That episode felt kind of "off". Something in the editing, maybe (it was a Juliet flashback but seemed more focused on Ben and the flashbacks had little to do with the main story.) OR poor writing...
So Charlotte and Faraday are going to stop everyone from being (potentially?) gassed. That's good of them...so why not just tell the others? No one would actually be in favour of being gassed, surely? Why knock out Kate? Was it just because Kate turned her back on someone holding a gun (real smart!) and Charlotte couldn't resist the urge to pistol whip her? That's understandable, actually.
If they were going to make the gas inert, why was there a countdown saying the gas was about to be released? Did Ben somehow set a timer to release the gas? Did Daniel trip the release mechanism accidently? Or did the writers just want a "ticking clock" ending, even if it didn't make any sense? I'm not sure if Juliet's flashbacks fitted exactly with previous seasons (did Ethan die before Goodwin?)
Yes, I think Harper was probably the Smoke Monster. She appeared and disappeared into nowhere and there was the whispers and everything. Remember the Smoke Monster "scanned" Juliet and her tits last season soit would know about Harper.
As evil as Ben is, it's interesting to note that Goodwin was evil too. He murdered the tail section survivor who Ana Lucia was keeping in the pit and I think he was going to kill Ana Lucia before she killed him in self defence. Wasnt' he also trying to shag Ana in 'The Other 48 days'? Slimeball! There's still been no explanation as to why the others are so willing to kill people for Ben.
Good to see Alan Dale beat some guy up on a soundless video! So why does he want to find the island? To bring tourists there? That's pretty gay! Obviously there's a lot more to it than that.
"You look just like her." Annie? (No, Cassie, I don't think Annie is alive, I think she died giving birth to Charlotte...I can't remember why I thought that. Ben and Charlotte both have intense eyes?) Ben's mum seems more likely (she was blond.)
Some good one liners from Ben: "Did the rabbit have a number on it?" "Take as much time as you need!" And of course "see you at dinner!" not a WTF cliffhanger ending but still pretty funny.