The Economist's big reveal was that in the future, Sayid works as an assassin for Ben. How did Ben manage that? The same way he manipulates everyone- by finding out what Sayid was emotionally invested in and using that to his advantage. On the island, when Sayid moves the bookcase revealing the hidden room, there is a copy of the Quaran. Why? Because Ben needs to understand all the factors that drive Sayid in order to motivate him.
While many fans assume that Ben has turned Sayid to the Dark Side, in reality Ben is working for the greater good and Sayid knows it. Ben will use whatever means are necessary to protect the island, while Sayid has qualms. Still, he works for Ben willingly, if reluctantly. The powerful and evil people on Ben's list must be taken out to block them from finding the island and in their greed, inadvertently destroying the world.
The other question is "How did Ben get off the island?". My theory is he walked off. I think Ben can travel to and from the island to anywhere, and possibly anywhen, using the island's unlimited energy and DHARMA technology to warp spacetime. I wouldn't be surprised if that's how all the "Oceanic Six" got off the island and the Freighties are all still there.
Finally, we come to Faraday's experiment with the rocket, which indicated that time on the island and time on the ship were out of sync by about 31 minutes. Now, I have a MAJOR problem with this, because the satellite phone conversation between the island and the ship appeared to take place in real time. How could this be? When Dan spoke, there was no 31 minute wait to hear a response from Regina. Also, the GPS transponders worn by the Freighties work by measuring time. All GPS satellites contain an atomic clock, and it is by comparing these time signals that location is calculated. This is yet another case when satellite signals don't appear to be changed. I don't get it.
Dan comments on the time difference by saying it's not good. Why isn't it good? Is it an unexpected value? Too much? Too little? The plot thickens!
As for "Eggtown", the big reveal is that in the future, Kate has Aaron and that Jack doesn't want to see him. Here's my theory. Back on the island, Jack makes a choice which directly leads to Claire either dying or becoming separated from Aaron. Claire asks Kate to take Aaron off the island and not to let him be raised by others. For Claire and Aaron's sake, Kate decides to leave the island and face possible imprisonment. The fact that Claire is Jack's his half-sister is disclosed. To insure that Aaron is not taken from her, the Oceanic Six decide to make up a story in which Kate is the hero. They all agree to say Kate is Aaron's mother and Jack is the father.
Jack is racked with guilt because he is responsible for either (a) Claire's death, or (b) leaving her on the island. I'm leaning towards (b) since that might be one reason Jack wants to go back so desperately, and Kate has no such desire.
Speaking of the island, there is a short scene with Dan and Charlotte where Dan is trying to remember three playing cards. He gets two out of three, which disappoints him but Charlotte says is an improvement. Now, when we first meet Dan he is watching TV coverage of the supposed discovery of Flight 815 wreckage. He begins to cry and when his caretaker asks what's wrong, he says "I don't know". Later Naomi refers to him as "a head case". I think Dan was crying because deep in his subconscious he had memories of future events, much like Desmond's experience after he turned the failsafe key, but unlike Desmond not accessible to his conscious mind. His memory has been fried by someone. Now the island's healing powers are repairing it.
And I almost forgot - Miles tries a little extortion on Ben, saying he would lie and say Ben was already dead for 3.2 million dollars. Even Ben asks "Why 3.2 ?" - a good question! Another question is where Ben would get that money. My guess is that someone who can travel to the past with knowledge of the future could generate money whenever he needs it from gambling or the stock market (I know, that was redundant).
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