Bernard, you will recall, was actually a fusie, as his assigned seat was next to Rose. Cindy, well she had no assigned seat cuz she was crew.

So...one could conclude now that Eko is done...that the 'role' of the Tailies was simply to get Bernard back to Rose, and to ensure the safe return of the injured Sawyer, Jin and Michael.

By 'design' or not...that's the legacy of the Tailies. R.I.P.!

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Sorry...I think my Kharma just ran over your Dogma...