Lindelof, Cuse, & Bender Q&A Session

Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, and Lost director Jack Bender sat down for a little Q&A in Curzon. Dark UFO the Lost spoiler site had the audio recording and transcript from the session:


Initial thank yous, then showed a recap video of Lost.

1) D&C confirmed that Stranger In A Strange Land was the turning point for the studio, and they were allowed to establish an end date.
2) Jack’s beard is bad.
3) 16 episodes next year, but 18 hours of Lost. Jack Bender confirmed a two hour season premiere, and a two hour finale.
4) After Lost, they will go in to hiding for a while, due to the inevitably interpretive quality to the series ending.
Damon: You are married to your destiny, you can try to avoid it, but it will catch up to you. This is why Charlie shut the door in the Looking Glass station, because he embraced his death.
Sometimes they get pointers from the studio, telling them stuff is too outlandish. Originally, in the season four premiere, Hurley was going to come across himself in Jacob’s cabin, but the network urged them to change the scene to Christian Shepherd, afraid it would set a precedent of weirdness. With season six, there won’t be any of that

Questions:

Q: What was your favorite scene to watch or write?
CC: The scoring session we attended for the raft’s launch at the end of Exodus . These musicians were playing this incredible music without having rehearsed it, and the moment was so beautiful, there were tears in the control booth. That was just one of those great moments where you felt this blessed synergy of all these talented collaborators all come together and make Lost what it is.
JB: I love all of them
DL: I have many...but for me, during season one, when we first started writing the show coming out of the pilot, when it first started revealing itself, was really cool. I’m drawn to scenes that take place with just two characters and somehow they’re talking about very very heady things and I’m a huge fan of whenever Jack and Locke talk to each other. We’ve been very judicious in having those guys talk to each other, it happens very rarely. I go back back to White Rabbit and that 6 or 7 minute long scene where they’re just sitting in the jungle and Jack says he’s following the impossible and Locke says what if it’s not impossible and we were all put here for a reason, and that scene is the genesis for those guys’ relationship and if you think about how that was the 3rd episode shot out of the pilot, here we are now, 100 episodes later, and now Jack is finally saying ‘Y’know, Locke might be onto something’
CC: Jack’s kinda slow.
DL: It had to permeate through his beard
Q: My wife is fascinated with the artistry of delivering this idea into a script. We had, in a video podcast last year, a glimpse into the writers’ room and she’s fascinated that you get the idea and put it into a script
CC: We have a call centre in Delhi. We just ask them ‘we need a flashforward this week’
DL: We have a minicamp before we write, where we just discuss the season with the writers, the character arcs and we decide on the season’s final image so we know exactly our beginning and where we’re trying to get to. Once we start writing the show on a week-to-week episode basis it gets a bit more intense
CC: We spend a lot of time breaking each aspect of the story and once we have the story worked out from beginning to end, we’ll put it up on whiteboard and then pitch it back to ourselves, and we’ll have scenes in different colours, withan on island story, an off island story, and a C-story, split it into six acts for the commercial breaks and structure it so you’ll wanna come back after each act. Then we’ll give it to some writers to rewrite and send back, and we’ll give our notes, make some changes.

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Season of Sawyer

There's no denying that season six of Lost belonged to Sawyer. We saw James Ford come into his element and make a transformation that has long been desired from the character. A lot of times in TV shows a character will push for change but never quite achieve it, no matter how much the audience wants it to happen. Then again Lost is not most shows. And Josh Holloway proved this season that he can be more than the shirtless guy on the Island. Which is why he's on the short list for an Emmy nom.

Recently the Infamous Doc Jenson sat down with the season 5 show stealer for a three part video interview:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

What You May Have Missed

On the Island:

• The book Ben gives Sayid to read is A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda, a philosophical text that is based on facts about a man's study with a Shaman sorcerer to understand the mystical powers of being a leader.
• During the meeting, Radzinsky threatened to call Ann Arbor. That city is home to the University of Michigan, the same college that DHARMA founders Karen and Gerald DeGroot work at.
• The building that the flaming DHARMA van runs into is Building 15, one of the Numbers.

In Flashbacks:

• The building Sayid was in, in Moscow, was number 32, but we see it backwards, so it looks like 23, one of the Numbers.
• The name of this building is that's written backwards in Russian, it's "Oldham Pharmaceuticals." Oldham, the torturer, later drugs Sayid on the Island.
• Sayid ordered MacCutcheon at the bar, the same brand of fictional whiskey enjoyed by Charles Widmore.

He's Our You Review

He's our you brings in the return of the Flashbacks, so let's start there. Say id kills the last of Ben's list in Moscow and Linus tells him he's free and can go back to his life. After Locke died, Ben visits Sayid in Santa Domeniga domenican republic, tells him Locke is dead, and he thinks it was murder, probably because he did it. This sets in motion the events from the end of last year when Sayid rescues Hurley from the mental institution. After the meeting at slip 23, Sayid meets a lady in a bar, unfortunately for him she's a bounty hunter. This is how Sayid ends up on flight 316. In 1977 Ben brings Sayid a sandwich and a separate reality. He tells Sayid to be patient and he'll help him escape. Sayid doesn't want to talk he makes it clear he doesn't want to live dharmaville so Sawyer tells him he's on his own. Hurley tells Kate about sawyer and Juliet living together, Kate didn't know. Awkward. Roger Workman Linus finds out Ben's been bringing Sayid sandwaches and beats him for it. Sawyer gives Sayid one more chance to join the Initiative before taking him to Oldham. Who's Oldham? "He's our you."(from Sawyer to Sayid) He doesn't take that opportunity and they drug him for the truth. And he gives it to them. From oceanic 815 to the purge and every thing in between but they don't believe him seeing how time travel sounds crazy and all. After a vote to kill Sayid, Sawyer tells him to punch him and run, but Sayid is now on a mission. A flaming dharma bus crashes into a house. Way to go jack. It's actually Ben creating a diversion. Always crafty Ben and Sayid make a run for it. And after having to knock out Jin, Sayid shoots young Ben Linus. Next week in Whatever Happened, Happened, Kate goes to extreme measures to save Ben's life when Jack refuses to help. Meanwhile, Kate begins to tell the truth about the lie in order to protect Aaron. So watch Whatever Happened, Happened next Wednesday, and that's what you need to know so you're not Lost when it comes to Lost.

What A Long Strange Trip It's Been

If you haven't heard the Dharma Lady single from Geronimo Jackson then you're in for a real treat. It's from 1977 and a fictitious band, but it's really not too bad for a Grateful Dead rip-off. (I don't mean that in a negative sense) From the band's logo to their groovy sound this band is obviously an homage to the Dead. (Huh, that's an interesting thought in and of itself) While I love 70s music and the throw back is great, it has a Almost Famous/Stillwater feeling to it, but my question is why? With Lost, fans always look for the deeper meaning, so I'm diving down the rabbit hole to try to figure this one out.

Let's start with the bands logo: It's obviously a Grateful Dead style image with a rabbit skull. So what does the rabbit represent, let's go to wiki to find out:

• Rabbits are often used as a symbol of fertility or rebirth, and have long been associated with spring and Easter as the Easter Bunny. The species' role as a prey animal also lends itself as a symbol of innocence, another Easter connotation. (This could be reference to the Islands power to make men more potent.)
  
• Additionally, rabbits are often used as symbols of playful sexuality, which also relates to the human perception of innocence, as well as its reputation as a prolific breeder. (This could be a reference to the free spirit of the 70s and the Dharma Initiative.)
  
• The rabbit often appears in folklore as the trickster archetype, as he uses his cunning to outwit his enemies. (This has Sawyer written all over it, he's the conman. Not to mention the rabbit that Ben put the fake pacemaker in and way back in season one Sawyer read Watership Down a book about rabbits.)
  
• On the Isle of Portland in Dorset, UK, the rabbit is said to be unlucky and speaking its name can cause upset with older residents. This is thought to date back to early times in the quarrying industry, where piles of extracted stone (not fit for sale) were built into tall rough walls (to save space) directly behind the working quarry face; the rabbit's natural tendency to burrow would weaken these "walls" and cause collapse, often resulting in injuries or even death. (I like that it's the Isle of Portland and the Island is not quite in Portland, but that aside the survivors have had nothing but bad luck.)

So any or all of these could be the reasoning behind the use of the rabbit or maybe it's just to get people like me to write things like this. Next up the name of the band Geronimo Jackson, I know how those producers and writers love them some anagrams, so I popped Geronimo Jackson in the anagram server. It came with a lot of useless results but there were a few that caught my eye.

• A Romances Joking
• Karmic Jean Goons
• Jack Reaming Soon
• Jack Agonies Norm
• Jack Insane Groom
  
• Jack Moaning Rose(not remotely relevant, but just an opportunity to say where's Rose?)
• Ignore Jacks Moan
• Conman Rigs A Joke
  

So this is my analysis of Geronimo Jackson, make of this what you will, but I'd love to hear your take on it.
You can get the Dharma Lady single at iTunes for free, I suggest you do.

Update:
I found some more info on the band, plus more anagrams, so I thought I'd share.
Things the producers have said about the band:

• Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse seemed to suggest that the band was real. "They're a band not a lot of people have heard about. They just pressed one very obscure album in the mid to late '70s". (Official Lost Podcast/January 09, 2006)
• They later claim that the band made two albums and "did most of their recording in the early 70s." (Official Lost Podcast transcript/May 15, 2006)
• The producers again insisted that the band was a real but obscure group from the "Haight-Ashbury scene" in a March 2009 podcast, which also promoted an upcoming release of a Geronimo Jackson track on iTunes. (Official Lost Podcast/March 5, 2009)
• An Easter egg on disc four of the Season 2 DVD features a short video clip of supervising producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz elaborating on the band's back story. They claim it was the brainchild of Keith Strutter, a Kentuckian who ran away from home in the 1960s and wound up in San Francisco. The band's first gigs were at burlesque shows, working their way up to play clubs like the Avalon and the Filmore. They never headlined, but put out one album, Magna Carta, which has been out of print for some time. Kitsis claims that the band disappeared into obscurity in Woodstock, NY in 1971. It was put into Lost as a tribute to an under-appreciated band.

On ABC's website:
Keith Strutter formed the rock band Geronimo Jackson in the mid 60s in Detroit. Gathering a solid reputation for their sold-out string of performances in local burlesque clubs, the band packed up their gear and made way to the Excelsior District of San Francisco. From there they released their first album “Magna Carta,” receiving much acclaim and star status to locals in the industry. Reported to be making their long awaited follow-up album, the band retired to Woodstock in 1972, never to be seen or heard again.

Other facts about the band:

• The album title Magna Carta is an anagram of "anagram act".
• The band's name Geronimo Jackson is an anagram for "Jack, go sin no more", Magna Carta is also an anagram for "At crag aman". Crag means cliff, and Aman is the name of a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's books also known as the Undying Lands. Jack nearly fell off a cliff on the island chasing after his father in the first season episode, "White Rabbit".
• Charlie's middle name, Hieronymus, means "sacred name" in Ancient Greek, and is a variant of the name "Geronimo".
• Geronimo was a famous Apache leader and medicine man.
• A group named Magna Carta was founded in 1969.
• The Magna Carta (1215) is widely viewed as one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.
• There is a record label Magna Carta Records.
• There is a band from the 1970s called Geronimo Black, who produced one album. The third track of this album was entitled "Other Man".
• The surnames of the two directors of Disney's Alice in Wonderland are Geronimi and Jackson.

Make of this what you will and let me know your theories on Geronimo Jackson.

What A Long Strange Trip It's Been

If you haven't heard the Dharma Lady single from Geronimo Jackson then you're in for a real treat. It's from 1977 and a fictitious band, but it's really not too bad for a Grateful Dead rip-off. (I don't mean that in a negative sense) From the band's logo to their groovy sound this band is obviously an homage to the Dead. (Huh, that's an interesting thought in and of itself) While I love 70s music and the throw back is great, it has a Almost Famous/Stillwater feeling to it, but my question is why? With Lost, fans always look for the deeper meaning, so I'm diving down the rabbit hole to try to figure this one out.

Let's start with the bands logo: It's obviously a Grateful Dead style image with a rabbit skull. So what does the rabbit represent, let's go to wiki to find out:

• Rabbits are often used as a symbol of fertility or rebirth, and have long been associated with spring and Easter as the Easter Bunny. The species' role as a prey animal also lends itself as a symbol of innocence, another Easter connotation. (This could be reference to the Islands power to make men more potent.)
  
• Additionally, rabbits are often used as symbols of playful sexuality, which also relates to the human perception of innocence, as well as its reputation as a prolific breeder. (This could be a reference to the free spirit of the 70s and the Dharma Initiative.)
  
• The rabbit often appears in folklore as the trickster archetype, as he uses his cunning to outwit his enemies. (This has Sawyer written all over it, he's the conman. Not to mention the rabbit that Ben put the fake pacemaker in and way back in season one Sawyer read Watership Down a book about rabbits.)
  
• On the Isle of Portland in Dorset, UK, the rabbit is said to be unlucky and speaking its name can cause upset with older residents. This is thought to date back to early times in the quarrying industry, where piles of extracted stone (not fit for sale) were built into tall rough walls (to save space) directly behind the working quarry face; the rabbit's natural tendency to burrow would weaken these "walls" and cause collapse, often resulting in injuries or even death. (I like that it's the Isle of Portland and the Island is not quite in Portland, but that aside the survivors have had nothing but bad luck.)

So any or all of these could be the reasoning behind the use of the rabbit or maybe it's just to get people like me to write things like this. Next up the name of the band Geronimo Jackson, I know how those producers and writers love them some anagrams, so I popped Geronimo Jackson in the anagram server. It came with a lot of useless results but there were a few that caught my eye.

• A Romances Joking
• Karmic Jean Goons
• Jack Reaming Soon
• Jack Agonies Norm
• Jack Insane Groom
  
• Jack Moaning Rose(not remotely relevant, but just an opportunity to say where's Rose?)
• Ignore Jacks Moan
• Conman Rigs A Joke
  

So this is my analysis of Geronimo Jackson, make of this what you will, but I'd love to hear your take on it.
You can get the Dharma Lady single at iTunes for free, I suggest you do.

TV Guide Interviews Reiko Aylesworth

TV Guide interviews the newest edition to the Lost cast:

This Wednesday on Lost (9 pm/ET, ABC), Sawyer, Juliet and the other time-trippers cross paths with, among other people, a woman named Amy — and boy, is she about to make a special delivery. 24 alumna Reiko Aylesworth gave us a tease-filled look at her multi-episode turn.

TVGuide.com: How has it been for you, basically a New York City gal, filming in Hawaii?
Reiko Aylesworth: It does feel like another country, but it's great. It's also weird because I got there and everybody looks like me and my family, which never happens. It's that whole mixed Asian thing! [Laughs]

TVGuide.com: So first things first: Who is Amy?
Aylesworth: Good question. I'm trying to think of how I can describe her without giving anything away... . You come upon Amy in the midst of the biggest crisis of her life. Actually, two of the most intense moments in her life are in this first episode.

TVGuide.com: When is Amy?
Aylesworth: I was told I'm not supposed to reveal that, even though it's the worst-kept secret. You could probably tell me.

TVGuide.com: Well, the photos would suggest the 1970s. And she seems quite clearly to be having a baby. True?
Aylesworth: Yes.

TVGuide.com: Do we know who the father is?
Aylesworth: Following that [first episode], you do find out who the father is.

TVGuide.com: Might Amy be giving birth to someone... "special"?
Aylesworth: I will say yes, it's a special person. And you eventually find out who — but not in that first episode.

TVGuide.com: Might the castaways not want Amy to give birth to this person?
Aylesworth: They don't know at this point who... well, what the stakes are. My character really draws them into a new world, I will say that. That's mainly what she is for, taking them to that point where they have to decide [about interfering with the past].

TVGuide.com: This week is a Sawyer-centric episode. How so?
Aylesworth: Most of my interaction is with Sawyer. Throughout the episode, all the characters at this point in time debate about whether to interfere with the past or not — and what the consequences might be.

TVGuide.com: Josh Holloway is shaven in these new episodes. Does Sawyer clean up upon seeing pretty Amy?
Aylesworth: Ha! Um, OK, that's a loaded question. No... It's something a little more unexpected. This episode's really exciting because it takes many unexpected turns. The end of this episode is really cool. [I say that] just having read it; I don't know how they filmed it.

TVGuide.com: Does the ending involve the hooded woman Sawyer uncovers in the promo?
Aylesworth: No, that's not at the end. There are so many reveals in this. This episode opens up many cans of worms. [The hooded woman] leads into the whole shift in the storyline. But then the end is very cool, too. It widens the scope of the show even more, which is hard to believe! It's game-changing.

TVGuide.com: Team Darlton told me that an "interesting" romance is on the horizon for two island characters. Could Amy be one of them?
Aylesworth: Hmm... Actually, there's a very interesting romance. I think I'm kind of a red herring when it comes to that, though. I do work mostly with Josh and Elizabeth [Mitchell, Juliet].

TVGuide.com: You were a fan of Lost before this. What's your theory on who's the bad guy here — Ben or Widmore?
Aylesworth: I'm leaning towards Widmore, but Ben... I just want to know why he did what he did with the massacre.

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Totally Lost

Here is the latest installment of, insert adjective here, Doc Jensen's:
Totally Lost

ABC's Lost Untangled

This is a segment put together at ABC to help untangle the mysteries of Lost. It doesn't help, but it's entertaining.

Lost in Tv Guide

This is a blurb about Lost from TV guide:

I recently saw Malcolm David Kelley, "Walt haircut" and all, hawking chicken snacks in a Tyson commercial. It didn't fill me with a lot of hope for his future on Lost. Care to comment? — Adam
MATT: Did it occur to you that MDK was working the Walt 'do because he recently filmed an episode of Lost, scheduled to air Feb. 25? Just don't expect Michael's son to factor into Ben's mission to return select former castaways to the isle. As Michael Emerson tells us, "The writers would say that Walt ... left the island at a time that wasn't key. It's not just about the six who left; it's about when and how they left."

What I find interesting is what Emerson said, 'It's not just about the six who left; it's about when and how they left.' So does this mean Desmond and Frank Lipidus also have to go back? And if so can Des take Penny and Charlie with him? I don't think I could take them splitting up Des and Pen. And why John Locke's 'dead' body? He didn't leave at the same time or in the same manner as the Oceanic Six...or did he? So many questions, but I believe most of this stuff will be resolved very soon. The Oceanic Six should be back on the Island by episode 7, 316. Which I believe is the Arjira Airways flight they take to get back to the Island. What's your thought on who has to go back to the Island and why must they go back?

Jin vs Smokey

In an interview with ksl, Daniel Dea Kim talks about smokey and the reunion of Sun and Jin.

`Lost' star says Smoke Monster secrets to emerge

One of the biggest mysteries of "Lost" _ the Smoke Monster _ will be unveiled on the popular TV drama, and soon.

Kim also cautioned against expectations that his character, Jin, will reunite with his wife, Sun (Yunjin Kim), even though Jin survived a freighter explosion and Sun returns to the island after escaping it.

Those events don't mean "they're particularly in the same place or chronologically in the same time," Kim said.

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Doctor Doctor Gimme The News

I've got a bad case of the time travel blues. That's ok though cause...

The Doc Has the Cure!

''THE TEASE!'' + ''LOST MADE EASY!'' = LOST UNTANGLED
ABC is trying to do its part to ease Lost viewers' confusion with a new weekly web series called Lost Untangled. I'm not sure how clarifying these things truly are, but they're pretty darn entertaining. Beginning this week, we're going to embed these videos in this column. This installment offers a recap of what happened last week and a peek at tonight's episode. My hunch is that this may have been unintentional: The scene in question — the payoff of the Is Sun Gonna Gun Down Ben? cliffhanger — originally may have been the climactic moment of ''The Little Prince,'' but they decided to cut it and move it into the new episode for some reason. If you can handle being spoiled just a little bit, I think you'll find this pretty darn fun.
THE LOST LIST!
Special ''Lost in Time'' edition
In all the time I've spent publicly obsessing over Lost, I don't think I've seen the hardcore fans quite this activated by the show. (''Activated'' = talking, speculating, theorizing.) At the same time, I've never seen them so baffled, either. (''Baffled'' = ''I don't understand what the hell is going on!'') I don't think this is bad, per se. On the contrary, I think for many viewers, confusion is fueling their more-intense-than-ever interest. But for many others, confusion produces unwanted anxiety. The cause of this exciting/frustrating confusion is the time-travel story line, a sci-fi conceit that's proven to be accessible to the masses (Back To The Future, The Terminator, Peggy Sue Got Married) even though it comes with a high risk of failure (see: the too-many alternate realities/shoddy narrative logic of Heroes). This week's list focuses on five key questions pertaining to LTTA (Lost Time Travel Anxiety) and my suggestions for how to roll with them, with a minimum of nutty theories.
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The Doc has gone off his rocker in this article and I love it! He's got some out there theories that are either brilliant or insane...or both. If you're a Lost fan, I recommend trying these theories on and see how they fit.

Jin Enjoys The View

Jin woke up and found himself amongst crazy loud french people at the end of Lost last week. Today he woke up and found himself amongst crazy loud women. Here is Daniel Dae Kim on The View:

The Future of Lost

I know a lot of Lost fans are loving the season 5, but there is also a portion of fans that are disappointed that the season started a little slow.(cough cough Barry) This article from EW talks about the future of Lost and I hope it eases the concerns of fans that aren't thrilled about the new direction of the show or how fast questions are being answered.

Where 'Lost' intends to go

...But the producers say: Come what may.

"The fear is that 'Lost' just became an AP class, and really, what's one's incentive for taking an AP class?" says exec producer Damon Lindelof. "But the show has gotten to that point where it had to let its freak flag fly. It needed to announce, 'You wanna know what the Island is? You wanna know why these people were brought to the Island? You wanna know what their purpose for being there is? Well, it might be a little weirder than you would've hoped.' "

Full Article Here

Michael Emerson: The Lost Interview

The Daily Beast had an interview with Michael Emerson recently. They didn't talk a lot of spoilers but they did talk about what's next for Ben.

You have an interest in comedy, yet keep getting pegged as these villainous characters. On what kind of sitcom would you like to guest star?

I think Ben and John Locke [from Lost] should be roommates in Brooklyn. And then just have wacky adventures.

Well, sweeps month is coming up, so they could do a crossover appearance and just drop in on Ugly Betty in New York.

Take that idea that they are freely bouncing around the time-space continuum and have them plop down randomly in the middle of different shows. Some shows [our characters] would fit in neatly, like Battlestar Galactica, and other shows we would be so out of place. Like 30 Rock—how jarring would that be?

Full Interview Here

There was another interview with Emerson here from the Washington Post.

Elizabeth Mitchell: The Lost Interview

From the Daily Beast:

You’re both so experienced in theater—after Lost is off the air you could take the show to Broadway.

Michael and I could have a singing duel! As long as there are a few duets in there and the lights go out on a wonderful swan song.

You two have unfinished business on the show—is he going to bust into the love quadrangle?

Wouldn’t that be wonderful? I said to him, “You know the best thing would be if Juliet forgets all these guys and just ends up with Ben.” That would be the creepiest, but best thing. He’s like, [imitates Ben] “Yes, well, they’ll never do it.” Stranger things have happened.

Read the whole interview here.

Lost: What You Need To Know

Lost: What You Need To Know

NPR Gets Lost

Today the NPR had three interviews about Lost:

Gregg Nations is the co-producer and script coordinator on the hit TV show Lost. It's his job to track what happens to every character, on the island and off. On a show famous for its clue-riddled scenes and twisting plot lines, that's no simple task.
Listen here

Michael Emerson plays the brutal and calculating Ben Linus on the ABC drama Lost. In this archived interview, Emerson talks with Alex Cohen about how he creates his creepy on-screen persona.
Listen here

The new season of the ABC series Lost is underway, and critic Andrew Wallenstein isn't sure which is the bigger mystery: all of the unanswered questions in the program's storylines or the fact that he continues to watch.
Listen here

Kate + Sawyer

You may be one of the people who watch Lost for the love stories and nothing is better than the love square Jack, Juilet, Sawyer, & Kate have going on. Personally, I've always hoped Kate & Sawyer would end up together. That's why the news that Sawyer and Juliet were becoming romantically involved didn't thrill me. But then i read this interview with Evangeline Lilly from Yahoo! and got my hopes up:

"There is a reunion of sorts" awaiting the pair, says Lilly. Never mind that Kate seems to have escaped that mystical island while Sawyer, the handsome rogue played by Josh Halloway, was staying put.

Lilly calls their future encounter "very laced and complicated and simple."

Go here for the rest of the article.

The unfortunate part was after I started thinking about what was said. I think she may run into a sawyer from the future while she was still on the Island. How else could it be complicated and simple? I would like it if it were a scene we have already seen but didn't know at that point Sawyer was from the future.

316 Press Release

This is from ABC:

THE WAY BACK TO THE ISLAND IS REVEALED TO THE OCEANIC 6, ON ABC'S "LOST"

"316" - The way back to the island is revealed to members of the Oceanic 6, but there's trouble ahead when not all of them wish to return, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Note: This program will repeat Wed., Feb. 25 from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.

Guest starring are Fionnula Flanagan as Eloise Hawking, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Sai d Taghmaoui as Caesar, Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana, Mary Mara as Jill, Raymond J. Barry as Ray, Kavita Patil as Rupa Krishnavani, P. D. Mani as Nabil, Rebecca Hazlewood as Nalini, Patti Hastie as barfly, Glen Bailey as magician and Ned Van Zandt as Mr. Dorsey.

"316" was written by Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse and directed by Stephen Williams.

"Lost" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

This episode of "Lost" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.