Next week starts a brand new season of Lost. It’s been 3/4 of a year since that last new episode, so us viewers are probably a little rusty on the facts. TVGuide.com is doing a daily update examining what we know about several main characters.

Managing editor Matt Mitovich here…. Our favorite castaways thus far have been on the island a few months, but for Lost fans, it’s been more than 260 days since Jack’s super-freaky flash-forward. As the Jan. 31 season premiere (finally) draws closer, TVGuide.com is offering daily profiles — “refreshers,” if you will — of the key players in ABC’s island-based odyssey.

So far they are covering Ben, Michael and Sun. The analysis is in-depth, and not spoilery. With a show such as Lost, the details appear to be an important part of enjoying the series. I know I needed to be reminded of a few things in reading these character profiles. How about you?