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Here's the Wikipedia article on S6. Nothing special, but it does mention a few things the producers said they are going to answer in S6.
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ABC has announced that Lost will premiere on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 9PM EST, TVGuide.com has confirmed.[68]
On May 7, 2007, ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson announced that Lost will end during the 2009-2010 season with a "highly anticipated and shocking finale."[69] "We felt that this was the only way to give Lost a proper creative conclusion," McPherson said.[69] Beginning with the 2007-2008 television season, the final 48 episodes would have been aired as three seasons with 16 episodes each, with Lost concluding in its sixth season. Due to the writers' strike, the fourth season featured 14 episodes, and Season 5 had 17 episodes. Season 6 was planned to have 17 episodes, too.[11] However, on June 29 it was announced that the final season will feature an additional hour, making the number of episodes 18.[7![0]](/styles/default/xenforo/NTemojis/alien.gif "Alien 0]")
Executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse stated that they "always envisioned Lost as a show with a beginning, middle, and end," and that by announcing when the show would end that viewers would "have the security of knowing that the story will play out as we've intended."[69] Lindelof and Cuse stated that securing the 2010 series-end date "was immensely liberating" and helped the series rediscover its focus.[71] Lindelof noted, "We're no longer stalling."[71] The producers also plan to wrap up long-standing mysteries, such as the nature of the smoke monster, the four-toed statue of Taweret, the identity of the Adam & Eve skeletons from the season one episode "House of the Rising Sun",[72] and the reason the Dharma periodic resupply drops continue after the purge.[73] Lindelof has also indicated that Walt's unusual abilities may be explained, although this may not necessarily require the character's direct involvement.[63] Matthew Fox stated in an interview that in the final season, the characters of Jack Shephard and John Locke "will come head to head." A third of the way through the final season, the two time lines will be "solidified into one" and "will be very linear - no more flashbacks, nothing." [74] He has also claimed to be the only cast member who knows the ending of the series,[75] though Lindelof has clarified that Fox only knows things that are relevant to his character.[76]
During Comic-Con 2009, numerous sixth season reports were made. Carlton Cuse stated both the time travel and flash-forward seasons were over, and they're moving into something different for the sixth season.[77] Josh Holloway stated his character Sawyer would revert to his old self after the loss of Juliet.[77] Though Cuse and Lindelof stated that the Dharma Initiative will no longer play a large role in the show,[78] they have said that the "Dharma-Michigan connection" will play a significant role in season six.[79] Lindelof has stated that the producers had a direct hand in the production of the season six promotional poster that was first displayed at Comic-Con, and that everything in it is intentional; he also made a reference to the Abbey Road cover in connection to the poster.[63] Season six is the only season of Lost ever to not feature any kind of preview or official promotional material such as sneak peeks and promo pictures for future episodes since the Lost producers consider any single frame from the first episodes to be too revealing. According to Lindelof, "even a single scene from the show would basically tip what it is we're doing this year, and what it is we're doing this year is different than what we've done in other years"
On May 7, 2007, ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson announced that Lost will end during the 2009-2010 season with a "highly anticipated and shocking finale."[69] "We felt that this was the only way to give Lost a proper creative conclusion," McPherson said.[69] Beginning with the 2007-2008 television season, the final 48 episodes would have been aired as three seasons with 16 episodes each, with Lost concluding in its sixth season. Due to the writers' strike, the fourth season featured 14 episodes, and Season 5 had 17 episodes. Season 6 was planned to have 17 episodes, too.[11] However, on June 29 it was announced that the final season will feature an additional hour, making the number of episodes 18.[7
Executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse stated that they "always envisioned Lost as a show with a beginning, middle, and end," and that by announcing when the show would end that viewers would "have the security of knowing that the story will play out as we've intended."[69] Lindelof and Cuse stated that securing the 2010 series-end date "was immensely liberating" and helped the series rediscover its focus.[71] Lindelof noted, "We're no longer stalling."[71] The producers also plan to wrap up long-standing mysteries, such as the nature of the smoke monster, the four-toed statue of Taweret, the identity of the Adam & Eve skeletons from the season one episode "House of the Rising Sun",[72] and the reason the Dharma periodic resupply drops continue after the purge.[73] Lindelof has also indicated that Walt's unusual abilities may be explained, although this may not necessarily require the character's direct involvement.[63] Matthew Fox stated in an interview that in the final season, the characters of Jack Shephard and John Locke "will come head to head." A third of the way through the final season, the two time lines will be "solidified into one" and "will be very linear - no more flashbacks, nothing." [74] He has also claimed to be the only cast member who knows the ending of the series,[75] though Lindelof has clarified that Fox only knows things that are relevant to his character.[76]
During Comic-Con 2009, numerous sixth season reports were made. Carlton Cuse stated both the time travel and flash-forward seasons were over, and they're moving into something different for the sixth season.[77] Josh Holloway stated his character Sawyer would revert to his old self after the loss of Juliet.[77] Though Cuse and Lindelof stated that the Dharma Initiative will no longer play a large role in the show,[78] they have said that the "Dharma-Michigan connection" will play a significant role in season six.[79] Lindelof has stated that the producers had a direct hand in the production of the season six promotional poster that was first displayed at Comic-Con, and that everything in it is intentional; he also made a reference to the Abbey Road cover in connection to the poster.[63] Season six is the only season of Lost ever to not feature any kind of preview or official promotional material such as sneak peeks and promo pictures for future episodes since the Lost producers consider any single frame from the first episodes to be too revealing. According to Lindelof, "even a single scene from the show would basically tip what it is we're doing this year, and what it is we're doing this year is different than what we've done in other years"
