Thoughts after rewatching the pilot
Okay, so I evidently needed to rewatch the show once again based on how frequently I come to this sub lol this will be the third time I watch the show overall. I first started it almost 20 (!) years ago, in 2006. I decided to post some things that struck me about the first two episodes, popular and unpopular I’m sure just for funsies.
\- Kate really owned the hell out of that pilot, for me. And I’m biased, because she actually is my favorite character in the show. But I absolutely love how in the action she is, and gosh, Evangeline Lilly displayed so much range just in these episodes alone. It’s really impressive, especially considering how inexperienced she was at the time.
\- I also love the feeling of seeing how everything starts, and how the writers planted the seeds for the show’s mythology, and mainly for what would be unfolding in the next episodes of that first season. I also love the thriller/mystery aspect of this first season and how much exploring they have to do. It’s fun!
\- Jin and Sawyer were such assholes, omg. I know they get better but it doesn’t make me any less annoyed at them. But they look so good too lol
\- Speaking of looking good, there’s Sayid. I am so excited to rewatch more of him, because I really love him. It does upset me a little because I think they messed his character up a bit around season 6, which is unfortunate. I also know Naveen was a little done with the show around season 3, which makes me think that maybe they should’ve axed him around then while he was still peaking. But then we’d miss him shooting young Ben which for me is one of the greatest moments of the show because it illustrates how messed up he was emotionally and psychologically at that point.
\- Shannon deserved SO MUCH BETTER. And not just in a “in the story” type of way. I really think they dropped the ball with her and didn’t realize how much potential she had. I personally would’ve killed Charlie or Hurley instead of her since they wanted that friction between the two groups on season 2, if that meant she’d be on the show longer. If Sayid stayed on the island and she came back for him, that could be cool too.
\- Some scenes were beautifully shot, in an almost cinematic way, which I really appreciate. Like Locke sitting on the beach before it starts raining, Rose and Claire under the airplane debris while Smokey terrorizes the survivors... super cool to see.
\- Also love that MIB decided to fuck around that first night just because he could LMAO he really was excited about having all the girlies over and said “let me show off a little”, and him killing the pilot? Diabolical.
\- I understand the Marshall was doing his job but also why are you so obsessed with Kate??? like the first thing he does after waking up is asking where she is??? Yeah, he needs to go.
\- Also sad that we didn’t get to see the Michael/Walt relationship flourish as much as it could’ve. I never got really invested in their story, but for some reason it all kinda clicked tonight and I’m excited to track it this time, since they have some great moments on season 1. And for some reason, as awful/shocking as it is, and as much as it made me mad at Michael when it first happened, this time I was like... “yeah, I get why you did what you did on season 2”. I think that if I were as desperate as he was and afraid of losing a loved one (again), I probably would have done the same. And yes, I’d also be consumed by guilt as he did. But that was his son, after all.
\- Although there were definitely some gratuitous shots of the women in underwear, and the clear writing problems that we all know of, I still think that Lost had some pretty three-dimensional female characters with good well-written moments that still hold their own in these days??? Which unfortunately says a lot about our times. In terms of race + ethnicity representation, it gets way muddier, I think the diversity was great but they definitely should’ve had more BIPOCs in the writer’s room.
\- I also love how much air there was in this episode,
Okay, so I evidently needed to rewatch the show once again based on how frequently I come to this sub lol this will be the third time I watch the show overall. I first started it almost 20 (!) years ago, in 2006. I decided to post some things that struck me about the first two episodes, popular and unpopular I’m sure just for funsies.
\- Kate really owned the hell out of that pilot, for me. And I’m biased, because she actually is my favorite character in the show. But I absolutely love how in the action she is, and gosh, Evangeline Lilly displayed so much range just in these episodes alone. It’s really impressive, especially considering how inexperienced she was at the time.
\- I also love the feeling of seeing how everything starts, and how the writers planted the seeds for the show’s mythology, and mainly for what would be unfolding in the next episodes of that first season. I also love the thriller/mystery aspect of this first season and how much exploring they have to do. It’s fun!
\- Jin and Sawyer were such assholes, omg. I know they get better but it doesn’t make me any less annoyed at them. But they look so good too lol
\- Speaking of looking good, there’s Sayid. I am so excited to rewatch more of him, because I really love him. It does upset me a little because I think they messed his character up a bit around season 6, which is unfortunate. I also know Naveen was a little done with the show around season 3, which makes me think that maybe they should’ve axed him around then while he was still peaking. But then we’d miss him shooting young Ben which for me is one of the greatest moments of the show because it illustrates how messed up he was emotionally and psychologically at that point.
\- Shannon deserved SO MUCH BETTER. And not just in a “in the story” type of way. I really think they dropped the ball with her and didn’t realize how much potential she had. I personally would’ve killed Charlie or Hurley instead of her since they wanted that friction between the two groups on season 2, if that meant she’d be on the show longer. If Sayid stayed on the island and she came back for him, that could be cool too.
\- Some scenes were beautifully shot, in an almost cinematic way, which I really appreciate. Like Locke sitting on the beach before it starts raining, Rose and Claire under the airplane debris while Smokey terrorizes the survivors... super cool to see.
\- Also love that MIB decided to fuck around that first night just because he could LMAO he really was excited about having all the girlies over and said “let me show off a little”, and him killing the pilot? Diabolical.
\- I understand the Marshall was doing his job but also why are you so obsessed with Kate??? like the first thing he does after waking up is asking where she is??? Yeah, he needs to go.
\- Also sad that we didn’t get to see the Michael/Walt relationship flourish as much as it could’ve. I never got really invested in their story, but for some reason it all kinda clicked tonight and I’m excited to track it this time, since they have some great moments on season 1. And for some reason, as awful/shocking as it is, and as much as it made me mad at Michael when it first happened, this time I was like... “yeah, I get why you did what you did on season 2”. I think that if I were as desperate as he was and afraid of losing a loved one (again), I probably would have done the same. And yes, I’d also be consumed by guilt as he did. But that was his son, after all.
\- Although there were definitely some gratuitous shots of the women in underwear, and the clear writing problems that we all know of, I still think that Lost had some pretty three-dimensional female characters with good well-written moments that still hold their own in these days??? Which unfortunately says a lot about our times. In terms of race + ethnicity representation, it gets way muddier, I think the diversity was great but they definitely should’ve had more BIPOCs in the writer’s room.
\- I also love how much air there was in this episode,
and in the show overall (especially the first seasons). They take their time to develop characters, introduce the story. So different than how it is nowadays. They didn’t underline everything all the time. So much better. And so refreshing to see how much they all look... normal? Which is wild to say considering that most of them were incredibly attractive and hot, but like... no fillers, no guy is insanely ripped in a way that one can only be if they take steroids... again, wild to say that since they all fit the beauty standards at the time, but very refreshing.
Anyway, super excited to continue! I’m already looking forward to watching some episodes, making some connections, realizing new stuff... and already dreading watching some of these flashbacks 💀
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Anyway, super excited to continue! I’m already looking forward to watching some episodes, making some connections, realizing new stuff... and already dreading watching some of these flashbacks 💀
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What story-line do you feel more annoyed that they didn't continue
What thing, it van be storyline character that they killed off yo early do you feel most annoyed with the screen writers because they didn't continue
This is my top 3
1 Aaron story line they had a lot of flashbacks telling Claire that she had to be the one to raise him and nothing else later, like literally nothing bad happened to Kate
2 this is very common, the Walt story that ended because he was growing to fast
3the libby in the psicyatrist that literally was never mentioned again and never poped out, I have seen somewhere that it was the actress had a meltdown or something but if someone could confirm it would be great
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What thing, it van be storyline character that they killed off yo early do you feel most annoyed with the screen writers because they didn't continue
This is my top 3
1 Aaron story line they had a lot of flashbacks telling Claire that she had to be the one to raise him and nothing else later, like literally nothing bad happened to Kate
2 this is very common, the Walt story that ended because he was growing to fast
3the libby in the psicyatrist that literally was never mentioned again and never poped out, I have seen somewhere that it was the actress had a meltdown or something but if someone could confirm it would be great
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Long seasons allowed this show to be great
We are in the era of 10 episode seasons of TV (sometimes just 8) and the fact that LOST has multiple seasons of 20+ episodes allowed this show to have, in my opinion, the greatest character development ever. I grew to understand everyone’s past, characters that I hated - i learned to love and so forth.
I watch shows now am just frustrated with the 10 episode standard format because I want more development. I still consider it my favorite show of all time.
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We are in the era of 10 episode seasons of TV (sometimes just 8) and the fact that LOST has multiple seasons of 20+ episodes allowed this show to have, in my opinion, the greatest character development ever. I grew to understand everyone’s past, characters that I hated - i learned to love and so forth.
I watch shows now am just frustrated with the 10 episode standard format because I want more development. I still consider it my favorite show of all time.
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Well. Here we go.
I’m on my third watch, and the whole show gets more enjoyable every time, but Season 5 is particularly incredible.
For one thing, I was reading a bunch of Juliet love the other day, and I was like “Ew, really?” But when she said “Well. Here we go.” I 100% flipped. And I remember remembering the second time through how cool she is when she had a life and a love! And then she’s pretty much all dialogue bangers. I hate her breaking up with Sawyer, but it’s so different from her original icy demeanor that it’s really interesting, and retroactively puts her as an imprisoned kidnapping victim in a different context.
Hurley is brilliant, I can’t think of a specific to rave about, but who he is once he’s back on the island is so good.
Showing the scene where Jack’s dad tells him to count to five slipped under my radar before, but thinking about him altering the story when he told it to Kate, incredibly soon to waking up from the crash of the plane he was taking his father’s body on is so Jack, in a way no one (probably not even the writers) knew him to be at the time. Like, yeah, there’s the thing we know well about his anger at Christian, so not mentioning him makes sense.
But the absolute fucking ego on that guy to give himself credit for what he makes out to be a wise, courageous, inspiring idea. As always, he’s making himself the hero of the story. He uses his self-assigned savior status to get hero shit done, often, and his drive to save people makes him seem like a simple white hat early. But to what degree is that really about his ego?
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I’m on my third watch, and the whole show gets more enjoyable every time, but Season 5 is particularly incredible.
For one thing, I was reading a bunch of Juliet love the other day, and I was like “Ew, really?” But when she said “Well. Here we go.” I 100% flipped. And I remember remembering the second time through how cool she is when she had a life and a love! And then she’s pretty much all dialogue bangers. I hate her breaking up with Sawyer, but it’s so different from her original icy demeanor that it’s really interesting, and retroactively puts her as an imprisoned kidnapping victim in a different context.
Hurley is brilliant, I can’t think of a specific to rave about, but who he is once he’s back on the island is so good.
Showing the scene where Jack’s dad tells him to count to five slipped under my radar before, but thinking about him altering the story when he told it to Kate, incredibly soon to waking up from the crash of the plane he was taking his father’s body on is so Jack, in a way no one (probably not even the writers) knew him to be at the time. Like, yeah, there’s the thing we know well about his anger at Christian, so not mentioning him makes sense.
But the absolute fucking ego on that guy to give himself credit for what he makes out to be a wise, courageous, inspiring idea. As always, he’s making himself the hero of the story. He uses his self-assigned savior status to get hero shit done, often, and his drive to save people makes him seem like a simple white hat early. But to what degree is that really about his ego?
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Does anyone have ideas on the relevance of this photo on the monks desk in "Catch-22" s3e17?
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Self guided lost tour in Oahu, Hawaii
I'm heading to Oahu, Hawaii in a week and would like to visit some Lost filming locations.
I saw there is a Lost tour, but I don't feel like paying $200 a person.
Anyone have any recommendations on things to see, or know of any good guides for a self-guided Lost tour?
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I'm heading to Oahu, Hawaii in a week and would like to visit some Lost filming locations.
I saw there is a Lost tour, but I don't feel like paying $200 a person.
Anyone have any recommendations on things to see, or know of any good guides for a self-guided Lost tour?
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If anyone hasn’t subscribed to Lost Explained YouTube channel, please check it out (only if you’ve seen the show, for it is spoiler heavy!)
I would like to personally thank this young man to his face. What a gift and a tremendous amount of work he has put into these videos. It’s outstanding how he has put this together. Definitely a “must” is you just finished the show and are bummed out/want answers. Best channel I’ve come across in a long time
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I would like to personally thank this young man to his face. What a gift and a tremendous amount of work he has put into these videos. It’s outstanding how he has put this together. Definitely a “must” is you just finished the show and are bummed out/want answers. Best channel I’ve come across in a long time
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Lost ending on Netflix
Hi guys! Is the season six finale on Netflix the same as it was when it aired? I feel like I remember hearing that Netflix cut some of it out so I wanted to check here since I'm showing my partner the ending soon. Thanks!
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Hi guys! Is the season six finale on Netflix the same as it was when it aired? I feel like I remember hearing that Netflix cut some of it out so I wanted to check here since I'm showing my partner the ending soon. Thanks!
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