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Originally Posted by Hanso
I think after the episode Ben has been following MiB not Jacob.
ben overthrew widmore, killed the Dharma who Jacob has a truce with, then exiled Whismore. then later he has Ben make Saywer clear a runway so Akira can land on it, to then take MiB home.
Ben devoted himself to jacob but follow the MiB thinking it was Jacob ( break in the ash ring allowed MiB to take over Jacobs cabin
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It is a sound theory and makes sense but I don't think that the fact that certain things and events occurred were all part of MIB's plan or totally just for his benefit.
Ben was tainted from the get go by MIB or the Island when he was saved in The Temple as a child. He overthrew Widmore because he couldn't prove that it was the will of Jacob that baby Alex died by doing it himself. He did kill DHARMA but was ultimately groomed and supported by Richard who was in communicano with Jacob. The list and acquisition of Jack, Sawyer and Kate was based on Jacob's order, at least if your theory of Ben breaking the circle of ash is correct. Besides that flight ultimately landed team Jacob onto the battlefield anyway (They're coming).
Everything that happened didn't always go according to either Jacob's or MIB's liking, but I think Jacob and his team will be the underdogs until the very end, he seems to be down and out but I think he has a bigger more profound and effective plan in the works.
Got to remember what Jacob said to MIB on the beach when the Black Rock arrived, 'It only ends once, anything that happens before that, is progress'. Each version of events on Island, off Island, in the past, present and future are 'progress' and this time round will obviously be, where 'it ends'.