Lost April 6 episode preview: Happily Ever After

Highlight the hidden text for spoilers:

DESMOND WAKES UP TO DISCOVER HE'S BACK ON THE ISLAND, ON ABC'S "LOST"

Dominic Monaghan Guest Stars as Charlie

Jeremy Davies Guest Stars as Daniel Faraday

"Happily Ever After" - Desmond wakes up to discover he's back on the island, on "Lost," TUESDAY, APRIL 6 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana.

Guest starring are Dominic Monaghan as Charlie, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Alan Dale as Charles Widmore, Fionnula Flanagan as Eloise Hawking, Sonya Walger as Penelope "Penny" Widmore, Fisher Stevens as George Minkowski, Sheila Kelley as Zoe, Fred Koehler as Seamus, Kayren Butler as doctor, Ben Cain as MRI tech, Grisel Toledo as Nurse Tyra, Sundra Oakley as lawyer, Haley Williams as assistant, Jonathan Arthur as Simmons, Gerard Elmore as clipboard guy, Hannah Bell as nurse, Christopher McGahan as techie #1 and Steve Boatright as goon #1.

"Happily Ever After" was written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof and directed by Jack Bender.

Lost March 30, 2010, preview

Highlight the hidden text for spoilers:

SUN AND JIN CONTINUE THEIR SEARCH FOR ONE ANOTHER,

AND LOCKE CONFRONTS HIS ENEMY, ON ABC'S "LOST"

"The Package" - Sun and Jin desperately continue their search for one another, and Locke confronts his enemy, on "Lost," TUESDAY, MARCH 30 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana.

Guest starring are Alan Dale as Charles Widmore, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Anthony Azizi as Omar, Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin, Sheila Kelley as Zoe, Fred Koehler as Seamus, Chad Donella as desk clerk, Natalie Garcia Fryman as Ms. Kendall and Larry Joshua as Burditt.

"The Package" was written by Paul Zbyszewski & Graham Roland and directed by Paul Edwards.

Is Lost the story about a genie, or genies?

This is a fascinating theory my wife came up with. Sounds like it's gaining some traction among other fans, too:


I think the island functions as Smokey's "bottle." That's why MIB breaks Jacob's decanter.
More evidence:
In Islam, according to Wikipedia, genies are made from "smokeless fire," occupy a parallel world and can travel huge distances really fast--just like Smokey. Some Muslims believe everyone's assigned a jinn (Jin???!!!) who whispers to them their evil desires (the whispers on the island?) and can take both human and animal form (the boar, Kate's horse, maybe Vincent?) Also, in recent times, scientists and activists have referred to the detonation of nuclear bombs as "letting the genie out of the bottle," which would explain the whole Jughead incident.

As a side note, and possibly a huge stretch, I found it interesting that Richard asked Jacob for three things, or three wishes, if you will: To bring his wife back (Robin Williams established that genies can't reanimate people), to absolve his sins (hard for an essentially evil being) and to never die. Is Jacob a kind of genie too?

Lost episode teaser March 16, 2010

Highlight hidden text for spoilers:

LOCKE TASKS SAWYER WITH A MISSION, ON ABC'S "LOST" Rebecca Mader Guest Stars as Charlotte

"Recon" - Locke tasks Sawyer with a mission, on "Lost," TUESDAY, MARCH 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. "Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana. Guest starring are Alan Dale as Charles Widmore, Rebecca Mader as Charlotte Lewis, Kimberley Joseph as Cindy, Neil Hopkins as Liam Pace, Sheila Kelley as Zoe, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Ava, Fred Koehler as Seamus, Allen Cole as duty sergeant, Mickey Graue as Zack, Kiersten Havelock as Emma, Christopher Johnson as police officer and Michael Green as lawyer.

Lost March 9, 2010 teaser

Highlight the hidden text for details about tonight's ep:

BEN DEALS WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF

AN UNCOVERED LIE, ON ABC'S "LOST"

"Dr. Linus" - Ben deals with the consequences of an uncovered lie, on "Lost," TUESDAY, MARCH 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana.

Guest starring are Alan Dale as Charles Widmore, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Daniel Roebuck as Dr. Leslie Arzt, Jon Gries as Roger Linus, William Atherton as Principal Don Reynolds and Steve Boatright as officer.

"Dr. Linus" was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Mario Van Peebles.