TLE’s LOST Survival Guide

How you can endure the agony while waiting for the mysteries of Lost to unfold. Here are some suggestions on what to do during the long breaks between Lost episodes.

1. Rent the Lost Season 1 and Season 2 DVD’s:

Here are some essential episodes that I have grouped by characters. If you like a particular character you may want to watch those episodes first.

Tip: For all the characters’ initial story of the plane crash, watch the first two episodes of lost season 1. They are titled Pilot 1 and Pilot 2.

Now here are a list of the Main Lost characters and their backstory episodes:

• Jack: White Rabbit (1.5), All the Best Cowboys have Daddy Issues (1.11), Do No Harm (1.20), Man of Science, Man of Faith (2.1), The Hunting Party (2.11)
• Kate: Whatever the Case May Be (1.12), Born to Run (1.22), What Kate Did (2.9)
• Locke: Walkabout (1.4), Deus Ex Machina (1.19), Orientation (2.3), Lockdown (2.17)
• Sawyer (James Ford): Confidence Man (1.8), Outlaws (1.16), The Long Con (2.13)
• Hurley (Hugo): Numbers(1.18), Everybody Hates Hugo (2.4), Dave (2.1
• Claire: Raised by Another (1.10), Maternity Leave (2.15)
• Charlie: The Moth (1.7), Homecoming (1.15), Fire + Water (2.12)
• Sun and Jin: House of the Rising Sun (1.6), … In Translation (1.17), … And Found (2.5), The Whole Truth (2.16)
• Sayid: Solitary (1.9), The Greater Good (1.21), One of Them (2.14)
• Rousseau: Exodus 1 and 2 (Season 1 Finale, 1.23, 1.24)
• Desmond (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), Live Together, Die Alone (Season 2 Finale, 2.23, 2.24).

 

Less prominent characters (missing, dead, or waiting for some season 3 flashbacks)

 

 

• Nikki and Paulo (3.14)
• Rose and Bernard: (2.19)
• Michael and Walt: (1.14, 2.2, 2.22)
• Shannon and Boone: (1.13, 2.6)
• The Tail Section Survivors: Eko (2.10, 2.21), Ana Lucia (2.7, 2.20), Libby (2.18, 2.20)
• The Others: Ben “Henry Gale”, Juliet, Ethan, Goodwin, Nathan, Colleen, Pickett, Tom “Mr. Friendly”

2. Recommended Books about Lost:

 

• Finding Lost by Nikki Stafford (2006), reviewed at
• Unlocking the Meaning of Lost by Porter and Lavery (2006), reviewed at www.hawaiiup.com/lost

 

 

3. Lost Soundtracks for Season 1 and 2 (2005, 2006) by Michael Giacchino , reviewed at www.jayandjack.com

 

4. Recommended Podcasts about Lost:

 

• The original and still one of the best is The Transmission at www.hawaiiup.com/lost. Ryan and Jen did about 15 podcasts for Season 2 and they still have a very excellent blog after each new episode. Their podcasts and blogs contain excellent summaries and analysis. Great for catching things you might miss the first time you watch the show.

 

• Jay and Jack’s Lost Podcast: The most profilic (two podcasts per week). They take you into the Lost convention with video podcasts and other special features and much listener feedback. Their Lost song tributes are very funny.

 

• Delta Park: Great analysis with Ana and Jason, they also playback the best audio clips from each Lost episode.

 

• LostCasts: This is like listening to a college level course on Lost. In depth analysis of Lost theories and literature references mentioned during the episodes.

 

• The UK Lost Initiative at Sky One and the new Lost Community Podcast are highly produced “radio quality” type shows offering cool music, audio montages, and theories analysis.