"Dead is Dead"

*Editor's Note: Sorry for not posting this sooner, but I was in New Jersey since Thursday morning. Now I'm here to recap the saga of Lost. Games of the Boardwalk info coming on Tues! Happy Easter! :)

Dead is Dead. Or is it? As we have seen, John Locke was resurected. What a coincidence that I'm dicussing this on Easter, the day Jesus rose from the dead. But anyway, back to Lost...

Ben claims he knew this would happen. Then why was he scared as hell when he woke up next to a very much alive Locke? I'll tell you why. En is a liying manipulator, out to help one person- himself. I wish the smoke monster- whoops, getting ahead of myself.

Anyway, Ben came back to be judged. Really??? As we saw in flashbacks, Charles Widmore was kicked out because he "broke the rules". What are the rules exactly? Was he not supposed to have a daughter? We found out that wierd haired Ben from the 90s was supposed to kill Danielle, but stole her daughter instead. Why? Charles said the island wanted her dead. And lo and behold, Alex was killed... inversely by Widmore.

Then, he tries to get back at Widmore by attempting to kill Penelope. That failed, thank God. Ben got beat up by Desmond, but he tried to kill Penny, but stopped after seeing Charlie. What is his deal with kids? Anyway, Ben was beat, which brought us to his appearance on Ajira Air Flight 316.

Back on the Island, Locke and Ben teamed up with Sun and went to the temple, where Ben was to be judged. But what did the smoke monster do? Let him relive painful memories and live. But then, Alex (dead or alive?) appeared and said that if Ben doesn't listen to Locke, she would kill him. That's interesting.

Top 3 Questions I want Answered:
1). What is Ben planning?
2). What do the survivors of Ajira have to do with the plot?
3). Is Alex really dead, or are ghosts able to kill people?