S6E16 RECAP

L: Lo! - - - The most shocking twist was Richard being Capt. Frank'd by Smokey. So much for Jacob's "immortal touch." It appears when a character's usefulness is gone, they get "smoked" or killed off.

O: Obnoxious - - - Jacob's camp fire question and answer session never answered any of the Big Questions. Also the Jack guardian ceremony seemed very lame.

S: Story line - - - We are heading for a Jacob-Island v. Smokey show down, which really does not dove tail into any foundation in the S1E1 pilot episode. There is still no context to why this show down is so important, even to the Candidates, because Jacob's selection reasoning was flawed to bogus. Kate, Sawyer and Hurley are now officially red shirts because their candidacies have expired. The return of evil Ben helps his fans get some blood splatter closure. The season has been devoid of science to explain the events or back stories. It is relying on vague myth and fantasy elements in order to not explain the island world.

T: Time line - - - The sideways time line continues to make less and less sense. The factual errors about police procedures, escaping the van with a bribe, and Desmond gathering up all the people for "the concert," (or mutual agreement or coordination of the sideways consciousness to enlightenment), puts this time arc into the fantasy world perspective.