Lost - New Season

Ok - I admit it (and my family will attest to this) - I'm not a big "Lost" fan. I watched almost the enitre first season, but sometime in the beginning of last season, I lost interest so to speak. Last night was the start of the new season of Lost, and although I didn't watch very much of it - I do have the following observations/questions:

1. Who the hell are the "Others" and what exactly do they want? It was really creepy when they first showed the "Others" attending a book club in someone's else house in a seeminly normal neighborhood, and then a few minutes later, they showed that the neighborhood was actually carved out in the middle of the jungle presumably on or near the island where the plane crashed.
2. I'm scared shitless of Henry Gale! I mean really - he is so incredibly weird & creepy and he totally gave me the heebie-jeebies when he told Kate "she was not going to have a pleasant 2 weeks." If I had been her, I would have majorly "had an accident". Actually, I should give props to the actor who portrays Henry Gale as he really is doing a great job, but it really makes me wonder if this actor is just as creepy as the character he's portraying - I mean look at the guy:

Is he creepy or what? I'd rather have an affair with my GI doctor (who's also pretty creepy) then spend one minute alone with "Henry Gale". So guess what I wont' be doing next Wendesay night? Watching Lost!