Lost - The Complete Second Season (DVD, 2006, 6 - Disc Box Set)

As the second season of Lost begins, the hatch is opened up, and from that moment on, the viewers are thrown into a tailspin of more mystery, eerie goings on, and everything else that made the first season of Lost so good. While Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), and Locke (Terry O'Quinn) investigate what's inside the hatch (and even more msytery arises from who and what they find inside), we are introduced to the "tailies"; survivors from the tail of the plane that include tough girl Ana-Lucia (Michelle Rodriguez), the spiritual and mysterious Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, better known as the ruthless Simon Adebisi from HBO's Oz), and others, as they come across a ship wrecked Michael (Harold Perrineau), Jin (Daniel Dae Kim), and Sawyer (Josh Holloway). There's so much that happens throughout the second season of Lost that it's mind boggling to keep everything together with the overlapping storylines and more questions being raised than answers, all of which really hurt the first half of the season (not to mention that creator J.J. Abrams left during the season to film Mission: Impossible 3, though he did leave the show in better hands than he did with Alias), but as the second half starts things really pick up. Characters begin being picked off, and ever so slowly secrets are revealed. We learn what happened to Walt (Malcolm David Kelley) leaving Michael with some very hard choices to make, get a better insight into just who the "others" are, and we learn that the island has some connection with the Dharma Corporation. All this leads up to the explosive season finale when the it's learned what caused the plane to crash, and what will happen as Locke challenges Mr. Eko about pushing the button. Like the first season, the finale leaves you wanting so much more, only this time it leaves you with your jaw on the floor. However, while the second season is wonderful television, it is a step down from the groundbreaking first season, and some of the new casting choices (Rodriguez in particular) weren't the best ideas. Despite that though, there's a lot to admire here, and by the time you get to the closing credits, you'll be salivating for more.