I thought it would be best to have a thread open in Spoilers since some details about the episodes are released before an official preview.  I will list  titles and character-centric information in the "Pending" section and move them to "Confirmed" once the title is announced by ABC.  (New 8/31: Updates will have asterisks; new 10/10: consolidating known info a little.)

Pending

S3E12 - Par Avion(per DarkUFO's blog) Claire-centric.  From Kristin: "Just a little casting tidbit. They are currently casting an Australian doctor and an Australian cop for episode 12, so it looks like that episode will have an Australia flashback. Guesses? My money’s on Claire. Or Sawyer. Or Vincent."  (Ausiello confirmed 12/5 it was Claire.)

S3E13: Can't believe they kept this title a secret this long given how much we've been spoiled for the others, but this is titled The Man from Tallahassee and is likely Locke-centric.  

S3E14: per Spoilerfix title is Expos(updated to add 'e'ABC has put it on their program calendar *without* the 'e')- likely a Pikki background, on-island flashback per many sources.  Casting info from secretagentman: "Eps 314 features a Mr Zuckerman, a 70ish, wealthy Australian tv producer. He has many exwifes, a current wife, and a hot young girlfriend from one of his current shows." Per Dustin Watchman's blog (Scott from S1) Boone and Shannon will reappear and we'll revisit the plane crash.  

**S3E15 - possibly titled Left Behind per spoilerfix; speculation from Kristen's blog that it will be Sawyer-centric based on the following: "Yesterday at the SAG Awards, I ran into Kim Dickens (she plays Cassidy, and there's no one I'd rather have as Sawyer's baby-mama—well, other than myself!), and Kim told me she is flying to Hawaii today to shoot another Lost episode. Bon Viaj-aloha! So, it looks like we're getting another Sawyer-centric gem before the season ends."
- **contradiction though from this interview (http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2...dex_print.html) where Darlton says they broke a Locke epi, Pikki epi, and Kate epi in that order.  So Cassidy may be a Kate cross and nothing more.

**S3E16: There's some title discrepancy on this one; TPTB may have referred to this one as The Truth About Lying but spoilerfix is now reporting that a source at TVGuide said this one's titled One of Us (will update when we know more) -- likely Juliet-centric from location set photos taken by MySpace poster Kanahina: "They were filming in Kapolei today (Wed 2/21) at the Honolulu Advertiser building and using Home Depot as Base Camp...Unfortunately, they had police at the entrance at the Advertiser bldg.so I was unable to get in there. So I went to the Base Camp and waited to see if I would see anybody...I got some pics. They are on my MySpace blog at www.MySpace.com/kanahina The blog is titled "another LOST sighting" - shows Juliet, Rachel, Ethan and Dr. Alpert.

**S3E17: possibly titled Catch 22 per spoilerfix; likely Desmond-centric from location set photos taken by Ryan from the Transmission/Hawaii forums. (http://www.hawaiiup.com/lost) Casting sides from Chicago Actor call for a Theodore (50s, Male, Caucasian), Kenneth (20s, Male, Caucasian, Scottish) and Ruth (20s, Female, Caucasian, Scottish, Pretty).

**S3E18: possibly titled D.O.Cper spoilerfix.

Some non-episode specific casting news: "New character, begins #317 until end of season. Female, mid 20's to 30. Tough, fit, very intelligent. Not American."

Confirmed: press releases will follow as separate replies once confirmed.

S3E1:  A Tale of Two Cities  
S3E2:  The Glass Ballerina
S3E3:  Further Instructions  
S3E4:  Every Man For Himself  
S3E5:  The Cost of Living  
S3E6:  I Do  
S3E7:  Not In Portland
S3E8:  Flashes Before Your Eyes  
S3E9:  Stranger in a Strange Land  
S3E10: Tricia Tanaka is Dead
S3E11: Enter 77  
S3E12: Par Avion
S3E13: The Man from Tallahassee  

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http://abcmedianet.com/ph_search/search_lv.htm?prog_num=001648&leftcol=links

Episode 1 promo pics are located there.

Some hi-res ones are here.
http://dryope.livejournal.com/263122.html?#cutid1

Thanks ILE!! Hooray for promo pics!

ETA: Official caption for S3E1: "In the season premiere episode, "A Tale of Two Cities," Jack, Kate and Sawyer begin to discover what they are up against as prisoners of "The Others."  (expect press release to be out any day now that the pics are up...)  

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of course it didn't work, lol but there is a picture of the pilot's of those two guys from last year,
I hope that comes out but that sure looks like Jack to me  

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Official press release for S3E1!

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JACK, KATE AND SAWYER DISCOVER WHAT THEY ARE UP AGAINST AS PRISONERS OF "THE OTHERS," ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ABC'S "LOST"   "Lost" - awarded the 2005 Emmy and 2006 Golden Globe for best drama series - is back for a third season of action-packed mystery and adventure that will continue to bring out the very best and the very worst in the people who are lost. The season premiere airs WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. After Oceanic Air flight 815 tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a Pacific island, its survivors were forced to find inner strength they never knew they had in order to survive. But they discovered that the island holds many secrets, including a mysterious smoke monster, polar bears, a strange French woman and another group of island residents known as "The Others." The survivors have also found signs of those who came to the island before them, including a 19th century sailing ship called The Black Rock, the remains of an ancient statue and bunkers belonging to the Dharma Initiative, a group of scientific researchers. In the season premiere episode, "A Tale of Two Cities," Jack, Kate and Sawyer begin to discover what they are up against as prisoners of "The Others." "Lost" stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Mr. Eko, Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Henry Gale, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke. Guest starring are John Terry as Christian Shephard, Julie Bowen as Sarah, M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly, William Mapother as Ethan, Brett Cullen as Goodwin, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Julie Adams as Amelia, Stephen Semel as Adam, Isabelle Cherwin as little girl, Alexandra Morgan as moderator, Sonya Seng as receptionist, Sally Davis as teacher and Julie Ow as nurse.

Note the bolded guest stars!!

Yay for Ethan and Goodwin!

Press release for S3E2 (courtesy ABC Medianet):

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THE QUESTION OF WHETHER LOCKE, EKO AND DESMOND SURVIVED THE IMPLOSION OF THE HATCH IS ANSWERED, ON ABC'S "LOST" Ian Somerhalder Guest Stars as Boone   "Further Instructions" - The fates of Locke, Eko and Desmond are revealed after the implosion of the hatch, while Hurley returns to the beach camp to tell the tale of what happened when he, Jack, Kate and Sawyer encountered "The Others." Meanwhile, Claire is shocked to find Nikki and Paulo in Jack's tent. Ian Somerhalder guest stars as Boone, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Lost" stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Mr. Eko, Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Henry Gale, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke. Guest starring are Kiele Sanchez as Nikki, Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo, Ian Somerhalder as Boone, Justin Chatwin as Eddie, Chris Mulkey as Mike, Virginia Morris as Jan, Joel Himelhoch as sheriff and Dion Donahue as Kim. "Further Instructions" was written by Carlton Cuse & Elizabeth Sarnoff and directed by Stephen Williams.

Wow... just when I thought the foilers stuff couldn't be more confusing, here's this gem:

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SAYID PLACES SUN AND JIN’S LIVES IN DANGER WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE JACK, KATE AND SAWYER ARE FORCED TO WORK IN HARSH CONDITIONS BY THEIR CAPTORS, AND HENRY OFFERS JACK A TEMPTING DEAL, ON ABC’S “LOST” “The Glass Ballerina” – Sayid's plan to locate Jack places Sun and Jin's lives in grave danger. Meanwhile, Kate and Sawyer are forced to work in harsh conditions by their captors, and Henry makes a very tempting offer to Jack that may prove difficult to refuse, on “Lost,” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Editors Note: This episode replaces “Further Instructions” which moves to Oct. 18. “Lost” stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Mr. Eko, Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Henry Gale, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O’Quinn as Locke. Guest starring are M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Paula Malcolmson as Colleen, Michael Bowen as Pickett, Byron Chung as Mr. Paik, Tony Lee as Jae Lee, Sophie Kim as young Sun, Joah Buley as Luke, Tomiko Okhee Lee as Mrs. Lee and Teddy Wells as other. “The Glass Ballerina” was written by Jeff Pinkner & Drew Goddard and directed by Paul Edwards.

I can't wait

S3E4 Official Press Release:

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SAWYER FINDS OUT HOW SERIOUS HIS CAPTORS ARE IN MAKING SURE HE AND KATE DON'T ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE, AND JACK IS CALLED UPON TO SAVE THE LIFE OF ONE OF "THE OTHERS," ON ABC'S "LOST"   "Every Man for Himself" - Sawyer discovers just how far his captors will go to thwart any plans of escape he and Kate might have, and Jack is called upon to scrub up in order to save the life of one of "The Others." Meanwhile, Desmond's behavior begins to perplex the survivors when he starts construction on an unknown device, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. "Lost" stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Mr. Eko, Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke. Guest starring are Kiele Sanchez as Nikki, Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo, M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly, Michael Bowen as Pickett, Ian Gomez as Munson, Bill Duke as Warden Harris, Ariston Green as Jason, Dustin Geiger as Matthew, Kim Dickens as Cassidy, Dorian Burns as prison guard and Peter Ruocco as Agent Freedman. "Every Man for Himself" was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Stephen Williams.

 

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Yay Desmond.

What confuses me about the above is why the episode we saw this week was able to be moved ahead of another?

I'm guessing they didn't want to zigzag between storylines so they probably edited out any beach stuff.  This week is a "beach" episode.

S3E5 descrïption and guest stars:

A delirious Eko wrestles with past demons; some of the castaways go to the Pearl station to find a computer they can use to locate Jack, Kate and Sawyer; Jack does not know who to trust when two of the Others are at odds with each other.

Guest starring are Kiele Sanchez as Nikki, Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo, Michael Bowen as Pickett, Adetokumboh M'Cormack as Yemi, Muna Otaru as Amina, Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Emeka, Jermaine "Scooter" Smith as Daniel, Michael Robinson as trader, Ariston Green as guard, Lawrence Jones as soldier and Alicia Young as blind woman.  

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Adetokumboh <--- what a kick ass name.

Yay for a Yemi sighting!

S3E6 episode desription and guest stars released (ABC Medianet):

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"I Do" - Jack makes a decision regarding Ben's offer, Kate feels helpless when it looks like an angry Pickett is going to make good on his threat to kill Sawyer, and Locke discovers a hidden message that may guide him through the next steps of his journey to unlocking the secrets of the island, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are Kiele Sanchez as Nikki, Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo, M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Michael Bowen as Pickett, Nathan Fillion as Kevin, Eden-Lee Murray as Suzanne, Mark Stitham as minister and Frederic Lane as the marshal. "I Do" was written by Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse and directed by Tucker Gates.

Woohoo, the Marshal's back!!  

But *gasp* -- kill Sawyer??? Can't be!!

Whoah! No Sawyer Killing I say!

LOL. They would never do that. Unless that's their shark jumping moment, lol.

Hell if I know where to put this, but here's a sneak peek for tonight's episode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFf8vpuN4xU