I like the nerdy aspect too Glenda, no worries.
That whole Claire appearing in Kate's dream FREAKED ME OUT. I loved it and in some sick way i wish it wasn't a dream. For some reason I don't think Claire is dead. If she was dead wouldn't they have shown her death? Just makes me suspicious.
I wonder how Charlotte, Miles and Dan all got off the island too Glenda. Those were flash forwards previously shown on the 3 of them, right? Therefore they left the island. I like your theory about Ben & Charlotte being childhood friends. Very interesting.
After watching last nights episode i am convinced JIN is ALIVE! He was way to smart to stay on that damn boat knowing it was about to blow up. I just wonder where he went?
In a weird sense I do think Christian is Jacob. I think Jacob, Ben & Richard all used the time machine to go back and forth from the island and somehow Jacob/Christian got killed off the island. He was then brought back to the island via Oceanic 8165(?) in the casket along with the rest of the gang. Meh- perhaps it's too far fetched but my brain goes into overdrive when it comes to this show.