The writers have stated many a time that the last shot of the whole show will be the introduction to the mother. The mother isn’t the point. The point is that before you are a parent, you have a life, an identity and experiences. Parents are always thought of as one dimensional and the show is a lesson in how complex and multifaceted life is, even for people we assume we know everything about, like parents.

please help me off this soapbox now.

wow. i am half in awe that the jokes go that deep and half in shame for laughing last night in my pre-baby-killing ignorance

Four seasons ago, I never thought I would be cheering when a man on a horse hits Jack in the face with a gun. Growing up ain’t easy kids.
And writers, pick a Ben reaction. There has been a ton of shit happen that he barely blinks at but he backed up the congo line when Locke stated his intent to kill Jacob.
This felt like a filler episode but the finale has been painted as a “game-changer” which seems like secret code for “We are going to kill Jack”. Considering that the original plan was to kill him in the first episode, I think they will do it.