What I'm Watching: Lost

Lost: Season 6, Episode 5 "Lighthouse" (B+)

This episode isn't quite as exciting as last week's, but it's headed in the right direction and it certainly maintains the quality of last week as opposed to the disappointing first three hours of the season. The less interesting half of the story is actually getting much more intriguing and better by the minute. Jack's flash-sideways was cool, and it was nice to see him finally experiencing some sort of happiness with his son. I was hoping that the mother would be someone completely shocking and connected, but I'll settle for the appearance of Dogen at David's audition. I could tell it was going to be him when his son started talking to Jack, and it's those kind of moments alone that will make this season incredibly satisfying for me. On the island, the shared determination of Jack and Hurley to finally get to the bottom of some of these damn mysteries is refreshing, and despite their limited luck in actually findingn answers, I'm pretty happy with the results. The mirror that reflected Jack's past was insanely awesome, and Jacob saying that Jack needed to understand why he is important prepares us for some truly exciting stuff later in the season. The fact that Claire is crazy because she listens only to Christian and her "friend" is certainly disconcerting, and hopefully Jin can work his way out of this unfortunate mess. Her ability to see Locke as something other than whatever everyone else perceives him to be is intriguing, and I'm anxious to see where that goes. Claire's desire to kill Kate if she took her baby is bad news, and I'm more than a little worried about Ms. Austen should their paths inevitably cross.