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I think most people I know would say I’m practical. Perhaps to a fault. Much akin to Jack’s “Man of Science” character back in Season Two. But like Jack in Season Six, eventually you realise, as Desmond says “You have to lift it up”. I don’t necessarily interpret that religiously (though certainly it can be [...]

After three quieter, character building episodes in “House of the Rising Sun“, “The Moth” and “Confidence Man“, “Solitary” ups the ante by introducing key elements that would continue throughout the season, as well as the series.
Let’s start with the lighter stuff first.
Fore Eight Fifteen Sixteen Twenty-Three Forty-Two
How awesome was building the golf course? Now that [...]

We finally get the flashback for everyone’s favourite rogue, Sawyer, aka James Ford and overall I felt this episode had some really tight writing.
What You Done To Me
I thought “Confidence Man” has had one of the best Flashback sequences so far in the series. We see a great set up between Sawyer and Kate early [...]

Ah “The Moth“, a Charlie-centric episode that would both reveal his tragic origins and start him on his redemption path by kicking his druggie habit, a path that would pay off two seasons later. A great episode of LOST that is symbolic, moving and slightly cheesy at the same time.
A Vision Of Things To Come
Locke [...]

After two rather intense episodes in “Walkabout” and “White Rabbit” the focus of “House of the Rising Sun” tightens back on the characters for a bit, fittingly with yet another fist fight between Jin and Michael.
The Caves
Continuing from “White Rabbit“, Jack, Kate, Charlie and Locke head back to the caves and thus starts the beginning [...]

Coming off “Walkabout” LOST had to pull something big to keep things interesting and I think “White Rabbit” certainly kept the momentum going. As I mentioned in my review of LOST S01E04 – Walkabout, that episode and “White Rabbit” can be single-handedly credited for drawing me into the world of LOST and keeping me in [...]

I absolutely love “Walkabout“. I think the big twist at the end of this episode (and what happens in the next episode with Jack chasing his dead father around the Island) was what really got me to sit up and take notice of LOST. The episode opens so innocently with Locke putting on his shoes [...]

Ahh what a “treat”, a Kate-centric episode firmly wedged between brilliant episodes like “Pilot“, “Walkabout” and “White Rabbit“.
Continuing The Polar Bear Party
Here’s the beginning of a theme that would frustrate many watching the show: the Losties not telling each other what happens on their various trips throughout the jungle, specifically Danielle Rousseau’s transmission and the [...]

Continuing my thoughts from LOST S01E01 – Pilot Part One, the episode resumes with reminders of much simpler times like Charlie being a junkie and the mystery of the handcuffs.
Character Moments
More in-depth introductions are made particularly with the fist fight between Sayid and Sawyer and a tense moment between Sun and Jin, in which I [...]

I’m beginning on my LOST re-watch and I haven’t decided if I really want to write something for every episode, and if I want to post that here. Nevertheless, the Pilot is such an iconic episode, how could I not post thoughts on it?
The purpose of the re-watch is part nostalgic, part to look back [...]