Locke, Hurley and Sawyer play Risk

At the beginning of the episode, we see Locke, Hurley and Sawyer playing Risk.

Is Doctor Ray dead?

Dr. Ray's body washed up on the beach with his neck cut, but the freighter folk seem to think he's fine. What is going on with time on the island?

Jack's medicaiton

Here's the medication that Jack takes for his stomach bug. The pertinent text on th bottle is blocked by Jack's thumbs.

HUGE NEWS! Season 4 to get extra hour

I'm sure many of you have heard that executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have been in talks with ABC about adding another hour to this season, bringing the total hours up to 14.

DarkUFO is now reporting that it is official. The season 4 finale is apparently going to be so monumental that the writers need three hours to tell the story. That's right, a 3-hour season finale.

The first hour will air on May 15, then the final two hours will air on May 29. Grey's Anatomy will show their 2-hour season finale on May 22 along with Ugly Betty's 1-hour finale.

Promo for Episode 9 "The Shape of Things To Come"

Check out the brand new promo for episode 9, "The Shape of Things To Come," below. Fair warning though, it does reveal quite a bit about the direction the plot is headed in the episode.