Lost 2/7/07

As disappointed as I have been with Lost lately, last night's episode totally made up for it. I am definitely on the Lost bandwagon again.

First of all, let me say how much I'm loving Elizabeth Mitchell. She's just fantastic as Juliet. I think I'm more interested in finding out about her character and backstory than I am with anyone else on the show. And that's pretty darn impressive for someone that was just introduced this season.

I think the thing that surprised me most about Juliet is that she wasn't always on the island. It was also very interesting seeing how strong she's become since she's come to the island.

The thing only marginally related to the show that surprised me is that Juliet's last name is Burke. It just kind of reminded me of Grey's Anatomy a little bit. I'm sure it wasn't intentional that characters would have the same last name, but it was pretty striking, to me anyway.

I really like how Ben's heart rate stabled as Kate was retelling Jack's story. It was great connection to make there.

I also liked how more secondary characters were weaved in, like Alex and Carl. It was very nice plotting, and makes me even more interested in what goes on with them. (What can I say? I tend to get more interested in the supporting players, if they're well written.)

Everything about this episode was so well-done that I have to keep watching now. I'm still not a fan of having to wait three months since the last new episode, but this one almost made up for it. And I'm very excited for next week because we'll get to see people from the main island again.

To end this entry, I'm going to list some things I'm pondering related to the events in this episode.

- How did Ben come out of anasthesia, and why did he still seem to feel no pain?
- Why does Ben have the tumor? Is it only the main island that has mystical healing properties? If John can now walk and Rose's illness (was it a tumor?) is gone, why is Ben still sick?
- How is Ben involved with Rousseau? Is he really Alex's father?
- What were they doing to Carl?
- Why has Ben kept Juliet on the island for so long?
- Who was the first one on the island? Ben? Someone else? And are all the other Others people brought to the island from somewhere else?

Anyway, that's all the questions I have. They're very Others-centric, mainly because they're the most mysterious people featured on yesterday's episode. I'm looking forward to seeing if anyone else has similar questions as I have, and perhaps having a lively discussion about them.