Lost is definitely back. I was a little worried after how the last season started out, and I needn't have been.
As always, the first hour of the "premier event" was a recap episode to re-familiarize us with the events of the first three seasons. Some people dismiss or even dislike them, but I always enjoy seeing everything laid out in a different order from how they were aired. Links between people and/or events wind up highlighted, sometimes in ways I hadn't seen before. Plus, it's been such a long time since the last season ended that I flat didn't remember everything that was going on. I'll definitely need to get ahold of the
third season DVDs
to refresh all of the details of the season. I didn't really get anything new from the recap, but it did get me back into the
Lost-watching mood. I'd forced myself to forget over the months how much I enjoy watching the show.
Now, let's get on to the premier episode. Spoilers, obviously, will follow: