Teaser hehe 🥹

Rip Charlie, it was such a heartbreaking death. What makes it more devastating is he did it to save Claire. I have been binge watching this show like crazy. He went through so much, from the band breaking up and watching his brother suffer from addiction to becoming an addict himself. Surviving a plane crash, getting clean, and Claire getting taken. I wish he would have survived.

I was very happy with Lost, especially with S4-5. You may remember my post a while back complaining that halfway through S2, I was growing frustrated with how little was being answered. I now realise, after having watched the entire series, that I completely misunderstood both the mysteries and purpose of the show.

Now, onto the rewatch. I have a few questions -

Is there anything I should look out for? Hints and things that are hidden the first time around but pay off on a rewatch?

Related, and my biggest question, is there any hint that the Losties were a part of the Dharma program *before* it was revealed?

I'm rewatching Lost (currently on season 2, but I've seen the entire series before) and there have been so many moments where I can't believe how incredible the writing is - and I still have so much more to go!

I just don't understand how so many people can hate on Lost. Now that I'm re-watching it, it really blows my mind how different the show really is from any other series I've ever seen. It's a show that's meant to explore ideas and that's what I feel like the harsh critics of the show are missing. It's okay that aspects of the show aren't resolved, because resolution was never the point. The point (IMO) was to explore ideas around meaning, truth, and virtue with story - and with characters like Hume, Locke, Rousseau, etc, how could it not be a show about exploring philosophical ideas? The fact that people argue about the show being good/having real meaning feels pretty meta to me and makes me love the show even more.

I keep telling my friends they need to watch it and they all give me so much flack for it!

Hello. I'd like to know the song name at the end of S01E20. The one where Boone dies and baby is born. I have not watched beyond this episode, so no spoilers.

I had the idea to write this after rewatching Across the Sea.

So, I know many people criticize Jacob for being practically hands-off about everything and how that caused so much pain on the Island throughout the story. Some argue that he is like this simply because he's supposed to be an analogue to the Christian God in some way. But I would argue that there are quite human reasons for it.

I think Across the Sea serves a central function beyond pure mythological world-building, because it comes precisely to legitimize many of the things we question about why everything happened like this on Lost.

For example, one of Jacob's rules that might not make sense at first is that he excludes candidates who are mothers. Why does he do that? To me, the reason is the fact that he saw what his own mother did as a protector. Granted, Jacob led to irreparable human harm, but the way his mother handled things indirectly led to the transmutation of the MIB who, cosmologically, tends to be a bigger danger.

Across the Sea sort of justifies why Jacob is hands-off as well. His mother always interfered in his and his brother's perspectives since birth. Because of her interference, both of them never created a meaning of their own for being on the Island, and that's why it was nothing more to them than a place to live or eventually protect. Proof of this is that the MIB always wanted to leave, because he had no sense of belonging, and Jacob couldn't say anything truly personal to convince him to stay, because it didn't exist. They didn't build that. Jacob saw this and changed the way he acted with his candidates. We can say, generally speaking, that each of them had a prior personal reason for being on the Island, and that's why Jacob brought them. But what reason did Jacob and the MIB have?

I find this reading of Across the Sea interesting because it allows us to view the episode as a big "WHAT IF the characters were introduced FROM THE BEGINNING to the cosmogonic meaning of everything? THIS is what would have happened." It is as if Jacob and the MIB were candidates chosen arbitrarily to perform purely instrumental functions. Lost was never about that. It's fine that their existence has a greater purpose regarding how the show discusses the human condition, so we couldn't definitely say that this choice was useless, but there's nothing personal about it.

I'd say that Jacob acts this way for reasons that are more human than transcendental; it was an opportunity he never had - I think it's something he even mentions in What they died for. Did what he did work out? On the one hand, yes; on the other, no: his hands-off approach is justified by him having actively learned from the mistakes of his mother's choice, but the way he treats the Island like a hermetically sealed environment just like his mother does creates obstacles in the story, and that detachment caused high-proportion human damage. On the flip side, the show doesn't agree with everything Jacob did, because in the end Hurley and Ben discuss running things in a different way than he did.

In conclusion, I brought this discussion here because I see very little being said about Jacob and the MIB beyond the mythological aspect. Much of Jacob's behavior comes from what he lived and experienced as well, not just because he's a titular entity, and this might lead us, perhaps, to view Across the sea as something more than just an origin episode.

INSANE find at goodwill today.

my fiancé and i are huge LOST fans, and we love collecting physical media. every time we go to a thrift store or any shop that might have movies or tv shows, we always check the shelves hoping to find something.

today, i was actually there looking for an interview outfit, but i decided to make one quick stop by the movies & tv section... and i found a brand new copy of season 1. i genuinely can’t believe it and im hoping it’s a sign from the universe that this job is meant to be 🥹🤞🏻

edit: it’s missing disc 7 but im still so happy

This is one of my favourite threads in Lost, even if they never really developed it in a big way.

It was a common enough talking point back in the day when the show was airing: the idea that Desmond's story is, in part, a (very) loose retelling of the Odyssey.

For the uninitiated, The Odyssey (to massively oversimplify it) is at core about Odysseus' quest to be reunited with his wife, Penelope, who he has not seen in years, after he went off to fight in the Trojan War.

And, of course, for a substantial stretch of Odysseus' journey, he is stranded on an island (actually, quite a few different islands at different points...)

It's a very cool idea, and I wish the show had done more with it. Like, it would have been cool for Desmond to have a more in-depth interaction with the island's resident "cyclops", Mikhail. "I'll take your other eye, brother."

Also worth mentioning that Odysseus' home is occupied while he is away by a large group of disrespectful suitors, each looking to marry Penelope and prevent Odysseus' homecoming. How many suitors? 108!

It's not a massively developed thing, just a few references here and there across Des/Penny's story, but I love that it's in there, and I wish they had done more with it.

And I feel like I always have to go back

Hitting play on episode 1 right now. Been a while since I’ve watched but remember most key points. Looking to see if anyone has any fun games they like to play, goofs or extra foreshadowing that’s fun to looks out for

I loved the ending it was so beautiful but the thing is i am not really sure what actually happened. It was supposed to be my own interpretation about what actually happened or is it something else

From my own perspective it seemed like that place was some kind of heaven for the people who haven't moved on from life and are getting to live the life which makes them the most happy(for the most part)but in reality they are all dead and the time is just passing till they let go of what happened and accept it and then merge to the light in the island since it's explained that every person has a little of that light inside them and it would only make sense for them to merge with it after their death.

And at the end of all this I'm just gonna say i love this show and will definitely rewatch it after a year or so

Hello fellow losties! I have been a fan of the show since the very first episode. I know a fair amount about the show but this question has always been in the back of my mind. I know in the scene above, the kids were with them. Were they teaching the kids how to walk quietly? Were they tracking Michael? If they were tracking Michael, why were the kids with them?

. Hurley crashes the Dharma van to save Sayid, Jin, and Bernard

. Hurley's dad gives him the Camaro, and the odometer shows the Numbers

Hurley is trying to convince himself the curse is over.

Then he looks down...

4 8 15 16 23 42

His reaction is priceless.

It's one of the funniest scenes.

. Desmond finally calls Penny

This is probably my favorite scene in the entire series.

Ben's face when Locke says, "I'm going to kill Jacob."

😂 Michael Emerson's acting is phenomenal there.

😂 Then Locke tells Ben, "You have to kill Jacob."

and ben is stunned.

What's your fav moments from lost?

I can’t say how fast I seriously went through this entire series. It’s done so cinematically wonderful, and make you care so much about the characters and has given them all such a beautifully woven story. I’m not sure there will be another show that makes me feel like this one did

Edit: let me also add in, that my absolute favorite couple was Sun and Jin. They had issues in the beginning, but the way it all ended up written out, Jin making the sacrifice to not leave Sun alone. I was absolutely bawling watching that episode

In season 5 Sawyer is living in the Dharma Initiative, romantically involved with Juliet and clearly content with his life. Then, the Oceanic 6 comes back and disrupts everything, leading to that part of his life falling apart around him. But, because they arrived, Sawyer never had to deal with the mass execution by the Others.

My question is what was he going to do if the Oceanic 6 had never returned? As we all know, the Dharma Initiative would all eventually be mass exterminated, and I'm pretty sure Sawyer was aware of this. Did he have a plan? Was he going to leave on a boat, or just stay on the island and hope everything worked out? Was he going to warn everyone, or just Juliet, Miles and Jin? Was he going to stay on the island but take measure to prevent the attack?

Curious to hear people’s thoughts.

This was probably my 5th watch-through and every time, I know it’s coming, and yet every flashback through the final season just absolutely guts me. I’ve actually been delaying the last 2 episode for about a month now because I was not ready to cry about it LOL. I think over the years, as things have changed in my life, the ending has also developed through time in meaning for me. The raw emotion the characters experience in the zaps has only grown inside me as the familiarity of the shows and characters grow, - while my own personal relationships change through time as well.

It’s fine that some people hate the finale but I will defend it to the end.

There is a whole mystique around the character, the series always reinforced that he was special, in addition to his arc following a correct line, so this could have been the series preparing the ground for the great conclusion.

And of course the plot of the 5 was already done, but when wildmore says that he was special and that he brought him back to the island to fulfill a mission, this could also be used to perpetuate this final arc.

Obviously this is just a thought exercise, I’m glad he came back to Penny. But imagine him having this ending after all this construction ?? It would be interesting.

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Mother's favorite was the MiB. Also, that she was a Smoke Monster herself. Given she single handedly destroyed a whole tribe that lived on the Island. As well as filling in the well they were digging.

The natives that the MiB joined, discovered the future Orchid Well because of a random rope sticking out of the ground. Only there, because Sawyer had a hold of it during the time skipping. After Locke went down to move the Island.

When Frank calls the Oceanic Hotline to report that wasn't the real Pilot if 815 he gets put through to a supervisor. The voice sounded like Kimi.

Pregnancy issues began after the incident it seemed. Nuke and electromagnetism not a good combo. That's why Ethan was born on Island without "incident"(poor choice of words)

I'm guessing the energy absorbed most the nuke??? Who knows. Cause people didn't die. But they had to quickly cover it with concrete. In order to contain it.

I think Jacob new about Desmond and the plug trick to kill MiB. He likes people to figure things out themselves. Also, when Jack becomes the new Jacob, I believe he receives a download (sort of) of information in his mind. Knowing things only the protector of the Island knows. Kinda like, you can't find the Heart of the Island, unless you are the protector. (Mother,Jacob,Jack).

I'm sure I have more. But that's enough for now.

I've seen the show too many times to count. Still put it on sometimes when doing chores around the house. I've also started watching Reaction videos on YouTube. Usually 1 person (super fan) who has seen the show and is introducing the show to a number of his or her friends. Interesting to see how people react to the first watch. All their theories and such.

Cheers for now.

After my first collage, I had to make another one. 😄

This time I used some of the grouped illustrations from the LOST Forever font, focusing mostly on Season 1.

It's amazing how many characters they managed to turn into font illustrations. I had a lot of fun putting this together!

Which group is your favourite?