So many fucking commercials. The start of this episode had that sense of mystery that was missing through most of season 2, I really dig it so far, but my god, SO MANY COMMERCIALS.

The Stepford Wives: The TV Series

Commercial breaks seem more annoying with Lost, and my shitty affiliate isn't in HD. I'd probably be happier downloading episodes.

Gotta love the Planet of the Apes music

It just seems like the commercial breaks are longer and more abundant.

Psycho Jack is starting to get on my nerves.

I do like that we have no idea WTF is going on.

I like the Crazy Jack angle, it's fitting to his character.

Great start to the new season.

I suppose it would be a smart idea to use the number 1 show on TV to sell a bunch of shit.

Terrific start to the new season, despite the lack of Locke and Eko. Seems much more focused. (on top of that, JJ penned the ep).

Lost wasn't even in the Top 10 for most of last season, was it?

Lost is nowhere near the #1 show on TV. Its serialized storytelling makes it hard to attract new viewers.

If it weren't for Sawyer providing some laughs, the rest of this episode would have been very ho-hum with all the Jack's anguish over losing his Sarah for being the person he is not.

Ummm, the point is the most popular shows have a lot of commercials. Doesn't take a rocket scientist or an "Other" to figure that out.

Last year they tried to exploit the success of Lost with all those reruns, recap episodes, and bullshit, and that didn't work out too well.

So:

1.) Polar bears and sharks confirmed to be from Dharma, although the shark was pretty much know, but the polar bear has been a question.
2.) The electric cable found in season one looks to be connected to the underwater hatch.
3.) Henry Gale's real name is Ben.

Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Though most shows tend to clump the commercial breaks a tad better instead of thise 5 on 5 off stuff. I was bitching about it (it's the internet afterall), not questioning it.

WOW, just fucking WOW!!! What a friggin start. All my theories from the end of season 2 is pretty much garbage now. So many WTF.

It's something that's fitting because he's been brewing on the edge for a while.

GREAT episode. Seriously, hadn't been watching it 4-5 minutes and it already grrabbed a "WTF?" out of the starting gate. From the looks of the previews, seems like the action is going to ramp up pretty damn quick. Bring it on.

great start but i am still at a wtf

Unfortunately, now it looks like all those off-the-wall theories that "outside forces" conspired to get certain people on that plane could be true.

Either that or else these "others" have direct internet access to the outside world.

Don't forget the theory that Christian Shepherd is behind/a part of everything going on.

After tonight's episode, it just seems like he is. Hopefully it's just a red herring.

4). The Others are left overs from the Dharma Initiative (per Juliette's own words)

Great start to the season. WTF moment in the first 30 seconds, and liked the having no idea what is going on atmosphere. Harkens back to season 1, which I prefered to Season 2 slight just for that reason.

Sucks watching with commercials and in pan and scan after just re-watching the first 2 seasons on DVD.

I think they have outside access. The beginning where they state "There could be survivors" made me assume it wasn't expected.

5) The Others have wireless internet access.

They were beta testing Satellite Internet perhaps .

I liked it. Most of the characters had done something "bad" and you had that vibe that they were on the island to be punished for something.

We hadn't seen that with Jack until now. We see he suspected his father of stealing his wife, attacked him in an AA meeting, and started him drinking again when he had been sober for 50 days (and thus leading to the surgery accident, him getting his father fired because of it, and his father running off to Sydney and dying). So we see his lack of faith in his own father essentially led to his death.