On my 3rd watch...can someone explain to me this about the early seasons OTHERS?
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So I'm on my 3rd rewatch right now, this time with my girlfriend, who’s watching for the very first time (very exciting, I know). We’re currently in the middle of Season 3, right around where Jack is being moved to Sawyer's cage following Ben's surgery. A few things have been on my mind, and I’d love to hear your logic, explanations, or interpretations regarding these points:
1.Ethan’s Assignment: Given that Ethan was the only surgeon among the Others, why was he the one sent to infiltrate the survivors and risk his life? Was this just a rare bad decision by Ben?
2.Ethan’s Physical Abilities: Ethan was portrayed as having almost superhuman strength and skill. He managed to kidnap both Claire and Charlie, beat Jack in a fight effortlessly, and hang Charlie from a tree, all while leaving virtually no trail behind.
3.The Others: During the Tailies' arc, the Others were depicted as ghost-like figures who navigated the jungle effortlessly without leaving a trace (according to Mr. Eko ). Whenever they took someone,like Cindy the stewardess, whispers would echo, and people would vanish almost magically. But by Season 3, when we actually get to know them, the majority of the Others seem surprisingly sloppy, impulsive, and sometimes pretty clueless, especially the extras in the background. The mysterious, supernatural vibe from the early seasons doesn't quite line up with what we're seeing now.
Would love to hear your input on these,
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So I'm on my 3rd rewatch right now, this time with my girlfriend, who’s watching for the very first time (very exciting, I know). We’re currently in the middle of Season 3, right around where Jack is being moved to Sawyer's cage following Ben's surgery. A few things have been on my mind, and I’d love to hear your logic, explanations, or interpretations regarding these points:
1.Ethan’s Assignment: Given that Ethan was the only surgeon among the Others, why was he the one sent to infiltrate the survivors and risk his life? Was this just a rare bad decision by Ben?
2.Ethan’s Physical Abilities: Ethan was portrayed as having almost superhuman strength and skill. He managed to kidnap both Claire and Charlie, beat Jack in a fight effortlessly, and hang Charlie from a tree, all while leaving virtually no trail behind.
3.The Others: During the Tailies' arc, the Others were depicted as ghost-like figures who navigated the jungle effortlessly without leaving a trace (according to Mr. Eko ). Whenever they took someone,like Cindy the stewardess, whispers would echo, and people would vanish almost magically. But by Season 3, when we actually get to know them, the majority of the Others seem surprisingly sloppy, impulsive, and sometimes pretty clueless, especially the extras in the background. The mysterious, supernatural vibe from the early seasons doesn't quite line up with what we're seeing now.
Would love to hear your input on these,
Cheers!
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Finished LOST for the first time a few days ago and I'm still in awe and processing it all. Easily one of my favorite shows.
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What episode have you rewatched the most?
For me, it's "Flashes Before Your Eyes," with Desmond. It's my emotional support episode 😄
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My top 5 of everything in Lost
Remembering that it’s my opinion.
# Top 5 characters:
Desmond
Ben.
Juliet.
Jack.
Locke
# Top 5 episodes:
The constant
Looking glass p2
Live together, die alone p2
The end
Man of science, man of faith
# Top 5 moments:
Desmond’s call
Church scene
Not penny’s boat
Jack heals Sarah
Sawyer talking about Christian
# Top 5 deaths
Charlie.
Mr. Eko
Ana Lucia and Libby
Jin and Sun
Juliet.
# Top 5 arcs
Time travel (s5)
Desmond backstory
Looking glass (3x21 - 3x23)
Purgatory(s6)
Locke backstory
# Top 5 lores
The survivors caused the plane to crash
Locke’s compass
Juliet caused infertility on the island
The timeline
The connection of the characters before the flight
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Remembering that it’s my opinion.
# Top 5 characters:
Desmond
Ben.
Juliet.
Jack.
Locke
# Top 5 episodes:
The constant
Looking glass p2
Live together, die alone p2
The end
Man of science, man of faith
# Top 5 moments:
Desmond’s call
Church scene
Not penny’s boat
Jack heals Sarah
Sawyer talking about Christian
# Top 5 deaths
Charlie.
Mr. Eko
Ana Lucia and Libby
Jin and Sun
Juliet.
# Top 5 arcs
Time travel (s5)
Desmond backstory
Looking glass (3x21 - 3x23)
Purgatory(s6)
Locke backstory
# Top 5 lores
The survivors caused the plane to crash
Locke’s compass
Juliet caused infertility on the island
The timeline
The connection of the characters before the flight
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Gotta admit
As a first time watcher some of the best things I find in this show are the backstories and how the characters all crossed paths at various points in their lives its such a cool writing choice and how everything is connected its really neat but I have to say the best thing about the show and I mean the BEST are Charlie and Hugo the depiction of each’s individual struggles both throughout the story on the island, in the back stories and even in the flash sideways are done so honest and factual.
I have to say I hold Hugo over Charlie though simply because we get a lot of addiction shows or characters who are addicts but we rarely get a good honest depiction of mental health and depression; there are several moments throughout the show where Hugo drops a little line and the words within it are so true and so hard hitting to those who have struggled, him alone constantly defending how he eats when he’s depressed is rarely even shown in shows that deal with depression. I think Lost handled and created the character of Hugo with such honesty and he is by far my fave on the show, though I have many lol. Watching this show in 2026 and knowing it started in 2004 just tells me how forward thinking they were when it came to Hugo, even with what they did with Charlie and him finally tossing those damn statues to then having them come back when Vincent brings one to him and he was like wtf man really?! But it just shows the all to real fact that if a dealer is making money off ur buys, they will call u when u stop buying believe me I’ve been there -_- not there now thankfully lol bt his arc went thru it all too from fighting it to hiding it to saying f all of it to redeeming to having it find him again all of that was so real without the way it is shown today, today when an addict is in a show more often than not your going to get a graphic depiction of it and the reality is you don’t need to trigger people to be impactful and that applies to more than just drugs in media too.
Anyway I’m babbling and I know my grammar is nil so…
TL:DR: I think Hugo and Charlie, especially Hugo were written extremely well and depicted mental health and drug addiction both accurately and ahead of their time in 2004 and without needing to be graphic and trigger the audience. :)
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As a first time watcher some of the best things I find in this show are the backstories and how the characters all crossed paths at various points in their lives its such a cool writing choice and how everything is connected its really neat but I have to say the best thing about the show and I mean the BEST are Charlie and Hugo the depiction of each’s individual struggles both throughout the story on the island, in the back stories and even in the flash sideways are done so honest and factual.
I have to say I hold Hugo over Charlie though simply because we get a lot of addiction shows or characters who are addicts but we rarely get a good honest depiction of mental health and depression; there are several moments throughout the show where Hugo drops a little line and the words within it are so true and so hard hitting to those who have struggled, him alone constantly defending how he eats when he’s depressed is rarely even shown in shows that deal with depression. I think Lost handled and created the character of Hugo with such honesty and he is by far my fave on the show, though I have many lol. Watching this show in 2026 and knowing it started in 2004 just tells me how forward thinking they were when it came to Hugo, even with what they did with Charlie and him finally tossing those damn statues to then having them come back when Vincent brings one to him and he was like wtf man really?! But it just shows the all to real fact that if a dealer is making money off ur buys, they will call u when u stop buying believe me I’ve been there -_- not there now thankfully lol bt his arc went thru it all too from fighting it to hiding it to saying f all of it to redeeming to having it find him again all of that was so real without the way it is shown today, today when an addict is in a show more often than not your going to get a graphic depiction of it and the reality is you don’t need to trigger people to be impactful and that applies to more than just drugs in media too.
Anyway I’m babbling and I know my grammar is nil so…
TL:DR: I think Hugo and Charlie, especially Hugo were written extremely well and depicted mental health and drug addiction both accurately and ahead of their time in 2004 and without needing to be graphic and trigger the audience. :)
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Hard to pick because they’re all so beautiful, but whose theme is your favorite?
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Lost - John Locke's Theme
John's Soundtrack
Lost Theme
Lost Theme
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Back when the show aired, one of the best parts of the experience was leaping up from the couch after an episode, scurrying to the computer room [i know\], and booting up msn messenger [i knowww\] to excitedly speculate with my best friend, the only person i ever met more into the show than me. A big part of the weekly ritual around that involved a sort of semi-official blog associated with the tv channel [we're Australian so i guess it would be channel 7?\] that would update soon after the airtime. whoever wrote it knew a lot more of The Lore than you could from just watching and would reference auxiliary stuff like the Hanso Foundation and so on as well as literary and scientific references in the show, but always with an air that they didn't know where it was going and were speculating right along with us.
Anyway i'm finally going to get to share Lost with someone new for the first time since it aired. I thought it could be fun to share that blog with them as we go. If it's been archived anywhere. I feel like a decade or so ago that would be a no-brainer and it would have a dedicated website but these days? who knows. Anyone got a lead?
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Back when the show aired, one of the best parts of the experience was leaping up from the couch after an episode, scurrying to the computer room [i know\], and booting up msn messenger [i knowww\] to excitedly speculate with my best friend, the only person i ever met more into the show than me. A big part of the weekly ritual around that involved a sort of semi-official blog associated with the tv channel [we're Australian so i guess it would be channel 7?\] that would update soon after the airtime. whoever wrote it knew a lot more of The Lore than you could from just watching and would reference auxiliary stuff like the Hanso Foundation and so on as well as literary and scientific references in the show, but always with an air that they didn't know where it was going and were speculating right along with us.
Anyway i'm finally going to get to share Lost with someone new for the first time since it aired. I thought it could be fun to share that blog with them as we go. If it's been archived anywhere. I feel like a decade or so ago that would be a no-brainer and it would have a dedicated website but these days? who knows. Anyone got a lead?
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Question about Nikki and Paolo
What was all the outrage with their characters? I’d read online that they were hated and their episode was hated.
I honestly didn’t think it was that bad. For those of you who watched it when it was live, what was the general feedback on it?
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What was all the outrage with their characters? I’d read online that they were hated and their episode was hated.
I honestly didn’t think it was that bad. For those of you who watched it when it was live, what was the general feedback on it?
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