Since Walkabout, Locke has been my favorite character and it really was sweet seeing him happy on the beach eating a mango. Reminded me of the mysterious Locke of the first few episodes of season one. It's also interesting symmetry with Locke's first arrival as a paraplegic regaining the use of his legs( and eating an…

Locke was only mostly dead.

Apparently there will be a Ben-centric episode coming up so perhaps we will learn at least some of his motivations. Sometimes I think he is the plot equivalent of the Magic Pixie Dream Girl or Magical Negro, by which I mean he's a very convenient character as well as damned entertaining. Maybe someone wittier than I…

Eloise works for herself and uses Widmore and Ben for her own purposes

Interesting that someone foresaw that they would need a runway