I’m at it again: thinking about Lost when I should be working. Go figure.

Here’s some tidbits to put in your noggin before tonight’s episode airs. Go ahead. I don’t mind you clicking away; I encourage it.

  • Two ‘Lost’ crew members die of apparent heart attacks

    • Much like those pesky drunk driving arrests that resulted in character deaths/actor dismissals (it didn’t actually), these deaths are spooky eerie.

    [Via TV Squad]

    Best comment from the site:

    I hear the conditions on the set can be quite trying. 4 of the actors had to wait 8 hours for lunch because it took the 15 writers 16 hours to finish the next scene while 23 extras were crammed into a 42 foot trailer.

  • Yahoo! Answers tackles the question “What do you believe the monster in ‘Lost’ really is?”

    • There are currently 8293 responses and the thread seems like it was legitimately started by Lindelof and Cuse (or another producer).

    I don’t have time to read all the answers or offer my own myriad takes (nanobots? living nightmare?) but I wonder whether or not the “winner” will be accurate or just another trick.

    [Via The Disney Blog]

  • Leaving “Lost” Limbo

    • Some thoughts on how to improve “Lost” from its perceived slump.

    Personally, I think the first two episodes of season 3b have been fantastic and if they keep up this pace/arc every fan should be happy.

    That said, I like their points about “remember the magic of the first season” (which I think they’re doing, but it’s hard to achieve) and I also think we should see more Lostaways together as a unified group, fighting the island and not themselves/one another.

    [Via The Disney Blog]

YMMV, obviously, but some interesting bits of information to consider before watching tonight.

Recap post before Midnight.

Until then.