I don't know, David. It was such a weird conversation, wasn't it?
The strange thing is we've seen Ben get beat up before, and Charles Widmore is such an old guy. If he doesn't have bodyguards, what can he do? And yet they talked like they were two immortals playing games.
Ben now wants to kill Penny, Widmore's daughter, and Desmond's love. For what, revenge...balance? We see Ben going after a bunch of people using Sayid as his personal assassin. Who are these people? Right now, I'm assuming they all worked for Widmore. And why did one of Widmore's guys kill Nadia, Sayid's long lost love? What would be the point?
Also, did you notice that the captain of the freighter says that it was Ben who faked the other plane crash while Ben told Locke (and Tom told Michael) that it was Widmore who faked the plane crash. Obviously, one of them is lying, but who?
Meanwhile, Widmore seems hell bent on finding the island. And so they end the Ben and Charles conversation with Widmore saying, "I guess the hunt is on...for both of us."
It was so strange, but good strange.
On another note, Kate's ass is spectacular.
Did you see the Jack episode? Matthew Fox (Jack) clealy went out of his way to grab that bounty. When he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, he could've held her up by the small of her back, or by resting his hands under her thighs.
Nope. He went right for that ass. Smart boy.