Ya Lost Me

Pharmacy freakout Jack, drunk on a flight Jack, reckless driving Nirvana Jack; The Season 3 finale redeems our lead by bringing him to glorious new lows.

The mystery of Charlie's ring: REVEALED! Jack is reinstated as leader and immediately resumes speechifying. Charlie and Desmond row out to the Looking Glass.

Locke visits the Black Lodge. Ben Linus's father is the archetypal downtrodden working man on a magic island. Richard Alpert don't crack. Lost talk starts at 2:15

Locke and Sawyer find themselves in a bit of a 'Parent Trap' situation. Spencer wonders whether Richard Alpert wears eyeliner. Lost talk starts at 2:15

The Kwon soap opera gets one twist too many. The island hates pregnant women but likes women getting pregnant. Lost talk starts at 2:00

Desmond gives a masterclass display of the cowardly breakup. Ben and Spencer debate his ranking among the island's biggest fuccbois. Lost talk starts at 3:15

Jack returns to the beach, but he's brought his new girlfriend with him, and she is NOT our mom. Lost talk starts at 2:00

More facets of conning are explored in the Kate/Cassidy crossover fans were clamoring for. Locke and Juliette each make some new friends. Ben provides a primer on the Left Behind series of fundamentalist Christian airport thrillers. Lost talk starts at 2:00

The controversial Nikki and Paulo episode is finally here, in what Ben describes as "the producers saying fuck you to the fans and to themselves." It rules. Lost talk starts at 2:00

A knockout Locke ep puts the Ya Lost Me pod over the hump, just over halfway through Lost's 121 episode run. Anthony Cooper cements his place as the worst dad in the series. Spencer makes a case for obvious plot twists. Ben introduces the mystery of Locke's wet tee shirt, with huge implications for the mythos.

The series midpoint of Lost marks the introduction of the 'Goth Claire' character. We get more confirmation that the Shephard genes for intelligence and coolness skip a generation. Locke, Kate, and Sayid find Jack hanging out with his new friends.

Lost continues to metabolize the Bush administration's torture program via Sayid flashbacks. The islanders discover the Flame Station, which Locke promptly destroys with his gaming habit. Hurley forces Sawyer to give up nicknames for a week. Lost talk starts at 2:00

Cheech Marin makes a strong debut in the bad dads bracket. Hurley is driven to candy addiction by a traumatic separation. Ben tells the story of Jorge Garcia's casting. Spencer finds an excuse to talk about Control (2019). Lost talk starts at 5:00

The origin of Jack's tattoo is revealed in a strong contender for the worst episode of Lost. Jack gets his ass kicked after menacing a racist caricature of a Thai woman. An Other named Isabel is introduced and never heard from again. Ben and Spencer feel bad, man. Lost talk starts at 5:15

Final Destination is happening but Charlie is the only one on the list. Desmond finds himself in the British Matrix reliving a pathetic breakup. Spencer is finally reconciled to Desy's presence in the cast. Ben introduces the Lost concept of the 'temporal displacement.' Lost talk starts at 5:15

Sawyer and Kate escape Hydra Island after subduing Mac from It's Always Sunny . Spencer can't help but feel we're still trapped in the bear cages. Lost talk starts at 6:00. (Ben was recording from a remote location, audio quality couldn't be helped.)

The mini-season in the bear cages ends on a cliffhanger as Jack violates the Hippocratic Oath. A Kate flashback reveals the true antagonist of the series: actor Nathan Fillion. Lost talk starts at 6:00. Ya Lost Me will return to its Monday release schedule next episode. 

 Eko converts to Protestantism in a monologue delivered to the smoke-monster. Paulo drops some heat. Ben and Spencer mourn the Eko that could've been. Lost talk starts at 4:30

Sawyer falls for the classic 'reverse pacemaker bunny' trick. Jack sees an x-ray he wasn't supposed to see. Nikki and Paulo continue to be named characters with lines. Ben and Spencer discuss Parks & Rec and Brian K. Vaughan's Saga as relics of Obama-era liberalism. Lost talk starts at 9:30

Locke experiences surrogate nephew betrayal in what Ben deems the worst Locke episode. Spencer is made physically ill by the airport hallucination.  Lost talk starts at 5:30

Sun's infidelity is revealed after many a guilty stare. Jin displays his prowess as an enforcer, but as a boat protector, not so much. Jack learns Dubya won reelection. Spencer wishes he was a Locke, but deep down he knows he is a Michael. Lost talk starts at 6:00

A very divorced Jack makes a big show of pulling on a chain. Henry becomes Benry. Spencer went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Lost talk starts at 5:00

Locke sees the light after having a good 'boomer racial anxiety' cry. Desmond has another shot with his long lost love but decides to go sailing with her dad instead. Sayid prays, a thing he has been doing off-screen for the previous 47 episodes. It's the Season 2 finale, and though the boys have come a long way, they're not even halfway through this long descent into madness. Lost talk starts at...

Michael exercises his Father's Right to stumble around the jungle get captured almost immediately. Charlie gets back on the upswing. Spencer draws a few more Stand parallels. Lost talk starts at 2:00

Eko takes interest in the button as Locke's crisis of button faith begins. Hurley gets another death on his conscience. Ben expands his Michael Emerson knowledge with the CBS thriller 'Evil.' Lost talk starts at 4:30