What happened to Jin, tidbits on a Hurley scene

Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly tells us a bit about Jin's fate and an upcoming Hurley scene.

Question: I don't know if I can wait until January or February for Lost. Got any scoop on it? --Nick

Ausiello: Sawyer, Juliet, Daniel, Miles, Charlotte, and ***** will learn Jin's fate at the precise moment we do: in episode 4. In other news, ask yourself this question: Why was Jorge Garcia shooting a scene in jail last week?

(For those you don't read Michael Ausellio regularly, each * stands for a letter.)

SPOILER: Learn Why the Oceanic Six Must Reunite

UPDATE: Watch with Kristin issued a correction: "A very good source tells me that the information I received about off-Island Dharma stations is not quite right: There is one and only one off-Island Dharma stations—the show hasn't filmed any of those scenes yet—and that station may or may not be the key to returning to the Island. Argh! My sincere apologies. Reuniting the O6 with the Left Behinders is going to be harder than I thought."

From Watch With Kristin at E! Online:

"In particular, I can now tell you why it is that the Oceanic Six must all reunite in order to get back to the Island.

Want to know why Kate (with baby Aaron), Jack, Sayid, Hurley and Sun are going to have to put their differences aside and go "all for one, and one for all" this year?

Well, remember what Michael Emerson recently said about Ben's statement that if any of them are to return to the Island, everyone who escaped has to go back too? He said, "I think [that dictate is] a scientific condition of the mechanism by which the Island operates. I don't think it's an esoteric or spiritual issue, I think it's science."

He wasn't just talking pretty. What I'm hearing is that the reason Jack, Kate, Sayid, Sun and Hurley need to reunite is because the Oceanic Six need to fan out to a group of Dharma stations.
Even more intriguing? According to my source, these stations are not on the Island, but in other locations, and these off-Island stations are believed to be the ticket to getting back to the Island.
(Remember, the Island moved in the finale. The Island may have gone to another place...or it may have hopped into another time.)

So how does this all work? And where in the world are these stations? We'll have to tune into what is looking like an exciting fifth season in order to see."

Thoughts?

Lost: the book club

Want to make sense of all those passing references to the literary world?

ABC has composed a reading list for Lost fans.

The Lost creaters even wrote a note welcoming you to the Lost book club. They don't promise the books will provide insight but they do promise enrichment for reading them. Sounds like high school English. Although there are some interesting books on the list.

They recommend A Tale of Two Cities, On the Road, Carrie, Of Mice and Men, Stranger in a Strange Land, Catch-22, A Brief History of Time and more.

If you've read any of these and can provide insight to the show, discuss in the comments.

SPOILERS: season five scoopage

Doc Jensen at Entertainment Weekly provides what's happening when season 5 returns.

I won't post most of the details to save those who hate spoilers. You'll have to check out his column for that.

But here's a few tidbits.

1. Episode 5.01 will be called The Bridge. (See that's not too much info)
2. It's actually not. Doc Jensen made it up. (WTF?)
3. The real title is Because You Left, which Losties Island has already reported.

Really, Doc Jensen's column is kind of odd. But worth reading for the tidbits.

Shirtless Sawyer

Not a shocker, but apparently Josh Holloway will be shirtless for the first few episodes, so says TV Guide.

I can think of many a Sawyer fan who will rejoice. You know who you are.

Poll results: When did you start watching Lost

All but one of us who voted began watching Lost with the first episode.

That one person began in season three?

What drew you to the show?

SPOILER: More on that character who won't be in season 5 but returns for season 6

Stop reading if you don't like even the slightest of spoilers.

Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly reports that he was suspicious whether Claire, played by Emilie de Ravin, would really be back for Season 6 after confirming that she'd be gone for the upcoming season.

He talked to executive producer Carlton Cuse and was told:

"Claire is a wonderful part of the show and the audience can rest assured that they will see [her] again on Lost."

"It's just all part of Damon and my grand plan for how the story is going to be best told. And we don't want someone to be on the show and not be serviced well. The story that we're telling this year is going in some other directions, but we'll circle back around to include Emilie we think in a very exciting way."

What do you think lies ahead for Claire? Losties Island already knows some of you think Claire is dead and others think she's alive.