The return episode, "Not in Portland," will focus on Juliet, and will reveal quite a bit about her past.
Juliet's duplicity takes on new levels of complexity. Tom will reveal to Jack that the Others know Juliet told Jack to kill Ben, but will threaten to kill Jack if Ben dies. Meanwhile, Juliet will order the more militant Others, like Pickett, to prevent Sawyer and Kate's escape, even if it means killing them.
The subplot from the last scene of last season's finale involving polar researchers working for Penelope Widmore will resume in episode 8 (February 14), but will only connect to the main action on the island in this season's finale.
Charlie's about to get his comeuppance for kidnapping Sun last season. According to Carlton Cuse, "Sun finally finds out who actually did that to her. It takes place in another character's episode, but it becomes an important ancillary part of that episode." Cuse adds that it's a "reasonable assumption" that the reveal will cause problems between Charlie and Claire.
Vincent is still on the island, per Cuse, who reveals, "The dog is coming back very soon."
When Vincent returns, it will be with a rotting human arm clutching a mysterious key on a rabbit's foot keychain in his mouth. He will lead Hurley and Charlie into the jungle, presumably to the lock the key opens.
Desmond continues to suffer as a result of whatever happened in the hatch implosion, and his newfound prognostic ability is not making him any happier.
Hurley will suspect that, a-la the Fantastic Four, whatever gave Desmond his new abilities may have impacted Locke and possibly Charlie.
Sawyer will definitely make it back to the main island, where he and Jin will drink some Dharma beer in an old VW bus.
The meaning of Jack's tattoo will be revealed, as will the story behind where he got it (in a sultry Southeast Asian locale, it would seem).
We will learn how Locke became paralyzed.
There will be a more overt mention of "Jacob," but we will not meet Jacob this season.
Bearing in mind that in "Lost time," we're somewhere in November 2004, a real-world event will soon impact the island. Internet buzz suggests this may be the Indonesia tsunami (which may also provide a hint as to just where the island is located).
We have not seen the last of Walt or Michael.
We will see the last of the island housing the Hydra station about three weeks from now.
Ben and Juliet will be around for a while.
Cindy, the flight attendant/ girlfriend of late author Gary Troupe, and the last of the tailies to be abducted by the Others will return, and she and other Other abductees will be sent to "watch" something that will happen to Jack.
Nicki and Paulo's story will be told around the 14th episode.
We will see another Dharma installation, "The Flame."
Hopefully by the end of this season, ABC will anounce the planned endpoint of Lost. This will enable the Powers that Be to better pace the show and avoid the "X-Files phenomenon" of lasting two seasons too long, or creative stall.
When Lost returns next season, it will be in January, and there will be no breaks in the schedule like the hiatus we've just endured.
Jeff Jensen reports that background materials that will make "Not in Portland" work better for you include: Edmund Burke, A Clockwork Orange, and A Brief History of Time.
For some very heavy (and possibly ridiculous) additional spoilers, go to...http://www.thetailsection.com/lost_news/lost_february_preview_spoilers.php#more
Namaste, fellow Lostophiles. Until the recap of "Not in Portland," I hope I've kept you interested during the hiatus.
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