Just watched Season 3 episode 18 and I...I don't even know.
Okay, I need to just get this out because my brain is fried. This episode was a lot.
The flashbacks with Sun were honestly so intense. Like, first she finds out about Jin’s past and his mom being a prostitute, then she’s dealing with this blackmailer… I was actually kind of stressed for her? And the way she handled it was wild. Basically using her family’s money and power to shut the woman down. I don’t know, I just felt like she was so smart and ruthless but also vulnerable at the same time.
On the island, Sun’s fear of Jack was kind of understandable. I was like, yeah, if he’s back from the Others, what’s going on, right? And then the whole Juliet thing… man, my heart broke for Sun. The way Juliet explains that pregnant women are in danger, and Sun admits her infidelity, it’s so raw. And then finding out the baby was conceived on the island… I felt awful and happy at the same time? Like, I was crying a little.
Also, the subplot with Desmond, Charlie, Hurley, and Jin helping the parachuter was tense, and then Mikhail shows up alive? I did not see that coming. That guy is creepy, and him surviving that electromagnetic shock just made everything feel more dangerous.
And then the last scene… oh man. When the parachuter tells Hurley that the outside world found the plane, and everyone was dead, I literally sat there staring at my screen. I... I can't comprehend that, I'm in denial. I spent three seasons so far with these people and then I get that reveal????? What the hell!!! That changes everything. I'm upset. Like, everything on the island suddenly feels even more impossible and scary. I don’t know how they’re going to handle that.
Honestly, this episode left me feeling so many things at once, anxious, sad, shocked, and kind of mind-blown. I just needed to write it down because I can’t stop thinking about it. I really do not know what to anticipate for 3x23 and that's really scaring me.
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Okay, I need to just get this out because my brain is fried. This episode was a lot.
The flashbacks with Sun were honestly so intense. Like, first she finds out about Jin’s past and his mom being a prostitute, then she’s dealing with this blackmailer… I was actually kind of stressed for her? And the way she handled it was wild. Basically using her family’s money and power to shut the woman down. I don’t know, I just felt like she was so smart and ruthless but also vulnerable at the same time.
On the island, Sun’s fear of Jack was kind of understandable. I was like, yeah, if he’s back from the Others, what’s going on, right? And then the whole Juliet thing… man, my heart broke for Sun. The way Juliet explains that pregnant women are in danger, and Sun admits her infidelity, it’s so raw. And then finding out the baby was conceived on the island… I felt awful and happy at the same time? Like, I was crying a little.
Also, the subplot with Desmond, Charlie, Hurley, and Jin helping the parachuter was tense, and then Mikhail shows up alive? I did not see that coming. That guy is creepy, and him surviving that electromagnetic shock just made everything feel more dangerous.
And then the last scene… oh man. When the parachuter tells Hurley that the outside world found the plane, and everyone was dead, I literally sat there staring at my screen. I... I can't comprehend that, I'm in denial. I spent three seasons so far with these people and then I get that reveal????? What the hell!!! That changes everything. I'm upset. Like, everything on the island suddenly feels even more impossible and scary. I don’t know how they’re going to handle that.
Honestly, this episode left me feeling so many things at once, anxious, sad, shocked, and kind of mind-blown. I just needed to write it down because I can’t stop thinking about it. I really do not know what to anticipate for 3x23 and that's really scaring me.
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What was ur most unsuspected death ? Spoiler warning obv!
For me it’s definitely libby. I was flabbergasted when she got shot and had to pause the episode for a minute
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For me it’s definitely libby. I was flabbergasted when she got shot and had to pause the episode for a minute
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making my partner watch lost for the first time and we’ve reached end of S3
charlie is one of his favorite characters (if not his favorite) and i feel bad for him as we’ve just sat down to watch the last of season 3, specifically the not penny’s boat scene. pray for this man lol
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charlie is one of his favorite characters (if not his favorite) and i feel bad for him as we’ve just sat down to watch the last of season 3, specifically the not penny’s boat scene. pray for this man lol
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Why were the tailies attacked by the Others more?
The tail section had people abducted on the first night and again on the 12th day, ultimately having 12 people taken, plus Cindy later.
The main group didn’t experience anything like this and only had Claire taken which I believe was on the 16th day after the crash. By that point the Others had taken the 12 from the tailies. Walt was only taken over 40 days after the crash.
I’ve never thought about this much until now after watching The Other 48 Days for possibly my 5th time.
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The tail section had people abducted on the first night and again on the 12th day, ultimately having 12 people taken, plus Cindy later.
The main group didn’t experience anything like this and only had Claire taken which I believe was on the 16th day after the crash. By that point the Others had taken the 12 from the tailies. Walt was only taken over 40 days after the crash.
I’ve never thought about this much until now after watching The Other 48 Days for possibly my 5th time.
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what to watch after lost
i am sure a variety of threads like this exist but here we go again in the year 2025 just in case.
I am wrapping up a Lost rewatch and I need more dramatic, adventurous, cast forward TV to watch through. What do you recommend?
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i am sure a variety of threads like this exist but here we go again in the year 2025 just in case.
I am wrapping up a Lost rewatch and I need more dramatic, adventurous, cast forward TV to watch through. What do you recommend?
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After two years of gradual watching, my girlfriend and I finally finished Lost.
It was a rewatch for me and a first watch for her. We started watching the show when we started dating and watched the finale yesterday.
I appreciate a lot of things more on a rewatch since I'm allowing myself to notice more details rather than trying to figure out the mysteries.
And she really loved the show, too! She doesn't usually like shows like Lost, but she said it was really well written and compelling with a great finale.
I think Lost is the perfect show, honestly. The two biggest criticisms of it ("They were dead the whole time" and "They left too many questions unanswered") aren't even true, and I really don't have a bad thing to say about any aspect of the show.
Anyway, it took us two years to watch it so I'm just glad it's finally done. I probably won't rewatch Lost again for a very long time, but it is far and away my favorite show ever. I don't know if anything will ever top it.
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It was a rewatch for me and a first watch for her. We started watching the show when we started dating and watched the finale yesterday.
I appreciate a lot of things more on a rewatch since I'm allowing myself to notice more details rather than trying to figure out the mysteries.
And she really loved the show, too! She doesn't usually like shows like Lost, but she said it was really well written and compelling with a great finale.
I think Lost is the perfect show, honestly. The two biggest criticisms of it ("They were dead the whole time" and "They left too many questions unanswered") aren't even true, and I really don't have a bad thing to say about any aspect of the show.
Anyway, it took us two years to watch it so I'm just glad it's finally done. I probably won't rewatch Lost again for a very long time, but it is far and away my favorite show ever. I don't know if anything will ever top it.
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Best possible finish
Hey team, I am watching Lost with my wife, this is her first time seeing the show - I’ve seen it before but I have forgotten a lot, especially around the ending, I’m pretty sure that I have missed multiple episodes in season 5 and season 6 when the show was first aired.
I think it’s taken us about 3 years to get to this point (she was skeptical of the show) but we have just finished season 4 episode 7 (Ji Yeon) and she is really enjoying the new things introduced in this season. I really want her to have the best experience possible in the lead up to the finale so she can love the show and the ending as much as I do - should I be clarifying anything/pointing anything out/discussing certain themes with her as we go?
Thanks for your help Losties!
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Hey team, I am watching Lost with my wife, this is her first time seeing the show - I’ve seen it before but I have forgotten a lot, especially around the ending, I’m pretty sure that I have missed multiple episodes in season 5 and season 6 when the show was first aired.
I think it’s taken us about 3 years to get to this point (she was skeptical of the show) but we have just finished season 4 episode 7 (Ji Yeon) and she is really enjoying the new things introduced in this season. I really want her to have the best experience possible in the lead up to the finale so she can love the show and the ending as much as I do - should I be clarifying anything/pointing anything out/discussing certain themes with her as we go?
Thanks for your help Losties!
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Just finished Season 3
I’m still processing what I just watched.
Okay, wow, it felt like the show went from “really good” to “holy crap, this is masterpiece-level television.”
3x19- The whole Locke and Sawyer storyline had me glued. The idea of Locke leading Sawyer out into the jungle without saying why, only for it to end with Sawyer killing the man who conned his parents, that was such a brutal, poetic payoff. It’s one of those “oh my god” moments that made me realize how deeply interconnected these characters’ pasts really are.
It also cemented Locke for me as someone completely unpredictable. I can’t tell if I admire him or if he terrifies me. And the fact that Naomi shows up and tells them that Flight 815 was found and everyone’s dead? That’s when I knew the outside world wasn’t going to be the safe haven I thought it might be.
3x20- This episode blew my mind. Finally getting Ben’s backstory and seeing how he came to lead the Others was so satisfying but also really disturbing. The whole “Jacob” thing, that invisible presence in the cabin, had me genuinely creeped out. I loved how it walked the line between supernatural and psychological.
Is Jacob real? Is Ben lying? That scene with the chair moving gave me chills. And the Dharma Purge flashbacks made Ben’s character both more understandable and somehow even darker. It’s wild how he’s both victim and monster at the same time.
3x21- I mean, this was pure emotion from start to finish. This episode had me crying 😭. I’d always liked Charlie, but this was the episode that made me love him. Seeing him go through his past and write down his “greatest hits” it felt like we were watching a man come to peace with himself. My god, it was beautiful. The moment he volunteered for the underwater mission, you could feel it: this was going to be the end for him. And that conversation with Claire… man, that hit hard.
3x22 and 3x23- I’m not exaggerating when I say these are one of the best episodes of television I’ve ever seen. Everything about it was incredible: the tension, the pacing, the emotion, the twist. Charlie’s death destroyed me. The way he calmly accepts it, writes “NOT PENNY’S BOAT” on his hand, and taps the glass, I actually got emotional. It’s such a heroic and tragic ending for him, and it’s filmed so perfectly. I knew something was off with the freighter storyline, but that reveal confirmed my worst fears.
Then the real twist, realizing that Jack’s “flashbacks” were actually flash-forwards. I still can’t believe how well they pulled that off. The first time he meets Kate at the airport and says “We have to go back!”. I got chills. It reframes the entire show. Suddenly, escape isn’t the endgame anymore; it’s the beginning of a whole new mystery.
Every character feels like they’re at a crossroads. I was totally hooked before, but now I’m obsessed. If the show can top this finale, I don’t even know what I’ll do.
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I’m still processing what I just watched.
Okay, wow, it felt like the show went from “really good” to “holy crap, this is masterpiece-level television.”
3x19- The whole Locke and Sawyer storyline had me glued. The idea of Locke leading Sawyer out into the jungle without saying why, only for it to end with Sawyer killing the man who conned his parents, that was such a brutal, poetic payoff. It’s one of those “oh my god” moments that made me realize how deeply interconnected these characters’ pasts really are.
It also cemented Locke for me as someone completely unpredictable. I can’t tell if I admire him or if he terrifies me. And the fact that Naomi shows up and tells them that Flight 815 was found and everyone’s dead? That’s when I knew the outside world wasn’t going to be the safe haven I thought it might be.
3x20- This episode blew my mind. Finally getting Ben’s backstory and seeing how he came to lead the Others was so satisfying but also really disturbing. The whole “Jacob” thing, that invisible presence in the cabin, had me genuinely creeped out. I loved how it walked the line between supernatural and psychological.
Is Jacob real? Is Ben lying? That scene with the chair moving gave me chills. And the Dharma Purge flashbacks made Ben’s character both more understandable and somehow even darker. It’s wild how he’s both victim and monster at the same time.
3x21- I mean, this was pure emotion from start to finish. This episode had me crying 😭. I’d always liked Charlie, but this was the episode that made me love him. Seeing him go through his past and write down his “greatest hits” it felt like we were watching a man come to peace with himself. My god, it was beautiful. The moment he volunteered for the underwater mission, you could feel it: this was going to be the end for him. And that conversation with Claire… man, that hit hard.
3x22 and 3x23- I’m not exaggerating when I say these are one of the best episodes of television I’ve ever seen. Everything about it was incredible: the tension, the pacing, the emotion, the twist. Charlie’s death destroyed me. The way he calmly accepts it, writes “NOT PENNY’S BOAT” on his hand, and taps the glass, I actually got emotional. It’s such a heroic and tragic ending for him, and it’s filmed so perfectly. I knew something was off with the freighter storyline, but that reveal confirmed my worst fears.
Then the real twist, realizing that Jack’s “flashbacks” were actually flash-forwards. I still can’t believe how well they pulled that off. The first time he meets Kate at the airport and says “We have to go back!”. I got chills. It reframes the entire show. Suddenly, escape isn’t the endgame anymore; it’s the beginning of a whole new mystery.
Every character feels like they’re at a crossroads. I was totally hooked before, but now I’m obsessed. If the show can top this finale, I don’t even know what I’ll do.
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The Others Question.
I first watched LOST years ago when I was about 11. At the time it wasn’t on my mind who the Others were in terms of the fact that they were clearly Americans. I can’t even remember what I thought. I guess I just thought they were weird island natives and didn’t think about their accents and appearance at that age.
Now I wonder what most people thought of the Others in season 1 and 2 on their first watch when they appeared to be hillbillies yet also clearly not indigenous pacific islanders.
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I first watched LOST years ago when I was about 11. At the time it wasn’t on my mind who the Others were in terms of the fact that they were clearly Americans. I can’t even remember what I thought. I guess I just thought they were weird island natives and didn’t think about their accents and appearance at that age.
Now I wonder what most people thought of the Others in season 1 and 2 on their first watch when they appeared to be hillbillies yet also clearly not indigenous pacific islanders.
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I need the flashbacks back
First time watcher, just started season 4 a few hours ago, why are we getting all of these spoilers instead of flashbacks.
i'm not saying that i'm not enjoying them more than the flashbacks, but now we know who survives and who won't?? not being scared anymore that someone is gonna shoot ben (after we saw sayid working for him) or that any of them is at the danger of death?
wouldn't it just be better if we get all these events in the last season or something?
i'm only 4 episodes in but i'm hoping the events in the future episodes or seasons will make me rethink all of these things
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First time watcher, just started season 4 a few hours ago, why are we getting all of these spoilers instead of flashbacks.
i'm not saying that i'm not enjoying them more than the flashbacks, but now we know who survives and who won't?? not being scared anymore that someone is gonna shoot ben (after we saw sayid working for him) or that any of them is at the danger of death?
wouldn't it just be better if we get all these events in the last season or something?
i'm only 4 episodes in but i'm hoping the events in the future episodes or seasons will make me rethink all of these things
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Just finished Lost and I have a lot of thoughts and one question
Edit: Many questions*
Just finished lost and I cried like 5 times during the finale. But the final 10 mins, right from when Locke recognizes Jack, it was a blur for me and I’m sure I’ll have to watch it again to let it sink in.
So did I get this right? Please tell me if not.
- Desmond moves the stone, and the island shakes and Locke (smoke monster) becomes capable of being killed
- Jack kills MiB
- Jack saves Desmond.
- Hurley becomes the islands protector. And Ben becomes his number 2
- Desmond, is somehow sent back to his life via Hurley.
- Kate Sawyer Lapidus Miles Richard and Claire leave the island on the plane. Jack sees them leave.
- Jack dies then and there next to vincent
- All the flashes shown in s6, after the blast in 70s, are basically “some place after death”
- all the characters are living some fictional version of their life in that place after death, whenever that occurs. Could be 5 days could be 50 yrs from the event of the island
- they all meet together in the end because their time together was the most important bit of their lives
Questions:
- Why do they all look the same age as they were when they were on the island if they died at different points in life?
- Why is Aaron there? (Did I see this correctly?)
- So where were all the people who died early on, like Boone, Shannon, Libby and even Jack, while they waited for the others to die?
- Finally, what about the other characters we see in that flash sideways / post death scenes, like Helen, David, Nadia’s kids etc. why were they there?
But final takeaway - Jack dies? He literally sacrificed himself for the island, when he could have let Desmond do it because he was immune to electromagnetic waves.
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Edit: Many questions*
Just finished lost and I cried like 5 times during the finale. But the final 10 mins, right from when Locke recognizes Jack, it was a blur for me and I’m sure I’ll have to watch it again to let it sink in.
So did I get this right? Please tell me if not.
- Desmond moves the stone, and the island shakes and Locke (smoke monster) becomes capable of being killed
- Jack kills MiB
- Jack saves Desmond.
- Hurley becomes the islands protector. And Ben becomes his number 2
- Desmond, is somehow sent back to his life via Hurley.
- Kate Sawyer Lapidus Miles Richard and Claire leave the island on the plane. Jack sees them leave.
- Jack dies then and there next to vincent
- All the flashes shown in s6, after the blast in 70s, are basically “some place after death”
- all the characters are living some fictional version of their life in that place after death, whenever that occurs. Could be 5 days could be 50 yrs from the event of the island
- they all meet together in the end because their time together was the most important bit of their lives
Questions:
- Why do they all look the same age as they were when they were on the island if they died at different points in life?
- Why is Aaron there? (Did I see this correctly?)
- So where were all the people who died early on, like Boone, Shannon, Libby and even Jack, while they waited for the others to die?
- Finally, what about the other characters we see in that flash sideways / post death scenes, like Helen, David, Nadia’s kids etc. why were they there?
But final takeaway - Jack dies? He literally sacrificed himself for the island, when he could have let Desmond do it because he was immune to electromagnetic waves.
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John Locke, enemy or ally?
I'm on season 3 of Lost, and I can't fathom why John is still alive? He blew up hatches, he blew up the submarine, he took off with The Others. He got Sawyer to kill his worthless father. I had to resend this because I guess I used the word hate regarding John, so this one is more dislike and mistrust. There's something wrong with this fellow. He is hiding something.
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I'm on season 3 of Lost, and I can't fathom why John is still alive? He blew up hatches, he blew up the submarine, he took off with The Others. He got Sawyer to kill his worthless father. I had to resend this because I guess I used the word hate regarding John, so this one is more dislike and mistrust. There's something wrong with this fellow. He is hiding something.
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Just got done watching the show. The finale was tough but this scene specifically had me in tears. I wasn’t prepared.
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