The Tail Section

Happy 4th to those of you in the USA!  Everybody has been chomping at the bit for info on season three of LOST, and after a barrage of obvious foilers and misdirections, I’m pleased to bring you a few tidbits I found out over the past week.

NOTE:  I can say with a fair bit of certainty that the episode titles and centric listing up to now is absolutely 100% not true. 

Now for the real spoilers.  Your first question is… How trusted/accurate a source?  Pretty trusted.  Keep in mind these are not that awfully revealing in terms of plot, and some may be a rehash of things you’ve already heard.  Here we go…

-  The first "sprint" of the season is a mini-season with a self contained arc running for six episodes and a larger arc being developed in the background. 

- The theme is very serialized this time around, less purely "character driven" episodes as those were thought to be dead spots for season two.

-  Remember the nursery for Claire and how many elements were derived from her background?  Look for Kate, Jack, and Sawyer to have similar experiences.  How much the others know about the losties and why is the big point of the initial arc.

-  What happened to Desmond, Eko, and Locke is directly tied to Kate, Jack, and Sawyer’s situation with the others.

- Henry Ian Cusick did infact sign on as a "guest star", as did the actress playing "Penelope". 

-  The "failsafe" made some interesting physical changes to the island.