Lost 2-hr. premiere 01-21-09

Lost
ABC
Wednesdays 9pm ET/PT
Season premiere
Bad Robot/Touchstone Television

This was a much better pair of episodes than I expected. As he said toward the end of last season in a conversation with Kate near a runway at LAX, Jack thinks the Oceanic Six need to return to the island to save the lives of the survivors still living there. Hell, I would never go back, but that's me and apparently a minority opinion. Ben Linus wants them all to return. Kate is in because someone thinks Aaron isn't really her son. Well, duh. Anyone could have figured that out at the Oceanic Six initial news conference. Can't figure out Sun's or Sayid's motives for return. Hurley would rather be incarcerated than return to the island, and I can't say I blame him.

Meanwhile (back at the Hall of Justice*), the island's time frame is switching back and forth. What a great twist that Dr. Danny was part of the Dharma Initiative! And Ethan almost killing John Locke--classic Lost. "Hey, Charlie shot you six times back in Season One!" The Others' reaction to coming across survivors was typical, too--shoot or amputate first and ask questions later. Who was shooting the flaming arrows? That was a first.

Is Sawyer now to be known as James?

Does anyone remember the name of Danny Farraday's team? I'm terrible with character names. The redhead and the psychic. Oh, the redhead is Charlotte. Classy of Danny to keep his tie on in the jungle. And Ana-Lucia told Hurley someone said hi. Who was it? Oh, Libby--the second woman Michael murdered in the course of freeing Linus from Flight 815 survivors' custody. And the kids Ana-Lucia promised to reunite with their parents: are they still with the Others? Is Richard in charge now that Locke is dead?


*Sorry--Superfriends reference. A college roommate and I liked to do that.