I really want to watch/purchase the 20 year documentary about Lost but I’m having a hard time finding it anywhere :( help a long time fan out?

I was in the hospital when it was supposed to air.

I am watching for the first time, we're half way through season 3. They've seen the show once before. Should I finish my watch in order for the game to be more enjoyable or am I far enough in that I've gotten enough lore?

Will I be spoiled (m)any TV show moments too?

Thanks ahead!

So I finished lost a bit ago and everyone online says that the leftovers is the spiritual successor. So for those who have seen it, would you recommend it? I genuinely thought it was a drama series but then I watched the pilot and it honestly seems like a horror/thriller? Can anyone speak to this lol so I know if it's worth a watch as a lost-enjoyer!

I'm finishing it for the first time TODAY :)

I'm on day 25 of watching Lost - I just need the answers so I binged it 😭

I honestly can't imagine how you guys must have kept it together, waiting a week (or weeks!) to find out just a little bit more 🙃

There was one cliffhanger in particular for me... when Locke saw his Dad on the island and they didn't even address it in the next episode 😭

Inspired by Marvel’s What if…? series, I’m going to give a shot at a “what if” series based on LOST. As all pilots, this will be a test run, to see if it’s well received or not; if it is, I will continue to write the story as it goes. The goal here is not to rewrite the show in its entirety but to dwell on the possibilities of some details being changed and how it could affect the storylines and character arcs. Fair warning, if you haven’t finished watching the show yet, you will probably run into spoilers eventually, if not in this post, then in a future one, so be aware.

Now that that’s out of the way, as they say “Follow me and ponder the question... "What if?"”.

On September 22^(nd), 2004, Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 travelling from Sydney to Los Angeles crashed on a mysterious island where 71 former passengers continued to live (and die) for the next 108 days and more. Katherine Anne Austen has been arrested in Australia by US Marshall Edward Mars for murder, arson, assault and a great number of other things she may or may not have committed. While still on the plane, Edward was hit in the head by a suitcase and passed out and Kate put the oxygen mask on him to save his life after partially freeing herself from the handcuffs.

In the original timeline, Edward was hit in the stomach by a large shrapnel, leaving him incapacitated for the rest of his life but here, in this reality, that did not happen. Instead, he woke up on the island after the crash and just like Jack, started to help as many people as he could. He helped Jack and Locke pull the man out from under the debris and later he applied CPR correctly on Rose and saved her life. All the while looking around in brief moments in hopes of spotting his prisoner somewhere. Of course, we know that Kate was hiding among the trees, freeing herself from the handcuffs and later stitching Jack’s side up while he told her the story of how he almost crippled a young girl during surgery.

Only when the initial shock and rescue operations cooled down did Edward think to look for his gun on his ankle but it was not there anymore. Neither was his badge. His obvious suspect was Kate, realizing that they potentially have a dangerous criminal among them with a gun and he has no idea where she is.

Kate manages to avoid Edward further by going to find the cockpit of the plane with Jack and Charlie. Edward in the meantime goes into the fuselage in search of his suitcase with the other 4 guns. He doesn1t find it because it's elsewhere on the island. He encounters Sawyer inside who – of course – is in there to scavenge anything that he finds useful. When Sawyer asks what he’s looking for, he responds:

- None of your business.

Later when Sawyer and Sayid are brawling, he’s the one who separates them just as Jack, Kate and Charlie arrive back from the cockpit. Kate spots Edward and hides herself quickly as Sayid volunteers to try and fix the pilot’s radio. Edward asks Jack if they found anyone alive and if they found any additional wreckage, but the answer is no to both questions. Edward then pulls Jack aside to show him the mugshot of Kate and asks him if he’s seen her anywhere. Jack tells him that she went with them to the cockpit and Edward explains to him that he’s a US Marshall, transporting a dangerous criminal back to the states and she’s potentially armed with his own gun now. Edward tells Jack that Jack needs to talk to her because if he confronts her, she would either kill him or run off. Jack agrees and takes Kate’s mugshot.

Jack and Kate have their conversation about Kate being a fugitive and she admits to it when confronted with the mugshot. Kate realizes Jack talked to Edward and Jack asks him bluntly if she has his gun or not. Kate not only realizes that Edward is unarmed but that someone else potentially is. Jack believes her mainly because the shock on her face seems genuine. Edward of course isn’t satisfied as she’s been hunting Kate for years while she lied, robbed and assaulted people – him included. However, he knows better than to confront her alone while she’s potentially armed.

When Sayid announces to everyone that the radio is fixed but they need to hike to higher ground, Edward and Kate finally have their first stare-off from a distance on two sides of the crash site, listening to Sayid. Kate volunteers to go with Sayid and Edward steps in to volunteer as well. As Kate is reluctant to reveal herself, she says nothing as she has now trapped herself by volunteering and had no plausible way of backing out or to tell Sayid she doesn’t want Edward to come. They are of course joined by Charlie, Boone and Shannon and later on Sawyer as well.

During the hike Kate keeps silent and tries to keep a distance from Edward but with all the others there, Edward feels safe enough to silently confront her.

- So what’s your angle here Kate? Where are you gonna run this time?

When Kate doesn’t answer he continues:

- I know you took my gun. But why the badge? Were you gonna pretend to be me?

- I don’t have your gun.

- Sure you don’t, kid.

Edward then shouts ahead to Sayid that they are high enough to try the radio and Sawyer agrees. Sayid refuses however and wants to keep going when their argument attracts the polar bear. They all start running except for Sawyer who finally reveals the gun and shoots the bear several times until it drops right in front of him.

When the group rejoins, Edward demands Sawyer to hand his gun over. Sawyer of course refuses and questions Edward’s authority on the island. The others still oblivious to who Edward is just now learn that he’s the US Marshall Sawyer stole the gun off of, when Edward tells Sawyer to give his badge back too. During the argument Kate snatches the gun off Sawyer and points it at Edward. This time there’s no theatrics, Edward thinks she’s going to shoot him. Instead, she takes the clip out and checks how many bullets are left. The mag is empty, so she takes the last bullet out of the chamber and throws it in the jungle. Then she walks slowly over to Edward and gives his gun back.

- I told you; I didn’t have your gun.

The rest of the hike goes relatively as planned. Once they got high enough, Sayid found a signal but instead of the opportunity to call for help they intercept Rousseau’s message that Shannon reluctantly translates as best as she could. Sayid makes the calculation that the message has been broadcasting for over 16 years and Charlie ominously asks:

- Guys, where are we?

To be continued …

Episode 14: Some Like it Hoth. Dude totally forgot about the tape!!! 😭😭😭

Everyone is trying to control everyone else.

Even friends.

Today it would be toxic.

And I’m so sad 😔 this was my first time watching it, I started it a little over a month ago from a random recommendation I saw online and I can’t believe I just finished watching the best show ever made !! I came across this sub a while ago and wanted to finish so I could scroll without spoiling myself (I looked up a map…🙄) and now that I’m here and crying about it being over idk what to do with myself . This show came out when I was 5 and I’m glad it found me 20 years later (-,: Also happy to join all u fans for the rest of my life !

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Charlie was one, if not, my favourite character. Any point in continuing to watch ? 😭

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Don’t forget to think ahead! A character might fit better somewhere else.

Watched and finished this show for the very first time as someone who was too young to watch it when it was airing...and I really love Jack. I find him so hot too. I don't know the fandom opinion on him, as this is my first time engaging with Lost fandom. But Jack just got totally added to my long list of fictional crushes 😍

For my current rewatch, I'm watching every episode on its 20th anniversary, and in the middle of Raised By Another, it's got me thinking. Do y'all think the psychic ever met Jacob?

In Season 2, Episode 18 (“Dave”), Hurley struggles with his eating disorder and anxiety, which leads him to hallucinate Dave again. The flashbacks show Hurley in the mental hospital, showing why he was there in the first place. Eventually, Dave convinces Hurley that he never actually left the hospital and that everything that happened since the night they planned to run away was a fabrication of his mind. When Hurley is about to jump off a cliff, Libby interjects and reassures him that she, along with everything on the island, is real.

Earlier in the season, Hurley had asked Libby if they knew each other from somewhere, but she changed the subject. At the end of the episode, it’s revealed that Libby was also in the mental hospital with Hurley. What was the point of that reveal? Since the series clearly doesn’t take place in Hurley’s head, it made me wonder. Additionally, from what I remember on my first watch, the show never fully explains why Libby was in the hospital or builds on that scene. They talk about how her husband died later on so maybe she was there to deal with grief, however, I don’t remember that being implied.

Ok Lost fans. I came here about two years ago asking for shows similar to Lost and have since watched (in no particular order after the first two):

Fringe - still my favorite of the list

12 Monkeys - second to Fringe

Dark - so well done but felt I didn’t connect with the characters

The Leftovers - liked it

Person of Interest - liked it

La Brea - didn’t finish it. It was so bad

Manifest - I watched this when it came out and hated the ending

Travelers - good. Not my favorite

Teacup - this one is newish. Not my favorite but not awful

Now I come to you asking for new recommendations because I just rewatched Fringe and Lost and tried to rewatch 12 monkeys but it’s not available for free anywhere lol

I have From on my list but waiting until it’s finished in case it ends on a bad cliffhanger. Anyone have any other recommendations? I know I’ve covered most lol

First time I've watched this ep since 2010.

It goes a bit long. I don't give a shit about Zoé, but it was very nice seeing Sawyer do his thing again and going straight to Kate with his plan. I remember there was more scenes with him and Kate getting arrested though? And there is no other Kate centric right?

Main takeaway: Fuck someone, please cast Josh Holloway as a dark tortured cop on a cop show please PLEASE

That is all.

I’m on S3E14 (Exposé) and the previous episode got me talking to myself like a mad woman because wtf are you doing Locke?! But I still feel like he’s the most entertaining character to watch. If I could have dinner with one character he’d be my pick (but I’d be pissed if I was one of the other survivors, ngl)

60+ episodes in and I still don’t have him figured out. I can’t predict his next move or tell what his motives are. I don’t think it’s as simple as “he doesn’t want to be saved because his life got better on the island” because if that were the case he could just.. stay there if they got rescued? He didn’t have to blow things up. And it’d be easy to say he’s gone insane for believing some of the stuff he does but in the end it does get him to where he wants to go. So I’m curious to REALLY get wtf is going through his mind. In the meantime I’ll enjoy how delightfully chaotic he is.

Just finished S3

I understand that as a musician, Charlie was the only one who would figure out the code but why did he shut the door? He could have easily escaped

Guess I will be using this for coffee in the morning.

Don't get me wrong - it is nice finally getting answers to the questions I've been asking throughout...

But honestly, I think the best part of the show is with the original cast after the plane crash and they were just figuring out how to survive on this random piece of land on Earth.

I do like the show still but I think it took a turn when we started seeing people living in actual buildings with electricity, access to packaged foods etc.

Is there anyone else out there who felt like this?

Currently in my fifth or sixth rewatch of my favorite series. Something that consistently amazes me about Lost is the size of its main cast, and how invested it can make you in so many different stories. While my absolute favorite characters don't change from watch to watch, I have found I have a new appreciation for certain characters with each go-around. Sayid is someone I always thought was cool and competent but I didn't think too hard about his emotional arc/evolution in my earlier watches.

The episode "He's Our You" sums up Sayid's character pretty brilliantly. Deep down he is a lover but circumstances have always forced him to be a fighter. Over and over again, he is presented with the question "are you the kind of man who can [insert dark, murderous thing here]?" and consistently his answer is "yes" because he feels that he's doing it for the greater good or to protect the people he cares about. And because he would rather sully himself than have anyone else stoop so low. It's fascinating and tragic.

My only gripe with Sayid’s arc is season 6. I think the idea of him being “claimed” by the dark side is intriguing but not very well executed. His final moments in “The Candidate” should, in theory, round out his arc in a satisfying way. He is proving once and for all this his humanity remains and sacrificing himself to give everyone else a chance. This moment rings somewhat hollow though, and is immediately overshadowed by the epic, tear-jerking, extremely emotional Sun and Jin death scene. For a character who was with us for six seasons, I think he deserved a better send-off.

My two questions for you are:

1. Do you think there was a better/more satisfying way to execute Sayid’s story in season 6?
2. Are there characters who didn’t make a big emotional impact on you during your first watch that you’ve grown more attached to during rewatches? If so, who?

Seriously don't load a dishwasher this way (unless you're expecting assassins)

Right this second and I’ve just watched the credits roll, and I need help. I’m sitting in silence with so many questions that need answers, but I don’t know what the questions are… I’m lost.

Started the show just over a month ago and has been one of my favourite series ever and hoped it would never end, I want to know so much more about the dharma initiative and the secrets of the island but I guess we’ll never know.

Maybe in another life, brother

I’m on my millionth rewatch, and every time I watch the scene with Jack and Desmond at the stadium, I can’t wrap my head around it. Was it one of those “they are all connected” type encounters that we see throughout the show, or was it Desmond time skipping? “You have to lift it up” feels like it was delivered with some gravitas.

My husband has never seen Lost and so I have been taking him on the journey. The one thing that really sticks out is what an amazing Casting Director they had.

Each character is so unique in looks, etc. that you don’t get confused about who is who (sometimes Juliet and Penny).

This is the image Netflix chose since season 1 😡

Maybe Hugo was always seeing dead people, or at least... it started earlier than he thought.