LOSTCasts 41: Holiday Cast

After a long hiatus, we're back with a new podcast! In this episode, we briefly revisit the final episode of the mini-season, "I Do", as well as take a look at the promos the second half of the season, with plenty of spoiler data about what we can expect come February. Of course, there's plenty of talk about how such a long break in the show has affected the fans.

Download podcast #41 here.

Links from the Podcast:
Video of final scene from "I Do"
Variety article about LOST time change
Top 50 LOST Loose Ends from IGN
2007 LOST "Moment" number 1
2007 LOST "Moment" number 2
2007 LOST "Moment" number 3
2007 LOST "Moment" number 4
2007 LOST "Moment" number 5

LOST links:
Christian Piatt official website (download free chapter)
Buy LOST: A Search for Meaning at Amazon
Matthew Fox Saturday Night Live Sketch

We'll be back again after Christmas, in January, to talk about all the "loose ends" that haven't been tied up by the writers. Send us what you think will happen in the second half of the season, as well as what the most important outstanding mysteries are, in your mind.

Happy Holidays... and Stay LOST.

Comments

[Mark B]

Just what I need after three hours wandering around the mall ....

[Helena]

YAY!!! finlly!!! just downloaded it and can't wait to hear it...(",)

[Matt Jones Wannabe]

!?

[Cihan]

Great podcast guys, you crack me up. Matthew McConaughey, 'golden globes' (OO), Real World bashing, haha good stuff.

Personally I didnt mind the 'mini cliffhanger', the thriller genre is one of my favourites and this was a thriller cliff hanger, so its cool. When we watch season 3 on DVD it'll flow fine I'm sure.

I got to admit, a Heroes podcast from you guys is a nice thought...but its also slightly charming to know you're too busy with life to do one.

Happy Christmas and New Year guys.

[Justin (AKA Locke Junior)]

Thanks for this, it's an early Christmas present! - Xmas and Jan couldn't go quicker!

[Drynn_03]

Thanks guys.

Drynn_03

[Cameron]

Many thanks, and a Happy Festivus to one and all.

[Sobaika]

In the loose ends discussion you guys brought up the numbers - something that was answered through the Lost Experience. The numbers each represented a factor of the that when put into an equation, would give you the date of the end of the world and the Dharma Initiative was set up to study and experiment each factor and try and alter one of the numbers and thus, change the equation and when the world ends.

While the numbers are some of the more compelling aspects of the show, I don't think it is something that can be completely and totally answered to satisfaction. You guys said it yourselves, there is something supernatural going on there with the numbers. That would be hard to clearly explain and define. I think it was answered as best as possible - the numbers have a supernatural significance since they relate to the end of humanity - and so tend to pop in weird places. That is what I take from some of the references (the survivors' seat numbers, Hurley's lottery) while a majority of them are little inside joke things from the production team (the numbers on the soccer girls, on clothing, addresses, etc.) that we should not take too seriously.

[xandra]

Great podcast guys,can't wait for Lost to come back!

[Lucidlife]

I took a look at Mr Piatt's first chapter, and while it's well written, it does read more like a sermon than an analysis. I won't speculate that there is a Christian lean to the book throughout...but the last line of the intro does point toward this possible idea; "May God bless your journey." God is mentioned 18 times in the intro and Jesus mentioned 15.

The first chapter is however, extremely interesting and thoughtful; and of course there is nothing wrong with a religious lean with writing....you write with the language that you have at heart and interperate as such.

He later does mention Zen Buddhism, Judaism, and Krishna faith, although the focus stays on the bible and scriptures.

I can't make a whole opinion without reading the thing...but I'd like to hear folks' thoughts that have read it.

Great Holiday 'cast guys; love your show!

Stay Lost

[Jon W]

Good Podcast yet again guys, you do ease the burden of the 13 week break. But up until now I had no idea we were getting 16 episodes in a row, or about those little 'Lost Moments' you posted on the site. Must just be another example of the isolation that fans in the UK face

[Cihan]

Also: I dont think Jack is going to get killed off, if we're under the impression that at some point Fox will stop filming episodes then my guess is that he actually does leave the island thanks to (or despite) Ben, and maybe the other Losties find out and it would give them new motivation to escape themselves. Now that is what I'd call a 'game-changer'. Although I still doubt heavily that Michael escaped, so......either way I dont think they'd kill off Jack in season 3...

[Tahir]

Thanks for the new podcast.

One thing - you guys were talking as to whether Jack knows Cindy.Isn't Cindy the one who give Jack the miniture bottles of booze on the plane ?.Granted, it was a short meeting but I reckon Jack should remember her.

[WeakLemonDrink]

@Sobaika,

I wouldn't be so sure about The Lost Experience's definition of what the numbers are. Remember, TLE's universe actually features the fictional TV show 'Lost'. The Hanso Foundation are pissed with the makers for using their foundation, but there's nothing to suggest that the numbers mean the same in the TLE and in the show itself, which we have seen are two entirely different continuities. Lost is fiction in The Lost Experience's universe, so there's nothing to say that the show will use any of the ideas we saw.

If you catch my badly explained drift.

[WeakLemonDrink]

@Cihan,

Yeah, I agree. I think Jack will most certainly leave this season, but they'll never kill him. They'll let him leave the island, but lave plenty of scope for a return in season 4 or 5.

I hope that's the case, anyway, as Jack bored the shit out of me.

[Jealous Guy]

A few loose ends from Season 1 that continue to bother me.

1.) When Ethan first turns up on the show, Locke tells some of the other Lostaways about him, saying basically "Ethan here has experience hunting." Something to that effect. What I'd like to know is what kind of converstaion went on between Ethan and Locke while they were out hunting? Could Ethan have given Locke directions to the hatch? Ethan may have been in league with a faction of the Others that WANTED our Lostaways to find the hatch, for whatever reason, and he saw to that on his own time. Maybe to get Desmond out of there or something because he was screwing around with the computer.

2.) In "Numbers", when Sayid and Jack revisit the leftovers of Danielle's hideout after the explosion, Sayid finds the picture of Nadia he left behind. Does it look to you like maybe, just maybe he doesn't recognize her? One would think that if he did recognize her, he would have had a more emotional reaction. Points to the whole amnesia/sickness theory.

3.) Actually this is from Season 2, and more than likely NOT a loose end, but just a mistake on the part of the writers. In "The Other 48 Days", Ana-Lucia nails Goodwin as the Other, based on the fact that he walked out of the jungle 10 minutes after the crash and his clothes weren't wet. Well, then I guess it's a good thing Bernard landed in the TREE, huh? Otherwise, she could have accused Bernard of being an Other and had just as much validity. Goodwin could have been on the plane when it crashed, landed in a tree, climbed down, and walked out of the woods with his clothes dry for all she knows.

I'm still going through your Season 2 podcasts; the speculations are AWESOME, and it's helping me to understand a lot of the gibberish I didn't really get, particularly since I didn't start watching LOST "live" until "48 Days". I rented the first season, and I didn't get to see the beginning of Season 2 until the DVD's came out!

Okay, well I'm working on a theory about the future of Season 3, but I'll have to either send that via e-mail (my phone's cut off, otherwise I'd do it that way) or wait til another time.

Take care and stay LOST.

[Justin (AKA Locke Junior)]

@weaklemondrink,

yeah jack is a bit too shouty, let the focus go to the rest of the Islanders as they need to progress their story. Too much time has been spent on Jack. Let's get back to Desmond!

[Carl in the uk]

Anyone else heard about Daybreak getting canned?

[Jealous Guy]

I'm truly sorry for the double post. Just one more thing. Why does the name "Danielle Rousseau" sound so much like it comes from The Karate Kid? Is this intentional?

It turns out also, that the killer in the movie "Frequency" (an absolute MUST SEE) is named "Jack Sheppard".

[Joop]

The sceptic in me thinks that the change in the show might be an elaborate evil plan to recruit the Jater/ Skater crowd from the American Idol fan base.
The lack of mythology was unsettling & the mystery was sucked out of the others by pulling back the curtain, but my hope is that this was a natural story progression & the show will be back on track next year.
One thing is certain, the long break seems to be fueling the fan resentment & to leave off on a note like 'I Do'?....not good.

Side stepping Idol....annoying
10 pm time slot....inconvenient
possible decapitation....priceless

BTW, great impersonations, especially George Takei, I didn't know you guys were so talented.

Have a great ~Christmas (&/or Festivus)

[Cihan]

Jealous Guy, sorry man, I dont consider any of your points a 'loose end'. Most times, the viewer just has to fill in the blanks themselves, this isnt bad writing but just common sense. For example, what Locke and Ethan talked about is of no concern to us, Ethan probably didnt talk much at all, we know what his task was now. There's no indication Sayid didnt recognise the photo of Nadia, and Bernard landing in a tree was a freak stroke of luck and Ana's logic may be flawed but that doesnt mean its a loose end.

Lets hope people can understand the difference between loose ends and nitpicking and dont ruin the show for themselves, because really, its a decent show and its written well 90% of the time. (personally I think getting some new blood in on writing duties wouldnt hurt)

Did you guys watch that miniseries called The Lost Room? I was really looking forward to it, it had some great actors involved, most notably Peter Krause, but man when I watched it, I could barely watch the first 30 minutes of the first episode. I just gave up, it was dire in every single way. I skipped forward to the last five minutes just to check if it got better, but nope, it was pretty consistent in being completely crap. Be thankful for Lost...

[Justin (AKA Locke Junior)]

@carl_uk {daybreak}

I hope not, being a UK man myself, it's a fresh idea that's really hooked me in and it's these kinds of shows that I love in edition to Lost.

I can see how it might have a short life - but you play with the idea that somebody else could have a re-occuring day and would really make it interesting.

I'm loving the show and if ABC can it, then they are idiots!!!!!!

[Drynn_03]

@ cihan

Pretty harsh on "The Lost Room". 10 minutes of viewing and you understood the 6 hour show? I thought it was a good story, even with the "made for TV" budget.

Drynn_03

[Justin (AKA Locke Junior)]

@carlintheUK {daybreak}

F IT!!!

They did cancel Day Break - OMG! - all I can say is that I HAVE to see the last 7 episodes, and to the powers that be in the USA - PLEASE make this available to download...

It's a crying shame - just because of the viewing figures, you can view the story here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061216/ap_en_tv/tv_abc_pulls_shows_2

ABC couldn't see a good show if it hit them in the face! Sorry for venting my anger on this comments section, but I bet there are some fans on the board who will feel the same way.

[Jeffinthe9]

Something just came up......
If the island can heal people, then why does Ben have the ability to go to the island (assuming they are on a different island) and still have a tumor? Thats a health problem that is not cured by the island...