LOST: Down the Hatch | Copycat Show Retrospective

After Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) takes another break from season 3, Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) looks ahead to the future of LOST, in the form of shows that came after it.

Mike gets together with returning guests Jon Krause and the Ben Behind the Curtain to discuss 16 TV series that tried to replicate the formula and success of LOST. From a flashback-filled bank robbery to paranormal procedurals to way too many shows about aliens, the three take a look at what these shows took from the island, and what makes up the special sauce that keeps LOST in our hearts to this day.

Josh and Mike will return next week for “The Cost of Living.”

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:

* Visit Josh’s LOST island in Animal Crossing

* Invasion Promo

* Surface Trailer

* Threshold Trailer

* The Nine Trailer

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Lovecraft Country | Episode 2 Recap: “Whitey’s on the Moon”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) returns to join Kevin Mahadeo (@KevMahadeo) and LaTonya Starks (@lkstarks) on their journey through Lovecraft Country.

The house comes down in “Whitey’s on the Moon,” the second episode of the HBO series. Literally! The house! It’s gone! A lot happens in week two, and the trio of Josh, Kevin and LaTonya are having only slightly less trouble than the trio of Tic, Leti and George figuring out what’s going on.

Send us your feedback at [email protected]. Podcasts will post on Thursdays following the episodes.

This podcast contains conversations about sensitive subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.

About Lovecraft Country …

HBO’s Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors), who is on the hunt for his missing father. Joined by his childhood friend Letitia Lewis (Jurnee Smollett) and uncle George Freeman (Courtney B. Vance), they travel throughout the country in the time of Jim Crow. They struggle to survive and overcome not only the racist terrors of white America, but also terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback. Aunjanue Ellis, Wunmi Mosaku, Abbey Lee, Jamie Chung, Jada Harris, and Michael K. Williams also star.

Links from the show:

* ‘Movin’ on up’: ‘The Jeffersons’ and the rise and fall of the black sitcom (The Grio)

* Lovecraft Country: Welcome to Braithwhite Mansion (The Ringer)

* Lovecraft Country’s Order of the Ancient Dawn Is Inspired By Real Secret Societies (Esquire)

* Gil Scott-Heron’s Poem, ‘Whitey on the Moon’ (

AANG IN THERE | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Book 1, Episode 2: “The Avatar Returns”

Zak Mohamed (@Zakmohamed32) and Jacob Redmon (@jkredmon) come back from banishment in the second episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender!

Zak and Jacob glide into the “The Avatar Returns,” the second episode of season one. First, Zak and Jacob catch up and talk about Avatar Tiktok. Then, they go into the Avatar State as they start the episode recap and even discuss accidental ship names for the characters and more! After the recap, Zak and Jacob do their weekly episode rankings and battle rankings. Plus, they introduce a new segment where they sort each member of a four-person group into what bending type they best represent.

Zak and Jacob will be back for “The Southern Air Temple” on September 1, 2020.

“The Avatar Returns” was directed by Dave Filoni and written by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It originally aired on February 21, 2005.

About Aang in There …

Aang in There is a spoiler-filled rewatch of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Every week, Zak and Jacob break down an episode of ATLA with the benefit of knowing the whole universe of Avatar. We also include the following segments:

* Episode Recap – Zak and Jacob start by giving an in-depth breakdown of all the plot points and minor details from the episode.

* Feedback – Zak and Jacob go through listener feedback and answer the questions or comments written into their official email: [email protected].

* Episode Rankings – Zak and Jacob will create an official Aang in There ranking of every episode of ALTA, by rating them all on a scale from 0-4. Zak and Jacob will give their own scores, plus the listeners’ scores will be averaged and added as the third point. Then, the three scores will be combined to create the official podcast score for each episode!

Schedule for the next few weeks:

* Book 1 Episode 3: The Southern Air Temple feedback due 8/28, podcast drops 9/1

The Episode Rankings for Season 1:

* The Boy in the Iceberg – 3.45

* The Avatar Returns – 3.42

Battle of the Battle Ratings for Season 1:

* Sokka and Zuko skirmish (Book 1, Episode 2) – 2.5

* Aang escapes the ship (Book 1, Episode 2) – 3.6

Spider-Man: Homecoming | A Marvel Cinematic Universe Rewatch

The Marvel Cinematic Universe rewatch is here! Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Kevin Mahadeo (@KevMahadeo) have launched “Everything is Super,” a new superhero and comic book focused podcast on Post Show Recaps, beginning with a full deep dive into the MCU.

For the next several weeks, Josh and Kevin will focus on a different film from the MCU, in release order. Up next: Spider-Man: Homecoming, which shines a spotlight on Tom Holland’s take on the famous web-slinger, the third in the two decades. How does Holland’s Spidey, along with the villains, sidekicks, and everyone in between, compare to what came before it? Special guest host Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) swings in to help Kevin spin a web about it all.

Coming next: Thor: Ragnarok. Send feedback no later than August 24 by e-mailing [email protected].

The Infinity Ranking Saga:

Each week, Josh and Kevin and the Everything is Super listenership will team together to rank three different components of the MCU: the post-credits scenes, the villains, and the movies themselves. Listeners are encouraged to send their scores from a scale of 1 – 6 stones to [email protected]. The current list is as follows:

Best Film:

* The Avengers

* Spider-Man: Homecoming

* Captain America: Civil War

* Guardians of the Galaxy

* Captain America: The Winter Soldier

* Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

* Captain America: The First Avenger

* Iron Man

* Iron Man 3

* Avengers: Age of Ultron

* Ant-Man

* Doctor Strange

* Thor

* Iron Man 2

* Incredible Hulk

* Thor: The Dark World

Best Villain:

* Vulture

* Loki (The Avengers)

* Helmut Zemo

* Loki (Thor)

* Ego the Living Planet

* Alexander Pierce

* Trevor

* Ultron

* The Winter Soldier

* Red Skull

* Obadiah Stane

* Aldrich Killian

* Justin Hammer

* Ronan the Accuser

* Kaecilius

* Whiplash

* Yellow Jacket

* Emil Blonsky

* Thunderbolt Ross

* Malekith

Best Post-Credits Scene:

* Iron Man

* The Avengers (Thanos)

* The Avengers (Shwarma)

* Spider-Man: Homecoming (Captain America PSA)

* Captain America: Civil War (Wakanda)

* Captain America: Civil War (Spider-Man)

* Spider-Man: Homecoming (Vulture in Jail)

* Captain America: The Winter Soldier (The Twins)

* Guardians of the Galaxy

* Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (rough placement of all 5 scenes)

* Iron Man 3

* Doctor Strange (Thor)

* Thor: The Dark World (The Collector!)

* Doctor Strange (Mordo)

* Thor

* Avengers: Age of Ultron

* Iron Man 2

* Ant-Man (Wasp Suit)

* The Incredible Hulk

* Captain America: The Winter Soldier (The Smithsonian)

* Ant-Man (Civil War Scene)

* Thor: The Dark World (Jane’s Breakfast Nook)

* Captain America: The First Avenger

Josh’s MCU Rankings, Before “Everything is Super” Launched:

* Avengers: Endgame

LOST: Down the Hatch | FLASHBACK: When Josh Met Mike

With Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) unable to record this week, Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) continues to stroll down memory lane, all the way back to 2014.

In lieu of Josh’s absence from the podcast, Down the Hatch presents a flashback to October 26, 2014. In Josh and Mike’s first-ever podcast together, the two talked “House of the Rising Sun” and Mike’s then-new obsession with the Kwons. It was an hour of discussion and Kwon puns, sparking a partnership that will take these two men down the hatch five years later.

Josh and Mike will return at a later date for “The Cost of Living.”

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.

Previous Down the Hatch Episodes:

In Which We Go Back

Last Call Before the Rewatch

Season 1, Episodes 1 + 2: “Pilot, Part 1 + 2”

Lovecraft Country | Episode 1 Recap: “Sundown”

Kevin Mahadeo (@KevMahadeo) and LaTonya Starks (@lkstarks) are joined by guest host Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) to chase the sun as they discuss the home run of a premiere episode for Lovecraft County.

With usual host Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) missing, Mike gets behind the wheel to guide the trio through a conversation about “Sundown,” the jam-packed pilot of the new HBO horror series. They break down the introduction of the main cast that fills out Chicago and beyond, the thematic elements in everything realistic and supernatural, and what they expect to come from the episodes to follow.

Send us your feedback at [email protected]. Podcasts will post on Thursdays following the episodes.

This podcast contains conversations about sensitive subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.

About Lovecraft Country …

HBO’s Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors), who is on the hunt for his missing father. Joined by his childhood friend Letitia Lewis (Jurnee Smollett) and uncle George Freeman (Courtney B. Vance), they travel throughout the country in the time of Jim Crow. They struggle to survive and overcome not only the racist terrors of white America, but also terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback. Aunjanue Ellis, Wunmi Mosaku, Abbey Lee, Jamie Chung, Jada Harris, and Michael K. Williams also star.

Links from the show:

* “Lovecraft Country Radio,” HBO’s official companion podcast hosted by Ashley C. Ford and Shannon Houston

* “‘Lovecraft Country’ Score Features First Use of an ‘Online Orchestra’ for an Entire Series”

* More information about the “Great Migration”

* “Baldwin vs. Buckley: A Debate We Shouldn’t Need, As Important As Ever”

AANG IN THERE | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Season 1, Episode 1: “The Boy in the Iceberg”

Zak Mohamed (@Zakmohamed32) and Jacob Redmon (@jkredmon) go penguin sledding through the wonderful pilot of Avatar: The Last Airbender!

Zak and Jacob thaw the “The Boy in the Iceberg,” the first episode of season one. First, they are joined by the wise Josh Wigler to set them off well on their journey. Then, they introduce the loveable gang of Sokka (Jack DeSena), Katara (Mae Whitman), and Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), and discuss the rules (or lack thereof) of a card game played by Uncle Iroh (Mako Iwamatsu), and more!

Zak and Jacob will be back for “The Avatar Returns” on August 25, 2020.

“The Boy in the Iceberg” was directed by Dave Filoni and written by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It originally aired on February 21, 2005.

About Aang in There …

Aang in There is a spoiler-filled rewatch of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Every week, Zak and Jacob break down an episode of ATLA with the benefit of knowing the whole universe of Avatar. We also include the following segments:

* Episode Recap – Zak and Jacob start by giving an in-depth breakdown of all the plot points and minor details from the episode.

* Feedback – Zak and Jacob go through listener feedback and answer the questions or comments written into their official email: [email protected].

* Episode Rankings – Zak and Jacob will create an official Aang in There ranking of every episode of ALTA, by rating them all on a scale from 0-4. Zak and Jacob will give their own scores, plus the listeners’ scores will be averaged and added as the third point. Then, the three scores will be combined to create the official podcast score for each episode!

Schedule for the next few weeks:

* Book 1 Episode 2: The Avatar Returns feedback due 8/21, podcast drops 8/25

* Book 1 Episode 3: The Southern Air Temple feedback due 8/28, podcast drops 9/1

The Episode Rankings For Season 1:

* The Boy in the Iceberg – 3.45

LOST: Down the Hatch | First Birthday Party

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are celebrating the first birthday of LOST: Down the Hatch with a clip show. Old shenanigans ensue. Enjoy!

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.

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,

‘Lovecraft Country’ | Series Preview

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward), Kevin Mahadeo (@KevMahadeo), and LaTonya Starks (@lkstarks) embark on their coverage of “Lovecraft Country,” HBO’s new horror series from showrunner and executive producer Misha Green, and executive producers Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams.

In their preview of the new series, the hosts dive into what to expect from the new drama, its focus on racial injustice through the lens of horror genre conventions, the horror genre in general, and much more.

This podcast contains conversations about sensitive subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.

The series premieres August 16, and the podcast will land in your feeds on Thursdays.

LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 3, Episode 4: “Every Man for Himself”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are asking you to COME ON COME ON HEY COME COME ON HEY COME ON IN GUYS.

This week on Down the Hatch, it’s “Every Man for Himself.” Quite literally! It’s the season three Sawyer episode, the one and only, and it’s also the episode that features Mike’s very favorite line in all of LOST. Whose line is it, anyway? Listen in and find out!

Josh and Mike Bloom will return for a One-Year Anniversary Special on August 15, 2020.

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.

Schedule for the next few weeks:

* One Year Anniversary feedback due 8/10, podcast drops 8/15

Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast:

* The LOST: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page

* Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings on The Hollywood Reporter

* Javier Grillo Marxuach’s Lost Will and Testament

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