The only thing more interesting than a story set in hell is a story that might be set in hell. “Ab Aeterno” features not only a timeless narrative theme–the nature of evil–but also a classic literary device–ambiguity. Let’s face it: the writers of Lost intentionally leave things open to  interpretation [...]

“The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling the chosen to attain their full worth.”     -Napoleon Bonaparte
In the first scene of the flash sideways sequence, Ben delivers a lecture on the first exile of Napoleon, explaining that the French revolutionary was able to maintain his title of emperor, [...]

The producers acknowledged the significance of the Backgammon reference in the season 1 pilot quite a long time ago. And to fully understand this allegory we must look at its inspiration- So before we get back to LOST and Backgammon lets look at where this allusion came from- Don’t let me lose you we [...]

After last week we entered the Lighthouse. This weeks tally comes in at… ::Drum Roll::
Answers: 10 Total with 3 Juicy ones…….
Questions: 16 Total with 4 Juicy ones….
Interestingly enough the smaller amount of answers doesn’t matter at all, This was a great episode and the literary perspective of it was amazing- I am loving the [...]

Okay, folks. Here’s a quick review of the literary allusions from last week, before we move on to tonight’s episode and its bookish Easter eggs.
It has been suggested that the two ladders we saw in “The Substitute” represent the two time lines or parallel realities. Will one of them break or become unstable? Will the [...]

We know it can get lonely in that padded cell…. So here is our remedy…
The official LOST BOOKSTORE IS OPEN! We will be adding weekly the books featured in LOST and offer them up for sale on our site for everyone as obsessed about LOST as we are!!
So far this season 3 books have been [...]

So far, in the flash sideways scenes, we have seen Claire going into labor with Kate at her side, Ethan Goodspeed monitoring the progress of mother and unborn child, John providing Jack with a more spiritual understanding of the universe, Kate running, tracking (Claire) and escaping “capture,” and Jack rescuing Charlie from near-death. What else [...]