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Let's discuss subtle connections. Coi ncidence or fate?
It is very hard to search for "things in Lost that you probably missed, because it wasn't directly pointed out, but are interesting nonetheless when you think about them". Mostly you find behind the scenes factoids.
I want in-universe factoids, connections, and easily missable moments. So I'm starting my own list. Feel free to contribute. Interesting theories are allowed as long as they are about small things.
Examples I caught on my latest rewatch/ current listen to a podcast called 'Flight 815' include:
(Name spelling might not be accurate, would appreciate corrections)
\-When Jack is saving Sarah, he must choose to help either her or the other driver in the accident. He chooses her and as a result a man named Adam Rutherford dies. Shannon's last name is Rutherford, and he died in a car crash.
\-Sawyer meets Christian in a bar. Christian has left his wallet in his hotel room where his son will find it. This may very well be the night Dr. C. Shepard drinks himself to death. But with what? He has no money left. Ah, yes. Sawyer leaves the stranger the bottle, and thus.. in a way, Sawyer killed Jack's dad.
\-Obviously the show ending right where it started was a good choice, but thinking about it a little more, Jack wanders from Island Heart to Bamboo Forest while straight up dying. So that can't be too far. And from that forest, in which he both died and landed after the crash, the plane wasn't too far, and this means the beach camp was always a pretty short walk from the island's heart the whole time.
\-Unsure if cannon, but saw a map that labeled the beach graveyard 'Boone Hill'. Clever.
\-THEORY: Radzinsky spent a long time working on and had a very aggressive and protective attitude towards the Swan Station. After the incident, he was down there.. pushing the button.. making a map of the island. Why would he be doing that? He was a Dharma guy for a long time. He would know the island. So why a big question mark?
The question mark was the Pearl(?). Which when John found it, easily discovered a tape that explained the Swan was just an experiment. A tool for a real test.
I submit that Radzinsky found it. Saw the tape. And that's why he became a stain on the ceiling.
\-THEORY: Smokey can take the shape of people, sure, but he also seems to be able to know their mind. Have their memories. Miles stated at one point that his 'power' was to read dead body's minds. Very similar. Perhaps there is a pool of powers either available to or from the island which can leak in times of island distress.
\-The discussion of what caused the fertility crisis is an odd one to me. I've read that when The Black Rock (somehow) flew through the air and crashed into the fertility God statue, the problems started. I've always held the belief, and have evidence from the dharma video in the epilogue when Chang says to make sure the polar bears aren't pregnant because the electromagnetism at the Orchid can mess with the pregnancy, that exploding a hydrogen bomb on top of an already tapped into pocket of energy is what caused it. So.. you know.. Juliette caused the issue that she was originally brought to the island to fix.
Please add more. I'm curious what else I've missed or overlooked or not thought about enough.
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It is very hard to search for "things in Lost that you probably missed, because it wasn't directly pointed out, but are interesting nonetheless when you think about them". Mostly you find behind the scenes factoids.
I want in-universe factoids, connections, and easily missable moments. So I'm starting my own list. Feel free to contribute. Interesting theories are allowed as long as they are about small things.
Examples I caught on my latest rewatch/ current listen to a podcast called 'Flight 815' include:
(Name spelling might not be accurate, would appreciate corrections)
\-When Jack is saving Sarah, he must choose to help either her or the other driver in the accident. He chooses her and as a result a man named Adam Rutherford dies. Shannon's last name is Rutherford, and he died in a car crash.
\-Sawyer meets Christian in a bar. Christian has left his wallet in his hotel room where his son will find it. This may very well be the night Dr. C. Shepard drinks himself to death. But with what? He has no money left. Ah, yes. Sawyer leaves the stranger the bottle, and thus.. in a way, Sawyer killed Jack's dad.
\-Obviously the show ending right where it started was a good choice, but thinking about it a little more, Jack wanders from Island Heart to Bamboo Forest while straight up dying. So that can't be too far. And from that forest, in which he both died and landed after the crash, the plane wasn't too far, and this means the beach camp was always a pretty short walk from the island's heart the whole time.
\-Unsure if cannon, but saw a map that labeled the beach graveyard 'Boone Hill'. Clever.
\-THEORY: Radzinsky spent a long time working on and had a very aggressive and protective attitude towards the Swan Station. After the incident, he was down there.. pushing the button.. making a map of the island. Why would he be doing that? He was a Dharma guy for a long time. He would know the island. So why a big question mark?
The question mark was the Pearl(?). Which when John found it, easily discovered a tape that explained the Swan was just an experiment. A tool for a real test.
I submit that Radzinsky found it. Saw the tape. And that's why he became a stain on the ceiling.
\-THEORY: Smokey can take the shape of people, sure, but he also seems to be able to know their mind. Have their memories. Miles stated at one point that his 'power' was to read dead body's minds. Very similar. Perhaps there is a pool of powers either available to or from the island which can leak in times of island distress.
\-The discussion of what caused the fertility crisis is an odd one to me. I've read that when The Black Rock (somehow) flew through the air and crashed into the fertility God statue, the problems started. I've always held the belief, and have evidence from the dharma video in the epilogue when Chang says to make sure the polar bears aren't pregnant because the electromagnetism at the Orchid can mess with the pregnancy, that exploding a hydrogen bomb on top of an already tapped into pocket of energy is what caused it. So.. you know.. Juliette caused the issue that she was originally brought to the island to fix.
Please add more. I'm curious what else I've missed or overlooked or not thought about enough.
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Season 1 Ep 14 - subtle Dharma Initiative logo foreshadowing I missed first time round
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Watched the show when it originally aired; rewatching for the first time since
There's a ton of stuff I remember, but also a good bit that I've forgotten.
It's definitely different on the rewatch, because there's no mystery around characters - who's legit, who's an other, etc.
I'm on S2E15 right now.
Above all, it's amazing how well the show has held up. I was in college when I originally watched it; now I'm in my 40s. I get wrapped up in it just the same.
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There's a ton of stuff I remember, but also a good bit that I've forgotten.
It's definitely different on the rewatch, because there's no mystery around characters - who's legit, who's an other, etc.
I'm on S2E15 right now.
Above all, it's amazing how well the show has held up. I was in college when I originally watched it; now I'm in my 40s. I get wrapped up in it just the same.
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After 6x10: Lost is an amazing show!
One thing I particularly liked about this episode was how they brought back the room where Karl was imprisoned back in Season 3, with all those strange videos playing on the monitors. They didn't spend much time explaining it, but I really appreciate that Lost keeps showing that very little is truly random. Even small details and locations from previous seasons often end up having a purpose, and that's one of my favorite things about the show.
I'm also enjoying the direction Season 6 has taken. Instead of introducing endless new mysteries, it feels like the show is finally focusing on the mythology behind the Island. We're spending much more time with characters like Richard, Jacob, and the Man in Black, and it's helping put everything into perspective. Since this is the final season, it feels like the writers are gradually connecting the dots and tying together storylines that have been building for years.
Something else I've found really interesting is that ever since the idea of people becoming "infected" or "claimed" by something sinister was introduced, I can't look at "Locke", Claire, or Sayid the same way. One of the things I've always loved about Lost is how it constantly blurs the line between who's good and who's bad. Right now, though, it feels much harder to see those three as being on the "good" side.
I'm also really curious about the Man in Black and how he came to be inhabiting John Locke's body. And that naturally makes me wonder about Christian Shephard as well. He also died off the Island, and his coffin was brought there on Oceanic 815. Could the same thing have happened to him? Would that explain why Jack kept seeing his father back in the early seasons? Maybe he wasn't actually talking to Christian at all, but to the Man in Black taking his form.
Finally, I'm absolutely loving the flash-sideways storyline. Seeing what everyone's lives might have looked like if Oceanic 815 had never crashed is such a fascinating "What if...?" scenario. It's especially fun to watch the characters cross paths in completely different ways from how they met on the Island. Even if I still don't know exactly what this alternate reality is, I'm really enjoying seeing those connections play out.
There are obviously still plenty of unanswered questions, but for the first time it feels like I'm starting to understand the bigger picture instead of just collecting more mysteries. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it all comes together in the final episodes.
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One thing I particularly liked about this episode was how they brought back the room where Karl was imprisoned back in Season 3, with all those strange videos playing on the monitors. They didn't spend much time explaining it, but I really appreciate that Lost keeps showing that very little is truly random. Even small details and locations from previous seasons often end up having a purpose, and that's one of my favorite things about the show.
I'm also enjoying the direction Season 6 has taken. Instead of introducing endless new mysteries, it feels like the show is finally focusing on the mythology behind the Island. We're spending much more time with characters like Richard, Jacob, and the Man in Black, and it's helping put everything into perspective. Since this is the final season, it feels like the writers are gradually connecting the dots and tying together storylines that have been building for years.
Something else I've found really interesting is that ever since the idea of people becoming "infected" or "claimed" by something sinister was introduced, I can't look at "Locke", Claire, or Sayid the same way. One of the things I've always loved about Lost is how it constantly blurs the line between who's good and who's bad. Right now, though, it feels much harder to see those three as being on the "good" side.
I'm also really curious about the Man in Black and how he came to be inhabiting John Locke's body. And that naturally makes me wonder about Christian Shephard as well. He also died off the Island, and his coffin was brought there on Oceanic 815. Could the same thing have happened to him? Would that explain why Jack kept seeing his father back in the early seasons? Maybe he wasn't actually talking to Christian at all, but to the Man in Black taking his form.
Finally, I'm absolutely loving the flash-sideways storyline. Seeing what everyone's lives might have looked like if Oceanic 815 had never crashed is such a fascinating "What if...?" scenario. It's especially fun to watch the characters cross paths in completely different ways from how they met on the Island. Even if I still don't know exactly what this alternate reality is, I'm really enjoying seeing those connections play out.
There are obviously still plenty of unanswered questions, but for the first time it feels like I'm starting to understand the bigger picture instead of just collecting more mysteries. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it all comes together in the final episodes.
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Some questions I don't understand
Why do only certain characters move through time when ben turned the wheel? or during the incident?
What's the loophole that killed Jacob? if it was that easy, he would've already been dead in all these years.
does man in black has to turn off the plug to escape or also kill the protector?
What are the limits to creating the rules for protectors?
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Why do only certain characters move through time when ben turned the wheel? or during the incident?
What's the loophole that killed Jacob? if it was that easy, he would've already been dead in all these years.
does man in black has to turn off the plug to escape or also kill the protector?
What are the limits to creating the rules for protectors?
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I love this intro!
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It's my first time watching the series. I'm almost finishing the first season. And man, I wanted to post on appreciation to this intro. Short, cut the chase, straight to the episode. I wish more shows went by this approach. You don't always need a catchy song and waste 2 to 4 minutes of runtime.
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It's my first time watching the series. I'm almost finishing the first season. And man, I wanted to post on appreciation to this intro. Short, cut the chase, straight to the episode. I wish more shows went by this approach. You don't always need a catchy song and waste 2 to 4 minutes of runtime.
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I think my absolute favorite Charlie moment is….
Not “Not Penny’s Boat”
I think it’s the moment in “The Whole Truth” where he’s about to hand over the gun presumably to Ana Lucia, and then he psychs her out and hands it to Sayid instead
The level of raw mischief in Dom’s eyes is SO great in that scene
I just needed to say that 😂
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Not “Not Penny’s Boat”
I think it’s the moment in “The Whole Truth” where he’s about to hand over the gun presumably to Ana Lucia, and then he psychs her out and hands it to Sayid instead
The level of raw mischief in Dom’s eyes is SO great in that scene
I just needed to say that 😂
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Why is Richard Alpert never held accountable for anything?
It's funny how people never really talk about the bad things this guy did while other characters are. People talk about Richard like he's this great guy but they forget he was part of two mass murders on the island, The US Miltary unit in the 50s and then the Dharma Initiative. He didn't seem to have remorse about these nor did it seem like he had no choice but to go along with it. I dont think he's an awful person but I've seen other characters get alot more hate for doing far less. and it was odd seeing Miles bond with him when he was partially responsible for His father's death. am I just missing something here?
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It's funny how people never really talk about the bad things this guy did while other characters are. People talk about Richard like he's this great guy but they forget he was part of two mass murders on the island, The US Miltary unit in the 50s and then the Dharma Initiative. He didn't seem to have remorse about these nor did it seem like he had no choice but to go along with it. I dont think he's an awful person but I've seen other characters get alot more hate for doing far less. and it was odd seeing Miles bond with him when he was partially responsible for His father's death. am I just missing something here?
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Ask ABC/Disney to release enhanced episodes of Lost
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I finished it today—what an incredible ending. I don't understand the hate it gets; the way I see it, it's perfect.
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Starting the series. Tell me something I won't understand until later
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I have come full circle
When I first watched Lost I was around 17/18 and fell in love with the name Desmond because of it.
When my twins were born several years later I named one of them Desmond. He is now 14 and we started watching Lost from the beginning last night and plan to binge-watch all weekend. I am so excited to share this show with him and his twin brother, but he is especially excited for Desmond to show up!
This is also my first rewatch in probably ten years and it is such an exciting moment to experience the magic all over again especially with them being first time viewers.
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When I first watched Lost I was around 17/18 and fell in love with the name Desmond because of it.
When my twins were born several years later I named one of them Desmond. He is now 14 and we started watching Lost from the beginning last night and plan to binge-watch all weekend. I am so excited to share this show with him and his twin brother, but he is especially excited for Desmond to show up!
This is also my first rewatch in probably ten years and it is such an exciting moment to experience the magic all over again especially with them being first time viewers.
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6x15 blew my mind!
I just finished 6x15 - Across the Sea, and I absolutely loved it!
The ending, where they parallel one of the very first moments of the series, when Jack and Kate find the black and white stones alongside the two skeletons, gave me chills. Realizing who those two people were was such an incredible callback after everything we've learned.
I also loved that we finally got a mythological explanation for the Black Smoke, something that's been with us since the very beginning of the show. It's one of those mysteries I've been wondering about for so long, and I really enjoyed seeing its origin.
One question I'm left with, and I'm not sure it'll even be answered in the final two episodes, is: why did Mother kill Jacob and his brother's real mother? That still feels like a missing piece to me.
Overall, I loved how this episode completely stepped away from the main storyline to tell the Island's origin story. We learn that Jacob didn't arrive on the Island, he was actually born there. We see how he became the Protector, how the Man in Black eventually became the Black Smoke, and why the conflict between light and darkness has been such a central theme throughout the entire series.
It felt like one of those episodes that completely reframes everything you've watched before. I know some people probably prefer the main plot, but I genuinely loved this detour into the Island's mythology. Definitely one of my favorite episodes so far.
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I just finished 6x15 - Across the Sea, and I absolutely loved it!
The ending, where they parallel one of the very first moments of the series, when Jack and Kate find the black and white stones alongside the two skeletons, gave me chills. Realizing who those two people were was such an incredible callback after everything we've learned.
I also loved that we finally got a mythological explanation for the Black Smoke, something that's been with us since the very beginning of the show. It's one of those mysteries I've been wondering about for so long, and I really enjoyed seeing its origin.
One question I'm left with, and I'm not sure it'll even be answered in the final two episodes, is: why did Mother kill Jacob and his brother's real mother? That still feels like a missing piece to me.
Overall, I loved how this episode completely stepped away from the main storyline to tell the Island's origin story. We learn that Jacob didn't arrive on the Island, he was actually born there. We see how he became the Protector, how the Man in Black eventually became the Black Smoke, and why the conflict between light and darkness has been such a central theme throughout the entire series.
It felt like one of those episodes that completely reframes everything you've watched before. I know some people probably prefer the main plot, but I genuinely loved this detour into the Island's mythology. Definitely one of my favorite episodes so far.
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