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Originally Posted by Miss Austen
What puzzles me is that although Locke seems to have replaced Ben, Ben hasn't exactly retired has he? He's still wheeling and dealing, meeting up with Widmore and still seems to have a great deal of power.
Locke may be the leader of the Others but why does Ben still seem to hold many of the cards? Locke kept asking Ben lots of questions but Ben never seems to give him much information. Is Ben holding onto power in another way that we aren't aware of yet? I still felt like Ben was in charge! I just can't see Ben playing second fiddle to anyone! 
Perhaps the question shouldn't be "Did Locke fail" but Did Locke ever really lead? |
Yes I feel this also. "
The Man Behind The Curtain". We know that
Jacob wanted
Ben replaced, though obviously Ben by no means had to step aside completely as he
STILL feels he needs to play a big part in saving the
Island. He is committed and loyal to the cause.
I think you are correct there, Ben
never gave
Locke lots of information for fear of being '
replaceable'. He has held on to his '
value' even though Jacob chose Locke as S
uccessor which was very clever.
Ben has "
paid his dues" so to speak and served a great purpose and it is his right to stay in control as much as posssible. Jacob is '
ungrateful' and a '
user' it could be argued. I think there is room for
TWO Leaders because the term
Leader is
subjective in this instance.