I spent much of the summer, once the reruns began, getting people to take a look. It was fun to watch people get excited about each new episode and see it from a fresh perspective. Also, I found that this series gets better with each new viewing. A lot of the serialization shines through. Almost universally, it was understood that this is a series based deeply in character, with the mysteries as a mechanism more than an end in and of itself. For me, this episode continued to deliver on what the first season promised.

Here's my review of Lost 2.1: "Man of Sceince, Man of Faith":

http://www.entil2001.com/series/lost/season2/lost2-1.html

Overall, this episode was a surprisingly small-scale approach to a season premiere, focusing almost entirely upon setting the stage for conflict between Jack and Locke. While this certainly does much to establish the direction that will be taken in the second season, it may not have been expansive enough to satisfy the expectations of the mass audience. Some answers were provided, but ultimately, there’s little to satisfy those unwilling to trust the creators.