It’s easy to be cynical about the finale to ‘Lost’.
‘What They Died For’ attempts to answer a question by never really doing so, or perhaps by giving the simplest explanation that we all already knew. In that sense, this episode could be viewed as the series in microcosm.
I’ll come out and say it: although it may have been a matter of simply having too high expectations, ‘Across the Sea’ was a disappointment for me.
Make no mistake: ‘The Candidate’ is a sucker punch to the gut.
Convergence is a theme that runs through this episode. Several characters and threads, some running for a couple of years, finally come together here, as the layers for the endgame are slowly beginning to be peeled back.
With ‘Everybody Loves Hugo’, ‘Lost’ finally crosses the roller coaster apex and is in free-fall, with more twists and turns in a single episode than I can recall in a long time.
All you need to know about this episode is that it is a Desmond episode.
That very knowledge, as a fan of ‘Lost’ (and let’s be honest, if you’re still watching the series – and I certainly think it has maintained a high enough quality that you should be – you’re dedicated to the mythology and [...]
The final season of ‘Lost’ has been impressive thus far, but ‘The Package’ is a disappointment.
‘Ab Aeterno’ isn’t just one of the most pivotal episodes of ‘Lost’, providing some long-awaited answers, it’s also one of the best episodes of the entire series, with a great central performance from Nestor Carbonell.
Am I the only one who thought, once the Sawyer/Miles buddy cop relationship was revealed early on in ‘Recon’, that there would be slash fiction popping up all over the Internet?
And no, I didn’t look.
‘Recon’ is all classic Sawyer. He is every bit the suave con man in both realities, when on a blind date [...]
‘Dr. Linus’, like the previous episode ‘Sundown’, is an example of how an actor can take good material and elevate it to something superb. Michael Emerson has been of the best actors we’ve seen in ‘Lost’; his interpretation of Ben Linus is one of the most complex and nuanced in the series.
With the unique storytelling [...]
‘Sundown’ is one of those episodes that offers little in the way of revelations, but features key events in the ongoing story…
‘Lost’ continues its slow march towards television oblivion and rerun purgatory with a tale built around all things related to Jack…
This week’s ‘Lost’ takes us back to the other side of the island.
The biggest issue with ‘What Kate Does’ is that, ironically, Kate doesn’t do a whole lot.
After a nine-month hiatus, ‘Lost’ is back for the beginning of its final season…
In a rare example of a high-profile series living up to its hype, ‘Lost’ made a triumphant showing in its debut week, boasting viewing figures of 6.1million…
100% spoiler free: this is the only thing newcomers should read about ‘Lost’ in advance of Wednesday’s Channel Four premiere…

