I wonder why those Others broke the truce and shot Paul? Were they kidnapping Amy? If so, I wonder why... she wasn't pregnant then...

Also, WAH, I wanted to see more of the statue time. I am really intrigued by the island's older or ancient origins and we have almost none of that. Pre-20th century plz!

Cindy,

but...wouldn't Faraday say: what happened already happened. They aren't changing anything.

Little Ben apparently hasn't hit the island yet, I don't think.

Also, WAH, I wanted to see more of the statue time. I am really intrigued by the island's older or ancient origins and we have almost none of that. Pre-20th century plz!

I keep hoping they'll give us a shot of not!Batmanuel's bare feet sometime and reveal that he only has four toes.

Richard Alpert is a cartoon, that's why he doesn't age!

Just occurred to me: if Locke's body didn't timeshift with Jack et al on the last flash, but he came back to life, might Charlotte also have been brought back to life?

Very curious as to why Amy and the baby survived.

but...wouldn't Faraday say: what happened already happened.

I definitely take everything that Daniel says with a grain of salt BECAUSE HE IS CRAZY. I hope he has something more interesting and dynamic to do soon... he had such potential but got all wet rag-ish as soon as Charlotte became sick.

Little Ben apparently hasn't hit the island yet, I don't think.

le nubian, I think Ben came there in the 60s, so he'd hit the island well before that. I think. I can't even remember why I think that, but I do. I suspect that by 1977, he'd already defected from the Dharma Initiative to Richard's Others. I'm starting my research, now. I loved last night's episode, but I was ready to quit, just thinking about summarizing it. From a writing perspective, it's much easier to recap it scene by scene (so, a long-TWoP regular recap) than it is to give just the facts, because who the heck can tell what's important on this show?

Right, Nora. And Daniel's speaking as a scientist -- and thinking of rules. It's difficult to know where the rules end and where the facts of what you can and can't change begin.

Cindy,

How old is Ben supposed to be? He hit the island at age 11. Is he really 50+? I thought he was supposed to be younger than that. Like he would have hit the island around now (mid- to late-70s) as an 11-year-old.

When Ben hit the island and gassed Dharma and went with Richard & the Hostiles, they lived in Dharma facilities. They took them over. It really wasn't Dharma any more.

I don't think the times and ages add up, but it would be REALLY cool if Ben were the baby that just got born.

I don't think the times and ages add up, but it would be REALLY cool if Ben were the baby that just got born.

But... we've seen him be born already! I am afraid I call shenanigans on that. More completely nonsensical than anything else.