Who is right, and who is good in the battle for the island?
Anyone? What we know: There are either two or three (Jacob, MIB,
Widmore) sides doing battle now. They have gone to such lengths
to convince us that Jacob is good, and that the MIB's plot must
be prevented, that to pull a switcheroo twist on us now would be
as close to unfair as could be.  Why "God help us all" if the O6
plus Ben plus Locke don't all get back to the island? For that
matter, why do folks like Hawking even let Benjamin Linus go
along for this trip? Why is it essential that he be part of the
group that returns? He wasn't on the plane the first time, and
it is assumed that exiled leaders are not allowed to return.
What we know: There is indeed something major at stake about the
island if the cork metaphor is true. And the candidates did
indeed have to go back so one could become the new Jacob. What
we don't know: Why Ben came back, or was needed to come back, or
allowed to come back. Other than that he's quite possibly the
coolest charac