LOSTCasts 58: Through the Looking Glass

This podcast focuses on the season 3 finale of LOST, Through the Looking Glass. In this podcast, Brian Linder joins us to talk about general reactions to the episode, the beach plan and trip to the radio tower, the looking glass station and Charlie's death, Jack's "flash forward" and more. We also touch on our plans for the off-season, as well as speculation on what's to come in season 4 of LOST.

Download podcast #58 here

Links related to the podcast:
Podcast user magazine
Lostpedia entry for season 3 finale
J. Wood blog entry for finale
Popular Mechanics on finale
Darkufo season 4 prediction league
Kristen interview with Lindelof
Season 3 DVD details

Thanks again to Rob van den Berg for all the great work this season on our intro/outro music. We'll keep everyone updated on podcasts during the break. Until then, Stay LOST...

Comments

[Scott H]

Yay! It's here - thank you refresh button, thank you lostcasters.

[Scott H]

Yay! It's here - thank you refresh button, thank you lostcasters.

[Connor Clements]

Cheers guys! I've been refreshing all day, can't wait to hear it

[Tahir]

Thanks Guys.

[steven]

you guys are awesome

[Phil]

Thanks guys, been looking forward to this podcast. Gonna listen to it tomorrow on my lunch break.

[Surzel]

Nooo, I heard "final" and "podcast"... Not good...

[rkeane]

just before my bedtime you come through with the 'cast - nice one.

[Ben Lid]

I've been looking fwd to this. Thanks for the work and all that. keep on keepin' on.
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[amy'o]

YAY!!! Can’t wait to listen to what you guys have to say - the finale was such a brainteaser! Can't wait for January!

[hayden]

seriously i wouldnt be into lost at all if it wernt for u guys...GO FUTURE FLASHES!!

[jg]

The podcast review of things has made me think hmmm...

Subject: Time Shenadigans

Could we, as well as Desmond, be experiencing the Dicken's "A Christmas Carol"?
Ghost of Christmas Past
Ghost of Christmas Present
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Could the apparent time shifts be the result of actually shifting between similar universes and not on a linear timeline in one universe. I believe Crichton used some similar device in "Timeline", which, btw had a town in it called "Black Rock". This device would give credence to the statement that Lost-science is Crichton-esque.

In a similar universe to ours perhaps construction projects finish on time, and therefor the Grand Avenue Lofts Hotel is already finished in Jack's new future/universe and where dad is still alive.
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Subject: Jack's beard

I actually thought the crappy beard played into the story. It actually added to my experience of viewing Jack though a cracked pane of glass.
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Subject: Flashbacks

I would be very happy to see more of Jin's backstory (like.. is he a Paik too).
Sayids backsory is barely touched. He must have a brain full of nightmares

[Cameron]

Hey guys, what a fantastic podcast to wrap up Season 3!! I hope you will doing something over the long, long break to keep the LOST spirit alive.

Thanks for keeping us so entertained through the Season.

[Trisha]

Did Desmond say he saw everyone being rescued, or just "Claire and Aaron get on a helicopter"? Big difference between the two scenarios.

I don't think Desmond has seen anything in vision that he wasn't present for in reality. Maybe that's why he dived down to the Looking Glass - not to save Charlie but to fulfil his vision?

I found the audio comment about everything being a mirror-image fascinating. Is there a bigger meaning behind this?

Have the writers locked themselves into an inevitable ending with Jack's flash forward, or, like with Desmond's visions, is the future not pre-determined? If the writers change the outcome, how will they explain that Jack's flash forward won't come true?

I really can't see the plots splitting into several different storylines. More than two or three different divergences of the plot at once would be too hard to follow.

And why would anyone other than Locke and Rose want to stay/return to the island? Maybe Kate, if she can't change her identity on being rescued, but the flash forward indicated that she thought Jack was crazy for wanting to go back. So, why would Jack want to go back? What happens?

There's still so many holes still open - like the four-toed statue and the Black Rock, etc. I think there's enough loose ends to tie up that the writers could tie at least one up per episode for the remainder of the life of Lost.

If more questions than answers come in the next seasons, I'll be cranky.

[Drederick_Tatum]

@ Trisha - I think Desmond really didn't have any motivation for diving down other than not dying of severe acute lead poisioning. imho

[manofsciencefjc]

Has this been mentioned? Could that flash forward have been a desmond flash? I'm sure it has butjust putting it out there. Love the podcast, I've recently found this site and have gone through the podcasts up to the beginning of season 3 so far.

[black_eyed_dog_90]

Loved the podcast, especially the outro - v cool.

Thanks for a great season

[Tahir]

I posted this in the previous section but its worth putting it here too.

A Lost video with some great music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72kQIIDBIUU

Imo - the best I've seen.

[Mark B]

Great cast blokes.

Need to get Linder on more often.

Did you mean Matt is not coming back like ever ?

Really like the out-tro clips.

[Lance]

Fantastic Podcast to end the season! Great outtro too.

[Matt Jones]

I'm coming back. I just had a brainfart and slept through the cast. No LOST episode last week to prompt me. The guys did a great job. Sorry I missed the fun.

[Cihan]

Nice podcast guys, always cool to hear Brian.

# I dont think there is any proof that Desmond went back in time. Lets think about it. There is more proof he saw a pastflash, because we know for sure he sees futureflashes. He doesnt travel to the future, so therefore I continue to believe he didnt travel to the past, regardless of what cryptic quips Damon sarcastically says on the official podcast. This show has always treated the concept of time in metaphors, allegories and symbolism, not literally with time-travel.

# I mentioned the awesome game Far Cry numerous times last year (or earlier this year, I cant remember), its becoming more and more accurate I hope. Next season: mercs, monsters and underground facilities!

# I just had a crazy idea. What was the name of Walt's stepdad? Maybe the guy in the coffin is him... (after a quick Google, I discover the dude's name is Brian, oh well)

[Mark B]

@Cihan

Sorry I think Des did go back in time and relived the whole time we saw. I got the feeling that he'd lived his live up to the point when the hatch implodes and he then goes back to a certain point and starts again perhaps looking to make new choices. The time we saw was just one of those when he was going to marry Penny until Ms. Hawking convinced him not to. I think Des was stuck in a loop until the point he moved on. I think Des was always going to end up on the island but just what drives him to that point may be different.

As I've said before I hope TPTB don't go down the timeline alteration/time travel storyline as it'll just get too confusing.

And to echo what someone said in the cast it could get hellishly complictaed if we have flash-forwards and flash-backs as you'll never really know if you're coming or going and it will open up huge issues for continuity and I don't want to wait for one season to get to "hillbilly heroin Jack" crying at the airport. But if that was all just a "what if" scenario then that's potentially even worse.

[Lost love]

Good podcast to help tie up Season 3 I liked the "outro" too

@Tahir.. that was a good Lost video on "you tube". Thanks for sharing that.

@Lost girl ... I loved your examples of things being backwards in connection to the title "Looking Glass". I would never have thought about some of those like the Jack/Kate or Hurley/Charlie being the heroes.

It will be a looooong summer/fall without LOST:(

[Alex]

^ Yeah for real. Wouldnt be as bad if the DVDs were dropping in september, but waiting all the way till december is gonna be a killer too.