I too, enjoyed the show for all the reasons you mentioned.
I'm wondering if they now will address issues on and off the island as it seems a "rescue" team is coming.
I'm glad they have a finite number of episodes (48) in which to reveal the entire story. In television, I think it makes for better writing when you know it's got to end at a given point vs. getting cancelled midstory at the whim of the network.

John and I will be going to Comic-Con San Diego in July.
I'm sure there will be someone representing Lost again this year.
Lindeloff is a very interesting speaker and has a great sense of humor.
If they give us any teasers I'll be sure and let you know.
I teared up for good ol' Charlie too.
The original survivors might not be perfect but they've grown on us as people and almost seem like a family now. Killers that they are.
Is it just Sun and Claire now that haven't actually killed anyone by their own hand (I know they're responsbile inderectly for deaths)?

I feel for Sawyer in a way. Strangely, I understand all the deaths he was responsible for except the poor little tree frog.
I was very angry with him for a long time about doing that.
Also, I'm glad to see Locke got up and got out of that pit.
It's as if he had been stuck in another hatch.

I was also happy to see he didn't attempt to take Jack out.

I'm guessing they may take some of the people off the island and leave some behind? Wouldn't that be interesting?
I'm sure Rose may very well want to stay, along with Locke and possibly even Sawyer. Or maybe the rescue team will say they can only take a certain number and then they aren't able to go back and get the rest of them because of the difficulty finding the island.
I'm just speculating.

The writing has gotten much better in the past few episodes.

I've been looking for someone to share Lost stuff with again.
Hope you don't mind.
(You too, Nadia.)

*hugs*

dee

p.s. Can't wait for BSG to come back.