How is it a messy clusterfuck?
The O-6 leave the island, forsaking John and Sawyer's new group (Jin, Juliet, Miles, and Daniel). The O6 realize that life outside isn't worth it and delude themselves into thinking they belong off the island, while Locke warps back to the real world to convince them they're not where they belong. In doing so, Locke arises the suspicions of Penny's father, Charles Widmore. Widmore used to have Ben's job, until Ben had him removed for being a douchebag. Ben murders Locke after Locke fails to unite the Oceanic 6. Ben doesn't realize this, but Locke will ressurect on the island, something that evenutally united the Oceanic 6 (except Sayid who's abducted by a bounty hunter and taken on the same plane back to the island). With everyone minus Aaron and plus Ben reunited, the plane crashes onto the Island as it should...
EXCEPT Sayid, Kate, Jack, and Hurley are thrown into the 1970s. Sun, Ben, and Locke remain in the present. Sun is searching for Jin and finds out he is also in the 70s. Locke is glad to be alive and has taken over Ben's role (who took it from Widmore). Ben has sought forgiveness for letting Alex die and now seems to be Locke's disciple. MEANWHILE the bounty hunter escorting Sayid has taken over the other new-castaways and taken control of a large metal box with a new arsenal of modern weapons. She seems to be an agent for Widmore for some unknown purpose.
Back in the disco era, Sawyer is now the man Jack could never be. Jack is now displaced and just fucked. Hurley is confused, Kate is recovering and also displaced. Sayid is mistaken for an other and accidentally creates Ben, shooting the child when Ben thinks he's an other that will save him from his abusive father.
What remains? What relation Miles has to the island, what will Daniel do now, and the biggest question of this season; why did Jack, Kate, Sayid, and Hurley are in the 70s.
End summary of S5 thusfar.
Tonight's episode just cemented Ben as best reason to watch Lost. Holy shit, when he blasted Cesar, I jumped out screaming my bromance for him. Then the acting with Alex's ghost, genius. Ben becoming Locke's disciple under threat from Alex/Smoke Monster/Ghost was creepy. The egyptian connection is increasing with the statue and then the bounty hunter asking Frank; "What is under the Shadow of the Statue?".
I DON'T WANT THIS SEASON TO END