Yeah, totally lame.
Why would the writers make Richard say "he'll never be the same, you sure you still want me to take him?" Why give them the choice, which then makes it even more stupid for them to say yes?
They tried very hard to show that Kate loves all children now due to her own experiences but I found it not only ridiculous but insulting to parents everywhere. The kid is already evil. He's already SET A VAN AND HOUSE ON FIRE TO BETRAY HIS OWN PEOPLE. And Kate/Sawyer/Juliette can't pretend these things from their past/Ben's future haven't happend, because they have.
Sure, Ben has to live, but it doesn't have to be Anakin-building-3po. They didn't have to Nuke the Fridge. Something else could have saved him.
Lame.
