Lost’s unique narrative style cemented its position as a pop culture phenomenon. Here are 815 sentences about Lost from 108 people, some of whom you’ve heard of.
815 Sentences About Lost is an Unlikely Words and Title Case project.
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notes“What I like about LOST is that it is different from every other show on television. When you find someone else who watches it, it’s almost like you found a long-lost brother or sister. Most shows either don’t have a moral, or the lesson can be summed up in one episode. In LOST, the moral is always being interpreted and searched for. It’s also a show that can be discussed and dissected with your friends. It’s not, “OMG Blair’s outfit was SO HOT and Serena was soooo scandalous.” For a television show, I think there is a lot that can be taken from it.”- Jaclyn is an Economics major at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH.
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notes“I just finished watching the episode ‘The Candidate’ and I feel like I must talk now or forever hold my peace and peace is definitely the last thing on my mind, for I was brought to complete tears. “Locke” was never good news, and Jack still led the crew into his trap. Definitely not his fault, though it IS his fault for trying to help every single person that asks for his trust. Now, because of this crazy ass plot ‘he’ has in ‘his’ dark mind, ‘he’ has won by having us actually lose two very beloved lost characters, fxcked with every single person’s head, has Jack believing everything is his fault, and did I already say we lost JIN & SUN?!? This has got to be a fake episode because I cannot fathom that one bit. To say nothing of Jack, Kate, & Hurley shedding tears. I was with them.”- My name is Alex (a girl) and I am a very devoted fan to LOST. Full time worker in an ER and part time student studying anthropology.
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notes“Everyone in the world knows my favourite tv programme. I blog, I tweet, I talk non-stop, and I theorize to whoever will listen. I even fall asleep to Lost related podcasts every night. Only god knows how much I am going to cry bloody lakes after the series finale. I can’t believe it’s ending. Nothing will ever fill the void, you can get so wrapped up in the theories, myths and philosophy’s that Lost gives. There is nothing out there that even comes close for me. I pity the poor idiots who I chat to who give the whole “Oh I saw that there was a polar bear and I gave up watching”. Murdering and whatnot is illegal here, so sadly I have to grit my teeth and get on with it. I just can’t help but shake my head and think just how wrong they are. Lost, I love you, thank you for wasting countless hours of my time.” -
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notes“Lost is not my favorite show, it’s not even in my Top 5. But, given the countless hours I’ve spent discussing and dissecting it with friends, it’s safe to say I love it. It’s either making me smarter or more paranoid. Maybe both. Sayid blinked, what does it mean? Is it a sign that he’s possessed?! This was their secret plan along, wasn’t it? Darlton just wanted to make us all a bunch of Rousseaus. Man, I hope I don’t get shot by Widmore’s henchmen.”- Rae watches way too much TV, which she then rambles about at her blog.
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notes“After five seasons, we are finally coming to the end of a beautiful journey, and we wonder what is in store for the people we have grown to really love. Will there be a happy ending for all (or most) of our friends? Will good triumph over evil, but then, who really represents the good, and who the evil? Will the Jughead bomb detonation that ended season 5 help us understand the parallel timeline theories better? LOST first and foremost is a story about people, and experiencing their love, fear, triumph and loss through the backdrop of the fabled magical mystery island. This coming season, I am not expecting answers to all the riddles of the island (well maybe a few), rather I am just hoping my ‘friends’ are happy at the end, and that their lives all ended up better from their respective journeys. I envision the final scene of the final show ending with the classic eyeball close-up in the final frame - then the camera will pull back and reveal something wonderful. But no matter the outcome, we will have LOST one of the best shows ever.
(Ed. Note: Written before the season began.)”- Mitch Phillips is a voice over artist and radio DJ in Florida.
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notes“Many people don’t give season 3 of LOST enough credit for how great it was. Yes, it definitely had a collection of the weakest episodes due to working out scheduling issues with ABC and also hitting the overarching story’s “middle ground” with no end date in sight. But season 3 also had great stories to tell with the introductions of both Juliet and Ben’s back stories, meeting the ageless Richard, and also Desmond’s flashes of Charlie’s impending death (RIP Charlie) as well as a stint where he relived a part of his life over again in “Flashes Before Your Eyes” (seems all too relevant in this final season). I think people forget all of the answers that started coming our way in the 2nd half of season 3. Confirming our suspicious from season 1, we finally connected Sawyer and Locke through Anthony Cooper and had a gut-wrenching scene with Sawyer strangling him to death. And, who can forget when Naomi parachuted onto the Island from “Not Penny’s Boat” and providing the hope of rescue. With a clear end-date defined by the season’s final episodes, we saw the writers put into motion some of the most brilliant storytelling ever seen on TV. When everything seemed to be marching towards a conclusion, the finale’s awesome twist showed us that some of the survivors are OFF of the Island and want to get back! Most people look past these awesome moments from season 3 and choose to remember Polar Bear Cages, Nikki & Paulo, and Bai Ling. Yes, they all happened, but I stress to look at the achievements in storytelling and end-game planning that Team Darlton accomplished and re-assess season 3’s awesomeness!”- Mike Vitullo does Information Technology by day and is the author of the LOST Addicts Blog as well as a couple other blogs (Idol, Flashforward) by night. You can follow him on Twitter and check out his other writings.
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notes“People don’t have faith in LOST. And while the show itself is about faith, and hope, and belief in something beyond yourself, I’ve found myself defending LOST from those who gave up on the show long ago, dreading that without a goal or an end in mind, no set end date, the show was destined to roam in circles until it was canceled. But that is not what LOST is. There are moments and themes in this final season that are referenced, foreshadowed, quoted, parodied in the first few seasons, when no one had any idea what in the world was going on. There are so many intricacies that even the most devoted LOST fan does not see, little moments, tips-of-the-hat and callbacks to previous moments on the island. And that is the beauty of LOST. It’s about purpose, not wandering. And that purpose has been there from the beginning of the series, though it may just becoming clear now.”- Lisa, a 20 year old Biology major, Tumbling here, and regrets almost giving up near Season 3, but plans on spending her summer re-watching the series in order to catch every detail.
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“As the final season winds down I find myself thinking a lot about softball. Imagine the cast of Lost having to pick teams and actually play a single game. How many times would people change sides? How many different ‘captains’ would get picked and then dumped? Non-stop arguments about which field to play on. Night games would switch to day games play by play. It would be a colossol mess and yet I’d still tune in to watch. You know why? I’m banking it all on seeing that home run that’s going to get hit in the final show. Or someone jumping the umpire at the very least.”
-A Canadian cartoonist living in Oregon, Graham Annable is the creator of Grickle comics, video games and animation. All things Grickle can be found at grickle.com.
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notes“My relationship with Lost is by far the most frustrating relationship of my life. It is almost as if Lost is the boyfriend my friends and family have never approved of, but put up with because he made me happy. The one that I used to talk about of the time, but have since quieted about because I could tell my endless examination of every little detail annoyed my loved ones. That boy that makes me ecstatic and excited one week, yet annoyed and unsettled the next. The one that I spent six years with (on and off of course), although I admittedly almost wish that I had bailed a long time ago. Yet every time I considered walking out, I think of all of the time and energy spent watching, reading, and discussing and I realize that I can’t quit. Of course I can’t quit. It has been six long years, and I must see this relationship through.”- Nicole lives and works in Washington D.C and feels like the only person in the whole world who still, after everything, totally digs Jack Shephard.
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notes“Since I moved to Scotland, one of the few things I lament is not being able to watch the new LOST episode the instant it’s available. The only constant (pun intended) I’ve maintained while being here is waking up on Wednesday morning and watching LOST before doing anything else. There’s something so rewarding about knowing that since I’ve been meticulously loyal for years, I’ll understand every niche of the episode before they can be pointed out to me by various blogs and critiques. I’m not going to let living in another country stop me from that! LOST has made me so many connections and bonds over the years. It’s never let me down and I’m glad I’ve stuck with it to the end through all of the twists and turns and hidden DHARMA logos.”- Hilary is a twenty year old college student from Oregon, studying abroad in Glasgow for a semester.
