‘Lost.’ That’s it. Lost followed by a period. It was brilliant last night. Complete and utterly brilliant. ‘Dr. Linus’ is, in this humble Dame’s opinion, one of the top five episodes of ‘Lost’ we have ever had.

First off, who doesn’t love a story about Ben? You may not like him, he may piss you off, he may creep you out, but leaning about Ben is one of the best parts about our beloved show.

Many of you know that Michael Emerson (the actor that portrays Ben) was originally brought on only for three episodes. However, fans took an interest in him so quickly that Damon Lindeloff and Carlton Cuse made him into a major character. Last night showed us why Emerson has won the Emmy for his portrayal of Ben Linus, excuse me, Dr. Ben Linus…twice.

Ben on the Run….

We begin where we last saw Ben, high tailing it out of the temple, less a crazed Sayid, searching like mad for his “friends” Sun, Ilana, and Lappids (who have now acquired Miles).

He finds them and explains that he is sans Sayid because he is now four shades of cooky and has the crazy face. Ilana doesn’t seem to believe him, but she’s pretty much a load and they take off for the beach at Ben’s suggestion. Although this was a small detail, Ben’s knowledge of where to go does show us that he has leadership abilities. Perhaps this is why Jacob originally wanted to save him?

On the way to the beach, Ilana seems to catch on the Ben isn’t telling the truth about who really killed Jacob (if you remember, he told her that UnLocke had killed him). Knowing Miles can communicate with the dead (side note: how come no one thinks this dude is a freak for being able to do this? Everyone seems to be of an opinion that communicating with the dead is comparable to making homemade chicken pot-pie).

Miles tells Ilana the truth, Ben did it, stabbed Jacob in the heart, bloody dagger, etc. etc. Ben tries his best to lie again, but apparently Ilana and Jacob were like daughter and really young and therefore creepy father and she’s pissed.

Once back at the beach, the team starts to rebuild…again. The parallels are getting a little redundant, no? Sun inquires about the length they plan to stay as she wants to find Jin. Ilana reveals that she wants to find Jin too because he’s pretty hot and oh, yea, she needs to protect them since they’re candidates chosen by Jacob. Unfortunately, Jacob wasn’t clear which “Kwon” should be protected, so Ilana must pull double-duty and protect them both. OK. How many of you are with me in thinking it’s actually their kid, not either of them? Ilana does reveal that only six candidates remain: Jack, Hurley, Sun, Jin, Sawyer and…and…?? Who am I forgetting? Remember, Kate wasn’t given a number, Locke is dead, and Sayid is nuts. Perhaps she still considers Sayid eligible?

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