They answered nothing except the skeleton thing (thus “proving” that the knew where the show would go from the beginning despite massive discrepancies (such as Jack being unable to date skeletons that should, to be honest, have been dust by the time they stumbled across Adam & Eve). Anything that was “answered” was merely given the explanation that it was “magic” and that “Mother” did it.

This episode condensed everything lazy, useless and infuriating about this season (well, not quite, it didn’t make us waste time in an alternate universe that is not remotely interesting, though it may as well have) and I can only say that I’m glad I just started this show a few months back and caught up; if I’d watched from the beginning, I’d be outraged right about now.