Commentary tracks, documentaries, featurettes plus all the special features from the DVD edition

If fans of “Lost” felt like the title characters they could be forgiven; the second season of the popular show seemed rudderless at times and many episodes seemed as if they were on a deserted island all their own. The main narrative did not progress as quickly as the first season and it could be a bit frustrating for fans. So the passengers of Flight 815 are still on the island and at the mercy of “The Others”. We find out more about them and Michael makes a desperate attempt to take back his son from these strangers on the other side of the island. Like “The X-Files” the mythology episodes were probably the most frustrating because as many answers as they provided set up more questions and made the story arc that much more convoluted. Nevertheless fans will be pleased with the questions about the purpose of the experiments by the Darma Initiative on the island and the mystery of what is behind the hatch. I’m not going to discuss the plot points of the second season—I’m going to let rabid fans that haven’t seen the second season (or missed episodes) discover it for themselves. ***

The good news for season two is that while we didn’t get very many answers (in fact none at all really just more pieces of the puzzle), we got a whole slew of fascinating characters some of which, sadly, bit the dust before season three. Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnouoye-Agbaje), Ana Lucia (Michelle Rodriguez) and “Henry Gales” (Michael Emerson who fans discover isn’t Henry at all but the mysterious Ben Linus who commands the darkly mysterious “Others”) and the hatch which leads down below (yep, it’s a character as it dominates the proceedings as much as any human character) all made the second season take flight when, initially, it got bogged down in NOT giving fans answers. ---

Image & Sound:

The Blu-ray of “Lost” looks as beautiful as a tropical sunset. Colors particularly during scenes set in the lush jungle look simply magnificent. There are instances of grain cropping up some of which is due to the transfer. Other than that the image quality is truly exceptional with crisp, sharp picture quality given the amount of information crammed onto a single disc. The 5.1 mix sounds solid with nice directional effects and depth. ---

Although organized a bit differently than the original DVD set, the special features are roughly the same here. I’ve provided a link to the DVD review for those that have been ported over here- http://www.dvdivas.net/movies/reviews/l/lost-2season-wayne.html ***

A nice touch is allowing fans of the show to save where they are and track their progress in watching the second season via the “Season Play” feature. Since Java usually disables (idiotically…I have no use for Java and feel that it causes more problems than it solves) most Blu-ray players abilities to save where you are in watching a show. Beyond that, there isn’t a whole lot of new material here but the good news is that most of the special features are in high def.

Final Words:

I’m going to quote myself here on the DVD for “Lost: Season 2” since it applies as much to the Blu-ray as it did to the DVD: “I haven’t given up on “Lost” but I gave up following the second season midway through during the broadcast simply because if I missed an episode I felt like I might have missed a lot of important information. Also, the airing of the series became frustrating with repeats mixed up with new ones when I as a viewer really wanted the narrative to progress. The second season is worthwhile (and the season finale is quite interesting leaving threads that will be fascinating to see picked up during season three) but be prepared to be frustrated; “Lost” is an elaborate puzzle just be prepared to spend your time to put the thing together.” ***

Is this worth the upgrade? If you love this show you don’t even have to ask that question. The images pop with a clarity and depth missing on the DVDs. Does it have repeat value? Absolutely particularly given the long dry spell we will have with no new episodes.