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Episode Title: The Man Behind the Curtain
Episode Number: 320 Production Number: Air Date: 5/9/07 Synopsis: ""The Man Behind the Curtain" - Ben begrudgingly begins to introduce Locke to the secrets of the island, beginning with the mysterious Jacob. Meanwhile, Juliet's secret goes public. Guest starring are M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly/Tom, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Andrew Divoff as Mikhail, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Marsha Thomason as Naomi, Sterling Beaumon as young Ben, Jon Gries as Roger Linus, Carrie Preston as Emily, Doug Hutchison as Horace, Samantha Mathis as Olivia and Madeline Carroll as Annie. "The Man Behind the Curtain" was written by Elizabeth Sarnoff & Drew Goddard and directed by Bobby Roth." (ABC Press Release 4/23/07)
Flashback: Ben
OMG Moments: There are several in this episode!
- Ben shot John!
- We "see" Jacob.
- Jack, along with Juliet appears to be working for the good of the survivors
New Clues:
- With Richard being on the island before Ben, and Ben's mother being there, could this be signs of clones?
- Did anyone see the sign with "Portland" where Roger ran through the woods?
- If Ben is roughly the same age as the actor who portrays him (Michael Emerson), then he would be about 50-55 years old, which would mean if he was born on the Island, he was born there years before the Dharma Initiative was even thought of.
- Why does Ben want to know what "Jacob" said to Locke so much?
- Why doesn't Richard age...and yes that was him in the jungle when Ben was still a boy. It doesn't make sense. Would Ben seeing his mother and seeing "Richard" be proof of clones? Will Jacob "help" John? What was the powder that Ben stepped over and John sniffed? It looked like gunpowder.
- Was the cassette shown to Juliet in real-time?
Trivia: Carrie Preston, guest starring as "Emily" is Michael Emerson's real life wife. With news from the official podcast that we're going to find out that Ben has loved someone before, could this be method casting?
Theories: Annie is the younger sister of Ben but was killed in The Purge. (Sorry, she wasn't.) Alex is there, but Rousseau is'nt. Maybe it is Alex who will use the dynamite(the whole crate!) Ben's flashback? wait wait wait... Bens claims that he was born on this island. Now we know that it is impossible to give birth on the island. Or Ben's mother was already pregnant when she arrived on the island? Still we know that it is probably impossible to leave the island, but some people outside know about it so they can bring in food and supplies. [NOTE: Ben might have come there as a child (son of a Dharma employee). It's reasonable to claim you've lived somewhere all your life if you've lived there 40 to 45 out of 50 years. And remember what a liar he is.]
Jon Gries as Roger Linus. Was Roger "Workman" Ben's brother? Close,but no cigar, Roger was none other than Ben's father. Is the title "The Man Behind the Curtain" a reference to the wizard of Oz? In that case, is it all fake? (Good call to WoO reference, you called it almost spot on!)
