why would they think charlie had reason to lie about something like that?
interesting stuff.

the new episode begins, much as last season's finale did, with Jack somewhere in the future - drinking. With this recently added flash-forward storytelling feature, Jack is seen in his Los Angeles kitchen mixing a morning cocktail when his eye falls on TV coverage of police in hot pursuit of a speeding motorist.

The car crashes and the driver is arrested. Jack realizes it's one of his fellow former castaways, who is haunted by the past and sees visions of the dead. Jack, who himself is plagued by substance abuse,unrequited love for Kate (Evangeline Lily), and other demons, pays this person a visit. There is mention of a dreaded secret they share.

In a scene back on the island (and back in time), the portly Hurley (Jorge Garcia) runs into Locke (Terry O'Quinn), who long ago had "gone native" and has no desire to ever leave the island.

"It's gonna be hard to talk (Jack) into thinking they're not coming here to rescue us," says Hurley, who, with Locke, shares Ben's alarm for what the freighter people might do.

"We're just gonna have to try our best," says Locke, "because if we can't talk him out of it, then Charlie died for nothing."

By the end of the hour, the castaways are split into two factions - those aligned with Ben and Locke who believe the freighter people represent a mortal threat and Jack's group, still holding out hope for rescue, even as they start to fear the worst.

Thursday's new episode will be preceded by "Lost: Past, Present & Future," a recap hour of the saga of the Oceanic flight 815 crash (8 p.m. EST). And Wednesday, last season's splendid two-hour finale will be repeated (9 p.m. EST on ABC) in "enhanced" form, with on-screen text containing commentary and clues.

I read that one. It might not have been the same exact one , but I read the synopsis yesterday.

I think maybe Jacob can manifest himself into other people too. Why Christian Shephard? I don't know, but I think I remember the producers saying that Jacob is someone we have not seen before.

looks like him to me

you guys know waaayyyy too much about the shows before they air...and I LOVE it.  haha, so glad its all starting back up, Looking forward to analyzing another season.

DUDE the guy in the picture, man in the suit, looks just like the guy you see in one of the first episodes behind the bushes on the beach. The part where jack looks across the beach and see's a man in a suit inbetween the brushes!!!! Could that be jacob watching over them from the start!!!