Episode 1 - "Man of Science, Man of Faith"
The premiere episode of Season 2 contains the best opener of all-time, and is the best episode of Season 2. This Jack-centric episode is a fabulous way to start LOST's fantastic second season. In the opener, we see an unknown man (Desmond David Hume) enter numbers into a computer. Then, in a shocking reveal, we discover that this is "The Hatch." Season 2 is a season that is full of many themes, motifs, symbolism, and mythology - this episode presents us with a lot of the central mythology to Lost, including the DHARMA Initiative. This episode shows us more of th
e similarities and differences between Jack Shephard (man of science) and John Locke (man of faith). The science vs. faith theme reaches the pinnacle in "Exodus," and is explored in further detail in this episode. Flashbacks show us that Jack is not a believer in miracles, but his strictly scientific viewpoint comes to a halt when his patient, Sarah, recovers from a near-fatal spinal injury. Relating this episode to Season 5, we see Jack undergo some major change in character from Seasons 3-5. Jack is a firm and adament believer in science, doesn't believe in the supernatual. Once Locke dies in "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," we see Jack make a major leap of faith (seen prominently in "316"). Christian Shephard delivers one of my all-time favorite quotes in LOST history, telling Jack that "false hope" is still hope. This episode is a masterpiece, and will forever remain one of my favorite LOST episodes ever.FAVORITE QUOTE:
CHRISTIAN: You might want to try handing out some hope every once in awhile. Even if there's a 99 percent probability that they're utterly, hopelessly screwed, folks are much more inclined to hear that 1 percent chance that things are going to be okay.
JACK: Her spine's crushed. I tell her that everything's going to be okay -- that's false hope, dad.
CHRISTIAN: Maybe. Maybe, but it's still hope.
The raft exploding and Walt being kidnapped at the conclusion of "Exodus" is one of the most shocking and pulse-pounding cliffhangers ever. In this episode, Sawyer and Michael stay adrift in the sea, while Jin is missing. Michael blames Sawyer for everything because he prompted him to shoot the flare. This episode really demonstrates the utterly annoying side of Michael; I don't think it was fair for him to blame Sawyer for Walt being kidnapped, and Michael takes his grievances to the extreme when he tells Sawyer to get off his raft. I'm glad to see that Michael makes amends by the end of this episode, and admits that Walt's kidnapping was his fault. This episode concludes with a very creepy cliffhanger: Sawyer and Michael meet Jin who's hands are bounds, and "The Others" emerge from the ridge.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
SAWYER: They found us because they were looking for us, for Walt.
MICHAEL: Don't you ever say his name again, ever.
SAWYER: Oh, what are you gonna do, splash me?
Episode 3 - "Orientation"
This is one of the better episodes from season two. "Orientation" is a very mythological episode, and it gives us a lot of insight on DHARMA, Hanso, and the DeGroots. Much of the mythology
that is revealed in this episode is the framework for the mythology that we see in later seasons. Seeing the Swan orientation film for the first time was mind-boggling and overwhelming, and much like Locke, I wanted to watch it again (and again, and again). Flashbacks show us more of Helen and John's relationship, and how Anthony Cooper continues to get in the way of them. This episode only skims the surface in DHARMA; we learn much more about DHARMA in later seasons, especially Season 5, when the survivors time leap to the 1970s when the Initiative was in its heyday.FAVORITE QUOTE:
LOCKE: If it's not real, then what are you doing here, Jack? Why did you come back? Why do you find it so hard to believe?
JACK: Why do you find it so easy?
LOCKE: It's never been easy!
Episode 4 - "Everybody Hates Hugo"
This episode is one of my least favorite Hurley-centrics, but it isn't a bad episode by any means. The flashbacks take place after "Numbers," when Hurley found out that he won the lottery. He quits his job at Mr. Cluck's because of his boss, Randy Nations (ironically, Hurley will later be Randy's boss, and actually own Mr. Cluck's). On the Island, Hurley is in charge of the food. He thinks that everyone will hate him because he will be forced to control the food distributions amongst the survivors. Charlie is angry at Hurley because he can't give him a jar of peanut butter (something that Claire has wanted since Season 1). One of the best scenes of this episode is Hurley's dream; there are two very interesting points in this dream: 1) Jin speaking English, stating that "everything is going to change" and 2) Seeing a clever easter egg of Walt on the side of milk carton, with the words "MISSING" above him.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
CHARLIE: Yeah. Quite simply, John, there are a lot of secrets around here, and I'm tired of being at the bloody kid's table. I got Claire's baby back. I didn't go swanning off to the Black Rock on the bloody A-Team mission, but I would have if someone had asked me. I think I'm entitled to some sodding answers around here.
Episode 5 - "...And Found"
In this episode, Sun loses her wedding ring. She searches for it desperately, and in the process, destroys her garden in anger. Locke approaches her, saying that he used to get angry all the time. He claims that he isn't lost anymore, and says that the only way something lost can be found is if you stop looking for it. Across the Island, Michael goes off looking for Walt (which becomes a common occurence this season). Eko and Jin go looking for him, and leave Ana Lucia, Sawyer, Bernard, Libby, and Cindy. One of the most classic scenes of LOST is in this episode: when Jin and Eko are in the jungle, they see a group of Others pass by. This scene raises a few questions: what was that group of Others doing in the jungle, and where were they going? In flashbacks, Sun meets Jin for the very first time.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
LOCKE: I'm not lost anymore.
SUN: How did you do that?
LOCKE: Same way anything lost gets found -- I stopped looking.
This is a great episode, and is extremely underrated. Shannon sees Walt for the second time (the first time was in "Man of Science, Man of Faith") but Sayid doesn't believe her. On the other side of the Island, Eko, Jin and Michael return to the Tailies. The survivors trek towards the middle section survivors' beach camp. Flashbacks show us how Shannon had to struggle when he fathe
r Adam was killed. Shannon's stepmother Sabrina abandoned her when she took the money left by Adam, and left none for Shannon. Ana Lucia sheds more light on the "Other" issue when she explains to Michael what happened on the first night of the crash (these events are later seen in "The Other 48 Days"). While the Tailies trek closer towards the beach camp, Cindy ominously disappears. They know that it was the Others that took her, and they keep moving on together. The group hears whispers (the sign that the Others are near) and start to run. At this same instant, Shannon and Sayid see Walt in the jungle. Shannon runs after him, and is shot by Ana Lucia. Sayid comes into the scene, and holds Shannon in his arms as she slowly dies. Ana Lucia looks on in disbelief, astounding at what she had just done: murdered a fellow survivor.FAVORITE QUOTE:
ANA LUCIA: They came the first night that we got here. They took 3 of us. Nothing happened for 2 weeks, then they came back. They took 9 more. They're smart, and they're animals, and they could be anywhere at any time. Now we're moving through the jungle -- their jungle -- just so you can save your little hick friend over here. And if you think that 1 gun and 1 bullet is going to stop them -- think again. So shut your mouth and keep moving.
Episode 7 - "The Other 48 Days"
This is a very unique and amazing episode. It is the first episode of LOST to have a narrative comprised of completely new characters (until the very last montage, which includes Sawyer, Jin, and Michael). This episode finally gives us the full story of what happened to the tail section survivors during the other 48 days on the Island. After the crash, Ana Lucia Cortez takes on a leadership role. The first night on the Island, the Others attack; they take a few survivors and attempt to take Eko. He kills them, and this act of murder plagues Eko because he vowed to never murder again. The Tailies begin to become suspicious of each other, and Ana Lucia takes things to the extreme when she suspects Nathan of infiltrating the camp. Goodwin, who is the real infiltrator, knows that eventually she may suspect him, so he kills Nathan. Later, Ana confronts Goodwin, saying that she knew he was never in the water after the crash, and was never on the plane. Goodwin attacks her, but Ana overcomes him and kills him. Eko, Ana, Bernard, Cindy, and Libby are the only Tailies that remain, as the rest have been captured or killed. I really enjoyed this episode, and it is really great to see this narrative of the Tailies play out. The Tailies have such a dynamic influence in Season 2, and this episode is a fabulous way to fully introduce them to us.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
ANA LUCIA: You've been waiting 40 days to talk?
EKO: You waited 40 days to cry.
Episode 8 - "Collision"
The first Ana Lucia centric of the season also happens to be one of my least favorite episodes of the season. After Ana shoots Shannon in the jungle, there is a scuffle between Sayid and Eko. Ana ties up Sayid, and goes commando and attempts to take absolute control over the situation. Flashbacks show us that Ana Lucia was a cop (which partly explains her controlling demeanor she has on the island). For a majority of the episode, Ana Lucia is holding Sayid captive at gunpoint. When Eko tells Jack that it is Ana Lucia who is holding Sayid captive, Jack remembers that this is the same person he met in the airport before takeoff. When Ana is talking to Sayid, she says that she is already dead, and that she deserves to die. When she lets Sayid go, he doesn't kill Ana, but says it would be no good to kill her, since they are both already dead.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
SAYID: Almost 40 days ago on this very island I tied a man to a tree and tortured him. I tortured him as I've tortured many men -- men whose voices I still hear in the night. Should you kill me? Maybe you should. Maybe you were meant to.
Episode 9 - "What Kate Did"
This is a great Kate-centric episode, and reveals what it was that Kate did to make her a fugitive. Flashbacks show us that Kate blew up her own father, Wayne, because of the way he treated Diane. At the time, Kate believed that Wayne was her stepfather, but she discovers that Wayne is really her father, and Sam Austen (who she thought was her real father) is not related to her. On the Island, while Sawyer is still recovering from his wound, Kate stays to watch over him. When Sawyer yells "why did you kill me?" at Kate, she leaves the Hatch. Jack and Locke return, pushing the button just in time. Later on, in the Hatch, Locke shows Michael and Eko the Swan Orientation film. Michael notices that there are splices in the film, and Eko abruptly leaves with nothing to say. The Jack-Kate-Sawyer love triangle enters a new degree of complication and complexity in this episode, when Kate kisses Jack in the jungle. She then runs off, with a surprised look on her face. In the Swan, Eko approaches Locke, and tells him a story from the very beginning - he explains that he found a station on the other side of the Island, and presents to John a fragment from the Swan film. Astounded by this, Locke marvels at the amazing coincidence behind this as he is putting the splice back into the film. Eko tells Locke the very iconic LOST quote: don't mistake coincidence for fate. I thoroughly enjoy watching this episode, and is one of the best Kate centrics in LOST. The ending of this episode sets things in motion for the rest of the season; Michael communicates with Walt on the Swan computer. My first thought was that the Others were acting as Walt and sending Michael messages to lure him in, but the producers have confirmed that it is indeed Walt that talked to him. It's interesting to see the timeline from "Expose," when Juliet and Ben are viewing Jack from the Pearl. This happened during the events of "What Kate Did," so it would have made sense if it were the Others trying to contact Michael.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
EKO: Hello. I have something I think you should see. If you don't mind, I will begin at the beginning. Long before Christ the king of Judah was a man named Josiah.
LOCKE: Boy when you say beginning, you mean -- beginning.
EKO: At that time the temple where the people worshiped was in ruin. And so the people worshiped idols, false gods. And so the kingdom was in disarray. Josiah, since he was a good king, sent his secretary to the treasury and said: "We must rebuild the temple. Give all of the gold to the workers so that this will be done." But when the secretary returned, he had no gold. And when Josiah asked why this was, the secretary replied, "We found a book." Do you know this story?
LOCKE: No, I'm afraid I don't.
EKO: What the secretary had found was an ancient book -- the Book of Law. You may know it as the Old Testament. And it was with that ancient book, not with the gold, that Josiah rebuilt the temple. On the other side of the island we found a place much like this, and in this place we found a book. I believe what's inside there will be of great value to you.
Episode 10 - "The 23rd Psalm"
Eko is arguably LOST's most intriguing and enigmatic character, and this episode exemplifies the incredible mystery that surrounds his character. Flashbacks reveal that Eko grew up and was raised in Nigeria. When a militia came to Eko's village, they forced Eko's younger brother Yemi to shoot an old man. Yemi hesitates, and rather than let the militia kill his brother, Eko takes the gun and shoots the innocent man. This bravery impresses the militia, and they take Eko with them. On the Island, Eko discovers that Charlie is in possession of a Virgin Mary sta
tue (the same statues that are seen in flashbacks, and were used to smuggle drugs outside of the country). Charlie and Eko go into thr jungle, towards the drug smugglers' Beechcraft. The Monster appears, and encounters Eko face-to-face. For the first time, we get a very long and full view of the mysterious Monster (that has been heard in the jungle since "Pilot, Part 1"). What is very interesting to me is that the Monster leaves Eko unharmed here. However, this is not the only encounter Eko will have with the Monster. In "The Cost of Living," Eko will encounter the Monster again, but this time, he will be killed. As seen in "Dead Is Dead," the Monster (also known as Cerberus by the DHARMA Initiative) judges people, and can take the form of other people (including Yemi from 305, and Alex from 512). I think that we're going to have to wait until Season 6 before we get the full story of the Monster.FAVORITE QUOTE:
EKO: Yemi, I understand that you live in a world where righteousness and evil seem very far apart, but that is not the real world. I am your brother and I would never do anything to hurt you, but my friends -- if you do not do what I ask -- they will burn this church to the ground. Is that worth less than the price of your name on a piece of paper? Think of the lives you will save.
YEMI: My signature does not make you a priest, Eko. You could never be a priest.
Episode 11 - "The Hunting Party"
While in the Hatch, Michael knocks Locke out, and gets ahold of guns from the armory. Michael then locks Jack inside the armory with him. Later on, in "Three Minutes," we get to see more of this scene. Michael communicates with Walt again on the Swan computer. Walt says "when they take me out. there's huge rocks with a big HOLE in the middle by the beach. you'll know when you see." Michael then heads north, towards the Others. Jack, Sawyer, and Locke form a hunting party and head out after Michael. Jack excludes Kate, saying that she needs to stay behind and push the button. In flashbacks, we see the downfall of Jack and Sarah's marriage. Jack meets a woman named Gabriella, and she wants him to perform surgery on her dying father Angelo. Christian and Jack both know there is little hope, but Angelo says that he didn't come all this way for Christian, he came for Jack. Jack ends up kissing Gabriella, and later admits this to Sarah. Sarah admits that she has been seeing someone else, and then leaves. On the Island, the hunting party continues to look for Michael. At night, Jack argues with Locke about searching for Michael, and then Tom abruptly appears. He explains that this is their Island, and the only reason the survivors are living is because they let them live. I find this scene very interesting, because it's the first time a large group of Others has talked to the survivors on the Island. This episode correlates very nicely with "Three Minutes," and each episode fills in pieces to the puzzle. "Three Minutes" shows us the story from Michael and the Others' perspective, while this episode focuses on the survivors' perspective.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
TOM: Oooo, 50 days. That's what -- almost 2 whole months, huh? Tell me, you go over a man's house for the first time, do you take off your shoes? Do you put your feet up on his coffee table? Do you walk in the kitchen, eat food that doesn't belong to you? [He looks at Locke.] Open the door to rooms you got no business opening? You know, somebody a whole lot smarter than anybody here once said: "Since the dawn of our species man's been blessed with curiosity." You know the other one about curiosity don't you, Jack? This is not your island. This is our island. And the only reason you're living on it is because we let you live on it.
Episode 12 - "Fire + Water"
Ever since season one, Charlie has been struggling with his heroin addiction. After "The Moth," he burned his heroin stash in the fire. Not long after, in "Exodus," Charlie discovers an entire stash of heroin in the drug smugglers' plane. In this episode we see a lot of dreams and visions from Charlie that contain a variety of imagery, foreshadowing, and symbolism. Locke has a
feeling that Charlie is using again, and when he follows Charlie to his stash, he takes it, saying that he hgave Charlie a choice before, but not anymore. After Charlie awakes from one of his dreams, he is holding Aaron precariously near the ocean. Claire and the survivors find him, and Charlie is baffled as to what happened. One of my favorite moments in this episode is when Sawyer tells Hurley to make his move on Libby, calling him three hilarious nicknames in the process (Jabba, Jethro, and Hoss). The climax of the episode comes when Charlie sets a fire near the camp, causing all of the survivors to go to help put it out. Charlie uses this diversion to kidnap Aaron, and take him to the ocean to try and baptize him. After he reluctantly returns Aaron, Locke punches him three times, and the survivors leave him helpless on the shore.FAVORITE QUOTE:
EKO: Something wrong, Charlie?
CHARLIE: Apart from me losing my mind? No, everything's just peachy.
EKO: Why would you say you are losing your mind?
CHARLIE: How about the fact that I've been sleepwalking? Stealing babies from their cribs? Oh yeah, and then there's the vivid dreams that make me feel like I'm completely awake until, of course, I wake up.
EKO: What are your dreams about?
CHARLIE: Variations on Aaron being in mortal peril -- trapped in a piano, drifting out to sea, there's the flying dove, and Claire and my mum dressed as angels telling me I need to save the baby. [Eko is silent] What?
EKO: Have you ever considered that these dreams mean something?
CHARLIE: Like what?
EKO: What if you do need to save the baby?
Episode 13 - "The Long Con"
We have always known that Sawyer is a con man, but we don't see the full extent of his cons until this episode. We know that Ben Linus is always the man with the plan, but Sawyer can also construct ingenious cons. In flashbacks, Sawyer teaches his girlfriend Cassidy about cons. Eventually, she tells him that her husband has a lot of money, and that there may be a way to get it. Since the crash, Jack and Locke have been the primary leaders of the survivors; they have made many important decisions regarding the Hatch, guns, food supply, etc. Sawyer is fed up with this, so he enlists Charlie to help him perform a long con on the survivors. The benefit for Sawyer is that he will attain all of the guns, and the benefit for Charlie is that he will get to embarrass Locke. The first part of the con is when Charlie goes into the garden and attempts to kidnap Sun. He leaves Sun injured in the jungle, and the survivors immediately suspect it was the Others. Sawyer then talks to Kate, saying how did Sun break free with her hands bound and while unconscious? And why are there tracks when the Others don't leave any? They find a hood hanging from a branch, but Sawyer points out that it's a different hood than the one used on Kate. Sawyer says "it's all in the details, and they're wrong." Because of this, Kate suspects Ana Lucia was behind it. Sawyer approaches Locke, warning him about the survivors coming for the guns. Locke goes out to hide the guns, but is followed by Charlie. Sawyer attains the guns, and becomes the new "sheriff" of the survivors. I think that this is a very clever episode, and a fabulous Sawyer-centric. I love seeing how Sawyer used to con in the past, and it was awesome to see him do a long con on the Island. At this point in the season, Locke and Jack become quite annoying (Jack is constantly trying to be in control, and Locke feels possiveness over the guns) so it was great to see Sawyer take charge.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
SAWYER: That's right, Jack. He's as stupid as you are. You were so busy worrying about each other you never even saw me coming, did you? How about you listen up because I'm only going to say this once. You took my stuff. While I was off trying to get us help -- get us rescued -- you found my stash and you took it, divvied it up -- my shaving cream, my batteries, even my beer. And then something else happened, you decided these two boys here were going to tell you what to do and when to do it. Well, I'm done taking orders. And I don't want my stuff back. The shaving cream don't matter. Batteries don't matter. The only thing that matters now are guns. And if you want one you're going to have to come to me to get it. [He looks at Sayid.] Oh, you want to torture me, don't you? Show everybody how civilized you are. Go ahead, but I'll die before I give them back. And then you'll really be screwed, won't you? New sheriff in town, boys! You all best get used to it.
Episode 14 - "One of Them"
In this episode, Rousseau finds Sayid, and tells him that she captured one of the Others. It still confuses me, because Rousseau had actually seen and met this Other 16 years earlier. Benjamin Linus was the one who kidnapped Alex from Danielle. However, Danielle doesn't tell this to Sayid, but she insists that she knows he is one of them. Perhaps Danielle forgot about Ben? But really, how could you forget about the person who kidnapped your daughter? I don't know. Anyway, Ben Linus claims to be "Henry Gale" from Minnesota, and says he crashed on the Island in a balloon. This is the first lie that we hear Ben say on the show (and we all know that Benjamin Linus is a liar). Benry attempts to escape, but is shot down by Rousseau. Back at the Hatch, Jack treats Ben's wounds, but Locke and Sayid are very wary of their new visitor. One of LOST's recurring themes is Sayid's unrelenting skepticism. When Sayid has a hunch, it's pretty much right 100% of the time. He thought that Henry was one of them, and he was. He thought that Mikhail was one of them, and he was. He thought that Michael had been compromised by the Others, and he was. Do you get what I'm saying? Sayid resorts back to his ways when he was a torturer, and beats Ben bloody. Flashbacks show the full extent of Sayid's torturing career. Back in the Hatch, Jack prevents Locke from pushing the button, and for the first time we see the countdown timer go beyond zero. Red hieroglyphs flip up, but before we see a system failure, Locke enters the numbers and saves the world. I really like this episode, and it's the first episode where we see Benjamin Linus (and little did we know at the time that Ben was the leader of the Others, and would become one of the most prominent characters in Lost).
FAVORITE QUOTE:
SAYID: He is one of them.
JACK: Yeah? Did he tell you that?
SAYID: No.
JACK: Then how do you know?
SAYID: Because I know. He is one of them.
JACK: I think that Rousseau thought that about you once, Sayid. If I'm not mistaken she strapped you down, she shocked you, all because she thought you were one of them.
Episode 15 - "Maternity Leave"
This episode ranks as one of the best of this season. Claire fears that Aaron is sick, and her fears worsen when Rousseau arrives at camp, claiming that he is infected with the sickness (the same sickness we see in "This Place Is Death," when Danielle kills her science team). With the help of Libby, Claire is able to remember part of when she was abducted by Ethan. She enlists Kate to go and help her find this place. Eventually, with the help of Danielle, they find the Staff station. This is the third DHARMA station to be revealed in the show. On-island flashbacks show us what happened after Ethan kidnapped Claire. Here is something that is interesting to me: Tom talks to Ethan, and refers to Jacob as "Him". It has been confirmed by Darlton that "Him" is Jacob. So why would Tom be afraid of what "He" would do? Most of the Others, including Tom, have never even seen Jacob. With the help of Alex and Danielle Rousseau, Claire escapes from the Staff and the Others. Claire finally remembers why she scratched Danielle; it was because she was trying to save her life. This is an incredible episode, and gives us the long-awaited story of what happened to Claire when she was gone for two weeks.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
BEN: Why would I lie? They think I'm one of these others -- other what?
EKO: Please, stop talking, Henry. The first night I spent on this island I was dragged into the jungle by 2 men. They never spoke a word to me, nor I to them. I killed these men -- smashed in their head with a stone, felt their blood on my arms. I need you to know how sorry I am for this. I need you to know that I am back on the righteous path now. And that I regret my actions. I ask you for your forgiveness.
BEN: Why are you telling me this?
EKO: Because I needed to tell someone.
Episode 16 - "The Whole Truth"
This is one of the most underrated episodes ever, and ranks in the top five episodes of Season 2 for me. It is also the best Sun-centric episode of the series so far. In flashbacks, we see that Sun and Jin are having fertility problems, and the doctor says that it is because of Sun. This infuriates Jin, who suspects that Sun knew about this. Later on, the doctor approaches Sun and explains that it is really Jin who is infertile, and that he was afraid to tell the truth because
of his position in Paik Industries. On the Island, Locke enlists Ana Lucia to talk to Benry about his balloon. Ana convinces him to draw a map to the balloon, and she leaves with Sayid and Charlie to look for it. She does this without talking to Jack or Locke, since they are too worried about Locke and Jack. On the Island, Sun takes a pregnancy test and discovers that she is pregnant. She is unsure of whether or not the baby is Jin's (and we won't find out until late season three episode "D.O.C."). Sun tells Jin the whole truth about his infertility, and Jin believes that it's a miracle. Th ending of this episode is one of the greatest endings of any Lost episode ever; Ben says that if he were one of them, he would make his map lead the survivors into an ambush, and force a trade, him for them. He then says, "got any milk?"FAVORITE QUOTE:
BEN: Wow, you guys have some real trust issues, don't you? Guess it makes sense she didn't tell you. I mean, with the two of you fighting all the time. Of course, if I was one of them -- these people that you seem to think are your enemies -- what would I do? Well, there'd be no balloon, so I'd draw a map to a real secluded place like a cave or some underbrush -- good place for a trap -- an ambush. And when your friends got there a bunch of my people would be waiting for them. Then they'd use them to trade for me. I guess it's a good thing I'm not one of them, huh? You guys got any milk?
Episode 17 - Lockdown
There are many surprising twists and amazing scenes in this episode. It is also a Locke-centric, which are typically full of mythology, mystery, and intrigue. Anthony Cooper comes to Locke again in flashbacks, and this time he wants help. Locke feels reluctant at first to help the man who conned him and stole his kidney, but eventually he agrees. When Helen finds out that he returned to help his father, she leaves him, saying that Locke chose him over her. This devastates Locke, who was planning on marrying her. I have a lot of sympathy for Locke, but I really don't understand why he helped Anthony. He could've returned the money to the rightful owners, or kept it for himself, but why give it to the con man who ruined your life? I know Locke did it because he wanted to improve upon their relationship, but I don't think their relationship could ever be improved. On the Island, Sayid, Ana, and Charlie find Gale's balloon. At first this leads us to believe that Ben was telling the truth, but Sayid's unrelenting skepticism comes back, and he digs up the grave, discovering a black man by the name of Henry Gale.FAVORITE QUOTE:
BEN: Then I'm going to need your word, John. I'm going to need your word that you won't let your people do anything to me.
LOCKE: Well, if you're who you say you are then what are you worried about?
BEN: Things have happened to them -- things that I have nothing to do with. But they've got no one to blame except for me. So I'm going to need your word that you'll protect me, no matter what.
LOCKE: Who are you?
BEN: My name is Henry Gale. I'm from Minnesota. And I crashed on this island just like you.
LOCKE: Alright, you have my word.
Episode 18 - "Dave"
Since Season 1 I had wondered about why Hurley never lost weight - this episode answers that question. He has a secret stash! Unlike Sawyer's stash (which includes medicine, guns, magazines, etc.) Hurley has a stash of food that he's been hiding from the camp. With the help of Libby, Hurley decides to destroy his stash and begin a new life on the island. Just after he does this though, they discover the food pallet that has fallen from the sky. Along with Hurley's temptation for food comes someone named Dave. Dave is Hurley's subconscious, and flashbacks show us that he prompted Hurley to eat when he was in Santa Rosa's. We're led to believe that 
Dave isn't imaginary for most of the episode, but when Dr. Brooks reveals a photo of Hurley's arm around thin air, he begins to realize that he's making Dave up. In the Hatch, Sayid interrogates Ben, who is now under captivity as an Other. Ben is once again caught in a lie when Sayid asks about Henry Gale; Ben says that Henry was dead in the balloon when he found him, but Sayid pulls out a 20 dollar bill with writing from Henry. Sayid threatens to kill Ben if he doesn't talk to him about the Others, but Ben says that He would kill him if he did. Hurley follows Dave to a cliff. Dave tries to convince Hurley that everything he sees is all made up and imaginary; he says that's why Hurley's lottery numbers are the same numbers in the Hatch, and he says that no girl like Libby would ever like Hurley. Hurley almost listens to Dave, but Libby comes and convinces him that everything they see is real.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
CHARLIE: Locke said some kind of blast doors trapped him in the Hatch. Maybe it was because of this -- so no one would see who dropped it. Any of you guys see a plane last night?
SAWYER: Yeah, I saw it, Tattoo. I just decided not to tell.
SAWYER: Hold on, take it easy. You guys are like locusts. How about a little order here?
CHARLIE: Shouldn't we let someone a little more trustworthy take care of this?
SAWYER: Like you, babynapper?
Episode 19 - "S.O.S."
Rose and Bernard are two of my favorite characters of LOST. Ever since season one, these characters are usually on the sidelines, and rarely are involved in the main plot or storyline. I love seeing there backstory revealed in this episode. Flashbacks show us that Rose had cancer, and Bernard brought her to Australia to see Isaac of Uluru, a faith healer. Rose doesn't expect him to fix her, and she tells Bernard that she has been healed so that he'll stop trying to do something. On the Island, Bernard gathers the survivors in an attempt to make an SOS sign across the beach. Rose is opposed to the idea, much to Bernard's surprise. Rose thinks that if she leaves, her cancer would return. I think that this is a very underrated episode, and is a very emotional on-island and off-island story that deepens our understanding of Rose and Bernard's relationship.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
BERNARD: Okay, 2 months we've been on this island -- 2 months. And already we have a water trough, and we've got a food pantry. And people are taking showers in your hatch. Have you forgotten that we all crashed on this island? It's like none of you want to go home again.
CLAIRE: How can you say that? Of course we want to go home.
BERNARD: Well, then why aren't we doing anything about it?
HURLEY: Dude, we, like, built a raft. But it got blown up.
BERNARD: Okay, so what are we doing now? That pallet of food had a parachute which means a plane dropped it here which means there are other planes that fly over the island. So, we are going to build a sign -- a massive sign along the beach. So that way if a plane flies over or a satellite takes pictures from up there -- we want to make damn sure that they know we're here -- that they know about us.
ROSE: Maybe we should speak to Jack about this first.
BERNARD: Well, do we have to run everything by Jack? I mean, he's not the president. He's a doctor.
ROSE: You're a dentist.
Episode 20 - "Two for the Road"
After being with the Others for several episodes, Michael Dawson has finally returned. We are led to believe that Michael found one of them, followed him to the Others' camp, and then returned to the beach. Little do we know that Michael is really working for the Others now. Ben has been plotting to use Michael in order to capture Jack, Kate, and Sawyer for his master plan. His plan, of course, is to manipulate and exploit Jack's emotions so that he will agree to do the spinal surgery on Ben. Flashbacks in this episode show us the relationship between Ana Lucia and Christian Shephard. Ana agrees to be Christian's bodyguard in Australia. Christian goes to see Lindsey, and wants to see his daughter, Claire Littleton. The most shocking part of this episode is the ending. This is truly the most shocking and unbelieable moments in all of LOST history. Michael shoots Ana Lucia and Libby, and then enters the armory, and shoots himself in the arm. It is now when we finally realize that Michael has been working for the Others, and "Henry Gale" now escapes.
FAVORITE QUOTE:LOCKE: So, it worked?
JACK: What are you talking about, John?
LOCKE: Your deal -- the trade. If they gave us Michael...
JACK: They didn't give us anything.
LOCKE: So, it was just a coincidence that he came wandering out?
JACK: I was shouting; he heard my voice. What, they just let Michael go hoping we would keep up our end of the bargain? You think they're on the honor system?
Episode 21 - "?"
Eko is my favorite character in all of LOST, and this is one of my favorites of all-time. This episode really explores the mythology on a deeper level, and further develops the amazing relationship between Eko and Locke. Eko and Locke's relationship is so dynamic and enigmatic, and it was too short-lived. Both of these characters have a lot of faith, and they are very similar and different in many ways. After having a dream, Eko and Locke head off to find the ?. Locke
remembers seeing the ? on the blast door map, but he is losing faith in the Hatch and the Island. Eko is convinced, though, that it is important that he and Locke find this place. Eko and Locke find the drug smugglers' plane, which happened to land right on top of the ? (Pearl station). I find it very interesting that the drug plane and the Pearl station are both in one location; both of these locations are fundamental aspects of Eko's faith in the Island. Inside of the Pearl, the dynamic duo views the Pearl Orientation video, hosted by Mark Wickmund. This video strengthens Eko's faith in the Hatch, saying that their work is now more important than ever. Locke, however, feels like the Hatch was a colossal joke, and that they're slaves if they continue to push the button. These two different faiths in the Hatch becomes a very important theme for the finale.FAVORITE QUOTE:
LOCKE: What are you doing?
EKO: I'm taking this back with us.
LOCKE: Why?
EKO: Because they may be important.
LOCKE: Important? I'm sorry, weren't you just watching the same thing I was?
EKO: Yes, John. And I believe the work you have been doing is more important now than ever.
LOCKE: What work?
EKO: Pushing the button.
LOCKE: That's not work. That's a joke -- rats in a maze with no cheese.
EKO: It is work, John. We are being tested.
LOCKE: Tested?
EKO: The reason to do it -- push the button -- is not because we are told to do so in a film.
LOCKE: Oh -- well, then what is the reason, Mr. Eko?
EKO: We do it because we believe we are meant to. Isn't that the reason you pushed it, John?
LOCKE: I was never meant to do anything. Every single second of my pathetic little life is as useless as that button! You think it's important? You think it's necessary? It's nothing. It's nothing. It's meaningless. And who are you to tell me that it's not?
Episode 22 - "Three Minutes"
Michael Dawson has a very intricate and unique storyline in LOST. Every since "Exodus," when Walt was taken off the raft, Michael has become intent on finding him. In "The Hunting Party," Michael goes off searching for Walt, but is captured by the Others. The Others make a deal with Michael: he must free "Henry Gale" in order to get his son back. Michael goes to the extreme, murdering two fellow survivors in the process. In this episode, we see the on-island flashbacks that detail Michael's time with the Others. We see parallel events from "The Hunting Party," when Jack, Sawyer, and Locke went searching for Michael. At the Others camp, Michael sees another hatch, and the Others' lifestyle. They live in tents and yurts, eat fish, and have few guns. This is all a facade, though, and when Walt visits Michael, he says that they're pretending. Overall, I really enjoy watching this episode, and feel that it's very underrated.
FAVORITE QUOTE:SAWYER: Got some good news for you. Captain Arab's in too. Calvary rides at sunrise.
MICHAEL: You told Sayid?
SAWYER: Yeah, I told Sayid.
MICHAEL: You shouldn't have done that!
SAWYER: Oh, well I'm sorry. I just figure if we going to war, we'd want the one guy who's actually been in a war. That a problem?
MICHAEL: No, it's not a problem.
Episode 23 - "Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1"
Part one of the explosive season two finale starts off with the return of Desmond David Hume on his boat, the Elizabeth. In flashbacks, we discover that the Elizabeth was named after Elizabath "Libby" Smith, one of the Flight 815 survivors. I always wonder what it would have been like if Libby had survived; seeing Desmond and her boat that she gave him would've been quite the shock to her. Michael leads Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and Hugo (the four people on the list he received) towards the Others' camp. During their trek, the Hurley Bird returns. Michael attempts to shoot it, and realizes that his gun was never loaded. He is now suspicious, fearing that his cover has been blown. In the Hatch, Locke and Desmond force a lockdown, keeping Eko outside. Locke is convinced that the button is fake, claiming he has never been more sure about anything in his life. As Sayid, Jin, and Sun are sailing toward's the Others' village, they see the four-toed statue. Little do we know that this statue is an essential part of LOST's mythology, and is the home of Jacob, the leader of the Others. In a flashback, we see that Desmond was dishonorably discharged from the Royal Scots Regiment. He sees Charles Widmore, who pays him money so that he will leave Penelope. The on-island flashbacks in this episode are very interesting, and show us more of Desmond's time on the Island with Kelvin. One day, Desmond finds Kelvin in the Swan basement, holding the key above the fail-safe. Kelvin says that the Incident was a magnetic leak, and the button has to be pushed to discharge the buildup. He says that with a simple turn of the key, all of this goes away.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
LOCKE: That in a minute that computer's going to start beeping, and when it does you're going to let it go. You're going to let it run down to zero, past zero. And you're not going to push the button.
EKO: But I am going to push the button. Why wouldn't I?
LOCKE: Because you don't want to be a slave.
EKO: I am a slave to nothing.
LOCKE: You're a slave to that, just like I was. So I'm going to tell you again—don't push it.
EKO: Do not tell me what I can do.
LOCKE: You cannot push that button. No, it's not real. We're only puppets—puppets on strings. As long as we push it, we'll never be free!
EKO: Well, you're free now, John. Do not come back.
Episode 24 - "Live Together, Die Alone, Part 2"
The season two finale is an incredible episode, and is full of intriguing flashbacks, shocking reveals, incredible acting, and an unforgettable cliffhanger. Sayid comes ashore to the Island, and enters the Others' camp. He finds that no one is there, and that the Hatch opens up into the cliff. On the other side of the Island, Jack forces Michael to admit to his crime to Kate, Sawyer, and Hugo. Michael admits that it was the only way, and that he murdered Ana Lucia and Libby. Jack says that they have to keep moving, or the Others will kill them all. Flashbacks show us that Desmond follows Kelvin outside, discovering that he has been pretending to use his HAZMAT suit to deceive Desmond. This makes me wonder, why would DHARMA provide the Hatch inhabitants with the HAZMAT suits? Was the quarantine designed to keep them in the Hatch? Or was there really a sickness on the Island? Desmond discovers that Kelvin planned on leaving Desmond, and taking the Elizabeth back home. Desmond unintentionally kills Kelvin, and runs back to the Hatch to enter the Numbers. He is late, though, and a system failure is under affect. This causes the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 on Semptember 22nd, 2004. We see this day, Semptember 22nd, from numerous points of view.
In "Pilot, Part 1," "The Other 48 Days," and other episodes, we see the 72 survivors of Flight 815 crash on the Island. In "A Tale of Two Cities," we see the Others witness the crash from the Barracks, and Ben commanding Ethan and Goodwin to infiltrate the camps. And in "Live Together, Die Alone," we see Desmond Hume fail to enter the Numbers, causing the electromagnetic failure and resulting in the crash of Flight 815. At first you might suspect that this is all coincidence, but it is much more than that. In "The Incident," we see Jacob touch several of the survivors of Flight 815. Did this touch really alter their destinies? Or does free will still exist? Hopefully, many of these questions will be answered next season. At the end of this episode, we see "Henry" arrive at Pala Ferry as the leader of the Others; Michael leaves the Island, with Walt; Jack, Kate, and Sawyer are prisoners of the Others. In the final scene, we see Henrik and Matthias inside of a listening station. They see that an eletromagnetic analomy has occured, and they contact Penelope Widmore: "I think we found it."FAVORITE QUOTE:
DESMOND: We need to push the button.
LOCKE: No, we don't!
DESMOND: Do you not hear me, brother? I crashed your bloody plane?
LOCKE: How did you manage to do that?
DESMOND: On that day, those numbers turned to hieroglyphics. And when the last one came down this whole started to shake. And that screen? That screen filled up with System Failure. And I know what they are. 9/22/04—September the 22nd, 2004, the day your planed crashed. It's real! It's all bloody real! Now, push the damn button!
LOCKE: I know what I saw! It's a lie; it's not real! None of it is real!
DESMOND: You don't want to push the button? Then I will.
LOCKE: No!
DESMOND: You killed us. You killed us all.
LOCKE: No. I just saved us all.
I hope you enjoyed my review of LOST Season 2. This has really been a fantastic season. I'd love to here your thoughts, comments, and analysis on Season 2!
Fantastic job! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhere the F have you guys been??
ReplyDeleteLame, lame, lame. Sorry, but this type of superficial recap is below Lostpedia's standards. I come here for more in-depth insights. If we wanted a recap, we could read the Lostpedia entry of each episode. What's more interesting is to look at each episode through the prism of what we currently know, through the end of Season 5.
ReplyDeleteCan we please take time to review each episode with some new thoughts and new perspectives? I generally don't complain here at all, but I can't let this one go without being critical.
Brian has a point. While some insights are made - this just seems to be a short recap of each episode. :(
ReplyDeleteThe thing that I found most interesting in season 2 was in the episode "The Other 48 Days" when Anna and Goodwin are talking right before Anna kills him, and she makes a point of talking about how the knife they got off the body of one of the others was an old Army knife. Looking from the perspective of having seen season 5 and the "Jughead" episode, now we know how the others came to be in possession of it. That kind of thing - that really lets me know the writers knew where the story was going from the beginning - I find that cool!
ReplyDeletegood recap!
ReplyDeletejust so you can change your typo, kate didn't take a pregnancy test in the whole truth, sun did.
ReplyDeleteI sadly agree with Brian, I think more discussion needs to happen after each episode, rather than just a synopsis and maybe a single clue from an hour of lost. Please can we up the discussion rate on the rewatch because it is still a long time until season 6 and there is much to say.
I believe that more insight and time taken over each episode would also help stop simple typos.
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ReplyDeleteWow...so many critics. I think that there were some insights about future episodes in your recaps. I also applaud you for continuing this rewatch. Most of the other sites seem to have dropped out. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteMage - "I hope that the blogs of Lostpedia improve..."
ReplyDeleteWoo woo woo, don't attack a whole blog if you don't like one post :P
CTS, Nick, Sam,
ReplyDeleteI hope you're reading this. I felt bad about being critical, but I hold to my points. I'll use one example of where this type of recap really drops the ball. It's only one example because there are many, many places where hints/clues/connections were missed.
In your summary of "Live Together, Die Alone," you mention the return of the Hurleybird, the same bird that appears in the Season 1 finale. Both times the bird appears, it screams Hurley's name. Why, well, that is still a mystery. Consider that the bird looks like depictions of the Egyptian god Horus. We've had a character named Horace on the show, we've now had tons of Egyptian references, and on Jacob's tapestry, there are wings on either side of what appears to be the Eye of Horus. When you look at the Oceanic Airlines logo, it appears as either an island or the Eye of Horus, depending on how you look at it. Of course, we've also had many episodes that begin with a close-up of an eye.
Back to the bird, I recently watched "Stranger in a Strange Land" in my own rewatch. That is a widely reviled episode, but I noticed that when Jack is in Phuket, he's flying a kite of a bird, which looks like the Hurleybird. Other bird connections remind of Walt in "Special," looking at a book of Australian birds, commenting on how he should be learning about the birds of Egypt in school, and then having a bird crash into the window and die.
There are other bird connections, I'm sure, but you get the point. My theory, I suppose, is that the birds/Horus are somehow connected to Jacob.
Suffice it to say, simply stating "... and then we see the Hurlebird..." doesn't cut it. The show deserves better and we deserve better.
it would have been fine.... if there were also the every other day posts which you started doing and said you would continue... but to not do a single episode recpar all season then put this recap on... after falling off the map for 3+ weeks not so great.... committing to write 4 episode recaps a week for the rewatch was a large undertaking, but once you dcided to take it on... you should have followed it through
ReplyDeleteBrian - while I blog here about ARG and other happenings, I never signed on to do rewatch blogs when it was proposed, mainly because I'm way too busy this summer with research. I can pass your comments on to Sam and CTS though.
ReplyDeleteIf you guys want to get more in-depth on the episodes, why not bring up those point in the comment section, instead of relying on the blog to do it.
ReplyDeleteSeems like an easy answer
These snippet recaps defeat the purpose of the Rewatch. There are already detailed synopses all over the internet, including this site. The idea of the Rewatch was to watch the episodes again and notice things that now make sense, seem more meaningful, or have new context based on what we've seen since.
ReplyDeleteClearly this was not done. Otherwise there would be at least a mention of Desmond's line about the blast doors in LTDA: "It'd take an atom bomb" to get through them. Now that we've seen a nuclear bomb down that hatch, certainly that line takes on more meaning? This is but one example...
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ReplyDeleteBrian (and other critics) -- I'm not sure what your deal is. This is not meant to be some breakthrough blog regarding secret connections between Season 2 and Season 5. I can't provide "in-depth insights" for every single episode of Season 2 (but if you can, I'd love to see them). This blog is supposed to be a recap, review, and analysis of Season 2. We are REWATCHING Season 2, therefore most of my analysis comes from that season. If you don't like the blog, then don't read it, and there isn't any need to bring your negativity here. This isn't supposed to be some miraculous review that gives you new insights on everything; it is simply an all-inclusive recap/review of the entire second season. I'm providing a review of Season 2 that you can read if you want to, or don't. I mainly did this all-inclusive blog because Season 2 episodes have not been covered by the Lostpedia Rewatch Blog, and I figured this would give readers a chance to comment on this season. I'm not exactly sure what you were expecting. And yes, I know that you can read recaps of every episode on Lostpedia, but I still include a brief recap of the episodes in this blog so that I can better analyze and discuss the episode; it's hard to just immediately analyze without at least recapping the episode. And Brian, I don't have the time or the space to write a three paragraph essay on the Hurley Bird; yes, I wish I could analyze every single aspect of LOST more in-depth, but there isn't enough room on this blog, and like I said before, I'm not trying to analyze every single topic of the show, I'm just trying to provide an all-inclusive recap of the season for those who would like to read it. It takes a lot of time and effort to compile favorite quotes, provide images, and review all 24 episodes of the season. I find your comments to be quite childish to say the least. This blog is for LOST fans who would like to read more about the show; not for people to complain.
ReplyDeleteCTS I find your comment about the "childish" posts very offensive and about your own very defensive. If you're saying that your blog is "all inclusive" then why does it not include area of debate / insight. To tell us that you'll recap after 4 episodes then expect us to wait for weeks on end for a single recap and tell us that you're not sure what we were expecting is patronising.
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying that anyone here is childish; I'm saying that it's childish to say that "The show deserves better and we deserve better" or to say "Lame, lame, lame. Sorry, but this type of superficial recap is below Lostpedia's standards." None of the administrators here are forced to do anything, and people don't "deserve" anything. This blog is simply another facet that LOST fans can tap into. Sam McPherson was originally doing the rewatch blog posts, but hadn't done them for season two. I decided I'd make one long blog for all episodes (rather than one for each episode). I don't mean to be acting defensive here (I'm definitely open for constructive critiscism) but it frustrates me when people come here and complain, rather than offer their own thoughts on the season. My blog is all-inclusive simply because I'm recapping/reviewing all 24 episodes. I have included some debate/insight, but that doesn't take up the majority of the blog. I figured people could use this blog to spark their own theories/comments/questions/analysis for Season 2.
ReplyDeleteCTS: you're good. You obviously spent a lot of time writing twenty four paragraphs and I hope you don't lose any sleep over those comments.
ReplyDeleteOthers: your apparent rage (to assume the worst) and annoyance (to assume the best) is ridiculous, even if it were directed at the right person. CTS did a similar all-inclusive recap of season 1 a month ago, and hasn't written a recap article otherwise. He isn't the one who wrote four season 2 articles and stopped. Even being mad at or disappointed in *that* guy is silly, if you take a step back. Have you ever started something and lost interest in finishing it? If not, I hope when you do you are not publicly admonished with "Lame, lame, lame." I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
If you're reading the twentieth comment here, chances are you're enjoying your favorite show again and we all have what's sure to be a glorious season six to look forward to. Let's put away the... bamboo shoots? Does Lost have an iconic weapon to allude to?
DHAMurray - thanks for your comments. I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteCTS: You're a good guy, and you've done your 'job' well. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteBut where is your boy MacPherson with the Episode by Episode? I seriously doubt he's having THAT good a summer to just drop it completely.
Also, if you need someone to be doing an episode by episode recap (as you mentioned above), I would be more than willing to contribute. I've been following the recap, and reading all the articles (by those who have stuck with it), and I think it has been a lot of fun as well as a good way to get small, but much-needed, periodic fixes, which I am hoping will carry me to 2010.
In other words, this Rewatch has been my own personal online methadone clinic, and if you need help passing out the pills, I the man for the gig!
I made the same comments Brian has about a month ago and I stopped reading this recap because it is redundant.
ReplyDeleteThere is a woman over at Tubular on Lost rewatch. Her name is Therese Odell and her recaps are an actual analysis. They are very very insightful. Definitely check them out.
http://blogs.chron.com/tubular/archives/lost/
I feel sorry for CTS as I don't think he understands the annoyance here.
ReplyDeleteCTS, We were told several times throughout the rewatch for season 1 that the rewatch blog for season 2 would be very interesting and in-depth analysis into the overall mythology of the show and how it links with season 2 onwards. McPherson stated his anticipation for season 2 several times but yet when it finally arrived it was abandoned without any explaination. An explanation has still to be given by this man who represents a website that invited THE FANS to take part! We never asked for this but now we arew doing it and McPherson has dropped us!
CTS,
ReplyDeleteI want to apologize for writing the intial part of my first comment in a childish tone. I stand behind the general content of my comments, but I didn't mean to offend you. I sincerely apologize for that, as it was unnecessary. I also want you to know I wasn't trying to single you out. I know that Sam did the episode-by-episode rewatch and then stopped, and I know you had done a similar recap for the whole of Season 1.
My point is that this type of recap, no matter what the intention was behind it, isn't necessary if it isn't in depth and doesn't make use of the revelations found in Season 5.
Also, I have not been negative. I have offered many positive comments on this blog. I generally keep my comments to my theories and what I have observed. I restrain myself when I read ignorant and ill-informed comments (and I don't mean yours, CTS) and try to add to the conversation, not take away from it and bring negativity to it. I had offered more than once to write recaps for episodes. No one has taken me up on that offer.
So, I apologize for being offensive, as that wasn't my intent. I still request more in-depth recaps, as there's no need for superficial ones that can be found in many other places.
I was hoping to see more references to the Easter Eggs in each episode. Like for in stances in the Whole Truth Sun takes a pregnancy test from Widmore Labs
ReplyDeleteTDTWSITT - thanks for the comments. I'm not entirely sure why Sam stopped the blogs, but I think he's been busy and hasn't found the time to write them. And thanks for volunteering to write, but only administrators can post regularly on this blog (that isn't my decision).
ReplyDeleteBrian - thanks for saying that. I do appreciate constructive criticism. I realize that some people are looking for more in-depth analysis for the season (relating it to Season 5 and mythology), but that wasn't my intention while writing this blog. I only intended for this blog to just have a short recap/review of each episode (and just skim the surface of the complex mythology), and then readers could offer their thoughts/comments, and things would go more in-depth from there. Otherwise, if I wrote in-depth about everything, the blog would be too long. Just because we're reatching Season 2 from the perspective of already having seen Season 5 doesn't mean we must relate everything to the revelations from Season 5; sometimes it's also good to analyze the season on it's own, rather than relating every episode to later seasons. You might think blogs like this are superficial, but they aren't to everyone. Some people are rewatching these seasons for the first time, so I don't want to go majorly in-depth about everything, but rather just recap/rehash the events from S2 (and relate a few things to S5, etc). I appreciate your comments and thoughts, though, and will try to have a more in-depth season analysis in the future.
This comments section is hilarious. The internet is great.
ReplyDeleteOh and... "Episode 15 - "Maternity Leave"
This episode ranks as one of the best of this season."
Are you out of your mind?
lovely summary of the eps, but where is the 'analysis' and gripping re-evaluation of all we've seen in light of all we now know?
ReplyDeleteWow. I am amazed at how much energy people put into complaining when every single one of those posts could have been directed towards what happened in S2.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeff for your input. I agree that seeing connections like that is an exciting thing and makes me looks forward to S6.
Brian, your thoughts on the Hurley bird were excellent. But instead of blaming CTS, Sam, or whomever writes the recaps for not touching on it, why didn't YOU just bring it up and open it for debate/ invite comments. I don't know about everyone else here but me being one person, can't find every single easter egg, theme, or connection on my own. That is why I read these blogs so that I can get info I might have otherwise missed because I may have been too busy paying attention to Sawyer's shirtless chest. The analysis should really come from us as bloggers. Get a grip people. This is supposed to be fun.
I'm currently on the first disc of S4. I haven't been doing any analysis whatsoever. Although I did have a thought about all the people that have died(on the island, Christian also) and how the MIB guy has probably taken their form which is why the oceanic people see visions of them throughout the seasons. I'm sure it's been touched on before but I wouldn't know from reading posts full of complaints.
It sucks that ABC pulled the Lost episodes but I'm an avid fan with all four seasons on DVD. Wish we could move onto S3 already. I'm looking forward to reading others' insights.
kim, the lost episodes are back on abc and if you have a hard time finding them you can always go through imdb.com which links you to the episodes on abc.com
ReplyDeletehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/episodes
hope that helps : )
one thing i found striking was in the episode "maternity leave" when claire goes with kate and rousseau into the jungle to look for the medical station. she leaves aaron with sun, but before she goes sun stops her and tells her that "a mother shouldn't leave her child" to which claire replies "are you a mother?" interesting considering that claire will eventually abandon aaron in the jungle, sun will have a baby, and sun will also leave her child to go to the island... seriously there is no way they didn't have that planned out which is seriously mind boggling
ReplyDeleteanother thing, in "lockdown" the beginning of the episode henry (aka ben) has just made his comment about drawing a fake map to a fake balloon and ambushing ana lucia and sayid. jack freaks out and demands another map to go after them, but locke says that they wouldn't catch up with them anyway and jack replies "whats done really is done then" and locke says "thats right." as far as i can tell this the first time the theme "whatever happened happened" was introduced to the series and its jack who says it when jack will later be the biggest proponent of it, although of course he has a change of heart at the end of season 5. Also if you believe in the theory that the survivors really have already done everything that happened in the first few seasons due to a time loop and that they remember things from the future, maybe jack's comment had more significance to him than was at first apparent.
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ReplyDeleteEven though I don't necessarily hate Season 2, I do believe it is by far the weakest of the series. There are several reasons for this. First off, it didn't do Season 2 any favors by following Season 1, which was by far the best season. I also agree with many of the critics of the show in that for the most part, the plot was moving very slowly throughout the season and didn't pick up until the end. For example, I thought the first 3 episodes could have been much more effective if they combined most of the plot into two episodes. Showing various points of view on how to get into the hatch really did not have the same effect as, say, the Pilot episodes where we saw Jack, Kate, and Charlie's different perspectives on the plane crash. Also, Ana Lucia was easily my most hated character on LOST. Her bad-girl attitude really annoyed me and I was not particularly impressed with any of her flashbacks or character arc. The same can be said for Michael, who just got more annoying as Season 2 went on(WAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLTTTT every 5 minutes). I also agree with the critics in that the creators introduced far too many mysteries in Season 2, which took away a lot of time that was needed to explore more about the characters. The flashbacks became dragged out and very repetetive in Season 2. Another thing that annoyed me was the fact that they didn't continue to explore the theme of survival on the island, which helped make Season 1 the best season. One of the worst scenes in the history of the show, in my opinion, takes place in Season 2. In the Hunting Party, why wouldn't Jack, Locke, or Sawyer not ask more questions about who the Others were, why can't they be rescued, or why they can't leave the island. Instead, they were all concentrating on fueding with a mysterious group of individuals who they didn't even know. That didn't make too much sense to me. It also seemed as if every character on the show turned into a bunch of whiney b****es in Season 2(The exceptions were Eko, Desmond, Sawyer, Hurley, and Jin). Finally, I also thought Season 2 contained several of the worst episodes of the series.
ReplyDeleteAside from all of those negatives, I still thought Season 2 was interesting and there were plenty of high points(Desmond and Eko's episodes, in particular). Here is my list for Season 2 episodes from best to worst(got my Season 1 list on the Lost Rewatch -season 1 review blog)
1. Live Together, Die Alone
2. The 23rd Psalm
3. ?
4. The Long Con
5. Man of Science, Man of Faith(overrated!)
6. The Other 48 Days
7. Two For the Road
8. Dave(Underrated)
9. One of Them
10. Orientation
11. Lockdown(Overrated)
12. Three Minutes
13. The Whole Truth
14. What Kate Did
15. The Hunting Party
16. Maternity Leave(Overrated)
17. Fir+Water
18. Adrift
19. Abandoned
20. ...And Found(WAAAAALALLLLLLLTT)
21. S.O.S.(Rose is a pain in the ass)
22. Collision
23. Everybody Hates Hugo(worst episode ever!!!)
Let me know what you guys think
John - jja5001@gmail.com
Three times the phrase "save us all" (or variants) has been used in Lost. Once, in the famous question asked by Ilana's crew. Second, in the episode "Hearts and Minds" as used by Charlie. And third in the season 2 finale, said by Locke.
ReplyDeleteIn the latter two the phrase is most definitely applied to Locke.
Is the third one applied to Locke also??
Here's an explanation for you guys. My name's getting thrown in the dirt a lot, so I thought I should fill you in.
ReplyDeleteBy the time season two rolled around, I was simply running out of time. i'm currently working in school, and it's very difficult to do that, work 4-5 hours a week on rewatch blogs, and maintain a healthy social life.
So I asked someone -- I'm not going to name who -- do take over for me for season two. I wasn't going to leave you guys hanging, but I simply was running out of both time and energy. However, my replacement fell through without my knowing, and I simply didn't have time to pick up after his slack. I appreciate CTS doing the inclusive season two summaries, however.
If you find that any of CTS' summary's were lacking, please feel free to check out any of the other mentioned sites (I recommend JOpinionated).
So people, please do not make judgments about things you have no idea about, and especially don't insult me because I haven't been able to provide you with four blogs a week.
And my surname does not have an 'a' in it, people.
Wow, this post and its comments really follow Lost spirit: great characters (Sam, CTS, Brian, Nick) with strong motivations, very interesting side actors & stories (the one about the Hurleybird is really great...), suspense, cliffhangers, plot-twists, the ultimate appearence of Sam when we all thought he was "missing in action" and the contenders had already made peace...and some unsolved misteries: who is anonymous?! excellent!!! excellent!!!
ReplyDeleteI think you are taking this blog too seriously. It is obviously meant to be a "rewatch" and "review" - not a theory page.
ReplyDeleteYes its very easy to become excited by all the new developments that have cast a new perspective on to many things occuring in season 2; but surely discussion on those grounds should primarily take place on the theory pages. Alternatively, someone should post a blog specifically relating to things occuring in earlier seasons and how they have been affected by later seasons.
Surely all one can do in a few paragraphs of review is include a few observations and theories alongside the events of the episode and their personal opinions of the quality of the episode.
Yea well Sam go back to school and don't undertake tasks you can't complete. I had no idea and im sure lots of other people also , that you are a young school boy so take it easy. An apology in there somewhere would be nice. Good riddens
ReplyDeleteExactly, Well done Sam for successfully passing the buck when not delivering on a promise. The sidestep of an apology was nicely done too, you're really not doing very well for yourself to lift your name out of the dirt and save any credibility. And as for your name, so glad to hear (with all relevance) that it doesn't contain an 'a', I'm sure your grades won't contain an 'a' either if we're seeing the amount of commitment you put into things.
ReplyDeletehi am one of the anonymous posters (in case fernando was wondering). i'm the one who doesn't leave the annoying comments about sam passing the buck. anyway if people still want to continue to rewatch:
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there is only on blog up so far picking up with season 2's orientation, but more to come
Yeah, everything I've ever done wrong or messed up is also actually the fault of someone else who's name no one will ever know. Really.
ReplyDeleteno i actually really don't blame sam for not finishing the recaps. things get so hectic during school and its really not his fault that he didn't have time for it. at least he tried to get someone else to do it.
ReplyDeleteand as far as anonymity goes if you have such a problem with me being an anonymous poster why did you (i'm talking to you anonymous who posted right before this) post as anonymous? did you make the comments about sam giving up the rewatch?
If no one has the time to do a blog for each episode each week, can we at least have a link on the rewatch page where we can post comments about each episode ourselves? Better than nothing for a month and then one season-long blog at seasons end
ReplyDeleteI'd have to agree with John that season 2 til the first half of season 3 is by far the weakest stretch of the series. More misses than hits imo (I guess some parts would've been explained in season 3 if it weren't for the writers' strike). But there were still some fun episodes so I guess its ok. =P
ReplyDeleteWhoa, people are really vicious. And I think if you're going to be rude and post anonymously you're a coward.
ReplyDeleteI only blog anonymously on here because I can't be bothered to sign up, especially to commit to a blog that is half arsed.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of the complainers, there is nothing new here, the point of the rewatch was to watch old eps thru the lens of what we now know. There are no new insights here. I appreciate the effort, but its kindof a waste of time.
ReplyDeleteAaaargh... there's so much hate... AND IT'S NOT EVEN THE ACTUAL SHOW YOU'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT! The amount complaining on this blog is a bigger waste of time than the Rewatch ever was. Jeez. I thought you'd all have a life. Oh, wait, you don't, and you're whinging that Sam does. Dumbasses.
ReplyDeleteGreat Recap!
ReplyDeleteI love season two of lost
to the person who wondered about someone having time to do a recap of rewatch each week...
ReplyDeletei think i will be able to post at least one each week and more on good weeks, but not on lostpedia because i am not affiliated with it
so far i have put up "orientation" which is the third episode of season 2, more on friday if not earlier
lostrewatchcontinued.blogspot.com
You guys are some angry dorks man. Look I love the show too, but don't harp on some guy because he chose to focus on school and a social life rather than an internet blog about a TV show. I mean maybe some of your guys should try it. Education and friends I mean.
ReplyDeleteIf you're really that concerned with the rewatch, rewatch it yourselves. I'm sure you've got them all on DVD and the new season is still on Hulu I think. Then jump on your own blog and write all the unique insights and theories you come up with that usually, if the shows history is any example, will become null and void ten minutes into the sixth season premiere.
Quit complaining that someone else isn't doing it for you. Do it yourselves. It's not that hard to watch TV. I'm sure you don't do much else.
Without "playing the blame game". I'd agree with the general consensus that the "Rewatch" shouldn't turn into merely a recap. We could just re-read the Wiki entries to get that. "This episode is great & here's my favourite lines" is a waste of the time of all involved.
ReplyDeleteSaying season 2 is the weakest of the season is crazy...it didn't focus enough on the survival aspect? people actually care about that? Go watch Cast Away, cuz that stuff is an aspect of Lost that really drags the show down. Too much mythology? Thats what makes this show great. You can never have too much. Sure, some episodes are better than others, but season 2 knocks it out of the park most of the time. Showing whats in the hatch, introducing Ben, Desmond & the others, the Dharma Initiative, thats what makes this show awesome, and they were all introduced this season. That said, I agree that rewatches should focus on insights based on what we know now, otherwise theres really no point.
ReplyDeleteJust to briefly comment on all the b*tching, I kinda like the brief recap this blog gave us, because it isn't the same as the full article entries: it's succinct. I've always assumed that most of the analysis would come in the comments section from us, which would be sparked by the original discussion from Sam, et al. It's the greater Lost community that gets all the great ideas, so the bulk of the theoretical discussion would come from them. Easter Eggs can be hard to spot, so why depend on one person to point them all out, difficult connections are hard to make and don't make in everyone's brain, that's why we're all here. Let's all participate; I could see having a problem with Sam if he were making bags of money off this blog, but I think I paid just as much to read it as any of you did. I'm just glad it's here; keeps me busy while I wait...
ReplyDeleteI do agree though that it'd be good to have open blog pages with nothing on them that we could comment on while we wait for actualy blog entries. Sam, Nick, CTS, Lostpedia is a dream, keep up the good work with blogging and aerticle work that you guys do, I, for one, love it...
I'm being a little nit picky, but I think this is worth noting: When Mathias calls Penny he says, "I think we found it," not "we found them." With the season 3 and 4 finales it's safe the assume the "it" he's referring to is the island. Why does Penny look for the island? Remember, it's not until "Through the Looking Glass" that Penny has any way of knowing that Desmond is on the island.
ReplyDeleteMinor correction/disagreement: I'm pretty sure they indicate in "What Kate Did" that Kate's learning that Wayne was her real father was the impetus for the murder, so she didn't learn this AFTERwards. Agent Mars makes a big deal out of asking why Kate decided to kill him when she did, and not before, and when she sees Sam Austen, she asks him why HE didn't kill Wayne when he found out he had impregnated Diane, implying that that was Kate's reason.
ReplyDeleteTo the person who replied "Saying season 2 is the weakest of the seasons is crazy" -
ReplyDeleteEveryone is entitled to their opinions about the show, but I still definitely disagree with you. The reason why a lot of people stopped watching the show after the first season was because it got way too confusing with the new mythology. I will agree with you that there were some great moments in Season 2(Desmond's episode was a great way to sum up the entire season, which for the most part, dealt with the hatch) But for the most part, the creators introduced a lot more mysteries in Season 2 that just seemed to go nowhere. Eventually a lot of these mysteries were resolved in the finale, but that certainly tested the majority of the viewers' patience with the show. Why invest time into watching a show that is getting more ridiculous everytime you watch it, and seems to be going nowhere?
Maybe I mis-spoke before about the survival-aspect. You make a very good argument against me there. I think when I was typing that, I was thinking more along the lines of character interaction in season 1. I thought the show was largely driven by its characters in Season 1, because it dealt largely with survivors of the plane crash and how they interacted with each other while trying to survive in a harsh environment. This made Season 1 a great teleivision drama. The island mythology definitely added to the show, and made it more interesting to watch, but it was still a drama. Season 2, on the other hand, dealt largely with crazy mythology, and that unfortunately narrowed the audience down to the certain group of people(like us) that have enough patience to keep watching, and faith in the writers that they will eventually resolve most if not all of the mysteries that are being introduced.
I also think that the flashbacks in season 2 started to become repetitive for a lot of the characters and were not nearly as interesting for some of the main characters. Kudos to the writers for installing flashforwards in season 4 and the crazy nonlinear storytelling in Season 5.
I will agree with you that there were some great moments in Season 2: Desmond's entire episode, the first episode was solid, Eko had a good story, Sawyer stealing the guns was classic, and finding out what happened to the tail section.
Still, I have to say that Season 1 was as close as it gets to perfect as a television DRAMA, and season 2 is not even close.
John A.
jja5001@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteFor the continued rewatch...
live together,die alone is the most overrated episode of lost or any other show of all time.i think it was the weakest finale.there's not a shocking end at all.i knew that the others were going to take jack kate and sawyer because i watched three minutes.i also know that locke will stop pushing the button because i watched ?.the very end was shocking when we saw the outside world,but that's it.
ReplyDeletei also listed my season 2 episodes from best to worst.
ReplyDelete1.Two for the Road
2.The Other 48 Days
3.Live Together,Die Alone(overrated!,but still very good for season 2 standards)
4.Abandoned
5.Dave
6.?
7.Lockdown
8.Three Minutes
9.Man Of Science,Man Of Faith(overrated=
10.The Hunting Party
11.Maternity Leave
12.Orientation
13.Collision
14.The Long Con
15.The 23rd Plsam
16....and Found(best episode name)
17.One Of Them
18.The Whole Truth
19.Everybody Hates Hugo
20.S.O.S.
21.Fire/Water
22.What Kate Did(god,i hate kate)
23.Adrift