LOST : season 4 *spoilers*

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

b. Hurley, Jack, and four others are the only ones who left the island. While the rest either weren't able to leave or chose not to.

This, and remember, we know Kate is one of the four. We assume Sawyer is another but Kate is ambiguous - as to who the "he" she is referring to - is, in the last episode of season 3.

Unless of course more serious events happen between s4e1's flashforwards and s3's final episode's flashforwards.

[GameMaster]

Well, one of the Oceanic 6 dies as is evidenced by the memorial Jack attends in the flash-forward at the end of Season 3.

And something we can also discuss is Jack's dramatic change of mind between the flash-forwards of Season 3 end and beginning of Season 4.

In the last Thursday's episode, we see a Jack who seems to have resumed his normal life and is happy with it. Whereas in the flash-forward of Season 3 he is clearly distraught and telling Kate how they have to go back. At this point, it seems Jack has reached the same level of misery and desperation as Hurley.

What has caused this change in Jack? At this point we can only speculate but it will likely be revealed later on.

[Bube]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

Well, one of the Oceanic 6 dies as is evidenced by the memorial Jack attends in the flash-forward at the end of Season 3.

*minor spoilers possible*

Actually, we don't know that. It might be Jack's father, Ben or some other person on the island we still haven't met. Or it might be someone who we thought was dead, but actually isn't - Mikhail seems to be pretty immortal, for example (I'm not saying it was Mikhail, but hey, why not).

[Fox 6]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

In the last Thursday's episode, we see a Jack who seems to have resumed his normal life and is happy with it. Whereas in the flash-forward of Season 3 he is clearly distraught and telling Kate how they have to go back. At this point, it seems Jack has reached the same level of misery and desperation as Hurley.

Wrong.....

Last thursdays episdoe takes place before the season 3 finale. We can tell because Jack tells Hurley that he is "Thinking about growing a beard" which he has in the season 3 finale.

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by Fox 6

Wrong.....

Last thursdays episdoe takes place before the season 3 finale. We can tell because Jack tells Hurley that he is "Thinking about growing a beard" which he has in the season 3 finale.

You might have read that backwards; Gamemaster was still implying the season 3 flashforwards happened after season 4's so far.

[Dylflon]

Man, some serious "I learned it from watching you, dad" early morning drinking points for Jack in that episode.

[Swan]

And I'm pretty sure they mentioned that they left everyone there. Not sure the exact quote but something along the lines of having to go back for them