In yesterday's entry, I tried to look at the various forms of lists on Lost as a way in which the show examines a particular modern anxiety: namely, that we don't often know who is pulling the strings around us. Continue reading »

I've been thinking about lists over the past twenty-four hours. And not just grocery lists, either, although Lord knows we need some butter in these parts. No, I'm more concerned with the list-happy members of Lost. Seems you can't go a few episode of this show without a new list popping up, now can you? Continue reading »

Well, it's not quite Christmas Eve, but it's not the next best thing. Why? Because the Lost video-game comes out tomorrow, that's why! Continue reading »

Well, we're about  third of the way through a truncated Season 4 of Lost, and as such, it's high time to take a step back and look at some of the controversies that have popped up both here on the blog and over on the recaps as well. Continue reading »

OK, if you read yesterday's entry, you'll know that I'm kinda mad at Lost right now. Continue reading »

In yesterday's entry, I outlined my "Sins of the Father" theory, in which the actions of Lost can be seen as the result of not only a failed initiative, but also a failed generation. Continue reading »

Since the start of the Season 4 of Lost, I've shied away from trying to make big, bold, all-encompassing theories about the show. It's always dangerous to do so under the best of circumstances, but trying to do so in the middle of a season in which the stakes and scenarios seem to alter on a weekly basis seem to me a fool's errand. You could call me prudent, and you could also call me chicken. Continue reading »

It's a holiday here today in the US of A, but that doesn't mean the Lost blog is taking the day off. No way, man. Continue reading »

As befits a show with the gravitas of Lost, I usually tend to talk about fairly serious topics on this blog. I'm just taking what the show gives me and retorting in kind. Just how things go. Continue reading »

I'm resting up my wrists in anticipation for tomorrow night's episode of Lost, entitled "The Economist." I'm not sure what the title entails, in that I remain spoiler-free, but something tells me we're going to meet a Boatie named John Maynard Keynes this week. Continue reading »

As promised, here's the first installment of "Letters from The Flame." Seems like a good name for this weekly feature, no? After all, before Locke went and blew it up, the Flame served as a communications station on the Island. Continue reading »

If you've been following the blog and the recaps, then you know I've been grappling, both with myself and with readers, about the crazy nature of time in the Lost universe. Continue reading »

Over the last two weeks, I've seen a marked increase in reader email. Some emails are supportive, which is fantastic. Others take the tone of "I don't believe in time travel, but if I did, I would go back in time and make sure your parents never conceived you." Continue reading »

Tonight, I want to look at the curious case of Christian Shephard. A dad, a drunk, a dead guy. Aaaah, Christian, you silver-haired devil you. You have this habit of showing up in the darndest of places. You've fathered two of our Lostaways, you're in more flashbacks than any other character, and you keep appearing on the Island even though you died before even arriving. Continue reading »

Given the premiere episode of Season 4, and the official release of the final mobisode in the Missing Pieces series, it's high time to step back for a moment amidst the whirlwind of narrative activity in the Lost universe and focus on one aspect: the curious case of Jacob and Smokey. Continue reading »

It's been a few days since Season 4 started, and I wanted to spend my time collecting some thoughts for the blog this week. Continue reading »