Lost: Dr. Linus

In a world where Sayid is irredeemably evil Benjamin Linus is not. While this may have been the slowest episode of the final season season thus far, "Dr. Linus" gave us important tidbits of information. Additionally this episode seemed to continue to build the case for my psychic therapy theory discussed at length in a previous post.

Dr. Linus seemed miserable on the surface and Roger Linus actually verbalized that Ben's life was not the one he had planned for his son but Dr. Linus is a much better person than Benjamin. Dr. Linus is an educator that believes in his students (well most of them), a loving son, and a man willing to put his own needs behind the needs of the people he cares about.

Roger let it slip that he and Ben did in fact get to the island. This means that the island existed at least until 1977 when the bomb went off. How Ben got back to his father after Sayid shot him is still a mystery. Why the island was underwater when Flight 815 flew over it is another one we have to chalk up in the question category for now as well.

I love that Artz is still a recurring character in season six even though he died in season one. I love that Ben reminded Miles that he could still get him 3.2 million dollars. I love that Miles was able to be in the cemetery and realize that Nikki and Palo had eight million dollars worth of diamonds buried on their bodies, rendering Ben's bribe worthless.

I did not believe that Illana was going to kill Ben. She seems to be Jacob's perfect disciple and killing Ben in cold blood is not what Jacob was about. That being said, making Ben dig his own grave only to ask him to rejoin team Jacob in the end, was exactly what Jacob was about. Jacob is the good guy right?

Richard made it to the temple later than everyone else, which saved his life, though he wanted it to end. Jack restored, at least temporarily, Richard's faith in Jacob. Jacob from beyond the grave still managed to play Jack like a fiddle. After destroying the lighthouse, Jack has truly come to terms with the idea that he is special. The stick of dynamite with the lit fuse reminded me of Michael with the suitcase bomb on the freighter.

It would seem that Jacob never wanted to see Charles Widmore lose control of the island. Widmore is back and possibly Jacob's returning champion. Unless of course he's there to support Smokey the Nemesis. Any chance Desmond is on that submarine as well?