For the most part, Ben’s flashbacks played out exactly as we expected. When he kidnapped Alex as a baby from Rousseau, that was it – he kidnapped a baby. Nothing special. It’s worth mentioning that at that point, it was still 1988 (possibly 1989), which means The Purge was still three or four years off (1992). Ben had already recruited young Ethan to help him at this point though. Makes you wonder if something happens to Ethan and he gets thrown into the Temple too? If not, why was he so willing to help Ben and more importantly, why were Widmore and Richard OK with Ethan helping Ben?