LOST Revisited: 6-7 “Dr. Linus”

We begin on the Island, which is unusual these days. Benry hooks up with Ilana and her merry band again after fleeing the temple. And then, it’s off to Timeline X, where Dr. Linus is giving a lecture on Napoleon. “It was on this Island where everything changed”, he says of Elba, and truer words were never spoken. He also mentions how Napoleon kept his title, but was exiled with no real power. Who do you suppose that refers to? I think it’s an allusion to Smokey – he wants off the Island, after all. You could also make the case that it’s supposed to invoke Jacob, though.