By James Hibberd Fri May 9, 1:34 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC has found more hours for the final two seasons of "Lost." The 2009 and 2010 editions of the hit drama will be 17 hours each -- not 16, as previously planned.

ABC has added two hours to the show's production plan because the Writers Guild of America strike knocked three hours out of the current season. To partly compensate, the network recently added an additional hour to Part 2 of the season finale that airs May 29.

All told, the changes will wrap up the show with the same number of episodes that producers and ABC negotiated last year.

"We were supposed to do 16-16-16," "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof said. "But we ended up doing 14 this season, so we owe two."

Lindelof, however, ruled out the idea that the show might extend beyond the remaining 34-episode order.

Here are some requested screen shots from users that so far haven't mandated an independent investigation. See the pictures after the jump, and let us know what you think in the comments.

Kid Locke is asked by an immortal Richard Alpert to pick from a display of items objects which he already owns. This sort of test is used to pick a new Dali Lama when the current one dies. Is John Locke a reincarnation of sorts of the island, or Jacob? Perhaps his quest to find Jacob is sort of like Leroy Green's quest to find The Master in "The Last Dragon"? Sho' nuff! Locke fails the test when he picks the knife as being one of the objects he already owns. Other items present include a comic book, Book of Laws, a compass, and a vial with a coarse sand-like material.

A shot of the compass Locke holds as a young boy when Richard comes to visit him doesn't appear to be the same compass (inset) that Locke has used on the island.

We get to see a slightly nerdy John Locke as a teenager who got shoved into a locker at school. But if you look closely you'll see that whoever's locker that is happens to be a fan of Geronimo Jackson.

Locke is given a special invitation to Camp Mittelos as a teenager, and we see clearly that Richard Alpert, and possibly the "savages" were searching for someone special for a very long time.

After General Keamy broke out the Dharma Plan B workbook he was seen getting a strange XM radio pack strapped to his arm by the doc. We saw the same transmitter looking thing again on the deck (so obviously its important for us to notice this thing). So why exactly does Keamy need XM radio on the island?

Tonight Locke entered the cabin to meet Jacob, and who was there waiting for him...none other than Christian Shepard. But Christian clearly tells Locke, "He can speak for Jacob." So is Christian Jacob, or just a manifestation Jacob is using? You tell us.

During their quest to find the Cabin, Locke finds a nice blue print of Horace Godspeed's, who was building the cabin.

In an interesting scene on the boat Mr. Crazy Military man cracked open a safe and pulled out a "Plan B" document. But why is there a Dharma logo on this Widmore sponsered plan b? And is that the Orchid station logo?

"I've got a fever, and the prescription is more cabin!" That's probably not how tonight's episode will start, but the fact that the enigmatic cabin is mentioned in the title has LOST fans in eager anticipation of tonight's Locke-centric offering, "Cabin Fever". The pace of the season slowed down with last week's more soap-operish "Something Nice Back Home", but it looks like that may have only been the calm before the storm. "Cabin Fever" looks to deliver for mythology fans tonight on ABC. Last week we found out that Locke and Ben plan to utilize Hurley to find the disappearing cabin, and that plan goes into action in the eleventh episode of the fourth season of LOST. We've previously learned that Ben can use an ancient cave to summon up the Smoke Monster - does that have anything to do with Jacob and his creepy cabin? Who or what exactly is Jacob, and what is his/its relationship to the island? Perhaps tonight's episode will shed some light on those matters. Locke episodes usually deliver, and this one must be super intense, because it's taking three different actors to play the role of John Locke, in an episode that sees a return to the flashbacks of previous seasons (rather than flash forwards).

Lost is barreling down the tracks right now. In the way that Ben and Widmore have been set up as the two main power-brokers, Jack and Kate have been set up as the two main lovers. The series is past the "marketing test" stage regarding who should hook up with whom or who has the better chemistry. The story is at the crux of the matters that will have to be solved in order for the heroes to be victorious and the nemeses to be vanquished. The island is clearly calling its troops to battle, and it's calling Jack and Kate. Whether or not they are able to answer this call might very well seal the fate of "every living person" in the story.

The end of the first episode of Lost ("Tabula Rasa") was a montage of the characters to the song "Washed Away" by Joe Purdy. In it every character was resolved, in relationship and at rights. Watching over the characters was the vigilant eye of John Locke who has been asked for help by the island, the Others and Jacob himself. Together on the beach sat Jack and Kate. To her he had just declared, "Everyone gets a chance to start again." And since then many characters have quite literally begun their lives over: Locke as a hunter, Sawyer as a hero, Jin as a loving husband, Sun as a trusting wife, Sayid as a repentant torturer, and Hurley as a man who can beat his own luck. Kate has changed quite dramatically and we've seen her in the future as a responsible mother and forgiven fugitive. One man has not changed: Jack Shephard. To him his dead father has appeared both on and off the island. To him Locke has declared that he is a man of science without faith or trust. To him Achara cursed his fate as a great man and leader. He has tried to be that great leader, but he has failed because of his neurotic need to be the savior. By the time he is settled with Kate in "Something Nice Back Home" 4x10 he has not changed. By the later action at the end of "Through the Looking Glass" 3x22 he has not changed. But by that point he recognizes his destiny - to go back to the island with Kate, and very likely the other Oceanic Six.

I must admit, I didn't have high hopes for "Something Nice Back Home". First of all, it was a Jack-centric episode, which are hit or miss (usually miss for me). Secondly, it was following a fairly action and mythology packed episode, "The Shape of Things to Come". A recurring pattern in LOST is that these intense episodes are often followed by slower character-driven episodes - which I do think are important to balance out the series, but they usually are not my favorite episodes. Let's examine how SWLS users scored the segments of "Something Nice Back Home". Details after the jump.

This week we received a more laid back episode of Lost compared to last week's thrill a minute "The Shape of Things to Come". "Something Nice Back Home" gave us a more personal look at the lives of the Losties and started to set up the season finale. We learned that Jack and Kate did finally end up together. It does not appear that the happiness lasts very long. Kate and Jack episodes usually bring the most varied reactions. This episode was no difference. It was rated from scores of 1 to 10, with 69% giving a rating of 7 or higher with an average of 7.1. Overall it earned a positive rating but SWLS users saw the episode in very different light. We will discuss both positive and negative reactions plus give my review of the episode.

For anyone who is not familiar with the word "Jate" it stands for the relationship between Jack and Kate. A "Jater" is a reference to someone who feels Jack and Kate should be together. A "Skater" would be a fan of the Sawyer/Kate relationship. I am neither a Skater nor a Jater, just for the record. I don't even find the triangle itself to be an interesting storyline. But since "Jate" appears so prominently in "Something Nice Back Home," I gave it some more thought. I have come to the conclusion that Jack and Kate should not be together. At all.

Here are some requested screen shots from users that so far haven't mandated an independent investigation - but let us know if you see something interesting. Could the dog in Aaron's artwork be Vincent? See the pictures after the jump, and let us know what you think in the comments.