Lost Season Four Post-Strike Changes and Spoilers

The post-strike about ABC's Lost is both good and bad. The bad news for some is that there will only be five new episodes tacked on to the end of the season, instead of the eight originally planned.

Lost Season Four Lives On

The good news is that the entire story line for Season Four will still be played out. What does this mean for Lost fans? More action-packed, concentrated storytelling. The episodes will be more intense than ever, as the writing will go into its own form of hyper drive, condensing eight hours of plot into five.

Lost co-creator and producer Damon Lindelof has been quoted in various places as saying:

"We are going to execute our full story plan for season four. This simply requires a shift from high-octane storytelling to super high-octane storytelling. It requires no cramming, only a slightly heavier foot on the gas pedal, so hold on to your hats. Those of you waiting for the long-anticipated Jin and Hurley Ping-Pong tournament, however, will be very disappointed," Damon Lindelof.

Warning: Stop here if you don't want to read the spoilers.

This is what we've seen so far:

Lost: The Beginning of the End 4.01 - 1/31/2008
Lost: Confirmed Dead 4.02 - 2/7/2008
Lost: The Economist 4.03 - 2/14/2008

The remainder of the episodes which were filmed before the strike will be seen now through March, except for one. (AskKristin, E!)

Lost: Eggtown 4.04 will air 2/21/2008

Spoiler: Eggtown is a Kate-centric episode, which will please many fans who can't seem to get enough of Evangeline Lily. There will be island time and flash forward time for Miss Kate. There is a court scene, as implied by the guest star list found on TV.com. The characters include a judge and a bailiff.

Lost: The Constant 4.05 will air 2/28/2008

Spoiler: The Constant is a Desomond-Centric episode where we get to see more of Penny.

Lost: The Other Woman 4.06 will air 3/6/2008

Spoiler: Sorry Kate, romance heats up between Jack and Juliet in this Juliet-centric episode.

Lost: Ji Yeonw will 4.07 air on 3/13/2008