Theres Locke and Ben and the drowning Charlie, repeating their warnings from last seasons finale about the newcomers.

And theres the title cards, telling us that some of our heroes arent going to leave the island.

(Does that mean some will choose to stay behind, or be abandoned, or die?

George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, …

Say, was that a glimpse of Naomi, the parachutist apparently slain by Locke, still alive?

Lots of tantalizing questions; really cant wait to see how they play out, can you?

But it all looks so rote and by-the-playbook.

(Also,Office-boy Krasinski seems overmatched by his glamorous old-pro co-stars.)