TVSquad

The newest Lost audio podcast is up and running on ABC's website. Special guests Adam Horowitz and Eddie Kitsis filled in for Damon Lindelof this week (Carlton Cuse co-hosted). Horowitz and Kitsis are the writers behind last week's Nikki and Paulo episode, along with many other Lost episodes. Cast member Elizabeth Mitchell gave a brief interview about her character, and the writers answered fans' questions. The following details were revealed:

• Elizabeth Mitchell always suspected that Juliet was "brilliant," and that the character's strength had grown since she arrived on the island. She finds Juliet's development "fascinating."

• The actress had been told early on that Juliet had not always lived on the island.
• Carlton Cuse brought writer-producers Adam Horowitz and Eddie Kitsis onto Lost midway into Season One. Cuse had worked with the writers on a short-lived WB show and admired their abilities.
• Kitsis and Horowtiz said that "Exposé" was their favorite episode out of all of the episodes that they had worked on this season.
• The writers had discussed the idea of having a crash survivor who was an actress while making Season One.
• One early idea regarding the TV show storyline was to have an episode of Exposé make up most of a Lost episode. The revelation that Nikki was an actress, and that the events of Exposé were part of a TV show, would have happened at the episode's end.
• Locke was watching an Exposé episode during "The Man From Tallahassee."
• The part-within-a-part of Mr. LaShade had always been intended for Billy Dee Williams. Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse initially played a joke on Kitsis and Horowitz by telling them that Williams had passed on the part.
• The smoke monster will appear in this week's newest episode. Juliet and Kate will also be handcuffed together.
• Final Ruling: The man falling outside of Hurley's accountant's office window was not John Locke.
• Rose and Bernard will appear in an episode this season, and they will get a significant storyline.
• The beach survivors may celebrate Christmas at some point during Season Four.
• The Cooper-Locke twist will be revisited in an episode to air in late April or early May.
• According to Carlton Cuse, Locke believes that Ben's reliance on The Barracks' technology is weakening his connection to the island.

Check back next week for another podcast recap!