Another Great Lost Episode

Yeah, Jin is alive. Will he be time traveling with everyone else or will he be stuck in time with Danielle? Is Michael alive too? I thought Ben was trying to use Erin to get Kate to go back to the island - Dirty Rat. What is up with the people trying to shoot Sayid with tranquilizer darts? Any ideas how Locke will get off the island? Jack, beard or no beard?