Battlestar Galactica Down the Hatch: A Spoiler-Free Rewatch

LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 2, Episode 2: “Adrift”

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LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 2, Episode 2: “Adrift”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) spend a couple hours shouting about nothing in particular. What makes this different from any other episode of Down the Hatch, you ask? Well, this time, it’s a rare situation where Josh and Mike… don’t really like an episode of Lost!

The episode in question: “Adrift,” originally meant to focus on Sawyer, ultimately centering on Michael, with a splash of Locke and Kate and Desmond for good measure. One of the most uneven episodes in franchise history, Josh and Mike do some soul-searching to see just what went wrong with season two’s second hour.

“Adrift” was directed by Stephen Williams, written by Steven Maeda & Leonard Dick, and originally aired September 28, 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 (Wikipedia)
    • Josh’s Lost Episode Rankings (The Hollywood Reporter)
    • Lost Will and Testament (Javier Grillo Marxuach)
    • Damon and Carlton on “Adrift” (Variety)
    • Damon and Carlton on “Adrift” (Dark UFO)
    • Original “Adrift” Set Photos (Lyly Ford Blog)
    • Original “Adrift” TV Guide Listing (Futon Critic)
    • Season 2, Episode 2 Music Analysis (Jim Fels)
      The 23 Points Character Tracker for Season Two
      • Kate: 2
      • Desmond: 1
      • Jack: 1
      • Shannon: 1
      • Sarah: 1
      • Locke: 1
      • Michael: 0
      • Sawyer: 0
      • Law & Order: -1
      • Mr. Rutherford: -1
      • Susan: -2
      • Fiancé Douche: -3
        The Final 4.2 Star Episode Rankings for Season Two
        1. Man of Science, Man of Faith – 4.09
        2. Adrift – 2.24
          3. Previous Down the Hatch Episodes:
          • In Which We Go Back
          • Last Call Before the Rewatch
          • Season 1, Episodes 1 + 2: “Pilot, Part 1 + 2”
          • Season 1, Episode 3: “Tabula Rasa”
          • Season 1, Episode 4: “Walkabout”
          • Season 1, Episode 5: “White Rabbit”
          • Season 1, Episode 6: “House of the Rising Sun”
          • Season 1, Episode 7: “The Moth”
          • Season 1, Episode 8: “Confidence Man”
          • Season 1, Episode 9: “Solitary”
          • Season 1, Episode 10: “Raised by Another”
          • Season 1, Episode 11: “All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues”
          • Season 1, Episode 12: “Whatever the Case May Be”
          • Season 1, Episode 13: “Hearts and Minds”
          • Season 1, Episode 14: “Special”
          • Season 1, Episode 15: “Homecoming”
          • Season 1, Episode 16: “Outlaws”
          • Season 1, Episode 17: “…In Translation”
          • Season 1, Episode 18: “Numbers”
          • Season 1, Episode 19: “Deus Ex Machina”
          • Season 1, Episode 20: “Do No Harm”
          • Season 1, Episode 21: “The Greater Good”
          • Season 1, Episode 22: “Born to Run”
          • Season 1 Feedback Special
          • Season 2, Episode 1: “Man of Science, Man of Faith”
          • The Season 1 Book Club
          • RPG Episode #1: “Autopilot”
          • The Lindeloff, Vol. 1
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            Battlestar Galactica Down the Hatch: A Spoiler-Free RewatchBy Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom