I think we all just need to accept that this was just a recap episode to explain everything to the people who don't get it.
I agree with a lot of you guys about incontinuity (like when Locke died and Ben told him Jack had just purchased his first plane ticket.... we knew that he had been doing that for weeks before Locke died... wtf?). I think most of this episode we just kinda need to take with a grain of salt, and think, well, yeah, that explains some stuff.
I'm sure next week will be much deeper. This was just an explanation. We're way above that. =D

Not really a recap episode considering all of the new information we learned. Also, don't most people think that Ben was only telling Locke the story, about Jack buying the ticket to\from Sydney, to talk him down. Ben needed that information before Locke died.

Did it say how much time transpired between Locke meeting Jack and and him trying to hang himself? It could have been months. Months of knowing that you were going to fail in the most important mission in your life. That could cause someone to contemplate something drastic. I don't see the break in continuity...

-dice

It was said that this epi was org'ly going to air before last week's. It seemed to make more sense in this order. Can we all now believe that Benry is the real bad guy in all this?
Widmore seems bad too (as Locke pointed out the merc's on the frieghter)..is there ANY "good side" on Lost?

(like when Locke died and Ben told him Jack had just purchased his first plane ticket.... we knew that he had been doing that for weeks before Locke died... wtf?).

Did Ben say "first ticket" or "a ticket"?