NEW SEASON DEBUTS WEDNESDAY
`Lost' viewers may finally get some answers
Tune in to find out who are The Others, what happened at the hatch
ERIN CARLSON
Associated Press
NEW YORK - Those "Lost" writer-producers are a secretive bunch. How difficult could it be to give a hint about what to expect next season? Apparently, very. A little digging, however, turned up some clues before the debut of the new season Wednesday at 9 p.m. on ABC, Channel 9.
? Who are The Others?
They're creepy, wear fake beards and have captured Kate, Jack and Sawyer. Are they "the good guys," as one high-ranking Other said, or are they up to no good? Finally -- finally! -- that enigma will be addressed this season, producers have teased. They better deliver. Also, expect to see much more of bug-eyed Other/hatch escapee Henry Gale, played by new series regular Michael Emerson.
? Why was Locke in a wheelchair?
John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) lost a bit of his faith last season, thanks to his frustration with entering that numbered sequence (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42) on the keyboard every 108 minutes. Still, he can't deny the island's mysterious healing powers, which apparently cured his four-year paralysis and allowed him to walk again after Oceanic flight 815 crash-landed. Those powers -- and why exactly Locke was bound to a wheelchair in the first place -- will be explored this season, "Lost" experts say. One theory: Locke, who helped his deadbeat father withdraw stolen money from a bank, was handicapped by victims of the crime.
? Who is the father of Sun's unborn baby?
Pre-crash, a doctor said Sun's loving husband, Jin (Daniel Dae Kim), was infertile. There are three possible explanations for Sun's pregnancy: The island healed Jin's infertility (worked for Locke, leg-wise); the zygote formed inside Sun (YunJin Kim) but is neither hers nor Jin's (creepy!); or Jin is not the baby-daddy. That guy could be Jae Lee, who gave Sun secret English lessons. She was unhappy in her marriage, and planned to leave Jin and go to America.
? What happened at the hatch?
In the season 2 finale, Locke, Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) were all in the hatch when Desmond turned the fail-safe key to diffuse whatever electromagnetic energy was quaking the island. (Yes, that button-pushing chore actually meant something.) An explosion ensued. The hatch door landed on the beach. ABC says Locke will team up with Sayid (Naveen Andrews) and others to rescue them.
? Who is Libby?
Michael shot and killed her last season, but viewers haven't seen the last of Libby (Cynthia Watros). She'll keep appearing in characters' flashbacks, producers said, yet her back story -- she claimed to be a clinical psychologist and was supposedly among the plane's tail-section survivors -- is shrouded in mystery. In flashbacks, it was revealed that she lived in the same mental hospital as an unknowing Hurley (Jorge Garcia) and gave Desmond her late husband's doomed sailboat. Fan speculation has it that she might be a member of the Hanso Foundation, which funded the shady Dharma Initiative, or a private detective.
? Can the show keep it up?
Fans complain "Lost" is more about the questions than the answers. At least some things were (sorta) cleared up in the finale of the dark and hatch-centric second season, which runneth over with sci-fi mysteries that had viewers scratching their heads. In a recent podcast posted on the show's Web site, a producer revealed he was influenced by complaints that season 2 was "too mythologically dense." Expect to see a lot about relationships in future episodes, including a dose of much-needed romance.
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