LOST: Because You Left and The Lie

After eight months away, I was afraid I was going to get a nosebleed.

Thankfully, Lost has returned, and just in time. Last night's two-episode premiere did not disappoint: we flashed back and forth in time, saw people shot with burning arrows, impaled by dirty knives and hit by poison darts. And yet... it didn't seem like the producers dropped a bomb on us like they have in past premieres.

The highlights of these two episodes were (spoiler alert):

-Locke's North by Northwest moment with Mr. Eko's plane, his creepy confrontation with Ethan and his instructions from the ageless Richard.

-Hurley's traffic stop by (the ghost of?) Ana Lucia.

-Sun's manipulation of Kate, and her revelation that she (sort of) holds Kate responsible for Jin's alleged death.

-The return of Mrs. Hawking (Daniel's mother?) who looked as if she just flew in on a broom from the Harry Potter movies.

-Hurley's conversation with his madre, who touchingly believed everything he told her about the island.

-Ben's no-nonsense approach to Jack's drug treatment.

-Daniel's encounter with past Desmond outside the Hatch.

It was interesting how the premiere opened with the man we know as Marvin Candle, the guy from the orientation videos. I read one theory today that the baby he held was perhaps Jin - or maybe Miles.

Does anyone else think that Sun sent the lawyers after Kate? And is maybe working for Ben? And what do we make of Charlotte's nosebleed? Is she gonna kick it? All grades are subject to change until I've seen all Season 5 episodes, but as it stands now - Because You Left: A- The Lie: B