Advice:
The premise of the show, as outlined in the first scene of the pilot, is about Jack getting stranded on an island. Once the premise of the show is resolved, the show's over.

The atmosphere and feel of season 1 is still yet to be surpassed, and the last third of Season 3 and Season 4 are very good too, though different. Otherwise just so many missed opportunities, and a real lack of confidence in the elements that made the show work (eg the characters, the atmosphere) in favour of…

Just Ray in fact. She barged in before knowing who was there.

I think it really worked well to get me excited about the season. It sort of implied that things would be moving a lot quicker this time around. Also the fact that all the stuff in the promo material (which had a fair bit of Zoe) was out of the way by the first episode left me really excited.

I really thought the show chickened out of killing Zoe, as I tend to be cynical about American TV, so it managed to be a good "double twist".

Six Feet Under is emotionally draining. This show most definitely isn't, although the misanthropy can creep up on you.

Did anyone else notice the evil, devilish look Bobby's daughter has on her face in the screencap at the top? It's very eerie, and perfectly fits the idea that Bobby is now tainted from the murder.

Did anyone else notice the evil, devilish look Bobby's daughter has on her face in the screencap at the top? It's very eerie, and perfectly fits the idea that Bobby is now tainted from the murder.

Did anybody else notice that this episode ended with a sudden cut to black? There's no visual over Tony's last line; "I'm serious. Is it light where you are yet?". We expect to see tony, but we see nothing. It could be an ADR thing, but for this show it's interesting for an episode to end that way.

The song that plays during the meth cooking montage, Goin' Down by The Monkees is about a drunken man who jumps into a river and immediately regrets it as he's falling in.

The song that plays during the meth cooking montage, Goin' Down by The Monkees is about a drunken man who jumps into a river and immediately regrets it as he's falling in.

In the final scene, Mike is throwing skipping stones, but if you listen carefully they all sink immediately. Nice foreshadowing there - Mike doesn't get to skip.

In the final scene, Mike is throwing skipping stones, but if you listen carefully they all sink immediately. Nice foreshadowing there - Mike doesn't get to skip.

Did anyone else think the cold open was a flashback to a young Jesse Pinkman?

Did anyone else think the cold open was a flashback to a young Jesse Pinkman?

This episode seemed like a perfect counterpart to "Cancer Man" (episode 4, season 1)

This episode seemed like a perfect counterpart to "Cancer Man" (episode 4, season 1)

Also there are quite often massive time jumps between episodes, so they feel kind of weird to watch back to back

Did this episode seem really, really long to anyone else?  I came out the other end of it feeling like I just watched a (very good) feature length film.

Did this episode seem really, really long to anyone else?  I came out the other end of it feeling like I just watched a (very good) feature length film.