Lost: Down the Hatch | Season 3 Episode 20: “The Man Behind the Curtain”

Lost: Down the Hatch | Season 3 Episode 20: “The Man Behind the Curtain”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) take a look at “The Man Behind the Curtain.”

In “The Man Behind the Curtain,” John Locke rejoins the Others and pushes Benjamin Linus for some answers. Careful what you wish for. In the past, we learn how Ben became the man we know him as in the present, and the answers are very bleak indeed. It’s yet another all-time episode in what Josh and Mike believe is the best stretch of LOST. Hold onto your appendix!

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:

* Support Post Show Recaps through Patreon

* 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: 12

Hurley: 9

Sawyer: 8

Richard Alpert: 4

Ben: 4

Jin: 3.5

Kate: 3

Sayid: 3

Monster: 3

Sun: 2.5

Eloise: 2

Claire: 2

Cassidy: 2

Penny: 2

Charlie: 2

King Daddy Kwon: 2

Annie: 1

Jack: 1

Achara: 1

Eko: 1

Boone: 1

The Marshal: 1

Amira: 1

Billy Dee Williams: 1

Christian: 0

Alex: 0

DHARMA: -1

Desmond: -1

Derek: -1

Ethan: -1

Aunt Lindsay: -1

Ms. Klugh: -1

Lynn Karnoff: -1

David Reyes: -1

Roger Linus: -1

The Others: -1

Red Shoes: -1

Jan: -1

Eddie: -1

Polar Bears: -1

Karl: -1

Sarah: -1

Marijuana: -1