HUGE spoilers for LOST.

Only read this if you want to know what is about to happen in the LOST universe.  I have read a full recap of the next episode: "What they died for" and here we go.

Remember - don't read any further unless you want to know some major spoilers...

The recap is found here:
http://spoilerslost.blogspot.com/2010/05/major-spoilers-episode-616-what-they.html#axzz0nuUyTYqZ

After reading it some things appear clear...


- Richard appears to die at the hands of Smokie- mayeb he is still alive though?

- Widmore works for Jacob.  Jacob told him to bring Desmond back.

- Zoe dies at Flocke's hand

- Widmore dies at Ben's hand

- Ben is back in the Flocke camp

- Smokie IS Jacob's brother

- "They" all died to protect the island

- Kate is still a candidate.  Her name was crossed out when she became a mom to Aaron, but now she is back in the running. 

-  When Jacob asks for a volunteer to take his place, Jacks steps up and drinks the candidate kool-aid

-  ALT Locke come to Jack and says its fate - he should have the surgery

-  Flocke and Ben reach the well, Desmond is missing.  Ben asks about Desmond.  Flocke says that Widmore told him that Desmond is Jacob's "failsafe" - if the candidates refused to be the new guardian, Desmond could destroy the island.  Locke decides to use Desmond to do just that.


This all seems to jive with those finale script pages that got leaked and the call sheet that was left lying around.