I enjoyed last night's episode a lot. It was good to get some backstory on Rose and Bernard. I've always enjoyed those two characters, as they seem the least mysterious out of all the group. Very little drama or mystery with those two, which is refreshing. Although last night's episde gave us both drama and mystery with the happy couple.

Things we learned (most of these were hinted at earlier, but confirmed last night):
1. The island heals. It made Locke walk and cured Rose's cancer.

2. Eko and Charlie are building a church. This looks like it's Charlie's way to redemption, but we'll see. This scene also supplied the funniest line of the episode: "I think I liked you better when all you did was beat people with a stick."

3. Rose knew Locke was in a wheelchair before the crash. Given that it's Rose, there's not a lot of drama there, but Rose sharing her knowledge with Locke seemed to be key to Locke's renewal of faith in the island. He seems to be back on track after several episodes of Gale-induced self-doubt.

Other things that were cool:

1. Michael's back! I wondered when they would get around to getting him back in the mix. I'm glad he's back. His character can be pretty grating, but that prickliness spurs a lot of action and drama within the group. From the previews, it looks like that's going to happen again.

2. Kate & Jack. I was glad Kate finally told Jack about what she and Claire found in the other hatch. I was also glad she called Jack on hiding Henry for so long without telling her. It also looks like some romantic sparks were flying again between the two, which is a good thing. I'm glad the show doesn't overuse the sexual tension angle between the main protagonists (that got tired in the X-Files), but having all these people on the island together without any "hooking up" just strains credibility. (bit of humor there).

3. Is Jack superman? Seriously, is there anything he cannot do? He's was a world-famous surgeon beofre the island. He's competent in almost every area of medicine (obstretrics, pedicatrics, even optometry!). He's got pretty good wilderness skills. He's great at poker. Now we know he can really shoot a gun. Maybe that was a lucky shot, just put in there to create a bit of humor and tension between him and Kate. And maybe Jack's competency in almost everything is just a dramatic device. Or maybe there is a lot more going on with Jack than we know. It could be either, but I wonder.

A few weeks to any new episodes. Looks like Sarah and I will be in Ireland for the new stuff. Do they get Lost in Ireland? I'm going to have to get someone to tape the episodes.