I am – Hercules!!
At the front of the screener ABC sent along, there’s a list of stuff of which we’re not permitted to speak! Here are a few things I think I can say about tonight’s installment, titled “The Beginning of the End.” * The episode begins with a giant pile of fruit. * Ana Lucia Cortez’s name comes up early on. * Ben and Rousseau have a discussion about Alex. * Lance Reddick (Col. Daniels from “The Wire”) exudes quiet menace. * There’s at least one genuinely spooky moment involving Hurley. * I think I’m finally starting to warm up to Sawyer. * There are some well-crafted reveals and a new wrinkle right out of “Battlestar Galactica.” * Juliet has a lot less to do than she did in the third-season premiere. * Naomi’s phone is way cooler than an iPhone and I very much want one. One hopes the tricorders on J.J. Abrams’ new “Star Trek” movie will be as sexy. * The show continues to grow admirably dark. I guess I can also say what doesn’t happen. * Desmond doesn’t make any predictions. * Neither Michael nor Walt turn up. * Smokezilla sits out the episode. * And despite what ABC offers below, I didn’t notice Christian Shephard in this episode. (If you saw the final “Lost” mobisode that hit cellphones Monday (it was scripted by “Cloverfield” screenwriter Drew Goddard), you know why this could be an issue.) ABC says:

In the season premiere episode, "The Beginning of the End," feeling that their rescue is close at hand, the survivors don't know whether to believe Charlie's final message that the people claiming to liberate them are not who they seem to be. The band of friends, family, enemies and strangers must continue to work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain if they want to stay alive. But as they have discovered during their 90-plus days on the island, danger and mystery loom behind every corner, and those they thought could be trusted may turn against them. Even heroes have secrets. "Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Harold Perrineau as Michael. Guest starring are Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau, Sam Anderson as Bernard, L. Scott Caldwell as Rose, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Marsha Thomason as Naomi, Michael Cudlitz as Mike Walton, Lance Reddick as Matthew Abbadon, Grisel Toledo as orderly, Steven Neumeier as Lewis, Billy Ray Gallion as Randy, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday and John Terry as Christian Shephard.

How does it end? The rain and the fuselage return. Then somebody asks, “Are you Jack?” * Those said to be featured in the episodes scripted before the writers’ strike: 4.1 “The Beginning of the End”: Hurley 4.2 “Confirmed Dead”: The “Rescuers” 4.3 “The Economist”: Sayid 4.4 “Eggtown”: Kate 4.5 “The Constant”: Desmond 4.6 “The Other Woman”: Juliet 4.7 “Ji Yeon”: SunJin 4.8 “Meet Kevin Johnson”: Michael Take up valuable bandwidth with your predictions and reactions. 9 p.m. Thursday. ABC.

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