I wonder why Eloise told Desmond that pushing the button in the hatch would be the only great thing Desmond will ever do.
And why in the world was Ben so sorry? I thought he had killed little Charlie, and had unintentionally put Desmond through the same hell we can only assume he went through after Alex's skull was splattered by hot lead as he looked on. But in the end, all he did was shoot and miss Desmond.
He wouldn't apologize to Locke, and Locke he violently strangled. Damn you, Ben! You cryptic motherf--