Also,lie I said,you can look at Lost deeper than just face value,for example, * The episode title is a reference to the story of the Wizard of Oz, where the ruler of the Emerald City hides behind a curtain:

Wizard of Oz: Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain IE MAYBE jACOB DOES NOT HAVE THAT MUCH POWER AT ALL??


And so, in the previous episode when Richard came and gave John that file about Sawyer and said that Ben wants to see John fail,it was not a test bt Ben,he REALLY DID want to see John fail!