Lost: Down the Hatch | Season 3 Episode 12: “Par Avion”

Lost: Down the Hatch | Season 3 Episode 12: “Par Avion”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are fishing for birds. Does one fish for birds? Either way, they’re caught in the net known as “Par Avion,” the final Claire Littleton flashback episode on LOST.

In “Par Avion,” Claire decides to rescue the gang with the help of some winged friends. But her non-winged friends Charlie and Desmond have other plans in mind. In the past, we learn about Claire’s father, and elsewhere on the island, the sonar pings strike back.

About Down the Hatch …

LOST: Down the Hatch is a full-tilt spoiler-filled rewatch of LOST. Every week, Josh and Mike break down an episode of LOST with the benefit of knowing the series’ full trajectory, using the following structure as a guide:

We Go “Fourth” – Josh and Mike begin each podcast with a deep-dive into the story both in front of and behind the camera, and they do so with the assistance of eight sound clips from each episode.

The Others – Josh and Mike answer questions sent their way by listeners through the official e-mail address: [email protected]

23 Points – Each week, Josh and Mike hand out points for the best and worst characters of the episode in question, in a foolhardy attempt to determine the most and least valuable players in the LOST pantheon.

4.2 Stars – Josh and Mike rank every episode of LOST, by rating them all on a scale from 0 – 4.2. Josh and Mike offer their individual scores, listeners’ scores will be averaged as a third data point, then the three points combine as the podcast’s official score on each episode.

Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast:

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The LOST: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page

Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings on The Hollywood Reporter

Javier Grillo Marxuach’s Lost Will and Testament

Jim Fels music analysis

The 2/3 MVP/LVP Points For Season 3:

Juliet: 9

Sawyer: 6

Desmond: 4

Hurley: 4

Kate: 4

Ben: 2

Jack: 2

Monster: 2

Eloise: 2

Claire: 2

Jin: 1.5

Achara: 1

Penny: 1

Eko: 1

Boone: 1

The Marshal: 1

Richard Alpert: 1

Amira: 1

Sayid: 1

Sun: .5

Christian: 0

Alex: 0

Aunt Lindsay: -1

Ms. Klugh: -1

Lynn Karnoff: -1

David Reyes: -1

Roger Linus: -1

Charlie: -1

The Others: -1

Red Shoes: -1

Law + Order: -1

Jan: -1

Eddie: -1

Polar Bears: -1

Karl: -1

Sarah: -1

Marijuana: -1

Colleen: -1

Tricia Tanaka: -2

Edmund: -2

Paulo: -2

Emeka: -2

Munson: -2

Isabel: -3

Widmore: -3

Paik: -3

Locke: -4

Pickett: -9

The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings For Season 3:

Flashes Before Your Eyes – 4.16

The Cost of Living – 3.94

Tricia Tanaka is Dead – 3.92

A Tale of Two Cities – 3.83

Not in Portland – 3.76

Enter 77 – 3.68

I Do – 3.46

Par Avion – 3.21

Every Man For Himself – 3.14

The Glass Ballerina – 3.02