LOST 6x07
Oh my word...
LOST 6x07 Dr Linus
I always had a feeling that Ben was one of my favorite characters at this point (and, frankly, ever!) on LOST, but now? Now I couldn't be more sure of it.
Ben: I watched my daughter Alex die in front of me. And it was my fault. I had a chance to save her, but I chose the Island over her. All in the name of Jacob. I sacrificed everything for him... and he didn't even care. I stabbed him. I was so angry, confused. I was terrified that I was about to lose the only thing that had ever mattered to me: my power. But the thing that really mattered was already gone. I'm sorry that I killed Jacob, I am, and I do not expect you to forgive me because I can never forgive myself.
Ilana: Then what do you want?
Ben: Just... let me leave.
Ilana: Where will you go?
Ben: To Locke.
Ilana: Why?
Ben: Because he's the only one that will have me.
Ilana: I'll have you.
This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite scenes ever on LOST.
It is definitely the one I connected to the most in these past seasons.
I was just so afraid that Ben would accept not-Locke's offer and join him, and keep going as this frelled-up minion that he's been over the last few episodes. When he started running away and going for the riffle, I was about to give up on LOST for good. I swear! All the characters have been acting crazy and, frankly, some have even gone OOC, and if that was about to happen to Ben as well, I'd have given up on watching LOST for real.
And then Ben started his speech and my heart just broke for him.
Thank you, writers, for this moment. It's what I needed to keep watching this show.
Also, on an un-related note, I loved Jack in this episode as well. They're finally giving him some place to go in terms of development, instead of just making him tell people what not to do and be emo all the time.
LOST 6x07 Dr Linus
I always had a feeling that Ben was one of my favorite characters at this point (and, frankly, ever!) on LOST, but now? Now I couldn't be more sure of it.
Ben: I watched my daughter Alex die in front of me. And it was my fault. I had a chance to save her, but I chose the Island over her. All in the name of Jacob. I sacrificed everything for him... and he didn't even care. I stabbed him. I was so angry, confused. I was terrified that I was about to lose the only thing that had ever mattered to me: my power. But the thing that really mattered was already gone. I'm sorry that I killed Jacob, I am, and I do not expect you to forgive me because I can never forgive myself.
Ilana: Then what do you want?
Ben: Just... let me leave.
Ilana: Where will you go?
Ben: To Locke.
Ilana: Why?
Ben: Because he's the only one that will have me.
Ilana: I'll have you.
This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite scenes ever on LOST.
It is definitely the one I connected to the most in these past seasons.
I was just so afraid that Ben would accept not-Locke's offer and join him, and keep going as this frelled-up minion that he's been over the last few episodes. When he started running away and going for the riffle, I was about to give up on LOST for good. I swear! All the characters have been acting crazy and, frankly, some have even gone OOC, and if that was about to happen to Ben as well, I'd have given up on watching LOST for real.
And then Ben started his speech and my heart just broke for him.
Thank you, writers, for this moment. It's what I needed to keep watching this show.
Also, on an un-related note, I loved Jack in this episode as well. They're finally giving him some place to go in terms of development, instead of just making him tell people what not to do and be emo all the time.