Lost once again: Season Two begins

Wow.

So we find out what was in the hatch. Just...wow.

Some other points:
(1) Something was wrong with the tape, at least from what I was watching (on an old 32" Trinitron). The blacks were all wrong--it's not my TV or the signal, because the commercials were clear.
(2) Man, what a rug on (flashback) Jack Shepherd.
(3) So Jack has really assumed leader status, huh? What happened to Sayid? I guess he's too wrapped up in Shannon...although Locke, of course, challenged him. And of course Kate just had to know what was going on (and probably wanted to find an escape route in case the cavalry arrived).
(4) Man, what a rug on (flashback) Jack Shepherd.
(5) Totally called what was in the hatch halfway thru. Actually, it was more like "Wouldn't it be cool if..."
(6) Hulk Hogan's writing the dialogue!

Loved it. Although the kids were noisy throughout the show, and my MIL kept getting phone calls. So, the impact was a bit diluted. Still, though...wow.