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I know what you're thinking. And yes, I do
work out, thanks for noticing. But I know the other thing you're
thinking: "Seven days is too damn long to wait for another episode of Lost!" And I feel your pain, brothers and sisters. So, in light of recent events on the show, it's high time you get your Lost
fix while delving back into episodes that suddenly seem incredibly
relevant once again. I've gone back and selected an episode from each
season, just to show how long certain plot points have been in motion.
Doing so also gives me the opportunity to remind everyone about the We Have to Go Back gallery
which will now be populated with new episodes as they air. No longer an
antiquated series of links, this will be always and ever a living,
breathing resource for newbies and long-time fans to have recaps of
every episode at their fingertips.
Season 1, Raised by Another
The
episode that first raised the possibility that things off the Island
might be as crazy and freaky as things on it. How long did people have
Claire in their crosshairs? Who are/were the "good people" waiting for
her when she lands? With Aaron's location currently unknown, it's worth
it to see the start of all the drama surrounding his existence.
Season 2, S.O.S.
Or,
as I call it, "Isaac of Uluru Explains It All." If Eloise's speech
about pockets of unique energy across the globe sounded familiar, it's
because faith healer Isaac uttered similar words to Rose in an episode
most considered a throwaway hour at the time. Now, it's almost a
freakin' Rosetta Stone, showing just how long the show knew about the
nature of the Island.
Season 3, Flashes Before Your Eyes/The Man Behind the Curtain
Yes,
I'm cheating here. Sue me. Watch the first to view Eloise's
interactions with Desmond in light of her status now, and then watch
the latter after having seen her interact with Ben in Los Angeles. (Also, the odds of us seeing scenes in the latter through a new set of eyes this season? Almost guaranteed.)
Season 4, Cabin Fever
Come
for the introduction of "The Island as a skipping record" motif with
Horace Goodspeed's interactions with Locke, and stay for possibly the
most crucial scene in the show's history: Locke conversing with Cabin
Christian for the first time. Even more so that Ben turning the donkey
wheel, this scene marks the clear turning point in the show's history.
With CC having finished the job, we'll soon learn the fruits of his
labor in this week's upcoming pivotal episode, "The Life and Death of
Jeremy Bentham."
There you go. No need to complain about the lack of Lost.
Rewatch these eps with your new perspective, and it'll be Wednesday in
no time at all! Coming tomorrow: I answer your burning Season 5 queries.
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I think Bai Ling is out there hoping that 'Stranger in a Strange Land' will somehow become relevant. God, I hope not. Maybe we can hope, with the time-skipping occuring, that they can go back and erase that episode from our memories.
I watched S.O.S. the day after the episode aired ... now you give me the other ones to see ... and I got 3 days to kill before the new episode ... cool!
I got a question though: Of all the season's episodes ... which episode(s) do you think we could have lived without?
I think all episodes this season are important, but if I had to choose, it would be a toss-up between "The Lie" and "316" for least-important episode this season. "The Lie" introduced young Widmore, but we really didn't get that reveal until "Jughead." And the Oceanic 6 just spent the episode running around, setting up things that don't get resolved until later on. "316" had alot of content, but it was also just set-up for things we haven't seen yet, like how the Left Behinds ended up working for Dharma and what Hurley et al were doing before they got to the airport.
Like this past week's BSG, these two were "bridge" episodes, linking the solid ground(s) of the narrative to each other. We may not like or appreciate them, but "bridge" episodes are neccesary.
I just watched The Man Behind the Curtain yesterday. I'm heading right now to We Have To Back to read your most excellent thoughts.
Locke was SERIOUS when he told Ben that they were going to see Jacob. His beatdown fo Mikhail was painful to watch.
We also got some clues that the Others, such at Tom and Richard, were really not happy with Ben as they sat there and did nothing as Locke straight up called Ben out.
It was heartbreaking watching young Ben's interactions with his lousy father, Annie and then his mother.
He still deserved the a$$-kicking he received in 316, though.
I agree about 316, Other Sean. I wouldn't say we could have done without it, but there was a lot of, just, stuff happening that didn't seem quite as up to par with the rest of the season.
On top of that, the characters seemed really off to me and so much felt glossed over, which is always a worry with these shorter seasons. I think this is the first and only Darlton written episode I haven't liked.
Both flights left from vicinities close to "pockets of unique energy" to arrive at the island. Coincidence, I don't think so.
What a helpful post - thanks, Ryan! I often crave certain past episodes when trying to make connections with the present ones, but I'm not a walking wiki like so many others. This has saved me hours of poking around online to figure out which ones to re-watch. Thanks, dude :)
Speaking of taking time to rewatch episodes. You might want to do that on March 11. That'll be a repeat of episode 8. As far as anyone knows, that's the only break this season.
Why are they doing that JeffC?
I've been rewatching season one with the syndicated repeats on ABC and they are quite relevant. The game between black and white may in fact be between Jack and John rather than Widmore and Ben. There is much allusion to this with their interaction the first season.