On the island, Jack has appendicitis and Juliet saves the day. But we spend most of this episode discussing the flash-forward, in which Jack and Kate appear to be happily raising Aaron together until Hurley and Christian Shephard fan the flames of doubt within Jack, starting him down the path that leads back to the Island. And production designer Jim Newport returns to the show with stories about early plans for the Temple and more.  Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

Michael Emerson joins us to discuss the scene in which Keamy kills Alex, when Ben Linus's heartless façade begins to crack just a little. We dive deep into the Ben-Charles Widmore confrontation and Ben's recruitment of Sayid in the flash-forward. Michael even shares behind-the-scenes the details about playing the piano and riding a horse.  Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

After watching this episode, we're ready to declare Michael the show's most tragic character. Seriously, all he wants to do is die and even that won't grant him peace. We also talk with production designer Jim Newport, who takes us behind the scenes of "The Constant" and tells us about building the freighter. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

The combined flashback/flash-forward doesn't quite hold up on a second viewing, but the rest of this episode does. From Juliet revealing Sun's affair to Jin to Bernard reflecting on karma to the low hum of danger on the freighter, there's more than enough to discuss. Then, Kevin Durand joins us to talk about his approach to playing mercenary Martin Keamy.  Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

We're surprised by how much we enjoy this episode — Ben is at his most disturbing, and Harper Stanhope may or may not be the Monster. (Also, remember the Widmore reveal?!) Plus we continue our conversation with costume designer Roland Sanchez, who tells us about the first time Matthew Fox visited his fitting room. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

Some have called "The Constant" the greatest TV episode of the millennium. Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond) and Sonya Walger (Penny) join us to discuss the episode in detail, from how the phone call was filmed to what made their characters' love so enduring.  Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

Lots of questions this week: Why won't Kate let her mother see Aaron? Why is she really mad at Sawyer? And how much should we blame Locke for his own incompetent leadership? Plus we talk with LOST costume designer Roland Sanchez, who tells us about his inspiration for Ben, Miles, Ms. Hawking and other characters. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

Sayid, sometime in the future, is a dapper assassin in places like the Seychelles. This prompts a lot of questions, although we remain Sayid's #1 fans, and also talk Naomi, Kate and Sawyer. Plus, the conclusion of our interview with Rebeca Mader, in which we get her take on the time the show's creators messed up Charlotte's age and hear a few more funny stories.  Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

The freighter folk are introduced in the second episode of Season 4 — but should this have been the season premiere? We think so, actually. We talk about all the reasons we love Daniel Faraday, Charlotte Lewis, Miles Straume and Frank Lapidus. Plus Rebeca Mader, who plays Charlotte, shares an honest assessment of her character's story arc — the good and the bad. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

We're back for season four, folks! "The Beginning of the End" picks up right where season 3 left off. It's the first season premiere to focus on anyone but Jack, choosing Hurley instead. We talk about the still-escalating Jack-John conflict, Jacob's cabin, the fallout from Charlie's death, and the visit of the mysterious Matthew Abaddon to Hurley in the flash-forward. Stick around for the start of our conversation with Rebecca Mader, who says she was starstruck the moment she arrived in Hawaii to play Charlotte Lewis and that it never really went away.  Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at Facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.