LOST Revisited: 6-7 “Dr. Linus”

On the Island, Benry makes it to the rifle and aims it at Ilana. He has her dead to rights, and instead of shooting her, he tries to explain why he killed Jacob and seeks forgiveness. This is an incredible scene here, where perhaps for the first time, Benry bares his soul. He has nothing to gain here. He has the upper hand – he could shoot Ilana and run to safety and that would be that. Instead he tells her how he lost his daughter, and how he can never forgive himself. He tells her how Jacob didn’t care about any of his sacrifices, and how that hurt him. There’s no agenda here. This is Benry seeking some measure of redemption. Michael Emerson is just amazing here.