Issue date: 2/9/10 Section: Opinions

Media Credit: ABC Broadcasting The cast of the populat T.V. show, Lost.

Last Tuesday at 7:12 p.m. (108 minutes before 9 p.m.), I was in my Intercultural Communication class and while the topic being discussed was interesting and engaging, in the back of my mind, I kept thinking that the one of the greatest shows in the history of television would soon begin its final season. Sorry, Professor Fitzgerald but such is the life of a "Lost" fan.

I became enamored with the show last summer when, after hearing so much about it and viewing clips on television, I decided to watch it online. Within two weeks, I had seen every episode of the first five seasons and could not wait for the premiere of the sixth and final season. So, needless to say, when the day finally rolled around I was glued to the television in hopes of finding out the fate of the Island and solving the mystery of the two John Lockes.

The sixth season opened in a familiar way. We are taken back to 2004 and see Jack Sheppard, played by Matthew Fox, looking out the window of Oceanic 815. His dialogue with the flight attendant is almost identical as in the pilot episode, we also see almost everyone we met in the first couple of seasons back on the plane.

However, there are a few differences. Some of the old characters are missing, and the comforting speech Jack gave Rose (L. Scott Caldwell) is now given by Rose to Jack. What was more startling was the fact that, now, Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) is on the plane and the Island has sunk.

Then, in true "Lost" fashion, we hear the ominous beat and are transported back to the Island in 2007, with the remaining survivors of the atomic bomb and the "Smokey" Lock, as he has been referred to in the fan forums. There, we are introduced to another set of "the Others," which includes the aforementioned flight attendant, and see their reaction to the news of a dead Jacob (Mark Pellegrino).

I watched intensely and gasped in awe as the new reality was introduced and old characters reappeared. I had heard that old characters would be returning, which did not make sense to me since most of them died, but was pleased to see how the producers of the show pulled it off.

While I love the alternate reality, I fail to see its purpose. I always wondered what the lives of the people on the Island would be like had they landed safely in L.A. (or in the case of the Others, if they had never gone there), but regardless of how cool it is to see if they will ever meet in L.A. - especially since these characters were connected before the Island, they just did not know - the show is the show because of the Island. The characters were brought there for a reason and that has been the focus of the entire show.

I must say this two-hour premiere did leave me with more questions than it answered, but if you have ever watched "Lost," you know that that is the way it goes and what makes the show so awesome. All that is left now is to see what this week's episode will bring.

"Lost" airs on ABC, Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. If you wish to catch up online, click here.

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