With only five days to go until the start of Lost’s final season, it’s time to start getting excited.

To that end, I’ve rented season 5 and we started watching it tonight. We’ve got 16 episodes of sublime television pleasure that’ll help us prepare for what I anticipate will be the greatest and saddest season of television event I’ll experience in a long while.

It’ll be the beginning of the end, an episode that’ll cement in my mind that my favorite show is going to be over in a few months. Of course, that’ll also mean that I can finally purchase that super complete series box set with super bonus features and hold one of the most legendary parties ever, where we watch the entire series from beginning to end.

But right now, I’m filled with nothing but excitement for the premiere. We watched the first three episodes from season 5 tonight. And, man, do I love this show.