So, now we know how John Locke died, and who was responsible. Sadly, I can't help but feel after this episode, "Is that all there is?"

That's not to say I was completely disappointed -- in fact, I actually found it to be a pretty good, albeit somewhat confusing, episode. Parts of it seemed rushed, and I can't help but wonder if this might have been more beneficial to see more of Locke's exploits once he left the island.

But I digress. The show begins with a bit of a shock, which would have been much more shocking if the previews hadn't given it away: Locke is alive. Apparently, it is good to be dead and brought to the island, but bad to die on the island itself. I hope I got that straight.

We then flashback to see Locke teleported (I guess) to Tunisia, where he is rescued by Charles Widmore, who claims that he is trustworthy and Ben is not. Locke then makes contact with those who left the island and is unable to convince them to return.

To make a long story short, Mattthew Abaddon drives him around, but is killed by Ben -- but we don't know that Ben was the trigger man until later. We know that John's love Helen has died -- or do we? We at least see a gravestone.

But the highlight of the episode comes at the end, when Locke, in the process of hanging himself, is stopped by Ben, who proceeds to kill him at the mention of Eloise Hawking's name. Ben of course stages the "suicide", and the episode ends with Locke looking down at a bloodied and unconscious Ben, fully aware of what happened.

This episode really was good, but it simply wasn't great. As a follow up to "316," it fell a little flat. Perhaps that is because the last two episode have been astounding. I expected Locke's story to be a bit more detailed and a bit more in depth. We get clarifications of a few things, and the shocking manner in which Ben kills Locke after saving him disturbed me long after the episode aired.

Still, I can't help but feel that while viewers hate pointless filler episodes, they like those that focus on their favorite characters. Lock is a key piece in this convoluted puzzle that has been put in front of us the last five years. This viewer would have been willing to give the writers a little more time to develop and present Locke's story in a manner that didn't feel rushed.

What Worked: The beginning and the end were incredible. Overall, this was a fine episode.

I loved the quote from Charles Widmore, when he explains that Jeremy Bentham is the name of a philosopher. He then quipped, "Your parents had a sense of humor when they named you, why can't I?"

It was nice to see Walt again, growing up seemingly very fast.

What Didn't Work

For some reason, I found the death of Matthew Abaddon a bit rushed. Lance Reddick must have had to rush back to the set of "Fringe" or something.

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. It was directed by Jack Bender. "Lost" stars Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Josh Holloway, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Michael Emerson.