The Orchid disappears, Locke finds the well

The group finds The Orchid station, but just as Juliet says she can't believe that it was actually there, time skips again and it disappears. Locke quickly turns and heads straight for the well the Charlotte mentioned.

Did Locke see the area where the well was or did he instinctively know where it would be? He went straight for it. Presumably, since The Orchid is not there, it would seem that the well predates the Dharma Initiative. Who built it and when?

Charlotte's mind seems to skip through time

Back with the group on the island, Charlotte is still lying on the ground and her mind seems to be wandering through time, possibly like what happened to Theresa. She says "Why can't daddy come with us?" meaning she is presumably at a time when she was a child leaving the island with her mother but her father stayed behind. She follows that with "You know what my mom would say about me marrying an American." It's not clear when she thinks she is with that statement. That is followed by "You know, I know more about ancient cultures than Hannibal himself."

She seems to come back to the "present" when the group starts talking about keeping on moving towards The Orchid. Time skips yet again as the discussion is happening. Charlotte tells Daniel to go and then she seems to slip back to another time. She says "Turn it up. I Love Geronimo Jackson." Daniel decides to stay behind with Charlotte as the others go to The Orchid. Sawyer asks Locke "What happens if The Orchid ain't around anymore?" Charlotte pipes in and says "Look for the well. You'll find it at the well."

So, Charlotte is all over the place but manages to give the group some sound advice about the island, telling them to look for the well. We get a few interesting bits about her past, but nothing as substantial as what will come later. More on that in a later post.

Ben snaps in the van as Sun and Jack discuss Jin

As Ben is driving Sun and Jack to the church where he has promised Sun proof that Jin is alive, Jack apologizes to Sun for leaving Jin behind. Sun wants to know if Jack is apologizing so she won't kill Ben if he is lying about Jin, but Jack says that he'll kill Ben himself after what he did to Kate. That's when Ben snaps and brings the van to a screeching halt. Ben says "If you had any idea what I've had to do to keep you safe, to keep your friends safe, you'd never stop thanking me!" He then tells Sun to shoot him if she wants but she tells him to drive.

This is another moment where we see Ben snap and they have been few and far between. These moments really seem to be the only ones where it seems that you can truly believe what he says. So with that in mind, what exactly has he been doing to keep the Oceanic 6 and their friends safe?

Time skips twice, Charlotte gets worse, more nose bleeds

After two time skips in a row, Charlotte's condition gets worse and she collapses again, though this time without all the bleeding. When the group stops, both Juliet and Sawyer's noses are bleeding too. Charlotte leans forward and looks deadly serious and a bit crazy whilst speaking Korean to Jin. She switches to English and says "Don't let them bring her back, no matter what. This place is death!"

We learn later that Charlotte was warned against coming back to the island, but why is Charlotte so adamant that Sun should not come back? Is it just because of her own warning and experience coming back to island?

Jin reunited with Sawyer and the rest of the group

After time skips again, Jin finds himself at the wrong end of a gun again, but this time it's not so bad. He turns around to see Sawyer and the two share a joyous hug. It was a nice, heartwarming moment.