The Truth About LOST - Part 2 of 2

[@chadlewis4079]

This is the most nuanced, even-handed view of "Lost" I've ever watched. It's a show that inspires an emotional response, I think, because it was well-crafted, scrambled, sometimes aimless story produced by people who cared about their craft even when they weren't exaclty sure what story they were telling.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

That was my goal - to try and present a fair and balanced view on how the show came together. I love the show but I also can admit (and accept) its shortcomings too.

[@Xanoxis]

​@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 finding nuance in the imperfections is usually how the beauty is found. I completely adore the show, and it's message of basically finding yourself in life. It's just beautiful. And honestly, a miracle such show even exists at all.

[@Thenormies]

This video and part 1 are perfectly made. I hope Damon watches them some day. More so, I hope he understands that there are still so many of us that STILL have fun with this show, many many years later. The theory crafting, the speculation, filling in those blanks, and introducing new people to the show. Every LOST fan that exists deserves to experience your channel. Well done.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

Thank you! That means a lot to me 🙏 I like to think that when Damon has some downtime and is browsing KZbin, he gets LOST-related videos pop up in his recommendations. And maybe, just maybe, he indulges in watching a whole bunch of stuff about his work.

[@themaudecast6264]

Fully Agreed!

[@Groves_Goats]

@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 what was your favorite season I loved season5

[@Daddyoh94]

I've been LOST without more LOST content

[@guymasters301]

I totally feel that after every video he drops. But then i realized it's not only lost that could find me. It's the channel. Any video this guy drops could fill that hole a little longer. Great! Now I'm just excited and fantasizing about him doing this with any other things i love or don't. The void just got bigger. Time to go to the beginning of the channel and just get lost in all of them again from the beginning.

[@jarrodn.1279]

I’ve been losened without LOST…

[@Daddyoh94]

@@jarrodn.1279 AHH! You right. 😱 I've been LOSEND* without more LOST content

[@kellyzahara9561]

I don't even care if they made everything up as they went along. Their ability to adapt the later seasons to explain the mysteries of the earlier seasons was immensely satisfying. Remember, this was episodic network television where all of the shows were mostly procedurals. To keep such a mythology show going for 6 seasons is incredible. And the fact that they lobbied to end the show so they could have a cohesive narrative makes me respect them so much. There has never been a show like it before nor has there been one after.

[@alhallab]

Here is an easter egg I bet most don’t know: when Kelvin was mumbling something before Desmond go to him at 10:18 he was actually singing the previous National Anthem of Iraq during the period of the second gulf war where he served. I only know that because I am Iraqi

[@judahbennett483]

I left a comment on this video, idk if these super thanks are public or not so this may be repetitive, but whatever I’m going to share more here. I watched this show growing up, I own and have read the Lost encyclopedia, I’m obsessed. This show reminds me of my parents, specifically my mom, who loved the show, and who passed away last year. I’ve been watched your videos on lost, and they’ve reminded me of her. I’m also a huge film buff, I work two jobs and spend those 15+ hours a day listening to film analysis. After 3000+ hours of film analysis, these videos are the best. Not my favorites (which they are) but the best. You’ve created a masterpiece here. So critically, damn, what an accomplishment. These videos are thorough and thoughtful and incredible. But personally, thank you for reminding me of my mom. Through this videos I remember theorizing about lost over dinner, about arguing whether the time travel was stupid or genius, whether they were all dead or not. So thank you, just thank you.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

Wow, thank you so much for both the Super Thanks and your lovely comment, Judah! I'm honestly touched by the gesture, your kind words, and the personal details you have shared. I'd firstly like to offer my condolences about your mom's passing last year. I have found that there is something really meaningful about the films and shows we watched with our parents when we were younger; our childhoods or young adulthoods become connected to those stories going forward. I have several movies that I deeply associate with my own mother because we watched them together during a formative period of my life. And it's only as I get older that I look back and realise how deeply entwined my own personal history is with a particular story, and the experiences I had with it in the past or with a loved one. I totally understand that connectivity. LOST is truly a great one to associate with loved ones. As for your wonderful praise of the work on this channel, it is very gratifying and flattering for me to read things like that, and it means a lot. Sometimes if I read enough negative comments in a row (which are admittedly only in a minority overall) I can get a little bit disheartened, as if the work were falling on deaf ears or that no matter what I do people will come here just to hate on the show, and by extension my own work. So, to receive compliments like this are really very validating and motivating for me. They keep me positive and moving forward. And feeling appreciated. I want to thank you again for sharing your thoughts here and for your very kind contribution towards the channel. 🙏

[@PodyTheCirate]

I’m glad there are still people talking about (and hopefully enjoying) Lost. It’s such a good show and did so much for TV!

[@TJMalana]

If you ever watch the Nefix series Dark you will notice so many subltle Lost easter eggs. Dark is one one of the best TV shows I've ever watched and I think the creators had full creative control to tell their story from begining middle and end with no setbacks something the Lost creators struggled with againsts the greedy ABC network.

[@cherrylattimore99]

Thank you for all your hard work. I've not found a better definitive explanation of one of THE best shows - EVER. For me there's Twin Peaks, X-Files and Lost. I was lucky enough to be alive to witness these phenomena as they happened. In today's world of streaming it's almost impossible to explain to today's young adults just the emotional roller coaster we went through at the end of every episode knowing we had at minimum a whole week before getting any more answers. It led to great discussions and yes arguments. The X=files hit it's stride at the dawn of the internet and I remember the hours and hours of discussions we had and we got to do it again with Lost. Does anyone today remember the screams at the cliff-hangers of the season enders knowing we had MONTHS to wait for a new episode? It was quite the rush. I can remember show nights - hours before it aired discussing last weeks episode and what we thought was going to happen tonight - then an hour of silence as we watched followed by thousands of Holy Sh*t's for the first 5 minutes when the episode ended before hours of discussing what we learned and what new questions we were left with. I can only hope that again in my lifeetime another show will appear that will generate such discussion and love. Till then at least we have the DVD's to rewatch some amazing story telling and can still find each other on online discussion groups to continue debates and change our minds as we age and our perception changes. Till then.........

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

It was a golden age for watching shows like this. I feel so lucky to have been around to see it too, long before streaming effectively put an end to the classic format of releasing one episode per week. The Netflix generation is used to instant gratification now, which makes every show bingeable yet also disposable at the same time. The kids today will never know how rewarding all of the waiting and delayed gratification actually was. The wait between episodes is where the magic of these shows really took on a life of its own.

[@cherrylattimore99]

@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 exactly. It was palpable. As mentioned it started for me on X-files boards. and then Lost upped the anti. I met my late husband on an X-files board so we always had a fun love story to share. I also miss DVD's - the xtra's that came with those dvd's could provide answers along with fun things to do, games etc. You just don't get that anymore. I always worry that a show I enjoy (Like Lucifer - my guilty pleasure will one day be gone and I enjoy watching them so I made sure to pick up the dvd's but I don't know if all shows even make them anymore. Thanks for all the really hard work you do on this show. I've decided - in honour of your episode guide to watch the episdoe in question before watching your talking about it. Thanks for putting such amazing work into this series.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

Thank you so much for watching and your great comments 🙏 I totally agree with what you were saying too. I miss the DVD releases as well, where all of those great extra features like audio commentaries and behind-the-scenes docs would fill in so much trivia of how it all came together. I’ve started buying physical media again when it comes to movies and TV shows I love. But you’re right, there are some movies and shows that will never get DVD releases in order to keep them exclusive to the streaming platforms online that own them.

[@meglosthecaramacking]

I’ve never entirely understood why people were disappointed with the first six episodes of Season 3. Even at the time they were airing I enjoyed them. Yes, they were “stuck in cages” but I assumed at the end of Season 2 that they would be prisoners for a significant portion of time. We learned a lot about the Others during that time. I found the actual environment of the Hydra visually interesting - its mix of indoor and outdoor locations - and the general rundown state of things. It was like a miniseries. I liked that the reason for their captivity was tied back to Jack’s role as a spinal surgeon and that the Others were exploiting the Jack-Kate-Sawyer love triangle to get Jack to do the surgery.

[@FBracht]

You’re gonna get me to watch this show from the beginning for the first time since 2005, aren’t you?

[@greyeyed123]

I tend to think the nay-sayers either A) didn't know what they wanted, B) wanted a specific thing that would have satisfied only them, or C) (and this is the main one, I think) wanted the show to reveal some profound meaning to their existence that was rooted in hard, empirical, scientific reality, but also mythologically profound and personal (involving good and evil, spirits, heaven, hell, purgatory, etc etc). Damon touched on this problem when he said people wanted to know "what the island was", and compared that to asking in Star Wars "what is the Force"? I knew when people wanted a hard scientific answer to "what is the smoke monster" that no such answer was ever going to be forthcoming because THERE ARE NO SMOKE MONSTERS. The only explanation you could ever have for such a thing in a story is a mythological answer that makes sense WITHIN THE STORY, not in reality. (And there were still others who watched the first season or two, and THEN came back to watch the finale, and THEN concluded they were dead the whole time, and are still running around telling everybody how the ending sucked. But even that is a better reaction than the guy on Ain't It Cool News's comment section days after the finale that told me how they SHOULD have ended it was with Hurley discovering the island was a giant spaceship, and piloting it into space. When I asked how you made that into a 2 hour finale, and how it connected to anything else or any of the other characters, he said he DIDN'T CARE. He wanted the island to be a spaceship, and since Hurley was his favorite character, he wanted him to fly it into space. ...Ultimately the show was very often great, while the audience was very often mediocre to terrible. But, it was what was. What happened, happened. I predicted the show would last 50 or 100 years right alongside The Prisoner or Twin Peaks or The Twilight Zone or the original Star Trek, and 14 years later, I think that assumption is still safe.)

[@beyondz55]

The Prisoner is incredible. Finally watched it. Masterpiece.

[@dannyjarratt5414]

These two videos really gave me a great sense of understanding mysteries in media more. The excitement often comes from the unknown, the show is more universal in its appeal. You can project what Lost represents as a show. However, as the show, demonstrates its values, there may be a large gap between your desires and the reality. This gap is often where Lost fans can end up.

[@PARASYKETV]

These last couple series you’ve done are absolutely my comfort videos. Please don’t stop! I’d love to see your older videos redone with your voiceover

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

Thank you! The Theory of Everything videos *are* the remakes of the old videos, but rather than remaking them as individual short videos I rolled them up into a bumper six part series. Everything on the channel that used the old text-to-speech voice has been remade and improved. You can watch them here: LOST EXPLAINED - The Theory of Everything kzbin.info/aero/PL5iTj9psbPrNovFOg4pJJIyxiLAv2WAKB

[@fridaymorningdanceparty5687]

I recently discovered your channel because my son is watching a series for the first time. I’ve probably watched the entire series 20 times and I still took things away from your videos. I watched your six part series and I’ve watched part one and this video so far. I’m looking forward to watching all of the rest. This channel is awesome.

[@donm5354]

Thanks for creating these 2 videos that shows how difficult it was the create a complex story like LOST with 2 show runners, numerous writers, a large cast and the interference of ABC Network Executives. Your concluding analysis is excellent - food for thought for long time fans and critics....Looking forward to individual episode videos to further drill down so we can discover details we missed despite numerous repeat viewings. 👍

[@buddystewart2020]

It never mattered to be if they had it all planned out or made it up. These videos talking about it are interesting, but it was never a question I had. I know some people did have that question. I loved the story, and I loved the characters. You get Ben and Locke on screen together, holy crap it's gonna be a good scene, period. I guess I don't read all the comments on your videos, so I didn't know you had people trolling you. Once again, I'm thankful you take the time to make these videos. Always well done, always interesting. See ya in another video brotha!

[@travellingslim]

13:40 This is going to sound nosey but I'm super interested in hearing more about why Mr Eko left the show so suddenly which also breaking his contract saying "then sue me". He had a free ride on a rocket ship to the moon at that point and everyone loved his character and acting.

[@Blindseeker82033]

I just know that Lindelof, after seeing your channel, would definitely agree to an interview, that is of course if there were more you're curious about. I'm sure he'd appreciate a more relaxed retrospective Wish there were a double thumbs up to click like some platforms

[@Akr815]

Finally, thank you!!!

[@ivannemich6937]

АКР?! Неожиданно!

[@timlewellen6325]

One of the best shows ever made and I loved it all.

[@BiggReddNerd]

glad i stumbled upon this. My wife has never seen this show even though I've watched it twice and am about to do another rewatch so she can experience the show for the first time.

[@wheels899]

As someone who was too young to be a part of the online speculation & discussion while the show was airing, this channel gives me what I imagine to be the same magical & exploratory feeling. While I appreciate all Lindelof & Cuse did for the show, sometimes I like to imagine how much better the show could've been if the mythology and philosophy behind the main ideas were more explicitly and cohesively woven together. Nonetheless, LOST will always have a special place in my heart

[@lew0]

Thanks for keeping the show relevant!

[@kellyzahara9561]

Your channel is so amazing. Your videos are even immensely rewatchable after watching the show again. And I find myself rewatching the show more than once a year and coming back to your videos. I can't thank you enough for all of the work you put into these deep dives. I cannot wait for your episode breakdowns!! I get so excited when I see you've uploaded. Please keep going!

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

Thank you so much Kelly! 🙏 I hope to continue making LOST videos for a long time to come. I really enjoy doing them and sharing them with everyone.

[@judahbennett483]

On a critical note, this was impressive. I love Lost, and I've always been a defender of this show, but you've put me to shame. You've pieced together every thread, every character, every plot. You've created a masterpiece based on a masterpiece. This is one of the most incredible series of videos I've ever seen. On a personal note, I've been obsessed with Lost for, well since it came out. I remember being a kid one night, overhearing a TV show my parents were watching, and walking into the room. They let me stay, and I ended up watching Lost through with them. Having grown up, and seen it time and time again, the show means a lot to me personally. Your breakdown series and now this, it's taken me back to those times. This has been the most extensive and detailed analysis of Lost, and I've devoured it. Absolutely spectacular work, you've done something incredible here. And on a personal note, thank you for reminding me of my parents, I wish I could share this with them, they'd love it too.

[@kookiecat79]

Thank you for your insightful videos. No show compares to LOST. It holds such a. special place in my heart. In 2004 I got married and honeymooned in Oahu and visited places we later saw in the show, like where Jin and Sun were married and the submarine lake, which was a shallow fishing lake in reality. I wish we’d know about the show at the time but I did see it advertised. I couldn’t wait to watch it. Bit of a wait as we lived in the UK. But I immediately fell in love. It was the first show I did a deep delve on the internet, finding some man’s amazing blog breaking down each episode each week. Then getting up early to watch the finale at 5am when it aired live with USA. We’ve rewatched it with our children who also love it. It doesn’t get the credit it deserves. No show is perfect but so much was expected from LOST. I loved the finale, thought it was a fantastic ending but the epilogue episodes on the DVD should be watched by everyone. Watching your videos has inspired another rewatch with our youngest child, who is now old enough. 😊

[@ryanking32]

I’ve been so amped for this video. It’s here!

[@agraciotti]

I rewatched the show recently and I've been devouring your videos. So well made and well written. Some of the best analysis of the show there is. Congratulations

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

That’s incredibly kind of you 🙏 I’m genuinely humbled and happy to know that these videos are connecting with the wider LOST fanbase, and that they are resonating. It’s really validating. Thank you for the comment.

[@meglosthecaramacking]

I have a whacky suggestion for you. The next time you re-watch Lost, turn down the colour saturation on your screen to 0 and watch the series in black-and-white. This is what I plan to do next time. I’ve done this for other TV series and films such as Alien, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Steven Moffat seasons (5 - 10) of the modern Doctor Who. It changes the feel of what you’re watching. I’m a fan of the classic black-and-white series The Twilight Zone which has a mix of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and mystery similar to Lost. The series wouldn’t be nearly as atmospheric if it was in colour. So I’m wondering how changing Lost to black-and-white will feel.

[@lordspuddington3012]

Don't even have time to watch right now but when I get that notification I automatically come on, save the video and like and share it. I know it's going to be an amazing video as always! Your doing us all such a service with these videos!

[@SDKilmicheal]

Flashforward, The Event, Alcatraz...tried all those to fill the Lost shaped hole in my life. They were all possible because of Lost but none came close to that level.

[@fromthealtuniverse]

Try The Leftovers, Dark, Fringe, or the OA.

[@SDKilmicheal]

@fromthealtuniverse Thanks for the recommendations. Loved the Leftovers and Fringe. Just finished Dark a few months ago. Was excellent too. Will put OA on my "to watch" list.

[@spirit_green]

After watching both parts one and two, I do agree with everything here. I think a lot of people were hoping there would be a bit more loose ends to tie up, or just wanted more from the franchise after the main series was over.

[@dlaimer]

After all this, what really excites me is the prospect of watching this new series coming up! How long are the episodes going to be? How often will you release them? I'm thinking of going through a whole new rewatch just to tag along. Congratulations on all the work you've been doing!

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

The plan is to make the episode guide videos much shorter than my usual stuff (preferably 20 mins or so max), which would make them quicker and easier to write/record/edit. Therefore, I’d be able to get them out more regularly. Right now I would hope to release one or two new videos a month but it depends on various factors - time being the biggest one. It’s definitely a long term project that will take years to complete. Currently structuring the format for the guide and working out how easy or difficult it will be to make them. Watch this space!

[@Flozia_]

just watched all of your videos over the last few months and you gave me a new appreciation for the show. I was a "later seasons fan", meaning i saw the pilot & random episodes of season 1 back in 04 and had very little interest in it. Randomly saw an episode in the hatch a year later and was intrigued enough to look up some episodes again, lost interest again in early season 3. Late (second part) season 3 (we have to go back reveal) was when i became a fan, and finally caught back in season 1-2-3 fully and started watching weekly / interacting with the fanbase online. Season 5 was the season where i was counting the hours each week before the next episode would air and is still my favorite by a long shot. I loved season 6 until the flash-sideway purgatory reveal in the last episode. This disappointed me so much i never watched or thought about the show ever again until randomly seeing your video a few months back and watching it for old time sake. I felt like the "flash-sideway is afterlife reveal" in the finale was a copout / lie in order not to answer the "true questions" and came out of nowhere. You managed to convince me otherwise and gave me a new appreciation for the show, i might a rewatch after all those years now. I'm still unsure about it all, because your videos do not match with my memories of things but it was too long ago so i guess i need a rewatch. In my memories from back then, it was "obvious" in my mind that season 6 did not match at all the stories that seemed to be planned season 3-5 which was why i felt it was a "lie/cheat" by the writers and made me hate it all. I think i build up in my mind the fact that you COULD change history and saw "clues" to it all over the place up to season 5. I mean, the rabbit video thing that was released at comic con, the Pierre Chang video with Faraday (which was eventually retconned) about recreating the Dharma Initiative & changing the future / saving the world, the fact that there was a game "between season" about recreating the Dharma Initiative in "present day". I remember also a season 5 Miles flashback where he "does his thing" and afterward, the layout of the room around him changes completely (frames on the wall totally different). Probably a production mistake, but i remember talking with a few people back then and being like "OMG, they are trying to show us WE CAN change the past". If you add that the "it worked" misdirection and the way they introduced the sideways in LAX, i was 100% convinced that season 6 would introduce "modern day reborn Dharma" in the sideway that found a way to "change" the numbers and that the sideway world was the world where they succeeded that Chiang was alluding to in the comic con video. I believed that until the final episode of season 6 and felt totally cheated / lied to / tricked to the point i remember turning off the TV at the end of the finale and saying to my brother "that sucked, i wish i never followed that show ever". But watching your videos made me realize i may have build up something "wrong" in my head, you made a convincing case that the sideway being afterlife was not a last minute copout. Still, i feel something doesnt add up. During season 5, there was a "lot" of things happening in the "real world". They even had that fake "mysteries of the world" episode with journalist finding out about the fact that something didnt add up with the Oceanic 6 & the dharma stuff (it's been a long time, i may be dismembering stuff). It still does feel like season 6 dropped the "off island" story completely and that still does not feel right to me. I honestly wish they had not made the "modern day Dharma game", nor the comic con video and that they had left the "Richard seeing the bomb" scene at the end of season 5 you talked about in another video. It was in my opinion too much misdirection about the sideways. Thank you again for the videos and sorry about the big commentary, you gave me lots to think about :)

[@Shadeofdrag]

Fantastic work! You truly deserve more views and subscribers. I'll definitely be using your videos to help convince some friends who are casual viewers and have missed connecting all the dots and unfortunally participate in spreading misinformation about this precious gem called Lost.

[@Silas-lc9op]

I remember that wait between season 3 and 4. It was a long one, writers were on strike and all. That excitement of when the season started was ....a lot!

[@Jointorino]

Damnit, I just binge-watched every single video on this channel within2 days. What am I gonna do now with my life? Guess I have to rewatch the entire show again. Thanks for all the great work! Hope there is still some more content to come.

[@casualsurfing4428]

I really love your series and your interpretation of the mysteries and lore of the show. I especially liked your thought on Mother potentially being on the island for much longer than most viewers thought. I have always had a simillar thought, although my personal interpretation was that she might have been Summarian, which would echo nicely with the Cuneiform-Script seen on the plug (the idea being that mother taught the twins her native script and jacob later taught that script to the egyptians who build the plug). Can't wait to see your episode guide!

[@moretac]

That's very interesting revelation about the loss of some of Ben's back story. I would have loved to have seen that. Ben is undoubtedly one of the best characters and I would say the best acted character in the whole show and so I was very disappointed with what revelations we did get of his back story. The revelation of his involvement in the purge was incredibly anti climactic to me when I saw it. Possibly this emotional planned connection with Annie and her pregnancy could have resonated and tied up loose ends, sad it was never done.

[@chadlewis4079]

Well said. I don't mind that the creators adapted the story over the years -- that's the reality of long-form narratives. My biggest single issue is that they never could settle on a clear, compelling antagonist. By the end, The Man in Black was a far more sympathetic, consistent character with clear motivation. He just wanted to do was leave the island where he had been trapped for centuries while our protagonists couldn't even decide if they wanted to leave the island, shot "Locke" in the back when he no longer posed a threat, and ended up in a suburban church outside Pasadena. It was such a let down after such a strong, promising start.

[@greyeyed123]

There were antagonists, but overall I think the conflicts were largely internal. The external conflicts with Ben, et al, simply reflected those internal conflicts.

[@chadlewis4079]

@@greyeyed123 You're right about the conflict being internal. My point is more about The Man in Black's motivation being better defined than those of the protagonists. By the end, "Locke" had lost his mortality and his followers, chose not to kill Jack when he had the chance outside the cave, and just wanted to escape the island where he had been captive, making him more sympathetic than the protagonists. At least to me, anyway.

[@greyeyed123]

@@chadlewis4079 Well, I think that was done on purpose to some degree, making us at times unsure who was good and who was bad. But Jack's motives, at least, were to save his friends by saving humanity as a whole, and redeeming his entire life by sacrificing it for humanity (and thus his friends). And I think that external motivation reflects nicely with his internal motivation of being the "fixer" who felt like he never "had what it takes". But it's been 14 years since I've watched the show all the way through.

[@TheIndianJesusOfficial]

Great job! Cannot WAIT to have episode by episode breakdowns!!!!

[@nomadicolours]

Thank you for this Sir! I have come to love it even more with time. I love how you breakdown everything I feel of this show. It's the show that keeps on giving. Good point on the way it's written, that years later we are still engrossed. With each re-watch we discover more. Even watching here about it, I keep discovering even more. Great job man! You do amazing work.

[@WitchChangkyun]

I’ve just recently been rewatching Lost after 10 years and finding your channel has been awesome. Great content!

[@paolaferrari66]

Grazie molte💝 👏💕 mi sento un po' come Desmond🥰 che vi aspetta ad ogni pubblicazione Grazie per i contenuti e per la condivisione😊 Ciao a tutti e davvero grazie molte!

[@dottnick]

Been waiting for part 2. Shared part 1 with a few people, thanks for creating this.

[@devashanpillay1738]

Started watching the show at the age of 12 in 04 and only today April 9 2024 have i finished it. This show has been with me for 20 years. I feel so sad to say goodbye to these characters. Really is a show that can stick with you. Love it!

[@AncientNovelist]

Excellent analysis. I don't agree with you on every detail, but you've presented a coherent, realistic, honest analysis of the behind-the-scenes mechanism for arguably the most complicated mythology ever given to the small screen. LOST has minor flaws, but overall it was one of the most thoughtful and engaging shows ever produced.

[@Treayom]

At the time I used to spend HOURS on forums debating and theorycrafting about Lost...good times..

[@lazlolazar]

I have just finished the entire series for the first time. I've been planning to do so for years; it's been on my to-do list since I saw it on TV after school in elementary school. I recall being confused after a few seasons and never finishing it, just like with Heroes. I'm happy I gave it another chance. It really is a show that was ahead of its time.

[@W00KER]

Loving this channel, great content. Lost was such a great show, don't know why I caught this but have been watching video after video on your channel and it might be time to go back and rewatch the whole show after all these years.

[@hoddtoward]

We have to go back, Kate!

[@mortalhordewarrior9285]

Perfect timing! I'm about to hop on a flight for 6 hours so I'm downloading a bunch of your videos ahead of time

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

Awesome! Might I recommend you start with this playlist as it covers the whole mythology in depth: kzbin.info/aero/PL5iTj9psbPrNovFOg4pJJIyxiLAv2WAKB Have a great flight! I hope these help pass the time. 🙏

[@marinabassi3767]

As very often after watching, I'm just lost for words... The way you manage to plunge the best series ever into the "harsh network reality" it needed to actually come to exist in the first place, and the path the authors had to take to allow it (flaws included) and the way you describe it, is just ... extraordinary. I am sure the Source and its current keeper know this channel is the best to explain them clearly, and I can only agree and bow... To them and you !

[@AnimeBallsDeep]

Brilliant video

[@TJMalana]

Let the fireworks begin. A few years ago, KZbinr @Velodus had disdain over the series that he made a nine part series making a case that the creators made everything up as they went along. It was incredibily distateful because (This was BEFORE you ever made the first ever Lost explained video years later) when I commented on his video addressing some of the unanswered questions his fanboys in the replies came for me calling me a names and and many things. What I like about your analysis is you are not blind to alot of the faults the creators did but you also praised them and aknowleged the obstacles in order to get to the goals they wanted. You also very creatively address many of the points and misconception that KZbinr @Velodus and many other fan of the show made. Rewatching the TV show multiple times on repeat really cleared up alot of questions I had originally. Because I've watched the show so many times (I've lost count how many times I've watched it LOL 😂) I was able to truly cherish show for what it meant to me as a fan. Your Lost Explained series only solidified what I already knew and gave me even more intrique when you did your deepest dives into Lost biggest mythologies. I truly believe your videos will bring alot of these disgruntled fans back in the fold. I also noticed that some these same disgruntled fans after seeing the trainwreck that was Game Of Thrones last season came back to Lost to hate watch it but ended up loving it after they rewatched it. Please do not stop making these videos. Your videos are just now scratching the surface in YT's algorythym and its penetrating with the viewers who stopped watching the show. Its motiviating them to give it another chance (Thanks to the streaming services Hulu) thus making them fall in love with the show all over again with a more mature cherished appreciation for it. 😍

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

Thank you very much for saying that 🙏

[@AbhijeetMishra]

This is the kind of stuff that makes me ignore my usually cynical nature and realize that for a TV show with so much complexity, what they did with Lost and how they got to the end was very impressive. Yes, the creators were partly to blame for introducing too many mysteries every chance they got and having no way to answer them all or answer them satisfactorily, but again, they did an impressive job overall.

[@leecherian3980]

Thank you again for a wonderful recap of this show,

[@lostcause78]

What I wouldn't give for a spin-off buddy cop show with Sawyer and Miles, those 2 were great together.

[@tappajavittu]

I re-watched LOST (including the Sri Lanka video, mobisodes and the epilogue) with my partner who was seeing it for the first time. All I can say is that the show still works, it's just as captivating as it was a few decades ago. I don't think people really grasp what a monumental achievement LOST was on NETWORK TV. I just can't imagine what a nightmare it must've been showrunning and making LOST.

[@bobmorr2892]

Who the heck would hate Lost, it was the best TV show of all time.

[@KittenCasserole]

I’m so jazzed for the episode guide ❤

[@melrupinski88]

I was more or less a casual viewer when the show first aired…I got hooked during the first season, but life got in the way, and I missed most of the last few seasons. One of your videos randomly popped into my feed, and I remembered how much I enjoyed the show so I just completed a binge watch of all 6 seasons. This is the first time I’ve been exposed to the behind the scenes details, and I thank you for such a thoughtful, well reasoned and well researched video. After watching both parts, it reminded me of how the same network interfered in the creative process another show (my absolute all time favorite): Twin Peaks. Then I started thinking about some of the similarities between Lost and Twin Peaks: Black Lodge/White Lodge and Man in Black/Jacob (wearing white); Man in Black “becoming” Locke and Bob “becoming” Leland; the Island and the town being ground zero in a battle between good and evil; apparitions and dreams providing guidance and clues, etc. I couldn’t find any videos on the topic, but I did find an EW interview with Damon Lindelof talking about how he was influenced by David Lynch and Twin Peaks (especially in “The Leftovers”). In the interview, he claimed there would be no Lost without Twin Peaks. He even said they considered putting a few Twin Peaks Easter Eggs in Lost (e.g. Sawyer seeing one of the women carrying firewood and calling her “log lady”), but ultimately deciding against it for fear fans would start theorizing things like the Black Lodge was on the Island… Anyhow, just thought the parallels were interesting, and might make a good topic for a video some day.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

Fantastic comment! Thank you for sharing 🙏 And yes, definite Twin Peaks influence going on with LOST. I think Lindelof found ways to both pay homage to those origins and build upon those ideas within his own universe.

[@tonyVotino]

Hey my guy! As far as we're concerned, the stuff on here is as candid as the writers!!! Do not stop making these!!!!

[@cjlister8508]

My girlfriend somehow missed lost when it aired and avoided all spoilers. She just binged all 6 seasons over the last cfew months and absolutely loved it, including the ending. I think that being seperated from the hype really helped.

[@benmascioli1133]

Dang, you are giving me a reason to rewatch the series again if you are doing an episode by episode analysis. That would get me hooked!!

[@NintendoCapriSun]

I'm so glad to see people still making videos about this show. Between Seasons 3 and 4, when KZbin was still like two years old, I had a channel called JealousGuy and I made a fanfic out of screenshots of the show and subtitles in Windows Movie Maker. Those were the days, but the first part of that series somehow got up to 700K views. I eventually took the vids down 'cause of copyright stuff, and now they are irretrievable, which is too bad, 'cause I had so much fun theory-crafting. To share a few theories that I had... In "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead", Hurley talks about his streak of bad luck after winning the lottery, and this one small thing he says: "My friend Johnny ran off with my girlfriend Starla." I always thought it would have been interesting if that had been connected to the deck collapse. Instead of it being just "You know I'm so fat, I killed two people?" it could be something like maybe that was the moment when Hurley found out about Johnny and Starla, and he tackled Johnny out the back door, onto the deck, and that's why it collapsed. Just a small way of connecting two relatively obscure pieces of lore in the show. On the subject of connecting pieces of the show, I also thought it would have been interesting if the time "dilation" (which at the time, who even knew what that was) was connected to the pregnancy problem. I thought it was going to turn out that time just flowed at a different rate inside of the "bubble" than outside (which Daniel's timer experiment early in the real S4 seemed to be confirming for a while), and that would explain why babies conceived on the island didn't make it to birth, 'cause the mothers' bodies were still adapted to them taking 9 months. Maybe the babies were growing too fast and they just ... I don't know, exploded out of the mothers' bodies before they were ready. Sure the networks would have loved that. One of the most nagging mysteries to me was always Libby. And not so much the whole mental hospital/her husband was Dave/Hurley was talking to Dave, etc. But moreso like, how is this girl rich enough to just give a boat to some guy (Desmond) that she's never met before. I guess the canonical answer of "It was Dave's boat" is fine enough, and I always did adore the "Win this race for love" angle. Only other thing I could really come up with for that would be that she was another of Widmore's daughters. And Widmore was trying to get rid of Desmond anyway. So rather than Des and Libby's meeting being just another coincidence, it could be that Widmore somehow found out about the boat race and sent Libby in to give Des the boat. This also adds motivation for Widmore to send in the freighter, to get his daughter back (although he did kinda stage the whole fake 815, so maybe not). Then again, why would Libby want to assist Widmore in disposing of her sister's boyfriend? Maybe she was secretly jealous and wanted Desmond for herself. Darth Libby, baby. Stranger things have happened. I also thought it was possible that since they were building up Widmore to be this total evil dude, maybe he was in the business of "disposing" of people. Like, if you wanted to just get rid of somebody in your life, but you didn't want to kill them outright, you could call the law firm of Widmore and pay $100,000 and he would just get rid of them for you, by sending them to this island that he somehow knew nobody could ever find. This would also explain how he knew Des would end up there, by giving him a boat with a tracker that would just take him there. Of course, that would add so many freaking questions, since every single survivor would now have a new question attached to them: Who wanted to get rid of them? Well, here's the twist. If you hired Widmore to get rid of someone, he would investigate the situation, and if he deemed it appropriate, he would get rid of YOU instead. In the end, it would create more questions than it would answer, but then at least it would explain how that psychic (who was supposedly a "fraud") knew to put Claire on the plane. 'Cause like he was one of Widmore's cronies or something. On the other hand, the idea of Desmond sailing a race to win his girlfriend's Dad's approval, and ending up on this island, finding out what it really was, and blowing the whistle on him instead... there's some kind of poetic justice to that. I could never come up with anything for the ever-present mystery of why Radzinski made the edits to the Orientation film. There were clearly 3 or 4 cuts in the film and I think we only saw 1 of them (Do not attempt to use the comp for communication). What about the rest? What was Radzinski trying to cover up and who would have even been there to try anything? Or was it some kind of reverse psychology thing where he removed the communication warning 'cause it only would have served to tempt people into doing it by alerting them to the fact that the computer could even communicate in the first place. I don't know. But yeah. Love the show, Love these vids, good stuff.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

I used to use Windows Movie Maker too lol. Now you're taking me waaaay back to the mid-2000s. It was a decent little program actually. Could do a fair bit with it. Love your thinking on many of those plot threads BTW! I explore time dilation, Libby, and Widmore in various videos on the channel. My main series "The Theory of Everything" covers the bulk of the mythos in depth. Feel free to check them out here: kzbin.info/aero/PL5iTj9psbPrNovFOg4pJJIyxiLAv2WAKB I always believed that the writers had different plans for Widmore and Abaddon pre-Season Five. Before the show finished its run, I figured they were going to put the two men in league with the Man in Black, acting as his "agents" off-island to help set up a lot of the dominos, including Locke's death. There is quite a lot of evidence to suggest that the writers might have been heading in that direction in Season Four. However, it seems they could not find a way to integrate those ideas into the final two seasons due to an already plot-packed narrative. Also, it would have been hard to explain the mechanics of how and why MiB maintained human collaborators off-island. Maybe Widmore had been infected and corrupted long ago, and therefore subservient to MiB through the years. Alas, that storyline never came to pass and they found a different use for Widmore (and simply wrote out Abaddon). I agree that the writers might have also scrapped grander plans for Libby and who she really was. They always promised that the untold pieces of her backstory would be told via other people's flashbacks in Season Three or Four, but Cynthia Watros' availability, a shortened episode count, and the general storyline moving on to more important things, made her backstory less of a priority and eventually it became redundant. Some fans believe that she was actually stalking Hurley and that is why she was on the plane in the first place, which I find to be a spicy take! I've also seen it suggested that she was never really a clinical psychologist at all, and simply used the techniques she learned in Santa Rosa to pass herself off as one. All very cool, fascinating theories, although they cast Libby in a dubious light. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories/theories about the show! 🙏

[@bev9708]

WOW!!! Thank you so much for these two outstanding videos... you've greatly increased my estimation for the series as a whole, and even though I still hate that final season and ending, you've restored some of my faith!!

[@ATMyles]

My three biggest woulda/coulda/shoulda plot points are covered in this video: Annie, Eko (I’ll never forgive Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), and the volcano (shame on ABC). I really wish those had come to fruition. A Charlotte backstory would have been nice, too, but I say that as someone who’s partial to Rebecca Mader. 🧡 I like the idea of Rose and Bernard being “Adam and Eve.” Up until the episode Beyond the Sea, that still could have been possible, and would make the most sense given that they stayed on the Island. They might have relocated to the caves, and Vincent would have died before them so they’d have buried him. Another outstanding video. I look forward to the next series.

[@M1kY28]

I dont care about ending i watched it maybe 4 times already and i always go back and watch it again.

[@sf5909]

A very fair episode. I learned a few things that I was not aware of. Reinforced that this is my favorite show of all time.

[@raeliho]

Fantastic video as usual! I especially appreciate your last point about how much fun the show is almost 20 years later. I'm really looking forward to your episode by episode analysis. Thanks so much for your efforts❤

[@totemmechanics1]

I agree 100% with your acquittal of creators/writers from insufficient explanations 51:47 of mysteries, there is still an important outstanding question around Desmond, Eloise and 'red shoes man'', and her reaction to Desmonds change in response to ring purchase.. I know you talked about this in another video but think this is still not enough tbfuts. If there isn't a vault somewhere with some missing Eloise/ Desmond episodes... could someone get them to make them? Seriously you could easily have a whole quality riveting new season of that with Desmonds gf and her dads exploits and his working off-island to get to Ben

[@kennywilkinson913]

Wow, when ekho died/got killed by the smoke, I kinda checked out from the show and was heavily invested up to that point, he was such a powerful, interesting character. Never knew what the writers was up against, such a shame, the 1st season every week was like an event, can vividly remember talking about it

[@SameBasicRiff]

Such a big thanks to this vid, channel, and anyone behind it! So expertly curated and presented! Also big thanks to everyone liking and sub'ing and keeping this very cool series alive. It seemed to really bring people together in S1-S3 before it got fairly divisive (only for early 2000's though - anyone see Halo or LoTR fan base? lol) and to see how cohesive everything truly is, can only be room for bringing more people together! I am so telling everyone about LOST now lol. And this channel too for any of the more curious. Once again thanks for this! Edit* Respect for the audience is my favorite thing in media. It's why I think New Vegas is so loved too. Anything good respects the people engaging in it. I even think to a degree LOST actually got *too* good for it's audience at the time. Edit2** Episode Guide HYPE!

[@knightridernz72]

Once again, another great Lost video. Look forward to the new episode breakdowns later. You have the best Lost videos on KZbin 💫

[@dottnick]

51:28 great video thanks again Love lost with all my soul

[@mudokonnn]

Great tv show. Great documantary. İ will watch other videos too. Spacially the theory of everything.

[@TheFirstEvil100]

Oh true, the one thing that I still wonder is why the others took the Tail section survivors and for what reason, why the ones who were taken like Emma, Zack, and Cindy were just. "Yeah they took me but I'm find with them now," that is still the only thing that makes me wonder what was going on.

[@buddystewart2020]

Jack: What are you doing here? Cindy: We're here to watch. Jack: Watch what? If you have something to watch Cindy, go watch it. I always wondered what they were there to watch.

[@TheFirstEvil100]

@@buddystewart2020I still wonder that too.

[@Jultomten630]

@@TheFirstEvil100 I think she meant that they were there to watch Juliets trial... Not sure, but maybe the most logic answer.

[@PixelRatedGames]

Cracking video - I've only recently found your channel but have very much enjoyed binging your content. I am, as advised, about to restart a fresh watch from episode 1 - I can't wait to get lost in it all again!

[@GroomLakeStudiosAU]

LOST is one of those rare shows that i still love, even to this day, the only series, apart from X-Files and MASH that receives repeat viewings. I must be the minority that actually thought the ending was the only way that they could have finished it. Loved every second of it. Watching your vids was an awesome experience and actually raised one or two that i never even thought of. Being that it's now 20, TWENTY years since it first aired... I think it's time for a re-watch... again....

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

At some point, I'll probably watch Lost again.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

The show definitely rewards repeat viewings. I say go for it!

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

@@LOSTEXPLAINED108 👍

[@DragonUltraMaster]

As always, many thanks for these videos. Really keeps the LOST nerd inside me alive.

[@microman_mathtiiaasrosen]

25:04 I'm like ..this is speaking to me" about Lost. It brings in the things "sort of amazing/other worldly" and I can relate to a lot of the paradoxical paths and people trying to control magical things"

[@cirjaonisim1113]

Great video again! Nice to see the real story behind LOST's production and how ultimately this turned out to be a balanced result between ahead planning by the series' creators and the limitations of the TV network. On the topic concerning the two skeletons... I don't think that is actually retcon, based on the definition you put at 19:09. The truth behind the identity surrounding the two skeletons was never confirmed into the show prior to season 6 episode 15 Across the Sea. And to understand that I'll give you a quick example of a real retcon. In Doctor Who (perhaps you know the show), it is established that the Doctor is a timelord from Gallifrey who travels across the Universe in both space and time, and based on the older seasons from 1963 to 1989 it was established that the first incarnation to ever be a regeneration of the Doctor (since he regenerated 13 or more times) was played by William Hartnell. Slowly the mystery behind 'how was it that he was the first Doctor' became such an interesting and organic part of the character that it became somewhat of a lore in the eyes of the fandom. Then, during Doctor Who's season 12 it was revealed that the Doctor was in fact a little black girl who died but had regenerating powers (somehow?) and was used by some random woman in experiments that later gave her the power to create the timelords from Gallifrey based on the little girl. So William Hartnell was no longer the first Doctor due to writers who were in charge of the show during its 12th season wanting to retroactively change the whole history of Doctor Who based on their ideological view at the time they were in charge of the show. Other example would be Benjamin Lockwood in Jurassic World The Fallen Kingdom as being a somewhat right hand of Hammond from the first Jurassic Park movie. To conclude, I think the retcon concerning the two skeletons you brought up is more like a behind the scenes retcon, not a real cannon within the show kind of retcon. Anyways, great video again and I can't wait for your episode guide! Keep up the good work!

[@madsras42]

This channel is wonderful. I hope you keep up the good work. I would love to see some of your older videos remade with your own voice.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

I’ve already remade them all. Took me a year! 😮 Every video from the pregnancy crisis onwards uses my own voice. And every old video before that has been remade into what I call The Theory of Everything - a six-part series that covers the entire mythology and includes waaaay more detail. Check it out here: LOST EXPLAINED - The Theory of Everything kzbin.info/aero/PL5iTj9psbPrNovFOg4pJJIyxiLAv2WAKB

[@rafeshort8884]

108th like...I'm destined for the Island. To be a button pusher...some people are born to suffer.

[@caughtashot]

The proof is in the pudding, Bates Motel and The Leftovers are masterpieces because they were given a firm series timeline. Imagine LOST with a limit of 50-70 episodes! LOST birthed every serial series having an end date being common place. Thank you Damon and Carlton!

[@bbt305]

Thank you, for your dedication to the best show in human history 😅

[@Michael-eq8th]

Oh I’m super excited for the episode guide. Maybe it portends a more frequent upload schedule too 😅

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

That is the hope! The videos would be shorter in length and therefore easier/quicker to make. At least, in theory! I’m still structuring the format of the guide right now. Ideally I’d like to upload episodes monthly.

[@kevinhoward5164]

Fantastic as always....!!!!!!! We must go back....!!!!!!

[@fermataselin]

Special Thanks to the author of this channel! You helped me to make thing more clear about the show. The show that I'd write in a different way, with you together, we'd improve it ;).

[@thetipsyhussle2767]

They reboot. Or bring back everything now days for streaming etc. a continuation of Lost would be perfect. Like the next generation of lost. Walt. Charlie. Arron. Etc. etc. mixed with some old and new characters. Would be awesome

[@Michael-eq8th]

I wonder what my next partners reaction will be after we finish watching lost and I say, now there’s this thing called “the Theory of Everything”

[@tinygold772]

😂😂😂

[@jacobflynn9939]

Love the videos man, definitive Lost resource bar none.

[@willirazl5526]

Love the channel.

[@Arkaine197]

I was VERY down on Lost after the final season, i would dump on it in conversation for a good 10 years, but i rewatched it with my fiance last year and couldn't quite for the life of me realise why i felt so down about it. I guess there's a big difference between being able to binge watch a series at your leisure vs waiting a whole week for every single episode to come out but still... I think it's definitely a lot better than i was giving it credit for, i think it was just the mania of how big a thing it had been in my life that made me view it more critically at the time.

[@shiryaevdima]

First of all Thanks a lot for your work! It’s really needed and important. Let me hear your opinion about one thing. We all know that everyone should go through the sideways after death to come back in the Source. But did Jacob and MiB do it? Or there was another way for them? Thanks for your answer and can’t wait to watch new content from you 🙏🏻 Forever LOSTies ❤️

[@vojtam5063]

I think that the reason why the latter series were disappointing is, that they basicaly changed genre of the show from personal drama driven thriller with a sprinkle of mystery to a lot of mystery not much thriller. That does not mean the show got worse. It just means that the people who loved first seasons were the wrong audience for the latter ones.

[@LOSTEXPLAINED108]

I agree to some extent. There is some truth in what you are saying. As the series got more and more involved with science fiction concepts like moving islands, time travel, ghosts and demi-gods, it moved away from the mysterious survival drama it started out as. However, LOST was weird from the start and we had ghosts and monsters roaming the jungle from pretty much episode one, so as we discovered more about The Island we were inevitably going to go down the rabbit hole with the characters, we just didn't know how deep it would go or what exactly we would find there. I would argue that by Season Two the series undoubtedly announced itself as a science fiction show with the introduction of DHARMA, the hatch, the smoke monster, the electromagnetic energy, etc. And I think some people started bailing out around then (quite fairly) because the show was picking a more genre-heavy direction. I think the ones who stuck with LOST to the end were a mix of those who loved that direction of travel and those who simply wanted to see where the road would lead them. And because it was a bit of a bumpy road some were left feeling, shall we say, rather bruised by the end lol. LOST was creating a whole new type of audience IMO, one that had not really existed before. It was changing the way TV shows were done as well as changing the way audiences interacted with them. Some wanted to know the answers to the mysteries of The Island while others just wanted to know if Kate was going to end up with Jack or Sawyer. The audience was the wrong one, it was simply a broad church, all of whom had very different expectations and needs of the story.

[@vincentlorusso689]

Great video as always!

[@JennaRuland]

Fantastic.