I think both there's a link to Lost's time/space focus and the emerging multiverse focus on Fringe. The evidence connecting the shows may be thin, but the writers/producers have basically confirmed that both shows are playing around in the same universe, however different they are doing so. The "science" of Fringe resembles some of the "science" explored by the Dharma Initiative on Lost. I don't think there are plans to do crossover events or anything similarly obvious or extreme. Seems more a nod to the uber fans of both shows than anything else.

Apparently I need to check out Fringe. I'm not surprised, I'm always behind on these things.

Because I otherwise find Lost to be rather simplistic and boring. ;)

Okay, time passage is warped on the island vs. off (which now that I think about it follows from the episode where Faraday was shooting rockets off the island). So that covers the 3 year discrepancy.

Now, is it just Ben and John who don't time travel or is it the fact that one was severely injured and the other dead?

Does anyone remember how Locke came to know of Ell=oise Hawking?

Wow, this may be the first time that I actually predicted something on this show correctly....though he isn't spooky and distant. CLOSE ENOUGH!

I mentioned on twitter I'd elaborate more here..

I really didn't like how they showed Ben killing Locke. I know it was necessary so there were "no questions" but it still bothered me. I think they could have cut away more and then show the scene where Ben was cleaning up then Locke hanging. But that's my personal preference.

I just presumed that someone who spoke with him (Richard, or Christian) told him at a moment that we didn't see on camera.

I think Ben and John left the island under different circumstances than the Oceanic survivors, and so had to return the old fashioned way? Meaning, they had to crush. That's my guess.

I would also guess that Widmore provided Locke with a file on Hawking. Since Widmore knew about her and her whereabouts (him being the one who informed Desmond.)

I am curious to know if Ben was actually doing Locke a favor. Perhaps a suicide cannot resurrect? And I do think Locke is resurrected - not an Island ghost. I think he's alive. The van where he was being stored (by Ben) anagrams to Resurrection, which is different than what Christian, Charlie, and other deaders are like. I also suspect that Christian was always a part of the island...

Ben took care of Locke's body for a reason. Then again, he killed him just as soon as Locke revealed Hawking's whereabouts, so it's just as possible that Ben's only intention was to keep Locke alive long enough to get what he needed from him. Ah, Ben and Widmore. Both seem to have the island's best interests at heart (? - or not), but both are bad mother****ers.

I think that's because he's resurrected, not a ghost. He's very likely flesh and blood, those he has yet to physically interact with anyone so it's not a proven theory.

To crush? I don't understand. What are they crushing?