
I look more rad than Lutheranism
He wasn't that dirty before he went in, but I just assumed that the dirtiness was a result of setting loose the smoke monster.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 24, 2008 6:16:49 pm PDT #4117 of 5968
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So I'm starting to get the impression that Ben = SloanDaddy. He's such a fusion of Jack Bristow and Arvin Sloan, it's a little (hell - a lot) scary.
le nubian - Apr 24, 2008 6:24:28 pm PDT #4118 of 5968
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Man. That ep was entertaining. What a wild fucking ride.
tiggy - Apr 24, 2008 6:32:40 pm PDT #4119 of 5968
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
so with all this "i can't kill you" crap between Ben and Widmore, i'm guessing they're each others constants or some crap. and if one kills the other, something baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad will happen to the other.
Polter-Cow - Apr 24, 2008 10:36:49 pm PDT #4120 of 5968
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
so with all this "i can't kill you" crap between Ben and Widmore, i'm guessing they're each others constants or some crap. and if one kills the other, something baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad will happen to the other.
Ooh, that's an interesting idea.
So I'm starting to get the impression that Ben = SloanDaddy. He's such a fusion of Jack Bristow and Arvin Sloan, it's a little (hell - a lot) scary.
Ha! Very nice.
Ben is a fascinating bastard. His small grin as he walked away from Sayid was like a slap in the face against all the good will he's generated otherwise this episode, but it was an INTRIGUING slap.
I love Ben so much. That smile was awesome. Are we supposed to believe that he had Nadia killed just to get Sayid on his side? Because, Christ.
What a wild fucking ride.
I was really surprised when they killed Alex. I was sure she had to be faking or something.
So it looks like the entirety of everything is actually a game of Ben vs. Widmore in some way.
Steph L. - Apr 25, 2008 3:26:51 am PDT #4121 of 5968
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So it looks like the entirety of everything is actually a game of Ben vs. Widmore in some way.
I was thinking that, too. That (although I'm sure that JJ Abrams didn't actually plan the series this way, not from the beginning) the island is the prize in a long battle between Ben and Widmore (Ben said that Widmore "changed the rules" twice in last night's episode, and I think that's telling), and that everything -- and everyone -- else is just collateral damage.
Including the crash survivors. Which is interesting, because it's a focus that, like I said, I don't think the series started out with. Not at all.
ION, I still have a hard time hearing Caleb from The O.C. have a British accent (though faint).
Frankenbuddha - Apr 25, 2008 3:33:48 am PDT #4122 of 5968
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ben said that Widmore "changed the rules" twice in last night's episode, and I think that's telling
That, and Widmore's "That's MY island." I'm wondering if he funded the Dharma Initiative back in the day, and Ben somehow managed to undermine/take over.
I'm also intrigued by the possibility (as someone posited last night) that everything in the "real" world we saw with Ben could have happened during the brief period he was in his secret room.
le nubian - Apr 25, 2008 3:44:09 am PDT #4123 of 5968
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think I would put it as the "brief periods" he was in his secret room. I think he uses that room a lot. As do 1 or 2 other people in his crew.
sumi - Apr 25, 2008 5:02:28 am PDT #4124 of 5968
Art Crawl!!!
"SloanDaddy" - I like it.
I'm very sad that they killed Alex - poor kid. And the SMOKE MONSTER reappearing!
I can't believe that Sayid found Nadia, married her and then lost her again. So sad.