How About that Lost Premier?

So there is a new group of the Others, and these ones are kung fu hippies instead of paramilitary yuppies. The actor who plays John Locke must be stoked because he gets to be eeeeeeeeevil now (apparently, he is literally The Devil.) There is a special magic dirt that keeps the smoke monster (AKA The Devil) away, but the smoke monster can still pick something up and hit you with it, even if you're standing in a circle of magic dirt. Sayid (sp?) didn't really die, because he is too good-looking, but Juliette did, which is a shame because she is good-looking too. Sawyer decided not to kill Jack, but that just means they'll still shout at each other for the rest of the show like they usually do. It is not clear if Miles is going to get to do anything important, ever, or if they just keep him around to periodically talk to the dead. I can't figure out who the actor is who plays the kung fu hippy translator, but I'm sure I've seen him in something before...