However the polar bear wound up in the desert is the way that Ben got there. Did he have to go from the Island to a cold place and from there to the desert, or is the passage from the Island to the desert so cold that winter gear is required for safety, well, I'll guess we'll find out.
I was fascinated by the door to the place, whatever it is, where Ben called/communicated with the smoke monster. As I said in the other thread, the door looked very old and covered in runes, or cuniforms, or writing that looked ancient. Plus Ben came back from there covered with filth. His face and hands were really dirty. That's quite a hidey hole little Ben built for himself.
Ben noticed that Hurley was aware of the cabin in that episode where Locke's group is trekking from the beach to the cabins, when Ben was still a prisoner. Watch Ben's face throughout an episode, any episode, and it's very telling.
Loved, loved, loved, that magnificent, angry, vengeful smoke monster.
Poor Sayid. He looses his love; he finds her in prison; he pretends to torture his love; he helps her escape; he searches for her for 8 years; he finally finds her again; he marries her; she dies. That boy don't get no break. And nasty Ben uses all of that sorry history to trick Sayid into becoming his personal assassin.
Finally, as I said on the other thread, will the story come down to a contest between Ben and Desmond? If one loves and protects Penny and the other is sworn to kill her, that's a fabulous set up. There's more to Desmond than we know.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd