Season 5 Episode 1- Because You Left
I apologize if this isn't cool of me to post and I figure it's a long shot, but the version of S5E1 is different than the originally aired episode.
Does anyone happen to have a copy or know where I can find a copy of the original airing of the episode? Or is it considered LOST media?
For example, I know there's a copy of the Through the Looking Glass like that out there.
I own the DVDs and I have streaming. I watched the series live as it aired. I have a family member watching for the first time and I'm just being extra. Thanks for the help.
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I apologize if this isn't cool of me to post and I figure it's a long shot, but the version of S5E1 is different than the originally aired episode.
Does anyone happen to have a copy or know where I can find a copy of the original airing of the episode? Or is it considered LOST media?
For example, I know there's a copy of the Through the Looking Glass like that out there.
I own the DVDs and I have streaming. I watched the series live as it aired. I have a family member watching for the first time and I'm just being extra. Thanks for the help.
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The Characters of Lost and Their Symbolism
The writers of Lost (Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, and the original creator J.J. Abrams) wove in a lot of philosophical and religious symbolism, especially through character names. Many of the survivors, Others, and mythological figures carry names that are direct references to philosophers, theologians, and religious traditions.
Philosophers
John Locke – Named after the 17th-century English philosopher John Locke, who was a central figure in empiricism and political philosophy. On the show, Locke embodies faith, intuition, and belief in destiny, in contrast with Jack’s rationalism.
David Hume (Desmond Hume) – Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume, known for skepticism, empiricism, and the problem of induction. Desmond embodies doubt, questioning reality, and the cyclical fate/determinism debate.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Danielle Rousseau) – Philosopher of the “noble savage” and natural state of man. Danielle is a scientist stranded on the island, representing a person stripped back to primal survival.
Jeremy Bentham (an alias John Locke uses later in the series) – Founder of utilitarianism. Locke’s tragic fate under this name reflects utilitarian themes about sacrifice for the greater good.
Anthony Cooper (Locke’s father) – Some argue his name nods to Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, who was John Locke the philosopher’s real-life patron and supporter.
Religious & Mythological Figures
Jacob – Biblical patriarch; in Lost, Jacob is the quasi-divine protector of the island. His mythic struggle with the Man in Black echoes Biblical sibling rivalries (Jacob/Esau, Cain/Abel).
Christian Shephard – The most overtly symbolic name: “Christian Shepherd.” He’s a literal guiding presence in the afterlife.
Aaron – Claire’s son; in the Bible, Aaron is the brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Israelites.
Eloise Hawking – Possibly a nod to Sir Thomas Browne’s Religio Medici (which discusses fate and divine order), though the “Hawking” part references physicist Stephen Hawking, merging science and determinism.
Mikhail Bakunin – Russian anarchist revolutionary. In Lost, Mikhail is violent, resistant to hierarchy, and a “wild card,” reflecting anarchist ideals.
Richard Alpert – His name recalls Richard Alpert (the Harvard psychologist who became the spiritual teacher Ram Dass). The character is immortal and deeply tied to spiritual mysticism.
Other Thinkers & Scientists
Daniel Faraday – Likely named after physicist Michael Faraday, famous for work on electromagnetism. Daniel is the show’s physicist, obsessed with time travel and determinism.
Charlotte Staples Lewis – Nod to C.S. Lewis, the Christian theologian and author of The Chronicles of Narnia, which also deals with death, rebirth, and a mystical “other world.”
Miles Straume – A play on “maelstrom,” suggesting chaos and the swirling currents of fate. Some also read echoes of Miles Davis (jazz/free improvisation).
Juliet Burke – Some scholars suggest her name references Edmund Burke (philosopher of the sublime and political theorist). In the show, she represents both scientific rationality and sacrificial love.
Religious Themes in the Group Dynamics
The whole show often splits characters into philosophical dualities:
Faith vs. Reason – Locke (faith/destiny) vs. Jack (reason/science).
Free Will vs. Determinism – Hume, Faraday, and Desmond’s time-loop storylines.
Sacrifice & Salvation – Christian Shephard, Jacob, and the candidates’ trials.
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The writers of Lost (Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, and the original creator J.J. Abrams) wove in a lot of philosophical and religious symbolism, especially through character names. Many of the survivors, Others, and mythological figures carry names that are direct references to philosophers, theologians, and religious traditions.
Philosophers
John Locke – Named after the 17th-century English philosopher John Locke, who was a central figure in empiricism and political philosophy. On the show, Locke embodies faith, intuition, and belief in destiny, in contrast with Jack’s rationalism.
David Hume (Desmond Hume) – Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume, known for skepticism, empiricism, and the problem of induction. Desmond embodies doubt, questioning reality, and the cyclical fate/determinism debate.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Danielle Rousseau) – Philosopher of the “noble savage” and natural state of man. Danielle is a scientist stranded on the island, representing a person stripped back to primal survival.
Jeremy Bentham (an alias John Locke uses later in the series) – Founder of utilitarianism. Locke’s tragic fate under this name reflects utilitarian themes about sacrifice for the greater good.
Anthony Cooper (Locke’s father) – Some argue his name nods to Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, who was John Locke the philosopher’s real-life patron and supporter.
Religious & Mythological Figures
Jacob – Biblical patriarch; in Lost, Jacob is the quasi-divine protector of the island. His mythic struggle with the Man in Black echoes Biblical sibling rivalries (Jacob/Esau, Cain/Abel).
Christian Shephard – The most overtly symbolic name: “Christian Shepherd.” He’s a literal guiding presence in the afterlife.
Aaron – Claire’s son; in the Bible, Aaron is the brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Israelites.
Eloise Hawking – Possibly a nod to Sir Thomas Browne’s Religio Medici (which discusses fate and divine order), though the “Hawking” part references physicist Stephen Hawking, merging science and determinism.
Mikhail Bakunin – Russian anarchist revolutionary. In Lost, Mikhail is violent, resistant to hierarchy, and a “wild card,” reflecting anarchist ideals.
Richard Alpert – His name recalls Richard Alpert (the Harvard psychologist who became the spiritual teacher Ram Dass). The character is immortal and deeply tied to spiritual mysticism.
Other Thinkers & Scientists
Daniel Faraday – Likely named after physicist Michael Faraday, famous for work on electromagnetism. Daniel is the show’s physicist, obsessed with time travel and determinism.
Charlotte Staples Lewis – Nod to C.S. Lewis, the Christian theologian and author of The Chronicles of Narnia, which also deals with death, rebirth, and a mystical “other world.”
Miles Straume – A play on “maelstrom,” suggesting chaos and the swirling currents of fate. Some also read echoes of Miles Davis (jazz/free improvisation).
Juliet Burke – Some scholars suggest her name references Edmund Burke (philosopher of the sublime and political theorist). In the show, she represents both scientific rationality and sacrificial love.
Religious Themes in the Group Dynamics
The whole show often splits characters into philosophical dualities:
Faith vs. Reason – Locke (faith/destiny) vs. Jack (reason/science).
Free Will vs. Determinism – Hume, Faraday, and Desmond’s time-loop storylines.
Sacrifice & Salvation – Christian Shephard, Jacob, and the candidates’ trials.
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Big S2 plot hole
In S2E3 Kate hits Desmond with the butt of a gun but it doesn’t knock him out
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In S2E3 Kate hits Desmond with the butt of a gun but it doesn’t knock him out
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Happy Crash Day to all who celebrate. LOST premiered 21 years ago today.
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What were your first impressions during the Pilot and were they right?
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People speaking english in private when it’s not even their first language
I’m on my first watch (I’m finishing season 6, two episodes left I think!) and there is something that really bothers me about Claudia. In the episode where she arrives to the island, we see her speaking latin with Mother: we understand that the people arriving to the island are likely Romans, right? (at least that’s what I read on the internet). Then why do suddenly Claudia and mother start speaking english ? If it really was a roman ship, there’s no way they could speak english because modern english didn’t exist at that time? So my guess is that they did that so American people wouldn’t have to bother reading subnoscripts…?
I was also very annoyed when I saw Jin and Sun speaking in english together before they died because first of all, Sun had no idea that Jin spoke perfect english because she just spent the last three years thinking he was dead until she went back to the island. And secondly, their first language is korean. WHY would they speak english together ?? Like they are literally dying and you’re telling me they are making the effort to speak their second language together when no one is listening to them ? That made me so mad. I guess it was, again, so Americans wouldn’t have to read subnoscripts…?
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I’m on my first watch (I’m finishing season 6, two episodes left I think!) and there is something that really bothers me about Claudia. In the episode where she arrives to the island, we see her speaking latin with Mother: we understand that the people arriving to the island are likely Romans, right? (at least that’s what I read on the internet). Then why do suddenly Claudia and mother start speaking english ? If it really was a roman ship, there’s no way they could speak english because modern english didn’t exist at that time? So my guess is that they did that so American people wouldn’t have to bother reading subnoscripts…?
I was also very annoyed when I saw Jin and Sun speaking in english together before they died because first of all, Sun had no idea that Jin spoke perfect english because she just spent the last three years thinking he was dead until she went back to the island. And secondly, their first language is korean. WHY would they speak english together ?? Like they are literally dying and you’re telling me they are making the effort to speak their second language together when no one is listening to them ? That made me so mad. I guess it was, again, so Americans wouldn’t have to read subnoscripts…?
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Today is September 22nd - the anniversary of Flight 815 crashing on a magical island. To celebrate the day I'm sharing the rare Lost Yearbook for the first time. It was given to cast and crew when the show ended and it features over 1100 photos.
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Today is my birthday and my gift to myself is a LOST marathon
Happy first day of fall and LOST Day to all who celebrate! My fiancé and I both took the day off and I am going to mansplain (I’m a girl) the first season to him.
My mom died when I was extremely young and I never got to meet her. But I thank her every year for giving me the coolest birthday. Fall is my favorite season and LOST is more than my favorite show. My sister also has a Lost-y birthday (December 8, there’s a few things there iykyk). Anyway today we will be starting on episode 1 and I am wearing the Charlie Pace shirt I made with an iron-on when I was in 8th grade. Wild that today I’m 32!! I have lived a full life with this show.
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Happy first day of fall and LOST Day to all who celebrate! My fiancé and I both took the day off and I am going to mansplain (I’m a girl) the first season to him.
My mom died when I was extremely young and I never got to meet her. But I thank her every year for giving me the coolest birthday. Fall is my favorite season and LOST is more than my favorite show. My sister also has a Lost-y birthday (December 8, there’s a few things there iykyk). Anyway today we will be starting on episode 1 and I am wearing the Charlie Pace shirt I made with an iron-on when I was in 8th grade. Wild that today I’m 32!! I have lived a full life with this show.
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Hov the Monster Breaks the Rules of Character Recognition (Video analysis)
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LOST: How the Monster Breaks the Rules of Character Recognition
From Smoke to Man: Looking at the Monster through cognitive film/TV theories
One of the most interesting elements of the TV show "LOST" was the unseen monster. In this analysis, I’ll revisit its origins and examine how it became a character in its own right.…
One of the most interesting elements of the TV show "LOST" was the unseen monster. In this analysis, I’ll revisit its origins and examine how it became a character in its own right.…
What does Lost tell about unfairness?
It's quite interesting that I get recommended this sub just when I am writing a fanfic for a character whose fate I found unfair, so I had specific thoughts about Lost, although the topic was probably addressed many times already.
Lost occupies a special place in my heart. I watched it twice, but several years later it ended, and I'm glad I embarked on this emotional journey ignoring the backlash surrounding its ending. However, it was probably one of the themes of the show, but Lost is one of the prominent examples of "unfairness in character fates".
I hope I can articule my thoughts clearly It's a strange feeling actually, because I watched Lost after the first seasons of Game of Thrones, a show famous for its unfair character deaths. Yet I was somehow more impacted by Lost's character deaths because I was expecting them less than in Game of Thrones. Ultimately, Lost also witnesses most of its main characters dying.
With Lost, I learnt how to separate "unfair" from "sad" deaths. Charlie, Juliet and Jack had sad deaths but, at least in my opinion, they were beautiful conclusions from their character arcs. For Shannon, Libby, Ekko, Charlotte and Faraday, on the other hand... as immature as it sounds, I was in denial for a few episodes after they passed away, and was hoping they would return somehow. Why though, I can't really tell. Is it because, aside from Faraday, their character arc feels incomplete? Because I was hoping for a happy end for them? Obviously, these "sad" and "unfair" categories can sometimes overlap each other, and there is no better example for me than Sun and Jin.
And I couldn't do Locke enough justice. What could I say about him that wasn't already said so many times? "Don't talk to me about fair!" is probably one of the episode endings that impacted me the most, and this was one of the very first episodes of the show. Locke is probably the best embodiment of unfairness throughout the entire show, someone who had faith, who believed he was promised to great things, only to have an unceremonious death and to have his legacy stained by The Man in Black. Only after death could he finally find peace...
I just hope I don't sound silly and immature. Fiction occupies a great part of my life, and I tend to believe it has at least partially influenced the person I have become today. And I don't think there is anything wrong in being invested in fictional characters, to wish better for them... Surely, fiction is unfair because reality is unfair. But no matter how much fiction echoes reality, I often try to use as "escapism" in hope for a better world, driven by the (probably naive) idea that fictional characters could have a deserved fair ending, thrived in happiness.
Well, guess who wants to rewatch Lost, now?
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It's quite interesting that I get recommended this sub just when I am writing a fanfic for a character whose fate I found unfair, so I had specific thoughts about Lost, although the topic was probably addressed many times already.
Lost occupies a special place in my heart. I watched it twice, but several years later it ended, and I'm glad I embarked on this emotional journey ignoring the backlash surrounding its ending. However, it was probably one of the themes of the show, but Lost is one of the prominent examples of "unfairness in character fates".
I hope I can articule my thoughts clearly It's a strange feeling actually, because I watched Lost after the first seasons of Game of Thrones, a show famous for its unfair character deaths. Yet I was somehow more impacted by Lost's character deaths because I was expecting them less than in Game of Thrones. Ultimately, Lost also witnesses most of its main characters dying.
With Lost, I learnt how to separate "unfair" from "sad" deaths. Charlie, Juliet and Jack had sad deaths but, at least in my opinion, they were beautiful conclusions from their character arcs. For Shannon, Libby, Ekko, Charlotte and Faraday, on the other hand... as immature as it sounds, I was in denial for a few episodes after they passed away, and was hoping they would return somehow. Why though, I can't really tell. Is it because, aside from Faraday, their character arc feels incomplete? Because I was hoping for a happy end for them? Obviously, these "sad" and "unfair" categories can sometimes overlap each other, and there is no better example for me than Sun and Jin.
And I couldn't do Locke enough justice. What could I say about him that wasn't already said so many times? "Don't talk to me about fair!" is probably one of the episode endings that impacted me the most, and this was one of the very first episodes of the show. Locke is probably the best embodiment of unfairness throughout the entire show, someone who had faith, who believed he was promised to great things, only to have an unceremonious death and to have his legacy stained by The Man in Black. Only after death could he finally find peace...
I just hope I don't sound silly and immature. Fiction occupies a great part of my life, and I tend to believe it has at least partially influenced the person I have become today. And I don't think there is anything wrong in being invested in fictional characters, to wish better for them... Surely, fiction is unfair because reality is unfair. But no matter how much fiction echoes reality, I often try to use as "escapism" in hope for a better world, driven by the (probably naive) idea that fictional characters could have a deserved fair ending, thrived in happiness.
Well, guess who wants to rewatch Lost, now?
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Happy Crash Day! I just finished drafts of some art of most season 1 characters, not done yet but let me know what you think
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