...I borrowed some bootleg DVDs of the first nine episodes of series two of LOST (starts back on RTE next week, apparently). Didn't take too long to devour them. Good stuff - it all rattles along nicely at a good ol' pace, introduces new characters, adds another layer of weirdness to the show's over-all mythos, and trims the annoying flashbacks a tad. Groovy. This season's arc looks like it is going to be about the long-term island residents The Others, with the origins of the island, again, relegated to MacGuffin status.
A lot of the American fansites keep moaning about the addition of Michelle Rodriquez to the cast, but I'm liking her PTSD-afflicted cop character. Since a promising debut in GIRLFIGHT, she's suffered the ignominy of being the best thing in a host of really bad movies (THE FAST & THE FURIOUS, RESIDENT EVIL, SWAT, etc), and it's good to see her getting some decent material. She's got chops.