'Lost' thought (before I go collapse in a heap)

eta: (mostly) not related to Lost--I just found out there is a new Connie Willis book! And it's another time-travel book!
*digs out Amazon.com gift certificate*

I don't have enough coherence in my thoughts about last night's Lost to make a post yet, and I don't have time to rewatch. So I'll do a couple of links and a brief moment of musing.

lizardbeth_j wrote about timelines and selenak wrote a thoughtful entry about the whole two-hour premiere.

( caring about characters versus, um, not caring (small spoilers for s6 premiere) )