Episode SOS
There's some really sad episodes, most obvious ones being where people die, but for some reason this episode always makes me ball my eyes out😭😭 just the love that Bernard has for Rose and him wanting to get her back home so bad only for Rose to tell him shes cured as long as they stay on the island 😭😭 my god, water works
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There's some really sad episodes, most obvious ones being where people die, but for some reason this episode always makes me ball my eyes out😭😭 just the love that Bernard has for Rose and him wanting to get her back home so bad only for Rose to tell him shes cured as long as they stay on the island 😭😭 my god, water works
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Who is your Dickens?
Desmond Hume said he’s read everything Charles Dickens has written.
Do you have an author like that? Someone whose writing is so beautiful that you want to soak up every word?
The closest I have is John Steinbeck.
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Desmond Hume said he’s read everything Charles Dickens has written.
Do you have an author like that? Someone whose writing is so beautiful that you want to soak up every word?
The closest I have is John Steinbeck.
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Question about episode 5x10: He’s Our You
This is the forth time that I rewatch Lost (that still remains the best show I’ve ever watched) and I’m aware that this is one of those questions where the answer doesn’t really matter to understand the show but I’m just so curious and haven’t find an answer here or on Lostpedia.
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What kind of substance Oldham forces Sayid to take in order to make him tell the truth on episode 5x10:He’s Our You?
I theorized that might be Penthotal or Sodyum Amytal which are two barbiturates that make people drowsy and less guarded but they don’t guarantee the honesty of the user (I have kind of an amateur passion about psychedelic substances and stuff like that).
As far as I know there’s no substance that 100% guarantees that the user will tell the truth.
Another guess is that the substance was not a known existing drug but, instead, was Island-exclusive and so was part of the special, mystic and unique aspect and properties of the Island. Maybe obtained from a native plant or something like that.
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This was probably, like many other things in Lost, meant to be free interpreted by the watcher. But I would like to know, if you ever wonder about that, what are your thoughts about it.
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This is the forth time that I rewatch Lost (that still remains the best show I’ve ever watched) and I’m aware that this is one of those questions where the answer doesn’t really matter to understand the show but I’m just so curious and haven’t find an answer here or on Lostpedia.
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What kind of substance Oldham forces Sayid to take in order to make him tell the truth on episode 5x10:He’s Our You?
I theorized that might be Penthotal or Sodyum Amytal which are two barbiturates that make people drowsy and less guarded but they don’t guarantee the honesty of the user (I have kind of an amateur passion about psychedelic substances and stuff like that).
As far as I know there’s no substance that 100% guarantees that the user will tell the truth.
Another guess is that the substance was not a known existing drug but, instead, was Island-exclusive and so was part of the special, mystic and unique aspect and properties of the Island. Maybe obtained from a native plant or something like that.
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This was probably, like many other things in Lost, meant to be free interpreted by the watcher. But I would like to know, if you ever wonder about that, what are your thoughts about it.
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Where did they film these waterfalls? From Live Together Die Alone part I
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Every passager/crew was a candidate?
Black smoke kills the pilot off the bat. The guys does absolute nothing in the island and dies straight away, minutes after waking up. It was stabilished MiB couldn't kill candidates as long as they were candidates.
So Jacob brought the pilot for no reason? The pilot was not a candidate from the beginning and was brought on the island for nothing? Yeah Lapidus was supposed to be the pilot and he overslept, like...really? Jacob couldn't call the guy?
Also, how MiB could kill Mr. Eko? The guy was clearly in a improvement and betterment path...Jacob decided he was not a candidate anymore and MiB could kill him? Or Mr eko was never a candidate and was randomly brought to the island?
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Black smoke kills the pilot off the bat. The guys does absolute nothing in the island and dies straight away, minutes after waking up. It was stabilished MiB couldn't kill candidates as long as they were candidates.
So Jacob brought the pilot for no reason? The pilot was not a candidate from the beginning and was brought on the island for nothing? Yeah Lapidus was supposed to be the pilot and he overslept, like...really? Jacob couldn't call the guy?
Also, how MiB could kill Mr. Eko? The guy was clearly in a improvement and betterment path...Jacob decided he was not a candidate anymore and MiB could kill him? Or Mr eko was never a candidate and was randomly brought to the island?
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New Man in Charge question
Why did Hurley want the two men to stop sending the food drops? Don’t Hurley, Ben, and Walt all need to eat food still (especially given Walt’s affinity for Dharma granola bars)?
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Why did Hurley want the two men to stop sending the food drops? Don’t Hurley, Ben, and Walt all need to eat food still (especially given Walt’s affinity for Dharma granola bars)?
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Are there any atheists or non-religious fans who still feel a deep connection to Lost?
I’m not religious, but Lost is still the most profound piece of media that I have experienced and it hits so hard for me. I know the show leans heavily into faith and spiritual ideas, but I wonder if others interpret it, and ending specifically, not through the lens of religion. Does Lost's own internal lore and mythology provide enough context to interpret the ending without the framework of any religion, or were we supposed to see it as religious, regardless of which one?
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I’m not religious, but Lost is still the most profound piece of media that I have experienced and it hits so hard for me. I know the show leans heavily into faith and spiritual ideas, but I wonder if others interpret it, and ending specifically, not through the lens of religion. Does Lost's own internal lore and mythology provide enough context to interpret the ending without the framework of any religion, or were we supposed to see it as religious, regardless of which one?
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First time watcher
I'm on the 5th season of my first time ever watching the show. I think it's interesting how they're trying to take custody of Aaron away from Kate, and Jack is actually his uncle. I know Jack and Kate aren't even really together at this point, and I doubt it would legally matter that Jack is Aaron's uncle, as he would probably go to more immediate kin.
Just thought this was neat, what do you guys think?
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I'm on the 5th season of my first time ever watching the show. I think it's interesting how they're trying to take custody of Aaron away from Kate, and Jack is actually his uncle. I know Jack and Kate aren't even really together at this point, and I doubt it would legally matter that Jack is Aaron's uncle, as he would probably go to more immediate kin.
Just thought this was neat, what do you guys think?
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dead is dead; whack-a-ben!
i love ben so much 😭😭 he’s a little narcissistic rat i like to imagine he would fit in my pocket. we all know ben gets whacked a lot but dear god i’m on s5e12 and every like 5 minutes is ben getting whacked 😭😭😭 i can’t even say that he doesn’t deserve it because that mouth on him… but i think this is the one episode we really see him on the floor more on his feet! his face is bloody for like 80% of the episode 😭😭😭
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i love ben so much 😭😭 he’s a little narcissistic rat i like to imagine he would fit in my pocket. we all know ben gets whacked a lot but dear god i’m on s5e12 and every like 5 minutes is ben getting whacked 😭😭😭 i can’t even say that he doesn’t deserve it because that mouth on him… but i think this is the one episode we really see him on the floor more on his feet! his face is bloody for like 80% of the episode 😭😭😭
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Lostpedia Message Boards
Hi! I have fond memories of the old lostpedia message boards while the show was airing. I used my Reddit name as my login. I was just wondering if anybody migrated here? NAMASTE!
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Hi! I have fond memories of the old lostpedia message boards while the show was airing. I used my Reddit name as my login. I was just wondering if anybody migrated here? NAMASTE!
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Spoilers! The Island In Irish Mythology
I watched the show when it first premiered as a teenager in Ireland and loved it. Recently rewatched it and a friend also watched it for the first time and was questioning all the stuff of the last season. I will advise there are plenty spoilers ahead if you haven’t finished the series!
Anyway I was wondering why my friend (who would not be familiar with Irish mythology) found issue with things like Jacob and MIB, the source of the light and the drinking of water from a cup to pass on the wisdom and role of the island protector which all made perfect sense to me. Which got me thinking about the ridiculous amount of similarities taken as fact by the pre-Christian Celts or what we know of their beliefs from the parts of their mythology that was recorded by monks.
Essentially the Milesian Celts arrived around 700 BC from northern Spain to Ireland to find an island that was uninhabited (the theory was that the neolithic people died in a flood). There was however on the island some magic sort of fairy people called the Tuatha Dé Danann. They were beautiful people who didn’t age, and were obsessed with nature and protecting their sacred areas of the island. Not inherently bad but they were to be feared as they could kill or hurt anyone without remorse in the protection of nature. They also had the ability to manipulate the weather. They were repulsed by the more modern society of the celts and things like metal, things that weren’t necessarily natural but forged affected them badly. I think they are our Jacobs. They retreated to an Island (where they came from) off the coast of Ireland to the west called Tír na nog. This island is shrouded in a mist and can disappear from view. Only the Tuatha Dé Danann know how to get to it. On this island there is a well called Connla’s well. This well is the source of all wisdom in the world. The Tuatha Dé Danann will visit the well sometimes to meditate and gain wisdom but they never get too close or look into the well as doing so is considered too dangerous. One day a member called Shannon peers into the well and looks at her own reflection, she is desperate to gain more wisdom but the well erupts in a sort of flood and pulls her in. In this mythology all wells are connected underneath the sea and Ireland. The well erupts on land in Ireland and causes a river to be formed (the river Shannon) and her spirit lives on forever in the river neither dead nor alive.
There is another race of fairy people called the Fomorians. These are the MIB in the story, they come from the North somewhere and are generally represented as beasts hell bent on destruction in Ireland. They are the natural enemy of the Tuatha Dé Danann but still sometimes they act in diplomacy and members for either race have intermarried in some cases. There are one or two beasts wrecking destruction in Ireland around the time of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, a young boy who worked as a helper to a poet in Ireland. The poet knows that the river Shannon is connected to the well from which all wisdom comes on the magic island that no mortal can reach. He knows that within the river there is a salmon called the salmon of knowledge which has gained wisdom from eating hazelnuts that fell into the well from nearby trees and made their way to the river. The poet eventually catches the salmon of knowledge and tells the young Fionn to cook it but while cooking it the boy burns his finger and sucks his thumb. In this moment he becomes the first mortal to be linked to the well of wisdom through the classic hazelnuts in the well to salmon to burnt thumb chain. In doing so he gains all the wisdom of the world, speaks all languages and now simply by cupping his hands and giving water to sick or injured people he can heal them instantly. Evens those that are dieing, he now has the Jacob style gifts of the fairy people.
He uses his powers to destroy the Fomorian beasts that come wrecking havoc every year, most famously a fire breathing animal but it is well known that they and the Tuatha Dé Danann can shapeshift
I watched the show when it first premiered as a teenager in Ireland and loved it. Recently rewatched it and a friend also watched it for the first time and was questioning all the stuff of the last season. I will advise there are plenty spoilers ahead if you haven’t finished the series!
Anyway I was wondering why my friend (who would not be familiar with Irish mythology) found issue with things like Jacob and MIB, the source of the light and the drinking of water from a cup to pass on the wisdom and role of the island protector which all made perfect sense to me. Which got me thinking about the ridiculous amount of similarities taken as fact by the pre-Christian Celts or what we know of their beliefs from the parts of their mythology that was recorded by monks.
Essentially the Milesian Celts arrived around 700 BC from northern Spain to Ireland to find an island that was uninhabited (the theory was that the neolithic people died in a flood). There was however on the island some magic sort of fairy people called the Tuatha Dé Danann. They were beautiful people who didn’t age, and were obsessed with nature and protecting their sacred areas of the island. Not inherently bad but they were to be feared as they could kill or hurt anyone without remorse in the protection of nature. They also had the ability to manipulate the weather. They were repulsed by the more modern society of the celts and things like metal, things that weren’t necessarily natural but forged affected them badly. I think they are our Jacobs. They retreated to an Island (where they came from) off the coast of Ireland to the west called Tír na nog. This island is shrouded in a mist and can disappear from view. Only the Tuatha Dé Danann know how to get to it. On this island there is a well called Connla’s well. This well is the source of all wisdom in the world. The Tuatha Dé Danann will visit the well sometimes to meditate and gain wisdom but they never get too close or look into the well as doing so is considered too dangerous. One day a member called Shannon peers into the well and looks at her own reflection, she is desperate to gain more wisdom but the well erupts in a sort of flood and pulls her in. In this mythology all wells are connected underneath the sea and Ireland. The well erupts on land in Ireland and causes a river to be formed (the river Shannon) and her spirit lives on forever in the river neither dead nor alive.
There is another race of fairy people called the Fomorians. These are the MIB in the story, they come from the North somewhere and are generally represented as beasts hell bent on destruction in Ireland. They are the natural enemy of the Tuatha Dé Danann but still sometimes they act in diplomacy and members for either race have intermarried in some cases. There are one or two beasts wrecking destruction in Ireland around the time of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, a young boy who worked as a helper to a poet in Ireland. The poet knows that the river Shannon is connected to the well from which all wisdom comes on the magic island that no mortal can reach. He knows that within the river there is a salmon called the salmon of knowledge which has gained wisdom from eating hazelnuts that fell into the well from nearby trees and made their way to the river. The poet eventually catches the salmon of knowledge and tells the young Fionn to cook it but while cooking it the boy burns his finger and sucks his thumb. In this moment he becomes the first mortal to be linked to the well of wisdom through the classic hazelnuts in the well to salmon to burnt thumb chain. In doing so he gains all the wisdom of the world, speaks all languages and now simply by cupping his hands and giving water to sick or injured people he can heal them instantly. Evens those that are dieing, he now has the Jacob style gifts of the fairy people.
He uses his powers to destroy the Fomorian beasts that come wrecking havoc every year, most famously a fire breathing animal but it is well known that they and the Tuatha Dé Danann can shapeshift