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“What was truly devastating to him was the loss of his power.  They allowed him to keep the title of Emperor, but without any power it was meaningless.”

Ben knew well the significance of his history lecture, for in another reality, he had been Emperor, only to be stripped of power and exiled off the Island.  Likewise, Richard knew the power of immortality, but it carried no value for him.  Death had more meaning.

For both men, power was an illusion, and they gave it up.  They surrendered:  To Ilana’s forgiveness, to Jack’s faith.

Ben’s exile is over now.  Richard’s life has just begun.  They discovered something more potent, more meaningful, more triumphant than power:  They discovered purpose.

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Executive Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse prehash next week’s episode and answer fan questions.

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Via Zap2it:

Monaghan won’t say much about Charlie’s return, but he does say that if and when his character does come back to “Lost,” it will be for a “significant” reason.

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Previously, on Lost: Ben has a freakout and kills Jacob, who later sends Jack and Hurley to the Lighthouse where Jack has a freakout of his own. Ol’ Smokey freaks out in the Temple, killing a whole bunch of Island extras, while Ben is eyewitness to the aftermath of Sayid’s freakout at the Temple Spring wherein the now-evil Iraqi leaves Dogen and Lennon bobbing around in the dirty water like oversized rubber duckies.

This week, on Lost: It’s all about power – both real and imagined – and the power of redemption. AlterniBen – Dr. Linus – gets a second chance in LA X, while his Island Prime counterpart learns the power of forgiveness. But before either of them can do so, they both have to learn the power of weakness and of fear.

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In the latest episode of Lost, “Dr. Linus,” Jack Sheppard puts fate to an empirical test when he and the ageless Richard Alpert sit across from each other, watching the fuse of a stick of dynamite sizzle between them. If the stick explodes, maybe Jack’s preordained island destiny doesn’t exist. The scene is fraught with tension, but how does it stack up to the reality of explosive engineering? One person who certainly thinks the episode is in error is Robert Hopler, an author and explosives expert who served as an advisor for Lost. “I did some consulting for the show in the early days, for the episode where they blew open the hatch, and they followed my ideas and it made sense,” he says. “I don’t think they asked anybody this time.”

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Spoiler Alert: this interview contains minor spoilers.

So there are limits to what Ben will do to get what he wants, at least in the Sideways?
Yes, Ben was presented with a parallel choice — a smaller one, but an echo of a bad choice he made in the island world — and he made a different call, a softer call that we’re happy about.

Was it nice to play Ben’s softer side?
I’ll tell you what was fun: When Ben tries to play his card with the principal but he hasn’t the confidence that his alter ego has. He trembles a little when he makes his big play because he knows he’s out of his depth. It was fun to find that shakiness because that’s a color they’ve never asked of me on the show before. It’s almost like I’m playing a different character this season.

Now that Widmore’s back, will Ben’s battle with him resume?
You’d think. [The producers] went to such pains to establish it. But there are three episodes still to film and that’s something that hasn’t been shot yet. I suppose it’s possible that the characters’ [conflict] can be resolved without facing off against one another, maybe through the agency of some third party.

Would that be disappointing?
I’m just a passenger on this ride. But I am anxious for answers that don’t seem to be coming in a rush. I think it’s partly my own personal misunderstanding of the narrative of the show and an over-expectation of climactic answering.

Some fans feel a similar frustration.
I think the answering is coming in a subtler way than many of us expected. But the writers’ agenda may not yet be clear to us.

When will you get the finale script?
Two days before we shoot it. If I get a complete one. You know with the finale of all finales, there are gonna be blank scenes in it that only the actors involved are privy to. I hope I’m on the show long enough that I’m in one of those secret scenes.

Wait — could Ben really not make it to the end?
There have been some casualties. Pretty soon, there’s only gonna be a few standing.

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