Overthinking Lost: Episodes 1.0-1.7
Is Jack Thomas Hobbes in disguise? Is Locke Jesus? What’s the deal with those frigging polar bears? I may not have the answers, but I do have the questions.
Is Jack Thomas Hobbes in disguise? Is Locke Jesus? What’s the deal with those frigging polar bears? I may not have the answers, but I do have the questions.
Lost: Total Redemption Island or Total Karma Island?
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This week, Shana answers the question that’s been eating at us since episode 1: How is Lost like a game of Sid Meier’s Civilization?
The OTI readers who have seen all of Lost ask someone who has seen only one and a half seasons their burning questions. This’ll work.
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from Sydney, Australia, aboard Oceanic Flight 815.
You asked me for my Grand Unified Theory of Lost, and I give you one. I have three words for you: aliens, and time travel.
This week, I discuss “Expose,” that weird episode about Nikki and Paolo and how much everyone hates them. Plus D&D-esque character alignments! Fun times.
At the end of season three, I take a look back at the first half of Lost… with the power of mathematics!
Spoiler alert.
In Lost, what does time travel represent on a thematic level? In my case, nosebleeds.
We made it, guys! Season five! We’re here! I finally finished watching all of Lost. I am officially caught up.
What we talk about when we talk about fate.
Who is good? Who is evil? Who will live? Who will die? How can Hurley keep on that weight when he’s stranded on a deserted island?
Are Lost’s characters “special” or not? And what will that mean for the series finale?
Does anyone care What Kate Does?
No, Lost. It DOESN’T matter if you’re black or white.
[By popular demand, we’re bringing you a Lost-oriented Open Thread this week.
Dads, right? Can’t live with ’em…
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Comments and discussion about the latest episode of Lost.
Questions and discussion about the latest episode of Lost: “Dr. Linus.”
In which we take a break from mythology and speak of popular literary devices.
Not much to say about this week’s episode, which was decent but a bit filler-y for my tastes. My favorite Sawyer episodes are the ones that con the audience (i.e., me), so I was a wee bit disappointed that Recon … Continued
Your thoughts and questions about the latest episode of Lost.
Lost and Catholicism: two great tastes that taste weird together!
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Overthinking the latest episode of lost.
Comments and discussion about the latest episode of Lost: “Happily Ever After.”
What’s the thematic purpose of Lost’s parallel universe plot?
Your thoughts and comments on the latest episode of Lost: “Everybody Loves Hugo”
Your thoughts and discussion about the latest episode of Lost: "The Last Recruit."
Your comments and discussion on the most recent episode of Lost: “The Candidate.”
Your thoughts and discussion about the latest episode of Lost: "Across the Sea."
I liked “Across the Sea.” Here’s why.
Your comments and discussion about the latest episode of Lost: What They Died For.
Lost, we hardly knew ye. No, really, we hardly knew ye.
The Overthinkers tackle the Series Finale of Lost, including sunscreen, what to wear to a Lost convention, purgatory vs. eternal return, community, redemption, unanswered mysteries, red herrings, and Chaaaaaaaaaaahlie.
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Death ain’t no thang.
What lessons have television executives learned from the successes and failures of Lost?