The Beginning of the End

Questions That Will Bother Me

Jacob's Cabin

• Why was Christian Shepard in Jacob's chair?
• If Jacob is so adverse to technology, why is the electric lamp turned on inside the cabin?
• How can Hurley see the Cabin? For that matter, how come the damn thing moves?

Charlie

• Uh... so he's dead, right? But that other guy can see him. And he's... there... talking...

General

• Who are the rest of the Oceanic Six?

Wacky Theories That Won't Let Me Sleep

The Ho Ho Ho Theory

• Hurley bought Ho Ho's before he saw Charlie the first time
• A sculpture of the letters H-O appear when Abbadon confronts Hurley
• Jack and Hurley only get up to H-O in their game of Horse

H and O are the 8th and 15th letters in the alphabet, so that makes sense. But who says, "Ho Ho Ho"? That's right - Santa Claus (a guy who makes lists about the naughty and the nice). Where does Santa Claus live? The North Pole! What else lives at the North Pole? You got it - Polar Bears and Magnetic Properties, just like on the Island. "Ho" is also the periodic table's symbol for the most magnetic of elements - Holmium! Which leads us to:

The Vile Vortices Theory

I'm not really going to try to explain this to you, just guide you here for more info. The basic gist is that there are "gateways" along specific lines of longitude and latitude, places like the poles and the Bermuda Triangle, that are connected and lead to one another. Sounds like a good explanation to me!

Moment That I'll Remember

• Jack pulling the trigger

Lost: Season Four

Season Four was originally planned to be 16 episodes long, as part of the final three-season arc agreement with ABC. With the writer's strike putting a huge hiatus on filming, here's what Season Four will consist of:

• 7 back to back episodes that will run on Thursdays at 9:00 from January 31st to March 13th
• Expect a minimum 4 week break, then
• 6 back to back episodes in the 10:00 timeslot after new Grey's Anatomy

The season is still intended to end the same way, despite the shortening of the number of episodes, so expect high-octane story-telling throughout. Damon Lindelof has been quoted as noting there will be no "ping-pong matches" this season.