Waves,

This is tougher to talk about that I thought. When I first got up at noon, I tried to write a response, but things happen near the of season two that I do not want to spoil.
What happened in the last episode that you watched?

Also, the back stories we hear about the characters are not in chronological order. For example: with Sun, we learn in season 1 about how she planned to leave her husband at the airport and changed her mind. That is safe for me to write about. That was a moving scene --- that she cried and chose to stay with him and get back on the plane that was leaving Australia.
You are right about the writers . . .. giving her a garden shows that she is nurturing and capable and connected.

I like Walt and his father and the dog.
I related to Charlie's music.
I could not warm up to Jack although he seemed important to the show in moving the plot along.
I like the way you describe Sawyer --- nice guy after you get to know him but would not want to count on him for anything that requires effort.
Sayid --- not all that nice either sometimes but trustworthy as all get out. He has lots of integrity and honor somehow and does not seem to have the father issues that lots of the other characters have (I guess we do not know his father-backstory)

Mr Ecko -- big heart. Sometimes I like how the theme of faith vs logic plays out.

Kate has toughness and I do not think she would be a good friend in real life --- too intense. I think sometimes we see her choose to act for herself and sometimes for the group. Actually, I do like when she gets to be a little bit witchy.

Rose -- I was so happy that she got to do laundry with Hurley.

Regbarding how they are Lost --- Do some of them seem to want to stay "lost?" I felt that some were more able to adjust to the island because they were not in a big rush to get home.

Hurley is a great pal. He points out things sometimes that others don't notice. He is the regular guy that the group needs. His numbers thing is weird.

My ONLY disappointment with the show was that the male charaters were more strongly drawn and more numerous than the female characters. On the other hand, we do have some great male characters
We used to talk about this show at work. GAH. It was hard to wait each week. And the writer's strike in 2007-2008 felt like forever.
Mari