Lost Redux: "Surprise!" You Won't Believe How Good It's Getting

Get exclusive scoop on tonight's episode and find out what lies ahead for the hit ABC show's final season

Dear Universe,

Thank you for tonight's Lost in which some of the show's finest all-time players were given ample screen time: Josh Holloway, Josh Holloway's dimples and Josh Holloway's abs. And, oh yeah, those other surprise return guest stars were pretty fantastic, too!

Dear Fans,

I have some cool scoop to share (my conch shell batphone just rang!) about how giddy-good this show is getting, so hop on in here...

Why You'll Love the Episodes Up Ahead: After hearing about what's to come, I cannot tell you how excited I am about the final episodes. Things are getting emotional. In a good way. You might cry watching episode 11 (unless you're dead inside). And everything we've seen so far is starting to feel like a warm-up. Get ready!

What the Island Is: For a couple weeks now, I've been teasing that a four-letter word will be used to describe the Island. It has an O and no A's or E's. Your final clue is this: You'll learn that word next week! Episode number nine is Richard Alpert's (Nestor Carbonell) backstory and it is not to be missed.

What Else You Need to Know (Spoilers Ahead!):

• Someone we have not yet met will have an important message for Hurley next week.
• Fake Locke is going to tell Jin how he plans to get off the Island, and it's pretty juicy!
• There is a "package" up ahead that might be the most butterfly-inducing reveal so far this season.

In case you missed it, here's my sit-down with Rebecca Mader (Charlotte), who looked stunning tonight, did she not?

What did you think of tonight's episode? Comment away, and be sure to include your wrath over my obnoxious opening line to this story...Guilty as charged.