Sooo.... tonights Richard episode? Full of answers or full of frustration? There will definitely be the opportunity for answers... but the show writers know how to constantly avoid giving any up for their dedicated viewers.

Case->Point: Consider last week's exchange between Widmore and Saywer:
S: What the big deal, Hoss?
W: Please Mr. Ford, do come in.
S: You want to destroy this island and all of my friends, Chuck
W: You don't really understand anything, do you?
S: Maybe I do and maybe I don't.
W: Well, I could simply explain it to you, but there are still 8 episodes left and I've signed a contract not to say anything remotely useful until the last 5 minutes of the final episode.
S: And what if I shut the door so the viewers at home can't hear us?
W: Eh... that will work.