(CONT’D)
You were very good.
Rachel notices the wording.
RACHEL
Were?
He smiles.
⸻
INT. PRISON VISITATION ROOM — CONTINUOUS
Rachel pulls out documents.
RACHEL
There are still questions.
The client looks amused.
CLIENT
After all this time?
RACHEL
You know what bothers me?
You never seemed scared.
Not once.
Even when the evidence was stacked against you.
The client says nothing.
Rachel studies him.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Why?
A long silence.
Then—
CLIENT
Because I knew you.
Rachel freezes.
RACHEL
You didn’t know me.
CLIENT
I watched you.
A beat.
CLIENT (CONT’D)
Before you ever met me.
Rachel’s expression changes.
⸻
FLASHBACK WITHIN THE FLASHBACK
INT. COUNTY JAIL — EARLIER
The television plays Rachel’s courthouse interview.
The client watches.
Same as before.
But now we understand.
He wasn’t impressed by her.
He was studying her.
⸻
BACK TO VISITATION ROOM
CLIENT
You told everyone exactly who you were.
Rachel looks confused.
CLIENT (CONT’D)
You believe people deserve to be heard.
You believe doubt matters.
You believe the system fails when people stop questioning.
He leans forward.
CLIENT (CONT’D)
I didn’t have to convince you I was innocent.
I just had to convince you the evidence wasn’t enough.
Rachel goes silent.
Because she realizes.
⸻
RACHEL
You did it.
The client doesn’t respond.
That is the answer.
Rachel’s face drops.
Years of confidence disappear.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
You let me defend you knowing you were guilty.
The client shrugs.
CLIENT
You wanted the truth.
I gave you the truth.
Rachel looks at him.
Horrified.
RACHEL
No.
You gave me a story.
A version I wanted to believe.
He smiles slightly.
CLIENT
Isn’t that what everyone does?
⸻
INT. PRISON VISITATION ROOM — LATER
Rachel stands to leave.
She stops.
Turns back.
RACHEL
The evidence…
The DNA…
The inconsistencies…
How did you know?
The client smiles.
CLIENT
Because I created them.
Rachel absorbs that.
Every piece.
Every doubt.
Every question.
He planned it.
⸻
INT. COURTHOUSE HALLWAY — FLASHBACK
Quick flashes:
Rachel celebrating the verdict.
Reporters calling her name.
Her closing argument.
The jury saying “not guilty.”
All recontextualized.
⸻
BACK TO VISITATION ROOM
Rachel fights back emotion.
Not tears.
Anger.
Disbelief.
RACHEL
Why?
The client thinks.
Then:
CLIENT
Because I needed someone like you.
Rachel stares.
CLIENT (CONT’D)
Someone people trusted.
Someone who believed they were doing the right thing.
A beat.
CLIENT
The best lies…
are the ones people tell themselves.
⸻
INT. PRISON HALLWAY — DAY
Rachel walks away.
The prison door closes behind her.
For the first time…
she doesn’t look confident.
She looks lost.
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2
Final Scene
INT. FACILITY — DORM / HALLWAY — NIGHT
The facility is quiet.
Most of the survivors are asleep.
Some scattered conversations have faded.
Rachel sits awake on her bunk.
She looks exhausted.
Not physically.
Mentally.
Everything she thought she understood has been challenged.
She gets up.
Walks out into the hallway.
⸻
INT. FACILITY — VENDING AREA — NIGHT
A dim light hums above the vending machines.
Rachel stands in front of them.
She studies the contents.
Then she sees it.
APOLLO BAR.
She stares.
Almost like it’s mocking her.
She puts in the change.
The machine drops the candy bar.
She picks it up.
Before she opens it—
GABE
You know…
Rachel looks over.
Gabriel stands there holding a drink.
GABE
That might be the most exciting thing that’s happened all day.
Rachel looks at the candy bar.
RACHEL
It’s a candy bar.
Gabe looks offended.
GABE
No.
It’s an Apollo bar.
A difference.
He steps closer.
GABE (CONT’D)
These things are pure nostalgia.
I used to eat these all the time when I was a kid.
Rachel looks at him.
RACHEL
You knew about these?
GABE
You were very good.
Rachel notices the wording.
RACHEL
Were?
He smiles.
⸻
INT. PRISON VISITATION ROOM — CONTINUOUS
Rachel pulls out documents.
RACHEL
There are still questions.
The client looks amused.
CLIENT
After all this time?
RACHEL
You know what bothers me?
You never seemed scared.
Not once.
Even when the evidence was stacked against you.
The client says nothing.
Rachel studies him.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Why?
A long silence.
Then—
CLIENT
Because I knew you.
Rachel freezes.
RACHEL
You didn’t know me.
CLIENT
I watched you.
A beat.
CLIENT (CONT’D)
Before you ever met me.
Rachel’s expression changes.
⸻
FLASHBACK WITHIN THE FLASHBACK
INT. COUNTY JAIL — EARLIER
The television plays Rachel’s courthouse interview.
The client watches.
Same as before.
But now we understand.
He wasn’t impressed by her.
He was studying her.
⸻
BACK TO VISITATION ROOM
CLIENT
You told everyone exactly who you were.
Rachel looks confused.
CLIENT (CONT’D)
You believe people deserve to be heard.
You believe doubt matters.
You believe the system fails when people stop questioning.
He leans forward.
CLIENT (CONT’D)
I didn’t have to convince you I was innocent.
I just had to convince you the evidence wasn’t enough.
Rachel goes silent.
Because she realizes.
⸻
RACHEL
You did it.
The client doesn’t respond.
That is the answer.
Rachel’s face drops.
Years of confidence disappear.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
You let me defend you knowing you were guilty.
The client shrugs.
CLIENT
You wanted the truth.
I gave you the truth.
Rachel looks at him.
Horrified.
RACHEL
No.
You gave me a story.
A version I wanted to believe.
He smiles slightly.
CLIENT
Isn’t that what everyone does?
⸻
INT. PRISON VISITATION ROOM — LATER
Rachel stands to leave.
She stops.
Turns back.
RACHEL
The evidence…
The DNA…
The inconsistencies…
How did you know?
The client smiles.
CLIENT
Because I created them.
Rachel absorbs that.
Every piece.
Every doubt.
Every question.
He planned it.
⸻
INT. COURTHOUSE HALLWAY — FLASHBACK
Quick flashes:
Rachel celebrating the verdict.
Reporters calling her name.
Her closing argument.
The jury saying “not guilty.”
All recontextualized.
⸻
BACK TO VISITATION ROOM
Rachel fights back emotion.
Not tears.
Anger.
Disbelief.
RACHEL
Why?
The client thinks.
Then:
CLIENT
Because I needed someone like you.
Rachel stares.
CLIENT (CONT’D)
Someone people trusted.
Someone who believed they were doing the right thing.
A beat.
CLIENT
The best lies…
are the ones people tell themselves.
⸻
INT. PRISON HALLWAY — DAY
Rachel walks away.
The prison door closes behind her.
For the first time…
she doesn’t look confident.
She looks lost.
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2
Final Scene
INT. FACILITY — DORM / HALLWAY — NIGHT
The facility is quiet.
Most of the survivors are asleep.
Some scattered conversations have faded.
Rachel sits awake on her bunk.
She looks exhausted.
Not physically.
Mentally.
Everything she thought she understood has been challenged.
She gets up.
Walks out into the hallway.
⸻
INT. FACILITY — VENDING AREA — NIGHT
A dim light hums above the vending machines.
Rachel stands in front of them.
She studies the contents.
Then she sees it.
APOLLO BAR.
She stares.
Almost like it’s mocking her.
She puts in the change.
The machine drops the candy bar.
She picks it up.
Before she opens it—
GABE
You know…
Rachel looks over.
Gabriel stands there holding a drink.
GABE
That might be the most exciting thing that’s happened all day.
Rachel looks at the candy bar.
RACHEL
It’s a candy bar.
Gabe looks offended.
GABE
No.
It’s an Apollo bar.
A difference.
He steps closer.
GABE (CONT’D)
These things are pure nostalgia.
I used to eat these all the time when I was a kid.
Rachel looks at him.
RACHEL
You knew about these?
GABE
Of course I knew about them.
Everybody knew about them.
They stopped making them in 2012.
He looks at the vending machine.
Almost emotional.
GABE (CONT’D)
I would travel back in time every day just to get one of these.
Rachel looks at him.
A small smile almost appears.
Because after everything…
that’s the first time someone has said something about time travel that sounds normal.
⸻
Gabe walks away.
Rachel stays.
Alone.
She looks down at the Apollo bar.
The evidence.
The impossible.
The truth sitting right in front of her.
She slowly opens it.
Takes a bite.
A beat.
She looks around the facility.
For the first time…
she isn’t trying to disprove what she’s seeing.
She’s just experiencing it.
Rachel takes another bite.
⸻
CUT TO BLACK.
LOST THEME PLAYS.
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Everybody knew about them.
They stopped making them in 2012.
He looks at the vending machine.
Almost emotional.
GABE (CONT’D)
I would travel back in time every day just to get one of these.
Rachel looks at him.
A small smile almost appears.
Because after everything…
that’s the first time someone has said something about time travel that sounds normal.
⸻
Gabe walks away.
Rachel stays.
Alone.
She looks down at the Apollo bar.
The evidence.
The impossible.
The truth sitting right in front of her.
She slowly opens it.
Takes a bite.
A beat.
She looks around the facility.
For the first time…
she isn’t trying to disprove what she’s seeing.
She’s just experiencing it.
Rachel takes another bite.
⸻
CUT TO BLACK.
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Thought provoking
Ive heard about this show and am about to finish finally. I have to say its the most thought provoking show ive ever seen and it really creates many mysteries to the point I don’t believe I’ll even fully realize all the things with the island and what it is when I finish. This show is wonderful and put together in a fantastic way. Does anyone know a website perhaps that has a bunch of theories on the show or something that digs deeper into like the dharma stuff or the island itself? Spoilers are fine I’ll be finishing before I read up about it all.
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Ive heard about this show and am about to finish finally. I have to say its the most thought provoking show ive ever seen and it really creates many mysteries to the point I don’t believe I’ll even fully realize all the things with the island and what it is when I finish. This show is wonderful and put together in a fantastic way. Does anyone know a website perhaps that has a bunch of theories on the show or something that digs deeper into like the dharma stuff or the island itself? Spoilers are fine I’ll be finishing before I read up about it all.
Appreciate it!
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The Egyptian Period
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Explaining the Egyptian Period in LOST
This video unpacks the hidden backstory of the island's Egyptian civilization and explains the cork at the heart of the island, the donkey wheel, the statue of Taweret, the temple, the lighthouse, the smoke monster summoning chambers, the wells, the tunnels…
Bombshell
19m, first time watching from, and loved it so far till s4, currently in S5 ep8, man it's so hard to watch it right now, so many things happening, every episode is a f***ing bombshell, and the ending cliffhangers oh mannn.
It's no more the comforting show which made me binge till S5, took a 2 month break because of this, but so many appreciation posts everywhere and best ending acclaimations, are making me want to finish the show again, really hoping to see a good ending.
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19m, first time watching from, and loved it so far till s4, currently in S5 ep8, man it's so hard to watch it right now, so many things happening, every episode is a f***ing bombshell, and the ending cliffhangers oh mannn.
It's no more the comforting show which made me binge till S5, took a 2 month break because of this, but so many appreciation posts everywhere and best ending acclaimations, are making me want to finish the show again, really hoping to see a good ending.
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How did Widmore leave the island before the purge?
Hi all, I’m on my 9th rewatch while introducing the show for the first time to my partner, and we’re on the season 5 episode Dead is Dead where we learn about the banishment of Charles Widmore from the island because he had Penny with an outsider and consistently left the island for his own personal reasons.
My question is how did he leave the island to be with the outsider so regularly before The Others got access to Dharma’s sub? Penny was definitely born before The Purge, was he using the donkey wheel? If so, how did he do that without making the island move all the time? Did they have another way off the island? I don’t believe Penny was ever on the island so he didn’t have relations with like a Dharma member or something. I gotta know your thoughts!
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Hi all, I’m on my 9th rewatch while introducing the show for the first time to my partner, and we’re on the season 5 episode Dead is Dead where we learn about the banishment of Charles Widmore from the island because he had Penny with an outsider and consistently left the island for his own personal reasons.
My question is how did he leave the island to be with the outsider so regularly before The Others got access to Dharma’s sub? Penny was definitely born before The Purge, was he using the donkey wheel? If so, how did he do that without making the island move all the time? Did they have another way off the island? I don’t believe Penny was ever on the island so he didn’t have relations with like a Dharma member or something. I gotta know your thoughts!
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The captain
On my first rewatch for a while and halfway through s4, why did the make a whole thing about the ships captain being untrustworthy when Sayid and Desmond arrive and then he just turns out to be a good guy that actually tries to help?
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On my first rewatch for a while and halfway through s4, why did the make a whole thing about the ships captain being untrustworthy when Sayid and Desmond arrive and then he just turns out to be a good guy that actually tries to help?
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No spoilers please I've been trying to finish Lost for 20 years! Is it worth it? I'm mid S3...
I'm not even going to scroll this community because much as I want to dive in, I know here be spoilers. But still wanted to post.
I first saw the pilot when I was 16. It hadn't long been out (doxxing my age here!) and our media teacher at A Levels was obsessed, and had us watch it as part of class, which was fun!
In general, I am TERRIBLE at finishing long tv series'. I can probably count on one hand the number I've actually finished. Everytime I've tried to finish Lost, I get so far, and then life gets in the way and I drop it again and then forget where I was, and yeah.
I've picked it up again mid S3. Am just at the point where >!Locke blew up the sub!< (I actually thought I'd got way further ahead than this before but I tried S4 and didn't remember anything, so reversed!) I swear I remembered >!them getting off the island somehow and then one character, Jack maybe, telling everyone they need to go back!< But it all is a muddle.
Point is, I now have a chronic illness (MECFS) that means I have to ration what I do extremely carefully, including how much tv I watch. I can't just sit down and binge for a weekend like i used to, which sucks.
I want to finish Lost... but I've also been warned by other people to not bother, to stop and let it be a forever mystery. That the ending will only disappoint me. To quote "whatever ending you could imagine for the characters would be better than what actually happens!"
Confession time, there's a few characters I find fascinating and am quite invested in the outcome of. Ben is one of them. I know he's a little shit but he's a fascinating little shit and Michael Emerson just smashes every scene he's in. If his ending is a moohaha villain is vanquished/killed/destroyed ending (esp by Hero!Jack) I don't wanna know. That would be such a disappointing waste.
Charlie is another but >!I already know he dies!< . Locke didn't used to be one but now he kinda has been upgraded in empathy for me because I can HIGHLY relate to his personal situation of disability. Funny how that works....
I kinda blow hot and cold with Sayid but I would like a good ending for him. I'd like a good ending for most of them. And man, I'd love to see Hurley happy!
I give less of a shit about Michael and Walt. I don't hate them, but I also kinda don't care either.
I really really hope this doesn't turn out to be some Messiah-esque allegory with Aaron? I have a complicated relationship with religion anyway, but I hope this isn't going that direction. I've always hoped it wasn't a religious allegory and was more earth bound and complex than that, even if there are supernatural elements. I had wondered about Dante's Inferno but since the Others can >! come and go from the island and still presumably are human, I assume that isn't what is going on!< .
I guess I wouldn't entirely hate some religious aspect. I enjoy Good Omens, and Supernatural. But well handled. Not just the cheap religious allegory that is almost as bad as "and it was all a dream".
Rambling now.
So yeah, no spoilers please. But... based on what I've said, should I bother continuing?
Thank you!
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I'm not even going to scroll this community because much as I want to dive in, I know here be spoilers. But still wanted to post.
I first saw the pilot when I was 16. It hadn't long been out (doxxing my age here!) and our media teacher at A Levels was obsessed, and had us watch it as part of class, which was fun!
In general, I am TERRIBLE at finishing long tv series'. I can probably count on one hand the number I've actually finished. Everytime I've tried to finish Lost, I get so far, and then life gets in the way and I drop it again and then forget where I was, and yeah.
I've picked it up again mid S3. Am just at the point where >!Locke blew up the sub!< (I actually thought I'd got way further ahead than this before but I tried S4 and didn't remember anything, so reversed!) I swear I remembered >!them getting off the island somehow and then one character, Jack maybe, telling everyone they need to go back!< But it all is a muddle.
Point is, I now have a chronic illness (MECFS) that means I have to ration what I do extremely carefully, including how much tv I watch. I can't just sit down and binge for a weekend like i used to, which sucks.
I want to finish Lost... but I've also been warned by other people to not bother, to stop and let it be a forever mystery. That the ending will only disappoint me. To quote "whatever ending you could imagine for the characters would be better than what actually happens!"
Confession time, there's a few characters I find fascinating and am quite invested in the outcome of. Ben is one of them. I know he's a little shit but he's a fascinating little shit and Michael Emerson just smashes every scene he's in. If his ending is a moohaha villain is vanquished/killed/destroyed ending (esp by Hero!Jack) I don't wanna know. That would be such a disappointing waste.
Charlie is another but >!I already know he dies!< . Locke didn't used to be one but now he kinda has been upgraded in empathy for me because I can HIGHLY relate to his personal situation of disability. Funny how that works....
I kinda blow hot and cold with Sayid but I would like a good ending for him. I'd like a good ending for most of them. And man, I'd love to see Hurley happy!
I give less of a shit about Michael and Walt. I don't hate them, but I also kinda don't care either.
I really really hope this doesn't turn out to be some Messiah-esque allegory with Aaron? I have a complicated relationship with religion anyway, but I hope this isn't going that direction. I've always hoped it wasn't a religious allegory and was more earth bound and complex than that, even if there are supernatural elements. I had wondered about Dante's Inferno but since the Others can >! come and go from the island and still presumably are human, I assume that isn't what is going on!< .
I guess I wouldn't entirely hate some religious aspect. I enjoy Good Omens, and Supernatural. But well handled. Not just the cheap religious allegory that is almost as bad as "and it was all a dream".
Rambling now.
So yeah, no spoilers please. But... based on what I've said, should I bother continuing?
Thank you!
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Sadly, the most realistic moment of this show is HR doing knowing about this POS
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Who is your favourite character?
Mine has to be Jack, I know it's a simple answer but he's the one. A very flawed leader, he's a character i relate to a lot and I just love Jack especially after 5 watches of the show. He's my favourite character in any tv show.
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Mine has to be Jack, I know it's a simple answer but he's the one. A very flawed leader, he's a character i relate to a lot and I just love Jack especially after 5 watches of the show. He's my favourite character in any tv show.
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LOST rewatch
I watched LOST when it originally came out. I am now 34 and on my 6th rewatch and I can’t believe how different it is each time I watch it. Does anyone else feel like this?
I have hated Michael every time and really really liked his character this time. Same with Locke. I never noticed how much Sawyer loves Kate, not sure how I missed that like. I’ve fallen even more in love with Jin, which I think most people would agree with. The most significant thing was Sawyer’s character. I have always loved Sawyer but wow his character development is just unbelievable how at the start he is just all for himself to how much he cares about everyone in the end, Claire, Hurley, Kate, Jin etc.
I’m only on season 5 so got a bit more to go but so intrigued as to how the rest of this rewatch is going to go.
Please let me know if this has happened for you!
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I watched LOST when it originally came out. I am now 34 and on my 6th rewatch and I can’t believe how different it is each time I watch it. Does anyone else feel like this?
I have hated Michael every time and really really liked his character this time. Same with Locke. I never noticed how much Sawyer loves Kate, not sure how I missed that like. I’ve fallen even more in love with Jin, which I think most people would agree with. The most significant thing was Sawyer’s character. I have always loved Sawyer but wow his character development is just unbelievable how at the start he is just all for himself to how much he cares about everyone in the end, Claire, Hurley, Kate, Jin etc.
I’m only on season 5 so got a bit more to go but so intrigued as to how the rest of this rewatch is going to go.
Please let me know if this has happened for you!
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Most rewarding episodes to rewatch
I've been rewatching Lost for the first time since it originally aired, and it's been such a wild and fun ride. Knowing all the ins and outs of the lore adds so much depth to all the episodes. I wanted to make this thread because I just reached Dead is Dead (S05E12) and knowing about Smokey/Locke just makes this episode so incredibly neat to rewatch. It's so well done and it really feels like it was *made* to rewatch. All the interactions with Ben and "Locke", mentioning the monster while zoomed in on Locke's face, his smug little smile the whole time, leading Ben right into the temple basement, disappearing on some pretend errand right before the show starts. There's so much that flew over my head when I watched this on TV way back when. This might be my favorite episode of the rewatch so far.
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I've been rewatching Lost for the first time since it originally aired, and it's been such a wild and fun ride. Knowing all the ins and outs of the lore adds so much depth to all the episodes. I wanted to make this thread because I just reached Dead is Dead (S05E12) and knowing about Smokey/Locke just makes this episode so incredibly neat to rewatch. It's so well done and it really feels like it was *made* to rewatch. All the interactions with Ben and "Locke", mentioning the monster while zoomed in on Locke's face, his smug little smile the whole time, leading Ben right into the temple basement, disappearing on some pretend errand right before the show starts. There's so much that flew over my head when I watched this on TV way back when. This might be my favorite episode of the rewatch so far.
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