Lost had a huge impact on me.
I’ve watched it for the first time when I was 12 years old. It was on Netflix. I watched the whole entire series in two weeks on a little shitty android tablet. I remember how much my brother’s made fun of me for never leaving my room.
The moment that John Locke stood up on the beach with that music playing gave me deep chills that I have not experienced since that day. I do think John will always be my favorite character. I don’t like what was done with his character towards the end, but that music. The music that plays with John. It gives me so many chills. I remember standing in my room what played when he started to stand and the music… I was sobbing. I think it’s my favorite moment ever on television.
I started watching it because I was a huge vampire diaries fan , and I had a crush on Damon, who has played by the same actor who played Boone
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I’ve watched it for the first time when I was 12 years old. It was on Netflix. I watched the whole entire series in two weeks on a little shitty android tablet. I remember how much my brother’s made fun of me for never leaving my room.
The moment that John Locke stood up on the beach with that music playing gave me deep chills that I have not experienced since that day. I do think John will always be my favorite character. I don’t like what was done with his character towards the end, but that music. The music that plays with John. It gives me so many chills. I remember standing in my room what played when he started to stand and the music… I was sobbing. I think it’s my favorite moment ever on television.
I started watching it because I was a huge vampire diaries fan , and I had a crush on Damon, who has played by the same actor who played Boone
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Rank the Seasons
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I’m sure this post has been made hundreds of times (let’s guess 108 for the sake of including a show reference), but I always like getting people’s thoughts on how they’d rank the seasons. I feel like there’s less of a definitive order among fans of this show than others. Here’s how I’d rank them:
1) Season 4 — All killer, no filler. It takes the years of character development and world building before it and accelerates the plot while folding in more sci-fi/fantasy stuff. I feel like people understate just how well the show pulls off the evolution from survival drama to mystery with sci-fi and fantasy elements incorporated. No other show could’ve had a character suggest something as ridiculous as moving an island without losing its audience. The flash forwards are also a great change of pace after three seasons of flashbacks.
2) Season 1 — I wish I could watch those first sets of episodes for the first time again. Nearly every episode incorporates some kind of twist, but none of them feel cheap or forced. The middle of the season kind of drags on, same with season 2, but the back third is incredibly strong.
3) Season 5 — This was my favorite on first watch. I just remember having a lot of fun with the time travel and the Oceanic 6’s journey back. It’s definitely flawed and heavier on plot/lighter on character development than other seasons, but this feels like the show taking advantage of the good will it built up from years of unrivaled character development for a mystery box show. It feels like almost every LOST copy cat show tried replicating the vibe of this season without thinking to build the foundation that S1-4 did.
4) Season 6 — Probably unpopular but I like most of it. The temple stuff is kind of weak and Across the Sea was underwhelming, especially for its placement in the season, but everything else just works for me. I will admit I knew the ending coming in, so that helped me process some of the more confusing plot mechanics and just experience the emotional payoff. I wish the show was less coy about what the flash sideways really was until the last minute, because I feel like knowing it was all purgatory going in helped me enjoy it more. I liked most of the on-island stuff. Widmore’s goons. Survivors deciding where to go between Widmore and MIB. I didn’t hate the deaths as much as some fans did. I wouldn’t have expected anyone to act rationally on that sub, which is probably what the MIB also expected. And I like The End. The sappiness of it works on me I guess.
5) Season 2 — It just doesn’t hold up on rewatch like I’d hope. It’s probably the most mystery heavy season, and knowing how quickly some stuff gets solved (who is Henry Gale?, does the hatch actually matter?, etc.) before season’s end makes it far less compelling on rewatch, regardless of how well those stories were pulled off in the moment. It’s also harder to be invested in the tail section survivors as much on rewatch because the three most prominent ones are all killed off by S3 Ep5. I understand there were circumstances that necessitated those actors being written out of the show, as well as Michael and Walt, so I empathize with the writers. It just makes it harder to replicate the feeling you had on first watch when you know how inconsequential some of the important parts of the season were in the grander scheme. Additionally, the middle section of the season was kind of weak and featured some of the weakest character centric episodes (Charlie especially). It feels like the show needed to kill time and ended up manufacturing some character drama.
6) Season 3 — If I could split this season in half, the back section of the season would be number 1 with a bullet. One of the strongest stretches of any TV show, period. Unfortunately, the front half of the season, prior to “The Man from Tallahassee”, features some of the weakest episodes in the show. Jack/Kate/Sawyer on Hydra Island is drawn out. It features some of the weakest flashbacks (Jack’s tattoos, obviously). There’s a few bangers (Not
SPOILERS IN THE DESCRIPTION:
I’m sure this post has been made hundreds of times (let’s guess 108 for the sake of including a show reference), but I always like getting people’s thoughts on how they’d rank the seasons. I feel like there’s less of a definitive order among fans of this show than others. Here’s how I’d rank them:
1) Season 4 — All killer, no filler. It takes the years of character development and world building before it and accelerates the plot while folding in more sci-fi/fantasy stuff. I feel like people understate just how well the show pulls off the evolution from survival drama to mystery with sci-fi and fantasy elements incorporated. No other show could’ve had a character suggest something as ridiculous as moving an island without losing its audience. The flash forwards are also a great change of pace after three seasons of flashbacks.
2) Season 1 — I wish I could watch those first sets of episodes for the first time again. Nearly every episode incorporates some kind of twist, but none of them feel cheap or forced. The middle of the season kind of drags on, same with season 2, but the back third is incredibly strong.
3) Season 5 — This was my favorite on first watch. I just remember having a lot of fun with the time travel and the Oceanic 6’s journey back. It’s definitely flawed and heavier on plot/lighter on character development than other seasons, but this feels like the show taking advantage of the good will it built up from years of unrivaled character development for a mystery box show. It feels like almost every LOST copy cat show tried replicating the vibe of this season without thinking to build the foundation that S1-4 did.
4) Season 6 — Probably unpopular but I like most of it. The temple stuff is kind of weak and Across the Sea was underwhelming, especially for its placement in the season, but everything else just works for me. I will admit I knew the ending coming in, so that helped me process some of the more confusing plot mechanics and just experience the emotional payoff. I wish the show was less coy about what the flash sideways really was until the last minute, because I feel like knowing it was all purgatory going in helped me enjoy it more. I liked most of the on-island stuff. Widmore’s goons. Survivors deciding where to go between Widmore and MIB. I didn’t hate the deaths as much as some fans did. I wouldn’t have expected anyone to act rationally on that sub, which is probably what the MIB also expected. And I like The End. The sappiness of it works on me I guess.
5) Season 2 — It just doesn’t hold up on rewatch like I’d hope. It’s probably the most mystery heavy season, and knowing how quickly some stuff gets solved (who is Henry Gale?, does the hatch actually matter?, etc.) before season’s end makes it far less compelling on rewatch, regardless of how well those stories were pulled off in the moment. It’s also harder to be invested in the tail section survivors as much on rewatch because the three most prominent ones are all killed off by S3 Ep5. I understand there were circumstances that necessitated those actors being written out of the show, as well as Michael and Walt, so I empathize with the writers. It just makes it harder to replicate the feeling you had on first watch when you know how inconsequential some of the important parts of the season were in the grander scheme. Additionally, the middle section of the season was kind of weak and featured some of the weakest character centric episodes (Charlie especially). It feels like the show needed to kill time and ended up manufacturing some character drama.
6) Season 3 — If I could split this season in half, the back section of the season would be number 1 with a bullet. One of the strongest stretches of any TV show, period. Unfortunately, the front half of the season, prior to “The Man from Tallahassee”, features some of the weakest episodes in the show. Jack/Kate/Sawyer on Hydra Island is drawn out. It features some of the weakest flashbacks (Jack’s tattoos, obviously). There’s a few bangers (Not
in Portland, Flashes, Tricia Tanaka, Cost of Living is a bit underrated and previewed the smoke monster’s purpose/abilities), but the rest feels like the writers killing time and possibly sabotaging the filler episodes on purpose to convince the network to negotiate an end date for the show. Nikki and Paolo suck. It’s tough having three major characters separated from the rest. Ben Linus also doesn’t really become interesting until he links up with Locke.
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Jack's son
Just finished it. Locke saw the photo of Jack's son in his office prior to surgery but after he tells Jack he doesn't have a son. Confused about that.
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Just finished it. Locke saw the photo of Jack's son in his office prior to surgery but after he tells Jack he doesn't have a son. Confused about that.
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Rewatching Lost. S04E05 is such a wild ride. Absolute peak cinema
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Just started rewatching Lost after 15 years. Season 4 Episode 5 - The Constant, is such a beauty. Peak writing, peak acting and peak direction. The transition between the timelines and his bewilderment every time he travels back, it's a bliss to watch
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Just started rewatching Lost after 15 years. Season 4 Episode 5 - The Constant, is such a beauty. Peak writing, peak acting and peak direction. The transition between the timelines and his bewilderment every time he travels back, it's a bliss to watch
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Complete U-Turn on “The End” (Spoiler free)
Have just completed my first rewatch of the entire series. I last watched it when it first aired, I was in my early 20s, I watched it week by week, and I was properly obsessed. It was my favourite show, I adored it.. until the final episode, which I loathed, it left me feeling betrayed. I disliked it so much that I didn’t think I’d ever watch the show again and it became my go-to “Worst. Ending. Ever”.
Anyway, I found myself watching the pilot again a few weeks ago in an effort to avoid Christmas TV, and made it to The End yesterday, and OMFG it was absolutely amazing. Poetic, beautifully performed by the cast, the score was so wonderful, the symmetry. I lost my shit about 20 minutes in and I was blubbing for almost the whole episode.
Not too proud to admit that I utterly misunderstand the finale first time round, I came to the same popular misconception as many others did… in hindsight I’m not sure how I got it so wrong. What I would say, is that watching it boxset style over a few weeks absolutely helped me to appreciate the overall picture more than watching it over the course of 6 years.
No shade to those that fully understood the ending and still didn’t like it, I can understand why it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I thought it was fucking brilliant.
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Have just completed my first rewatch of the entire series. I last watched it when it first aired, I was in my early 20s, I watched it week by week, and I was properly obsessed. It was my favourite show, I adored it.. until the final episode, which I loathed, it left me feeling betrayed. I disliked it so much that I didn’t think I’d ever watch the show again and it became my go-to “Worst. Ending. Ever”.
Anyway, I found myself watching the pilot again a few weeks ago in an effort to avoid Christmas TV, and made it to The End yesterday, and OMFG it was absolutely amazing. Poetic, beautifully performed by the cast, the score was so wonderful, the symmetry. I lost my shit about 20 minutes in and I was blubbing for almost the whole episode.
Not too proud to admit that I utterly misunderstand the finale first time round, I came to the same popular misconception as many others did… in hindsight I’m not sure how I got it so wrong. What I would say, is that watching it boxset style over a few weeks absolutely helped me to appreciate the overall picture more than watching it over the course of 6 years.
No shade to those that fully understood the ending and still didn’t like it, I can understand why it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I thought it was fucking brilliant.
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Just finished lost and I’m in tears. this genuinely has one of the best endings I’ve ever seen in a tv show ABSOLUTELY PERFECT I will never get over it
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4 8 15 16 23 42 degrees
Dunno if this is allowed but thought folks here would have fun with it.
A friend and I do this silly annoying thing while watching movies. It’s similar to the whole “Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon” game, but we call it “4 8 15 16 23 42 Degrees to LOST” where we see an actor in a movie and recognize them from LOST. It doesn’t stop there though, once we know of an obscure cast connection, a whole new section of our web opens up and we can challenge each other to connect to LOST (via actor or director) the farthest film down that new rabbit hole we can can come up with. If love to share this game with yall here on the sub!
I’ll start with a few films below for yall to comment your solutions and yall can comment your own suggestions for me and others to solve. First an example, then some challenges:
Star Trek (2009)
stars Chris Pine who was in
Unstoppable (2010)
stars Ethan Suplee who was in
Without a Paddle (2004)
stars Matthew Lillard who was in
Scream (1996)
stars Neve Campbell who was in
Party of Five (1994-2000)
stars Matthew Fox
who plays Jack in LOST
A better track though might be:
Star Trek (2009)
stars Karl Urban who was in
The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (2002)
stars Dominic Monaghan
who plays Charlie in LOST
Or maybe
Star Trek (2009)
directed by JJ Abrams
who directed the pilot (and did other junk idk) of LOST
Now let’s find:
Boogie Nights (1997)
Dirty Work (1998)
Dick (1999)
Reindeer Games (2000)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Men in Black II (2002)
In the Cut (2003)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Æon Flux (2005)
The Ex (2006)
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Dunno if this is allowed but thought folks here would have fun with it.
A friend and I do this silly annoying thing while watching movies. It’s similar to the whole “Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon” game, but we call it “4 8 15 16 23 42 Degrees to LOST” where we see an actor in a movie and recognize them from LOST. It doesn’t stop there though, once we know of an obscure cast connection, a whole new section of our web opens up and we can challenge each other to connect to LOST (via actor or director) the farthest film down that new rabbit hole we can can come up with. If love to share this game with yall here on the sub!
I’ll start with a few films below for yall to comment your solutions and yall can comment your own suggestions for me and others to solve. First an example, then some challenges:
Star Trek (2009)
stars Chris Pine who was in
Unstoppable (2010)
stars Ethan Suplee who was in
Without a Paddle (2004)
stars Matthew Lillard who was in
Scream (1996)
stars Neve Campbell who was in
Party of Five (1994-2000)
stars Matthew Fox
who plays Jack in LOST
A better track though might be:
Star Trek (2009)
stars Karl Urban who was in
The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (2002)
stars Dominic Monaghan
who plays Charlie in LOST
Or maybe
Star Trek (2009)
directed by JJ Abrams
who directed the pilot (and did other junk idk) of LOST
Now let’s find:
Boogie Nights (1997)
Dirty Work (1998)
Dick (1999)
Reindeer Games (2000)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Men in Black II (2002)
In the Cut (2003)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Æon Flux (2005)
The Ex (2006)
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Anyone else ever noticed on S2:E8 this little bit?
So I was just rewatching it on disney+ and for the first time I just realized when Ana is kneeling down next to Shannon, you can see Shannon(Maggie Grace) trying hard not to breathe but her chest is still moving little bits... that's noticeable. 🤔 I was like I wonder if anyone else noticed it.😅
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So I was just rewatching it on disney+ and for the first time I just realized when Ana is kneeling down next to Shannon, you can see Shannon(Maggie Grace) trying hard not to breathe but her chest is still moving little bits... that's noticeable. 🤔 I was like I wonder if anyone else noticed it.😅
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Richard had one job and he sucked at it
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>!He was supposed to lead the people on the island towards goodness. You'd think after hundreds of years, he'd get better at it but he was useless. The Others were mostly a force of fear and evil and murder and hatred, and he didn't have the guts to step in and lead them properly when they repeatedly fell under the sway of bad leadership.!<
Here's a clip of their conversation with the instructions Jacob gives to Richard for you guys to judge for yourself what you think his job is:
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It starts at about the 1:50 mark
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>!He was supposed to lead the people on the island towards goodness. You'd think after hundreds of years, he'd get better at it but he was useless. The Others were mostly a force of fear and evil and murder and hatred, and he didn't have the guts to step in and lead them properly when they repeatedly fell under the sway of bad leadership.!<
Here's a clip of their conversation with the instructions Jacob gives to Richard for you guys to judge for yourself what you think his job is:
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It starts at about the 1:50 mark
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Jacob tells Richard what's up!
From ABC's Lost: Jacob explains the island to newcomer Richard. The island is the cork keeping the evil from reaching the rest of the world. Very nice imagery and a very important scene.
Best season openers?
Hey guys.
I was wondering what's everyone's favourite season opener? Mine has to be at the start of season 2 with Desmond down in the hatch.
With the music and then the sharp cut when you realise we're down in the hatch for the first time. I remember watching it when it was first released and i was so excited to see what mysteries were down there.
I'd love to know your thoughts
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Hey guys.
I was wondering what's everyone's favourite season opener? Mine has to be at the start of season 2 with Desmond down in the hatch.
With the music and then the sharp cut when you realise we're down in the hatch for the first time. I remember watching it when it was first released and i was so excited to see what mysteries were down there.
I'd love to know your thoughts
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people have compared me to Hurley, should I take it as a compliment lol?
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You all everybody
Only after joining this subreddit did I learn that the song says “You all everybody” not “ You are everybody” lololol
I thought the line was written as some poetic metaphor about the writer seeing their loved one in everyone or that they mean everything to them, something along those lines
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Only after joining this subreddit did I learn that the song says “You all everybody” not “ You are everybody” lololol
I thought the line was written as some poetic metaphor about the writer seeing their loved one in everyone or that they mean everything to them, something along those lines
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“We can go dutch” makes me bawl every time
Anyone else moved by this story line the most?
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Anyone else moved by this story line the most?
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LOST Was Weird: A Show No One Wanted To Make | Billiam
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While it was airing, LOST was considered to be one of the most engaging yet frustrating show of all time - while working on this video I've come to terms that…
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Total Drama Island
it just occurred to me that Total Drama Island is one of the many media franchises that took direct inspiration from the setup of Lost, some of the characters on TDI are direct inspo from Lost btw 😭😭
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it just occurred to me that Total Drama Island is one of the many media franchises that took direct inspiration from the setup of Lost, some of the characters on TDI are direct inspo from Lost btw 😭😭
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