In 2004, the year after our daughter was born, my wife and I were gripped by the pilot of a new show called Lost.

Recently, that same daughter evinced a desire to watch this show we’d talked so much about (both good and bad). I’d felt resistant, but last night we settled down to watch the two-part pilot again… and were gripped again.

Knowing what will come if we continue, I don’t know whether this makes me happy or sad.

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P.S. The teaser they used to promote that first season in the UK still feels wildly brave to me.