I'd love to be sitting here, telling you all my review of the first episodes of season 5 of Lost, but I am not among the lucky (or not so lucky) screeners who get to see the episode early in order to write about it. Lucky for us, we know someone who does have that privilege. If you follow the link below you can read DocArzt's review of episode 5.01 "Because You Left" & 5.02 "The Lie". Doc doesn't reveal any major plot points of the episode or spoilers, however if you are someone who avoids all spoilers no matter what, you might want to skip this article. Otherwise, give it a read. If you're like me, it'll just make you watch your clock even more over the next 22 days.

Lost 5.01 "Because You Left" & 5.02 "The Lie" - My Review by DocArzt

Damon and Carlton have sent another video to the participants of the Dharma Initiative game. This one has Damon and Carlton answering some fan questions. During the video a Dharma Initiative statement is flashed on the screen a couple of times. I could not make out the wording. Hopefully one of our readers can find the message for us. At the end of the video another commercial for Ajira Airways was broadcast. The website does have some new links. It is pushing the tagline "destiny" just like season 5. There were a couple of interesting topics discussed. Damon and Carlton stated that we will find out this season why Christian was buried with white shoes and a dark suit. We will also see more of the 4 toed statue this year and it will be a bigger part of season 6. The reason Alex was killed was to create some sympathy for Ben. There had also been a lot of hostage holding on the show so they wanted to shock us by actually having one of the hostages killed. It did create a dramatic scene, one that will not be forgotten any time soon. Click on the video and enter the password emal. So let us know what you find on the video and on Ajira Airways website.

In another move to continue building up the anticipation for the season 5 release of Lost (as if they could build it up any further), another promo trailer has been released online. You can see the video by following the jump below. I, for one, can not wait!!

On this Christmas night I hope we are all thinking of what the next month will bring us, and what joy we have had from seasons past. As we go to bed, may we have all have wonderful and magical Lost Christmas dreams.

I'm dreaming of a Lost Christmas
Just like the ones with Ethan Rom
Where the treeline rustles,
and Sawyer hustles
To shoot bears and boars and Tom.

I'm dreaming of a Lost Christmas
With every Other that you fight
May your bears and bunnies be white
And may all your Dharma Beers be light

I'm dreaming of a Lost Christmas
With marbles colored black and white
Where the tree frog's singing
And ears are ringing
From when the hatch blew up that night.

I'm dreaming of a Lost Christmas
With every number that is cursed.
May McCutcheon's knock down your thirst,
And may all your bad luck be reversed.

Okay folks, ABC is being really good to us this year, so we're obviously on their "nice" list.  Yet another promo video has been released.  Unlike the last one, this is not a sneak peak of a scene in the premiere episode, it is simply a teaser promo video with lots of really fast, really blurry, and really mysterious imagery.  Check it out and let us know what you think.  I got chills after watching it.  Be warned, though, it does feature glimpses from Season 5 of Lost!

Video is just after the jump.

The following video is a sneak peak clip released today featuring a short scene with Jack and Ben discussing Locke. This is a scene from the upcoming premiere episode of Lost and therefore should be considered a spoiler. I didn't feel that it revealed anything significant, and was more of a teaser, but view at your own discretion.

View the video after the jump.

For those of you not aware, the most recent Lost ARG ended with those who participated getting a chance to be sent special emails from Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, with access to season 5 secrets from Lost, 48 hours before the information is released openly. Tonight the third such email appeared, and with it, 3 slightly spoilerish pieces of information including: the name of a new book featured in season 5, episode 7; the name of that episode; and finally, there is one last image that is provided, which I won't reveal on the front page out of respect to those who want to avoid such information.

See images and get more information after the jump. The items in this article should be considered spoilers and viewed at your discretion.

Just a few days ago Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse hosted a round table to discuss the release of the new Season 4 DVD (available December 9). However, the discussion centered mostly around the new season of Lost, with some very interesting, though cryptic, things mentioned.

You can read the entire transcript of the questions and answers at DocArzt Blog. Please be aware that this may constitute moderate spoilers. Then be sure and let us know what your thoughts and comments are.

For those of you who don't know DocArzt, have you been living in a cave? Many Lost fans became aware of DocArzt on the popular Lost site, TheTailSection.com, to which he no longer contributes (his new site is www.docarzt.com). He is also someone that Sledge and myself would call a friend, and he's certainly been a friend to Sledgeweb's Lost...stuff, providing us with some great breaking news on occasion, and crediting SWLS as the first Lost site he visited regularly, as well as what inspired him to do his own site.

Just before Thanksgiving, ABC released the new promo poster for Lost, season 5. It is an interesting image with the group that got off the island on one side, with a backdrop of a city, and those who remained on the island on the otherside. It should be noted that Claire is missing from the image entirely, as is Jin (which should be expected since we saw him blow up on the boat).

You can see a larger view by clicking on the image above. Follow the jump for a few minor spoilers.

The Fray is taking another stab at mixing up their music with tv with a new deal with ABC television. The Fray, who jumped on the scene with a huge hit two years ago, after their song was featured on Grey's Anatomy, are releasing their new song, You Found Me, in a music video that features a Lost season 5 promo. The promo video, which features new scenes from season 5 mixed in with past scenes from the show can be viewed by following the Read More link in this article.

It has been one of the longest, slowest moving hiatuses in history...at least for me! But in a little over 47 days the best show to ever grace the small screen will return to us once again. As previsously mentioned here, January 21 is the date, with a 1 hour recap special (I'm starting to love these!) followed by the first two episodes, back to back, of season 5.

It is no doubt that most of you probably noticed that as Lost took a hiatus, so did many of the familiar faces at SWLS. In fact, apparently only Juggy didn't have enough accumulated vacation time to escape for a few months (or perhaps he pissed off Sledge). Juggy has been the glue of our contributors here and has definitely held the site together, without any other help, for the entire hiatus. Thanks Juggy! Everyone else be sure to let Juggy know how much you appreciate his time, energy, and excitement.

But with SWLS back in action, and Lost soon to follow, its time to make this site one of your everyday stops. So add us back to your bookmarks, send all of your friends an email, subscribe to the RSS feed to stay in the loop on new articles. The Island commands this of you! And stay tuned for all of the latest and greatest Lost updates.

A sneak peek of season 5 has been released to the members of the newest online game. The sneak peek is focused on Kate and Aaron. In the season 5 promo we see Kate packing and leaving her house with Aaron. In the sneak peek we find out that Kate is served with a search warrant for a sample of her and Aaron's blood. It is not stated who is behind the lawsuit. Of course Kate runs, because she always runs. The sneak peak can be seen here . You need to enter the password qilak. There is also a behind the scene extra from Season 4 DVD and an interview with Rebecca Mader. You can see our discussion in this topic

Season 5 of Lost is set to premiere with a three-hour event on Wednesday Jan. 21, 2009, at 8 p.m. According to Kristin on ew.com, the first two episodes "Because You Left" and "The Lie" will air back-to-back, following a recap of the first four seasons. Episodes three through six are as follows: "Jughead," "The Little Prince," "The Place Is Death" and "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham." This means that Lost will be returning to its original day-of-the-week slot. the latest word is that the show will occupy the 9:00 time slot. This would mean one less week of lost this year but still have the expected 17 episodes. In additional casting news, the hot Reiko Aylesworth, of 24 fame (and former real-life Kiefer flame), is currently in negotiations to join Lost, according to sources. Word is, she will stick around for at least four episodes in the upcoming fifth season of ABC's award-winning drama. Let us know your thoughts below, we are also discussing this news here.

Once again Michael Aussiello is breaking some interesting news on Lost. It appears that two of Lost's most mysterious characters will be making an appearance in season 5. Aussiello reports that Fionnula Flanagan, Desmond's reluctant grey haired ring seller, will be back on Lost during season 5. She has been previously seen in "Flashes Before Your Eyes" and in a picture on the Father's desk at the monastery where Desmond once lived. She will be back with a "major connection to a major character". She is one creepy lady who should bring an interesting story. Also Lance Reddick, who plays Matthew Abaddon, was recently seen filming in Hawaii. Aussiello believes they are filming the six episode of season 5.

There has been some Lost news making its way out from the current filming in Hawaii. Reliable information is few and far between but sources at tvguide.com and ew.com have come across a few new items.
-A second new character has been cast. Said Taghimaoui, a Frenchman seen in traitor, will play Caesar. Not much is known about Caesar except that he is mysterious and will be associated with Llana, a new character played by Zuleikha Robinson. Carlton Cuse stated that Caesar will play "an important part of the setup for the final act of the show in season 6".
-Michelle Rodriquez will appear in the second episode along with Cheech Marin. It appears that Hurley will be seeing dead people again.
-Desmond has filmed a scene with Ben.
-Hurley has filmed a scene in a jail.
-Sawyer, Juliet, Daniel, Miles, Charlotte and some one else will learn of Jin's fate at the precise moment we do during episode 4.
-Claire will not be in season 5 but will be back for season 6.
Please post your thoughts about these tidbits. SWLS would like to hear your thoughts and prediction for season 5.