Lost - Season 5

"Dead is Dead" was a great episode way better than the previous episode, the story actually moved forward. I thought nothing really happened in the previous besides little Ben being shot at the end. They just dragged the whole Kate/Juliet/Sawyer issue. I don't know if its only me, but I am not liking the "new" Dharma Initiative. I hope they go somewhere with the story or else it will be pointless to show the Oceanic people working various jobs in the '70s for who knows what reason.
I'm loving Locke's new shade....he actually surprises Ben at times (the look Ben had on his face was priceless). HAHA, that was amazing!
I thought the "monster" was going to let Ben's daughter do the deed, but nope that never happened. Which made me think that maybe the "monster" takes shape of dead people?