Get 'Lost' in this show

A WARNING FOR THE VIEWER: Purchasing the brand new, seven disk, 17+ hour DVD set of the second season of Lost may result in abnormally long sessions of television watching, with possible side-effects of eye damage, weight gain/loss (depending on how focused you are), deterioration of relationships, and muscle atrophy. \nThat's the warning label that should come with Lost: The Complete Second Season--The Extended Experience. Once you start watching episodes it's VERY difficult to stop. But if you were really considering buying it, you already know this: you've watched season one and are familiar with the show. If you've never seen it, then I suggest buying the season one set in addition to season two, and spending about two solid days watching every episode so you're up to date for the upcoming season three premiere. Even if you've been watching religiously like most fans, hitting up the season two DVDs to brush up on anything you forgot doesn't hurt either (you know the writers love foreshadowing and making every detail count). \nThe DVD set features all 24 episodes of season two (some with optional commentary), and an additional disc of entirely special features. These include an all-access pass behind to the set, never before seen flashbacks, deleted scenes and bloopers, an in-depth look at character connections, a special look inside "The Swan" hatch, and more things I don't feel like copying off the back of the box. \nAll in all, the seven discs add up to a running time of 1056 minutes (17+ hours), which I find hard to believe -- I think in reality it's probably longer, considering there's 24 approximately 40-45 minute episodes (around 1000 minutes), plus a whole disc of features. \nSeason two of Lost continues the story of the 40 survivors of a horrific plane crash on a deserted island. The island contains many mysteries, including life-threatening natives (the "others") and supernatural occurrences. Season two more specifically chronicles the drama caused when the survivors find and break into an underground hatch on the island. They quickly realize the hatch is part of a larger, stranger operation and inadvertently become replacements for a man whose job was entering a number sequence into a computer every 108 minutes to "save the world". Not to mention the usual character flashbacks in each episode that add extra wrinkles to the story. \nAfter starting out in extremely intriguing fashion, season two gets a bit aimless in some of the middle episodes, which season one somehow never managed to do. But things come together in one of the most climactic/chaotic last episodes I've ever seen in a TV series, leaving season three wide-open in terms of possibilities. \nLost is worth the investment, worth the time, and one of the best dramas on TV -- now get caught up before the season three premiere. Just be careful. Once you get Lost in this show, there's no coming back.