Lost 304: No

No. I don't buy it. So 40-odd people crash land on a beach. A dozen or so other people crash land on the other side of the same island, also on the beach. At various points during their stay, one person (Hurley) walks part of the way around the island; the second group of people walk from their side to the first group's side (much of the way along the coastline); 1 person (Desmond) sails a boat away from the island, then back; 3 people (Sayid, Sun & Jin) sail the same boat around the island.

And at no point does anyone ever see a SECOND ISLAND?!?

I was ready to get back into the show. Sure, the flashbacks have been complete wastes of time this season: we learned Jack wanted to know his wife's lover's name; Locke hung out on a pot-growing commune; Sawyer was a con man with a heart of gold (which we knew already); Sun and Jin were on the run (which we knew already). But they seemed to be moving things along last night. They didn't drag the pacemaker subplot out over multiple episodes. We found out Benry has a tumor on his spine. We found out Hurley makes a decent fruit salad.

Then, the second island bit. No.