I don't really want anything to be spoiled either. It's better when everything's a surprise. When ep 3 comes out maybe they will make a release with all the episodes together.
Maybe they should lock Doug in a broom closet before they do this interview.:p
I'm interested in seeing what they say, but I won't get excited just yet.
I think the portal gun could possibly appear in episode 3. Maybe Gordon won't be the one using it, or it could be used in just a certain area. There might be a different kind of portal related technology in the Borealis that we haven't seen yet.
I agree about it seeming like they would want to progress the story forward with a sequel, not that a prequel wouldn't be interesting.
If that thing about valve looking for a voice actor for Cave Johnson is true, they said he was dead and put inside a machine/computer. So even though he...
I would like that too. Valve doesn't seem to do prequels too often, so my guess is that it will be a sequel. It might be neat if the game had a co-op mode (in addition to the regular single player game).
I think it would be more likely that Mossman would die than Barney, but i agree with gFrohman that after Eli's death I don't think it's that likely that another main character would die in the next episode.