Season three started off with a bombshell, and has been stealthily dropping more ever since. I’m really impressed with how things are shaping up so far! While there has been very little in the way of answers, only more questions, I find myself being intrigued with what is on screen – enough so that I am doing a lot less speculating and am instead just enjoying the ride. It might partly be a mindset, I definitely tend toward having to “figure it out”; even though I know it’s really not possible. So far this season though, there’s just SO much new information coming in that I’ve completely stopped trying. I love the new sets! Tropical islands are great, but really, I was kind of tired of looking at sand, water, and lush greenery. The hatch helped a bit last year, but it felt so cramped and dark…the Others’ village is a welcome view. Love the bear cages! Sawyer playing with the toys in his cage has been priceless. I’m enjoying the Sawyer and Kate interaction as well. The back-stories have been chock full of interesting information, and no moment has felt wasted to me.

I think the others know exactly what they’re doing with Jack, Kate, and Sawyer. Misery will bring Kate and Sawyer together (not to mention chemical attraction) and I suspect they’ll work on befriending Jack. Since they’ve let him in on the “current contact” info, I really see them working on getting him to the point that he somewhat trusts them, or at least it will look that way. Once they have him looking like just one of the gang, they’ll make sure Sawyer and Kate see him eating well, sitting around watching a baseball game with his new buddies! I like the new blonde, but I don’t believe for a second there was any actual danger when Jack escaped. The mental manipulation aspect of the whole thing is kind of priceless. Of course, I could be completely off base, but that’s my current theory. Sayid, Jun, and Sun should’ve wondered about the sign claiming that was a ferry dock. Don’t ferry’s usually go from one place to another? There must be something else close! Jack should also wonder about the availability of the cheese - wasn't that a grilled cheese sandwich? Hey Jack, haven't you watched any prison movies? You just have to wait for the weekly delivery truck/boat/plane and grab an axle/rudder/wing!

Sayid apologizing (as well he should have) to Jin and Sun was also a great moment. I was very pleased that Sun shot that lady, frankly by this point, they should all be freaked out enough to find the cajones to do just about anything. What does Sun know about lying? Apparently she wrote the book on it – or maybe is still in process of writing the book on it. Speaking of writing, it has been really great and the acting has been stellar. Henry Gale, or Ben, or whatever his name is, was just chilling in his scene last week with Kate. If he’s telling the truth about living there his whole life, then things just got very interesting. I’m not sure he is though, unless most of them are newer to the island, because I don’t get the impression they’re unused to normal society. Maybe his parent’s were involved in whatever the zoo thing was about and they all moved to the island when he was a child? Speaking of children, if the village is long-term, where are all the kids? Does that explain the interest in Walt and Claire’s baby? Oh and what the heck are they doing with the blood draws? Sending them to the lab? Maybe they just gave them all flu shots? Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to see in the previews that next week will focus on the rest of the cast; they are some of my favorites. I was also pleasantly surprised though that I was okay with the slow pacing of the first two shows, it was nice to have a more leisurely focus and more time with each character than usually is allowed with such a huge cast. All in all, a great start to the season and you have to give Lost credit for managing to completely change the direction of things with each new season. So far it never feels like a bait and switch to me. Someone should recall that the jungle held more dangers than just the others though; I am bothered that man-eating smoke slips their minds! Speaking of that, I really think Jurassic Park with some of this. I glimpsed sound mixing equipment and there’s no doubt there could be speakers anywhere since the whole “deserted island” thing is obviously out the window. There’s your monster, right there. Not dinosaurs in this case, but you know…leftover haunted jungle ride or something.