Lost Season 6 Episode 6 ended with a masscare, as the black smoke took out much of the temple and those who were dumb enough to remain behind after being warned of their impending death.
As Ben’s running away, he meets up with Sun and her group. He’s pretty sure that Sayid just got done killing Dogan, seeing as he was standing over the body with a bloody dagger.
Back in the real world, Ben is a history teacher, despite his doctor title. He meets substitute teacher Locke, who suggests he should be the new principal to replace the man in charge that doesn’t care about the school.
Ilana hands Miles what’s left of Jacob’s body. With that, he knows who really killed him. Well, that oughtta piss some people off at Ben.
Like Sun, Ilana is also looking for Jin. She doesn’t know whether she’s supposed to protect him, her, or both of them, but either way they’re candidates.
Hurley and Jack meet Richard on their way to the temple. He’ll show them the way, but he won’t tell them what he’s been up to just yet.
Ilana’s got a gun. What else is new? She drags Ben away from the group and chains his legs. She tells him to dig his own grave. Ever hear of please?
Ben gets a visit at home from Alex (his island daughter) wondering why he cancelled history club due to budget cuts. He agrees to tutor her first thing in the morning when he’s not supervising detention. During their session, she calls the principal a pervert. He hasn’t hit on her, but he did have sex with the school nurse in her office. Ben promises not to say anything.
Would Miles still like $3.2 million? Ben can arrange that if he is freed. Miles has a message for Ben: Jacob was hoping he was wrong about Ben, but apparently he wasn’t.
Richard has decided not to take them to the temple, since everybody there is dead. This is not a surprise to Hurley, who didn’t want to go back to the temple either. As for Richard, he’s got something he needs to do. Die.
Ben has a hypothetical question for the science teacher. Could he hypothetically access the nurse’s e-mail without her knowing? He’s willing to help in exchange for a good parking spot and lab equipment from this decade.
There’s a problem with Richard’s plan to die. He can’t kill himself. Would Jack be willing to assist? His new goal is to die so he can join Jacob, since Jacob’s death has meant his whole life has been without purpose. Whatever Jacob may have been grooming him for is not going to happen. After lighting the dynamite, Jack decides that now would be a good time to talk. His theory is that neither of them are going to die because Jacob has been watching him since he was a kid and brought him to the island for a reason. What if he’s wrong and they both get blowed to bits? He’s not.
Continuing to dig his grave, Ben gets a visit from Locke, who doesn’t want him to die. Since the group is leaving the island for good, somebody will need to be in charge. Perhaps Ben. With his now freed legs, he can make a run for it. He may as well run. What’s Ilana gonna do? Kill him?
With e-mails in hand, Ben should be able to sufficiently blackmail the principal into resigning. Should they continue down this path, the threat in return is that Alex will not get her recommendation to Yale.
In their dash through the jungle, Ben gets the upperhand. Go ahead and kill the chick already. No, he wants to explain. He sacrificed everything for Jacob, who he believed didn’t even care. After hearing this story, Ilana agrees to help him get to Locke, the only one left who will have Ben.
Alex has received her letter of recommendation. What becomes of Ben is speculation, but the principal shall remain in his position.
Hurley, Jack, and Richard make their way to the beach to unite with the others. Then we see a periscope come out of the water, as Charles Widmore spots people but wants to proceed as planned, whatever that may mean.
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