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See main article episode guide at Season 4
This page contains a summary of unconfirmed season 4 spoilers from unofficial sources. The source is mentioned for each spoiler. If spoilers repeat or expand upon earlier information, the more reputable or more complete sources are preferred. For season 4 spoilers confirmed by official sources, see Season 4.
Production
5-29-07: The Tail Section
Production will begin in mid-August and complete in March. That means that roughly 11-13 episodes will be completed by the time LOST airs.
5-29-07: The Tail Section
- Season Four's flashforward sequences are essentially a season-within-a-season. The particulars have not been planned but apparently they are looking at a mix of flashbacks and flashforwards, with a larger number of flashforwards.
- The flashforwards tell a linear story, but will be presented in non-linear format from the vantage point of different characters.
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- Carlton says flashbacks and flashforwards are both on the show going forward. "How far forward" and "with whom" are the questions.
6-20-07: Ask Ausiello
Episodes
401: Episode 4x01 (?-centric)
Episode 401's title is yet unknown. It will air early February 2008.
| Source | Spoiler |
|---|---|
| 8-13-07: The Fuselage | Filming of episode 401 started on August 16th |
| 8-1-07: secretagentman @ TWoP | A new character, possibly extending the rest of the season, and perhaps next season, is Russell, a brilliant mathematician in his late 30's. Name may change. |
| 8-1-07: The Ausiello Report | The recurring character of Russell is "capable of great insights and has a tremendous knowledge across various scientific fields." Unfortunately, he tends to be too direct for his own good, and as a result, his personal relationships don't always add up. Russell is scheduled to turn up in Episode 1. |
| 8-5-07: SpoilerFix | Russell is said to be fascinated by magic and mystery even if he works in a world of science. The role is a recurring that may end up to be a series regular. |
| 8-13-07: DarkUFO | A new character is Arthur Stevens. He will be appearing in the season premiere, as well as the second episode, and a high probability of even more episodes in the season. Arthur Stevens is a ruthless corporate recruiter, tall and thin, with a chilling presence. |
| 8-19-07: Ausiello | Ken Leung (who played Uncle Junior's mentally unstable protege in the Sopranos) is joining the cast of Lost next season. |
| 8-21-07: Ausiello | Sources confirm that The Wire's Lance Reddick has been cast in the recurring role of Arthur Stevens, the intimidating corporate recruiter. Rumors had Ken Leung playing Russell, but now there's buzz that he's coming on in a top-secret role that no one (save for Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse) knows anything about. |
| 8-22-07: Honolulu Advertiser | Aaron will appear in the first episode |
| 8-25-07: Jacobe @ DarkUFO | A scene featuring Sawyer involves a car being chased by two police cars, leading to the first car to jump a ramp and crash. The filming of this scene was spotted at N King Street in Kalihi, Hawaii. |
402: Episode 4x02 (?-centric)
Episode 402's title is yet unknown. It will air in February 2008.
| Source | Spoiler |
|---|---|
| 8-6-07: DarkUFO | Filming of episode 402 starts on August 29th in Hawaii |
| 8-6-07: DarkUFO | A new character in episode 402 is Charlotte. Casting info: Late 20s. Very attractive in a naturalistic, athletic way, her looks are only one small part of charms. Precocious, loquacious, and funny, Charlotte a very successful academic who also knows how to handle herself in the real world. On a personal level it is hard to crack the hard shell of poise and certainty around her, but when it DOES crack it's like an egg: lots of repressed and pent up emotions spill out. Charlotte has a recurring arc with a possible option for series regular for next season. |
| 8-13-07: DarkUFO | Arthur Stevens will be appearing in the second episode. |
| 8-23-07: Watch With Kristin | Rebecca Mader will have a major recurring role...perhaps as the much discussed Charlotte? |
| 8-22-07: Honolulu Advertiser | Aaron will appear in the second episode as well |
Occurences on the Outside World
Storyline
5-17-07: Lost: The Answers
- Rescue wouldn't necessarily mean the end of the show.
- Some may make it off The Island and some may have to remain on it through force (i.e. pregnant women)
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- What's coming to the island is worse than The Others
- Getting off the Island is not the end.
- There's a whole chapter of the story that takes place off the Island.
Locations
5-21-07: Watch With Kristin
- Shooting will mostly take place in Hawaii for next season
5-29-07: The Tail Section
- The flashforwards will be shot in Los Angeles.
Occurences on the Island
Timeline
- 3-30-07: Lost Official Podcast
Location
5-02-07: Preston & Steve Morning Show
- Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse: The four-toed statue is very important but won't be addressed until season 4.
5-30-07: Ask Ausiello
- Cuse: "The four-toed statue is something we will get to next [fourth] season"
07-30-07: Watch with Kristin
- Line producer Jean Higgins: "I don't expect any [permanent sets] for season four."
DHARMA
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- A new orientation film (discovered in Norway) for "Station 6 - The Orchid" was shown. Marvin Candle is shown but calls himself "Edgar Halowax." The footage begins with him getting his makeup done and smoothing down his Dharma labcoat. He says the viewer has probably realized by now that he or she is not working at a mere botanical research unit. He apologizes for for making him or her lie to friends and family members about the nature of the work. He mentions the Casimir effect" and mentions the "unique properties of the Island." He is holding a rabbit with the number 15 printed on it. Then things begin to fall, the building shakes and lights break in much the same way as the Swan shook during System Failure. Suddenly there is another rabbit 15. "Halowax" curses then the camera then focuses on the rabbit. One of the station's alarms blares. There's an intercut clip of someone riding a bicycle. The clip is inserted upside-down, and the rider appears to be in the village green of The Barracks. The film then cuts to another take of "Halowax" repeating his previous speech about The Orchid, before sliding off the reel.
- In the video are two subliminal type messages, one of them says "God loves you as He loved Jacob".
The monster
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- Damon says...On the blast door map drawn by Radzinsky, C.V. stood for Cerberus Vents. "That's Dharma's name for it, maybe. Cerberus is one of its names." Damon: The whole deal with the monster will be definitely answered. Carlton: The monster answer is "not going to be 10 seconds of blank tape."
Rescue boat
6-13-07: Comic News Insider Ep. #93
- Q&A with actor Michael Emerson:
- CNI: "Is the so called rescue boat that's coming to save the folks at the end working with the DHARMA Initiative?" ME: "No."
8-13-07: Lost Magazine #12 via SpoilerFix
Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof reveal: Who is on that freighter and are they good or bad is a significant part of next years' show. [...] If Naomi was lying about working for Penny... who says there even is a boat?
Main cast
The season 3 finale makes it clear that all main credited characters except Dominic Monaghan will be back for at least part of Season 4.
Locke
6-13-07: Comic News Insider Ep. #93
- Q&A with actor Michael Emerson:
- CNI: "Has Locke learned the truth about the Island and its purpose?" - EMERSON: "No."
- CNI: "Will Ben and Locke fight for leadership of the Others?" - ME: "Yes."
Desmond
6-06-07: Watch with Kristin
- Damon Lindelof: "Desmond will question the role he played in Charlie’s death. He will have to deal with the after effects and the guilt of it. He will question whether or not Charlie would have made this sacrifice had he not told him that it was what he was going to do."
Sun and Jin
07-30-07: Watch with Kristin
- According to Carlton: "With Jin and Sun there is a very dynamic situation at work. She's pregnant...the fate of her child, the fate of their marriage, all those questions Damon and I will get to and more this season."
Jack and Claire
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
Juliet
5-07-07: Watch with Kristin
- Dr. Juliet Burke is sticking around for the foreseeable future.
Ben
6-13-07: Comic News Insider Ep. #93
- Q&A with actor Michael Emerson:
- CNI: "Does Ben really answer to Jacob?" - ME: *pause* "Maybe."
- CNI: "Besides the reasons given do you think Ben wants to stay on the Island because he doesn't think he will be able to fit into normal society, you know, like a con re-adjusting to life or...?" - ME: "No, there is a bigger reason."
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- Ben was caught accidentally by Danielle's trap and we will find out why
- We will learn why Ben was travelling across the island and why he ended up in Danielle's trap
- Ben and the real Henry Gale "had words."
Michael
Watch with Kristin
- Cuse: There's a circularity to the way that story is going to unfold in the overall mythology, and that is a long, planned approach. Yes, we'll get back to the Michael and Walt story, and it will be really compelling when we do.
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- Harold Perrineau will once again become a series regular.
- Michael's return will be early in the season.
- Michael will probably have a redemptive story.
Guest star/recurring characters
Unknown
8-23-07: Watch With Kristin
- Creepmaster Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan) is doing eight eps of Lost this season
- Rebecca Mader will have a major recurring role in Season 4.
Jacob
5-08-07: EW.com
- Damon and Carlton Q&A: Jacob is a character who is every bit as significant to our universe as the Emperor was to the Star Wars universe. Jacob is a guy who is going to have a very significant, ongoing sort of story value in our show.
07-30-07: Watch with Kristin
- Carlton Cuse: "Yes, you will see more of Jacob."
5-23-07: Watch with Kristin
- In the True/False/Hell NO I wont answer that!! interview with Damon It was revealed that the role of Jacob has NOT yet been cast. He adds "You do see a guy, but...I'm still sticking to my false."
Annie
5-11-07: Lost Official Podcast
6-13-07: Comic News Insider Ep. #93
- Q&A with actor Michael Emerson:
Mrs. Hawking
5-08-07: EW.com
- Lindelof: You will be seeing her again.
Richard Alpert
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- Nestor Carbonell is doing another show ("Cane," CBS' Cuban-flavored "Godfather" homage),so may get limited screen time, or may not be on the show at all
Rousseau
2-20-07: Lost Official Podcast
- Danielle Rousseau may pop up in another character's flashback.
5-05-07: Lost Official Podcast
- We'll find out what happened to Candle's hand and Montand's arm. Probably season 4 along with Rousseau flashbacks
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- Rousseau will get a flashback at some point in Season 4 or season 5 but it needs to synchronize with the rest of the story
Penny
7-21-06: The Ausiello Report
Richard Malkin
4-30-07: Official Podcast
- Claire's psychic and his visions for Claire and her baby's future will be revisited.
Neil Frogurt
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
- We will get around to Neil Frogurt.
Rachel
7-26-07: Comic Con San Diego
Rachel probably won't be on the Island.
Walt
5-03-06: Ask Ausiello
- Lindelof and Cuse: "the growth of Malcolm David Kelly (Walt) will be addressed"
4-30-07: Official Podcast
- The Others targeted Walt because they are interested in children with special abilities. This will be explored in the next episodes.
07-30-07: Watch with Kristin
- Carlton Cuse: "Walt will be back also. But we're not going to get into any details about that."
Libby
Ask Ausiello
- Lindelof: "We would love to tell the rest of Libby's story, it’s just a question of whether we get to it. I think we're going to try to tell the stories of our regular characters before we do that."
- Damon: "Obviously, we have a couple more beats of Libby’s story to tell to fill in the missing pieces, and the way we would tell that story is in the flashbacks of another character. But that character can’t be a character that we already know and love, otherwise they would recognize Libby. We know who those characters are and what those story beats are, but it might be a while before we get to their flashbacks."
Watch with Kristin
- Cuse: Given everything else we have to tell, Libby’s story is going to be a mystery that's going to have to get answered in season 4. Lindelof: There's really one significant missing piece to Libby's story. How did she get from A to B — from Desmond to the mental institution? We know the answer to that question, but the only way to tell that story is through another character's flashback, and that character would have to be another character on the show who is not among the beach dwellers.