'Lost' creators discuss show return

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Lost creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have promised to drop several "bombs" when the show returns next February.

Speaking to TV Guide, Lindelof revealed: "There are two bombs being dropped, one of which is a character bomb, and that will happen within the first three episodes after the break. And the other is a more significant story bomb, a game-changer, as it were, and that will happen shortly after."

The theme hinted at in the season two cliffhanger will also return to "dominate" for the rest of the season. "We broke perspective off the island for the first time — at least that's what we're leading everybody to believe — and, certainly, that ball is in motion and rolling down the hill at a very fast rate," added Lindelof. "It takes a couple of episodes to get up to speed, but the fact that the island may have been seen is pretty much the entire story arc of the second half of the year."

Other plot points to be resolved before season three is out include what happened when the hatch exploded, how Jack got his tattoos and why Locke was in the wheelchair.

The first six episodes begin airing in the UK on Sky One from this Sunday, November 19.