Episode Analysis of 1.09 "Solitary"

WARNING: If you have not already seen all of LOST, please DO NOT READ THIS.

My LOST re-watch and in-depth episode analysis will include major details from the entirety that was LOST, and will be written with the perspective of having seen everything already. You will be SPOILED if you read any further. It is far better if you learn the story of LOST for yourself, as it is meant to be seen. Trust me on this, and don't say that I didn't warn you first. Seriously. Stop it. Now. Go watch it. Then, come back here.

To read my original post on this episode, please refer to Solitary.

This episode was written by David Fury, and directed by Greg Yaitanes. It originally aired on November 17th, 2004.

This is a Sayid Jarrah flashback-centric episode.

We begin with a shot of Sayid Jarrah sitting on beach, after he's left the rest of the plane crash survivors out of shame for what he did to Sawyer, and also to map the Island.

Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse Release New Footage at San Diego Comic-Con LOST Panel

If you've been following Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse's twitter war at all this week, you knew something was up. After following LOST very closely for six years, and listening to The Official LOST Podcast on a regular basis, I know very well just how crafty these two are, and I by no means actually believe that they would ever have a public spat that was anything other than a ruse to get the fans going. So, of course it was.

This week, they went back and forth on twitter, with Damon claiming that they should prove that they knew where the show was going from the beginning, and Carlton claiming that the show should speak for itself, and that Damon should just let it go. They referred to this proof only as "The Marble Rye," and anyone who followed LOST closely throughout its six seasons, knows that they consistently titled secret scenes in their finales by code names, such as "The Bagel (Season One Finale, Episode "Exodus," Walt's abduction by the Others.)," "The Challah (Season Two Finale, Episode "Live Together, Die Alone," The Listening Station and Penelope Widmore.)," "The Rattlesnake in the Mailbox (Season Three Finale, Episode "Through the Looking Glass," Jack and Kate off the Island flashforward.)," "The Frozen Donkey Wheel (Season Four Finale, Episode "There's No Place Like Home," John Locke is revealed to be Jeremy Bentham.)," "The Fork in the Outlet (Season Five Finale, Episode "The Incident," Juliet detonates Jughead.)," "Sun and Jin's Wedding (Season Six Finale, Episode "The End," Jack Shephard meets his father, Christian Shephard, and realizes that he's dead.)." Well, apparently there was a distinct purpose to this back-and-forth.

On Friday, at San Diego Comic-Con, the place where Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse had put on so many great performances for the fans at their panel during the six years of LOST, they returned once again. Entertainment Weekly held a Totally LOST: One Year Later Panel, moderated by Jeff Jensen and Dan Snierson, and the pair showed up to reveal the new footage, entitled "The Marble Rye" for the audience, which consisted of a scene between the "Man in Black" and Jacob, while Jack Shephard and John Locke are having their conversation about the Island being their destiny, during the Season One Finale episode, Exodus.

The video containing the footage they released at San Diego Comic-Con is below.

Episode Analysis of 1.08 "Confidence Man"

WARNING: If you have not already seen all of LOST, please DO NOT READ THIS.

My LOST re-watch and in-depth episode analysis will include major details from the entirety that was LOST, and will be written with the perspective of having seen everything already. You will be SPOILED if you read any further. It is far better if you learn the story of LOST for yourself, as it is meant to be seen. Trust me on this, and don't say that I didn't warn you first. Seriously. Stop it. Now. Go watch it. Then, come back here.

To read my original post on this episode, please refer to Confidence Man.

This episode was written by Damon Lindelof, and directed by Tucker Gates. It originally aired on November 10th, 2004.

This is a James "Sawyer" Ford flashback-centric episode.

We begin with Kate, who is walking up the beach, along the shore-line, carrying a bunch of bananas over her shoulder.

Episode Analysis of 1.07 "The Moth"

WARNING: If you have not already seen all of LOST, please DO NOT READ THIS.

My LOST re-watch and episode analysis will include major details from the entirety that is LOST, and will be written with the perspective of having seen everything already. You will be SPOILED if you read any further. It is far better if you learn the story of LOST for yourself, as it is meant to be seen. Trust me on this, and don't say that I didn't warn you first. Seriously. Stop it. Now. Go watch it.

To read my original post on this episode, please refer to The Moth.

This episode was written by Jennifer Johnson and Paul Dini, and directed by Jack Bender. It originally aired on November 3rd, 2004.

This is a Charlie Pace flashback-centric episode.

We begin in the caves, where Charlie Pace plays his guitar to try to distract himself from the fact that he's going through extreme drug withdrawals. He is sweaty and shaking. He looks absolutely awful.

Episode Analysis of 1.06 "House of the Rising Sun"

WARNING: If you have not already seen all of LOST, please DO NOT READ THIS.

My LOST re-watch and episode analysis will include major details from the entirety that is LOST, and will be written with the perspective of having seen everything already. You will be SPOILED if you read any further. It is far better if you learn the story of LOST for yourself, as it is meant to be seen. Trust me on this, and don't say that I didn't warn you first. Seriously. Stop it. Now. Go watch it.

To read my original post on this episode, please refer to House of the Rising Sun.

This episode was written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and directed by Michael Zinberg. It originally aired on October 27th, 2004.

This is a Sun Hwa-Kwon flashback-centric episode.

We begin with the opening of Sun Hwa-Kwon's eye. She's picking flowers from plants on the Island. She smells one of them. On the beach, at the shore-line, her husband, Jin-Soo Kwon, is fishing. Nearby, Jack and Kate do a horrible job at flirting. Charlie makes fun of them, as would I.