“Eveything happens for a reason.”

Lost often touches upon the realm of the pseudo-sciences. Mysticism is a big part of the Lost canon. Initially it looked as though Lost and The X-Files were similar in vein. Both shows offered a world that appeared normal on the surface, where any event was still explainable albeit with fringe [...]

Someone asked me why there’s a first season episode being rerun this week. We can all agree that Lost’s plot is convoluted and accomplishes, successfully or not, more plot twists that what most television series do in their entire run.
This week’s rerun from season one is “Numbers”.
Every time you see a rerun it’s a reminder [...]

After hearing Charlie sing at the piano in “Fire + Water” I realized that Drive Shaft must be a Christian Rock group.
How else would you explain Locke identifying Charlie as a member of the band, and what rockin’ band would appear in a diaper commercial?
Sure, it’s Europe, but still.

My pal Sharon pointed out a parallel I overlooked regarding Charlie and Locke in Fire + Water.
The only thing I got out of that episode was that Charlie and Locke share a similar situation. Charlie’s bro sold C’s beloved piano for his own gain — to get clean. Locke’s dad took L’s kidney. Then Liam [...]

“Save the baby Charlie.”

Lost’s episodes that favor character development over advancing the plot are precarious. It’s as though you’re telling a large part of the audience “Keep squirming and we’re going home. Now sit still and learn something.” Sometimes it pays in spades, as it did with Mr. Eko’s backstory in The 23rd Psalm; sometimes [...]