Thoughts on "Lost" (2-part Series Premiere)

I was so not going to start watching this show. I'd heard the buzz, I knew it was J.J. Abrams at the helm, and I had a bad feeling that if I even so much as watched the first episode, I might get hooked. On the other hand, the premise didn't sound that compelling to me off the top of my head, and with such a large ensemble cast I doubted that I'd be seeing the kind of character development I really look for in a show.

Then you started talking about it, plus my brother was bugging me to tell me what I thought, and I sighed to myself and said, "Oh, all right, I'll give it a try."

I finished watching the second hour of the pilot last night. These, then, are my thoughts:

( Here be SPOILERS... )

So now I can't wait for next Wednesday. And I need a Lost icon. Sigh.

ETA: See strikethrough text above. yahtzee63 rules.