Rumour has it that Christian (Jack’s dead father) and Charles Widmore (Penny’s dad) will both be back as recurring characters in Lost Season 5.

And both will feature heavilly in the final season of Lost when it airs on TV, this could be because Widmore wants the island to stave off his impending death and Jack’s father is clinging on to this world through the magical power of the Island.

Jack might have to convince his sister (Claire) and Christianto stop clinging on, and let go!

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Well the new season started the other day in the US, firstly with a prequel to the season reminding everyone what had happened in the previous season, and then the new episode (entitled “The Beginning Of The End”).

In typical Lost style, the season opener begins with a bang SPOILER ALERT with a high speed car chase, and after the car crashes Hugo appears from the sports car, and gets dragged off by the police screaming “I’m one of the oceanic six!”, a little later on in an interrogation room, an officer is questioning him about why he had run from a convenience store, and Hugo seems a little bit confused and scared by the whole affair, the policeman leaves him alone to think about what had gone on, and whilst alone Hugo sees the one way mirror turn into a vision of Charlie in his hoodie swimming toward the window, with the words “THEY NEED YOU” written on his hand, as Charlie bangs the glass harder and harder the glass fractures flooding the interrogation room, ending with Hugo pleading with the officers to be committed to a mental institution.

Once in the hospital Hugo seems quite happy playing connect four when a nurse tells him that he has a visitor, the man introduces himself as Matthew Abbadon, and pretends to be from the airline, offering to upgrade Hurley’s level of care to a five star institute, Hugo says he is fine, and doesn’t want anything more than he already has, Hurley gets a little suspicious of Abbadon and asks for his business card, which he obviously cant as he doesn’t have any. Abbadon then gets much more serious and asks “Are they still alive?” this freaks Hurley out, and he has to be restrained by an orderly. Later in the institute Hugo is sat in the grounds and another patient tells him that a man is watching him, he turns and sees Charlie and tries to run away, Charlie calms him down and Hurley tells of how he saw him in the convenience store and that was why he freaked out, because Charlie is dead, Charlie agrees and confirms that he is indeed dead, but that Hurley has to do something which he has been avoiding, and that “you know they need you” Hurley gets scared again and closes his eyes counting to five, when he re-opens his eyes Charlie has disappeared.

Jack turns up at the mental institute after seeing Hurley’s chase on TV, and is wondering about his mental state and if he has told anyone, Hurley confirms that he hasn’t and that the Island wants them back at all costs, Jack states that he will never go back, and Hurley replies “Never say never, dude,” as he leaves the basketball court.

As usual flashbacks are prevalent, and we flit between the current day, and back in the jungle, reminding us of how John threw a knife into Naomi’s back for contacting the new others. Hugo stands beside a Dharma van and contacts Jack with a walkie to find out if he has contacted the freighter, he then confesses to Bernard that he has always wanted to do a cannonball from the island, and he does just that diving in to the ocean, but as he surfaces he sees Charlie and Desmond’s boat being dragged back onto the shore, quickly rushing over Desmond tells everyone of Charlie’s demise and also of what he wrote on his hand “Not Penny’s Boat”, after a short argument about what to do Sawyer suggests calling jack on the radio to inform him of what had happened, and not to talk to the new comers, buy Sayid says it might not be a good idea as they would probably be monitoring their conversations, just then Hurley seizes the radio from Sawyer and throws it into the Ocean, then they all grab their weapons and head off in search of Jack and the rest of the group at the radio tower.

Back at the radio tower Ben begs Rousseau to take Alex away from the area, believing that she is in great danger from the new people on the freighter, just then the newcomers try to contact Jack, and tell him that they are having problems locking onto their location with the Sat phone, Jack offers to change the settings but the man asks for Naomi, Jack bluffs and tells the man that she has gone for firewood, not wanting to tell them that their friend is dead, he says that he will try to find her, but as he turns around he sees that Naomi is gone! Rousseau finds a trail of blood and her Jack and Ben get ready to set off and find her, but Kate also locates a second trail and suggests splitting up, Jack disagrees and heads off with Rousseau, after a long hug from Kate where she takes the sat phone from Jack’s back pocket.

After a while of hunting through the jungle Rousseau tells jack that the trail has ended, and that Naomi has tricked them, just then jack reaches down to find the sat phone, and realises that Kate has taken it, something Ben takes great delight in mocking him for, we then go back to Kate who is similarly trying to find Naomi, she reaches the end of her trail, and just then as she stands under a tree, blood starts to drip down on her arm, as she looks up Naomi drops on her from a tree, and puts a knife to her throat, confused as to why her so called friends would try to kill her, Kate manages to convince her just in time that it was all down to John, and the Sat phone rings, Naomi bluffs “George” and changes the sat phone frequency so they can be located, just before she dies.

Back with the group from the beach, Hugo is starting to fall behind and gets separated in the jungle, unfortunately for him he stumbles upon Jacob’s cabin, and hears the whispering and sees a light in the cabin, as he approaches he looks through a break in the glass and sees Dr Christian Shepard (Jack’s father) in the rocking chair, as he tries to make out who it is, a figure appears at the window, and all you can see is his eye, Hurley runs for his life dropping his torch and ends up in a field, closing his eyes hoping the nightmare will go away, just then John Locke appears. Hugo tells John of the current situation and of how Charlie died and the message he left for them, John agrees that if Jack contacts the boat then Charlie will have died for nothing.

Hurley and Locke set off into the jungle to find the others, and finally end up at the fuselage where Sayid and the others are waiting for Hurley, Sayid starts to argue with John about why he blew up the sub, but just as John is about to respond the rest of the islanders appear, Hurley breaks the news to Claire of Charlie’s death. Locke and Hugo explain to the group about Charlies message, and Locke says he is going to the “Others” barracks as it is the only defend able part of the island, he then says “If you want to live, you’ll come with me.”, Jack believe that no one will follow Locke, but Hugo, Claire, Alex,
Ben, Rousseau, Sawyer and quite a few of the unnamed players all follow him.

A little later Jack and Kate are peering into the cabin of the plane, and hear what they think is Thunder, just then the noise breaks and becomes clearer - its a helicopter, Jack and Kate follow the noise just in time to see a parachutist falling to the ground, and as they reach the man he takes off his helmet and asks “are you jack?”

Ubisoft video games have finally announced details of the LOST video game, set for release spring ‘08 for PS3, Xbox 360 & PC, and its sounding pretty cool:

As a passenger of Oceanic flight 815, you survived the crash and find yourself on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. As you begin to unravel mysteries of the island, you begin to discover secrets of your own. You will have to understand your past mistakes in order to survive and find your way home…

• Play as a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815: Confront your dark past, seek your redemption, and ultimately find a way home.
• Authentic ‘Lost’ experience: Explore familiar locations, unravel mysteries, and interact with the main characters from the show.
• Survive the challenges that the island throws at you: Solve puzzles, outsmart enemies, battle the smoke monster, and overcome many other challenges to survive the island and come out alive.

Official Press Release Follows:
Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, in collaboration with ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios, announced the Lost video game will be shipping first quarter of 2008 for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC-DVD Rom. Based on the award-winning television series, the Lost video game will allow players to experience an untold adventure of “Lost” in an immersive, interactive world. The Lost video game is being developed by Ubisoft’s Montreal studio.

“Ubisoft is thrilled to be collaborating with ABC to develop this phenomenal television series into an interactive experience,” said Helene Juguet, US senior director of marketing for Ubisoft.

“Ubisoft has worked closely with ABC Studios and the show’s producers to create a compelling storyline that has the same mystery, adventure and intensity fans of the show have come to expect from the ‘Lost’ brand.”

“We’re very excited to be working with Ubisoft to develop a game that captures the same surprise and intrigue as ‘Lost,’” said Bruce Gersh, senior vice president, business development, ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios. “The series has such a loyal audience, and we’re happy to bring fans an additional way to interact and engage with their favorite characters.”

“The sense of adventure and suspense that we strive for in the show is also captured in the Lost video game,” said Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, executive producers of the ‘Lost’ television series. “Ubisoft has done a fantastic job and come up with a game that is visually amazing and imaginative both on its own and as an extension of the world of the show.”

Ubisoft will unveil the first official video game trailer at the San Diego Comic-Con International Thursday 26th July at Lost’s Season 4 panel from 5:00pm – 6:00pm (US West Coast).

About the Game
As a passenger of Oceanic flight 815, you survived the crash and find yourself on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. As you begin to unravel mysteries of the island, you begin to discover secrets of your own. You will have to understand your past mistakes in order to survive and find your way home…

• Play as a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815: Confront your dark past, seek your redemption, and ultimately find a way home.
• Authentic ‘Lost’ experience: Explore familiar locations, unravel mysteries, and interact with the main characters from the show.
• Survive the challenges that the island throws at you: Solve puzzles, outsmart enemies, battle the smoke monster, and overcome many other challenges to survive the island and come out alive.

About ‘Lost’
After Oceanic Air flight 815 tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a Pacific island, its survivors were forced to find inner strength they never knew they had in order to survive. But they discovered that the island holds many secrets, including a mysterious smoke monster, polar bears, a strange French woman and another group of island residents known as the Others. The survivors have also found signs of those who came to the island before them, including a 19th century sailing ship called The Black Rock, the remains of an ancient statue, as well as bunkers belonging to The Dharma Initiative - a group of scientific researchers who inhabited the island in the recent past.

The band of friends, family, enemies and strangers must continue to work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain if they want to stay alive. But as they have discovered during their 90-plus days on the island, danger and mystery loom behind every corner, and those they thought could be trusted may turn against them. Even heroes have secrets.

“Lost” stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet and Terry O’Quinn as Locke.

“Lost” was created by Jeffrey Lieber and J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof. Abrams, Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender and Carlton Cuse serve as executive producers. “Lost,” which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, is from ABC Studios.

About ABC Studios
ABC Studios has emerged as a leader in television development and production. The studio’s current slate of programs includes the international franchise hits “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives;” this year’s Golden Globe winning drama and comedy “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Ugly Betty;” the Emmy-nominated comedy “Scrubs” on NBC; and sophomore hits “Ghost Whisperer” and “Criminal Minds” for CBS. For cable television, the studio produces ABC Family’s best-performing original series of all time, “Kyle XY,” as well as “Dirt” on FX and “Army Wives” on Lifetime. The studio also produces ABC’s late-night talker “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and is a distributor for “The Amazing Race” on CBS. ABC Studios is part of Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company.

There’s been so much specculation on what the newspaper that Jack is reading says and who is in the coffin, I’ve been searching around and have just come accross a really clear screen grab of the newspaper clipping and a translation of what it apparently says. Read on to see the translation in full and details of a strange anagram within the wording…
Here is the link to the screen grab of the Newspaper clipping CLICK

Here’s the translation:

The body of John Lantham of New York was found shortly after 4 a.m. in the 4300 block of Grand Avenue. Ted Worden, a doorman at the Tower Lofts complex, heard loud noises coming from the victim’s loft. Concerned for tenants’ safety, he entered the loft and found the body hanging from a beam in the living room. According to Jaime Ortiz, a police spokesman, the incident was deemed a suicide after medical tests. Latham (sic) is survived by one teenaged son. Memorial services will be held at the Hoffs-Drawlar Funeral Home tomorrow evening

Also, it’s worth noting that Hoffs-Drawlar is an Anagram of Flash Forward…. coincidence or not??

Now, the question is, who is John Lantham (A character we have yet to meet, or possibly someone from the island who has changed their name?) also who was Kate so keen to get back to?

So many questions…..

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Im pretty sure that the ‘flashforward’ is something to do with ‘the desmond effect’ ie the way the Des can see glimpses of the future, I think that when Ben told Jack not to make the call he was telling the truth and that he knew something would go wrong when they left the island. Jack and Kate somehow get off the island and the ‘boat’ or helicopters or whatever they leave on takes them through some kind of time loop and something has gone wrong, the world either isnt the same or the people who left the island are getting sick or dying etc. Note Jacks line ‘Kate, we have to go back’ I think he means in time.

I havnt quite sussed out the ins and outs but I reckon somehow we will see that scene of Jack, Locke and Ben arguing and making the call again and Jack (having seen the future) will destroy the phone or something next time round. I’ve read several theories online that seem to support this and the more I think about it the more likely it seems. As for who was in the coffin and who kate had to get back to im not sure… I dont think the person she had to get back to was Sawyer though.

What does everyone else think?…