Aside from the current final season, the second was easily the most eagerly anticipated. Finishing the debut with Locke staring down at the hatch, mesmerised by its eerie glowing light, everyone was begging for the mass of unexplained questions to be answered. Channel 4 even apologised (in jest?) after the season one finale due to lack of answers, making this second season the last beacon of hope for those losing interest due to the frustratingly slow progress.

While a great deal is revealed, it's fair to say that there are more questions than answers once again. Still, the writers managed to include a wide range of characters and sub-plots. Sawyer's life as a conman is developed, Jack's marital troubles, Kate's hidden history with the Law, romances between the Losties... and even murders. The three most interesting plots are the hatch/Dharma Initiative, finally coming face to face with an Other (brilliantly played by Michael Emerson) and 'the numbers'. The latter is very vague and nowhere near answered but rather mentioned and questioned by the survivors.

Lost season two also has an incredible finale involving the hatch and more importantly; intertwining the outside world. If you're finding Lost a difficult watch; I would say that the entire point of the show is to confuse and bewilder. The earlier seasons tentatively circle any answers to the main questions but the later seasons do eventually uncover mysteries and satisfy the devout viewer's building number of questions.

While the first season had a very nearly perfect transfer, especially in the video quality department, the second season is flawless. Its 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer is the best set of discs to pass through my S360. Black levels in particular stood out as an impeccable upgrade. With many scenes in the murky, underground depths of the hatch, deep, bottomless blacks were thoroughly appreciated. It is remarkable refrence material and aptly demonstrates the advantage of High Definition over the DVD counterpart.