The circle of ash
I am rewatching The Man Behind The Curtain and noticed that when they show Ben and Locke walk up to the cabin there is a quick shot of the ash as Ben steps over and if you look right where he is walking the ash appears to already be broken. I know there is a shadow there but if you look at the height of the ash it looks like the ring is already broken. Anyone else notice this?

no…but I will check…good catch if correct