January 24, 2020

LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 1 Feedback

2 hours 6 minutes

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) go down the hatch and close the book on season one of LOST, with a jam-packed feedback-filled retrospective. The special podcast shuts the door on the first season of the series, and sets the stage for the next wave of episodes: season two, and all the button-pushing it brings.

In their sprawling recap of the three-part “Exodus,” Josh and Mike break down what both hosts believe is among the finest episodes in all of Lost, if not right at the very top. They enumerate the reasons why, from the moving Sawyer (Josh Holloway) and Jack (Matthew Fox) scene in the jungle, to the raft launch, to the raft explosion, and beyond. It’s a massive recap of a massive episode, to say the least.

“Exodus” was directed by Jack Bender and written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. It first aired across two nights: May 18, 2005 and May 25, 2005.

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…

8 Sounds – The events of LOST pop right off the camera and straight into your ears with eight memorable moments replayed on the podcast, helping us guide through the story;

15/16 Others – Josh and Mike answer questions and comments sent their way 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 will attempt to create an official Down the Hatch ranking of every episode of LOST, by rating them all on a scale from 0 – 4.2. Josh and Mike will offer their individual scores, listeners’ scores will be averaged as a third data point, then the three points will be combined for the podcast’s official score on each episode.

Each episode of Down the Hatch clocks in at no less than 108 minutes. If the podcast falls short of that runtime, Josh and Mike have triggered a crisis! Consequences may (and almost certainly will) ensue thanks to the Frozen Donkey Wheel.

Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast:

The Lost: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page

Josh’s Lost Episode Rankings (The Hollywood Reporter)

Lost Will and Testament (Javier Grillo Marxuach)

A Visual Guide to the 23 Points

The Final 4.2 Star Episode Rankings for Season One …

Exodus – 4.178

Walkabout – 4.160

Pilot – 4.158

Deus Ex Machina – 4.113

Do No Harm – 4.096

All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues – 3.976

White Rabbit – 3.971

Solitary – 3.938

Numbers – 3.918

Outlaws – 3.729

House of the Rising Sun – 3.629

…In Translation – 3.591

Confidence Man – 3.589

Raised by Another – 3.511

Tabula Rasa – 3.415

Hearts and Minds – 3.180

The Moth – 3.094

The Greater Good – 3.088

Homecoming – 3.069

Special – 2.791

Born to Run – 2.634

Whatever the Case May Be – 2.178

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