Lost on an Island with 5 Women

The women of Lost play a very important role in the show. Because children cannot be conceived on the island, female survivors became a key target of interest of the mysterious Others, pregnant Claire Littleton in particular. But the women on the show have an additional role, and that is to be the best eye candy they can be both in physical attraction and in character. Let's examine the top 5 most attractive women on Lost. Who wouldn’t want to be stuck on an island with these broads?

1. Kate Austen: Fugitive, Lover, Fighter.

Kate Austen, pretty from beginning to end.

Always on the move and never willing to stop. That’s the way Kate looks at life and her men. After the plane crash she flocks to Jack's rational heroism and bravery; plus being a doctor helps Jack's case. When Sawyer's raw masculinity and rebellious attitude overthrows Kate's desire for Jack, she decides switches from Team Jack to Team Saywer (And yeah, Twilight isn't the only series to have teams. The series finale reveals who her destined partner is but it's a long journey for Kate to realize who it is. I love you Kate for being my first high school love, and for looking the way you do. You're the only one who looked the best with a sweat drenched shirt and dirty hair.

2. Claire Littleton: Maternal, Abandoned, Australian Cutie.

Claire and her son, Aaron. What a cutie.

Only the cutest girl on the planet. But maybe that's crossing the line, I mean that is Charlie's woman. Since day one of the crash, Charlie Pace took a liking to her (and who can blame him with those pretty blue eyes of hers). When her baby pops out he's like the cutest think ever. Who couldn't love the helpless mother? As the seasons went on, Claire only got prettier. She became less stressed, more put together. Plus she got bangs in season 3. It's hard to pull that off nowadays but she has got it down.

3. Juliet Burke: Scientist, Unpredictable, Badass.

Badass Juliet with her gun, never
knowing what she'll do next.

Before there was Sawyer and Juliet in season 5 and 6, there was Jack and Juliet. In season 3 they were quite the hot couple. Maybe just Jack's way of back at Sawyer for stealing Kate. She worked for the Others but we never really knew what she was thinking. Sometimes she was loyal to Jack and other times she followed Ben. Because she was so unpredictable, you never knew when she would pull a gun on someone, anyone. Who doesn't love a pretty blonde who knows how to hold a gun?

4. Sun Kwon: Wife, Adulterer, Korean.

Sun from season 1

Sun from season 6

During season 1, Sun was the oppressed housewife who had to hide secrets from her short tempered husband. At the end of the season, when Jin left on the raft and disappeared for a while, was when the pretty Sun would come out to shine. Maybe the time apart gave her the freedom to look the way she wanted to, and when Jin and her were finally reunited she probably looked so good that her husband decided to let her stay with her look. Regardless, she is the only woman on the island who has conceived a baby on the island, when no one else could. She must be one special lady.

5. Penny Widmore: True Love, Daddy Issues, Desmond

Beautiful, Beautiful Penny Widmore.

We know very little about Penny except for her unrelenting love for Desmond Hume. She is also a victim of her father's expectations for her suitors, which is what separated her from Desmond in the first place. When Desmond went off the map, she spent her millions looking for him on land and sea. She was so beautiful and captivating that the image of her kept him alive for all those years. She makes the audience remember the feeling of letting someone you love go, never realizing if you'll see them again. 

Me and Lost

Me in my original, ratty Lost shirt and
 my beloved blu-ray set of the series

Before I babble on about more Lost mumbo jumbo, I feel that I should explain the extent of my fandom. On September 22, 2004, the obsession began. Since day one, I have loved the show. I wasn't one of those people who started watching halfway in, and then went back to catch up. I am proud to say that I've been Lost since the first day.

            My obsession in the show went to a new level in 2007 when I bought my first shirt from the online Lost store. 4 8 15 16 23 42 read across the front. I liked the show so much that I had decided to wear my "Lost shirt" every Wednesday (because that was that day of the week that the show was usually on). That shirt and I went through everything together. When the show would move to a different day of the week, I would wear my shirt that day.

            Not more than a year after I buying my shirt, my sister accidentally spilled bleach on the front and back giving my black shirt a nice big red stain. Even though my sister told me she would buy me another shirt, I didn't really care because the red stain actually looked kinda cool.

            Over the years, holes infested my shirt, one by one. While running on a hot day, I took my shirt off only to rip the back of my shirt almost beyond repair. Because of the massive rip, I was forced to take a hiatus from wearing the shirt. While Grandma was still able to sew it back up, I decided to hang up the shirt for good. Luckily my sister kept to her word and bought me another identical shirt to make for the other one. 

             This video is an xfinity commercial that parodies off the song "All I Have to Do is Dream" by the Everly Brothers. At the end of the commercial, they use clips from Lost saying that if you want to watch the show, all you have to do is stream, stream, stream, and it will show up on your TV. This commercial reminds me that when I miss Lost, all i have to do is turn on my TV and pop in the blu-ray discs and watch it. It's that simple. "Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dreeeeeam."

Team Others

           Who are the others? One of the most asked questions for the first two seasons until many of them were answered in the third season. In the first season all we knew was that they were already on the island before the crash and that they are in the baby stealing business. And with pregnant Claire and everybody having so much unprotected sex on the island, the business was a booming. Hell, they stole Walt right off the raft in the first season right before burning it.

The mindblowing season 3 premiere shows
that the others are actually civilized. WHHAAAT?

            They are ruthless, skilled, strong, and most importantly…silent. Their footsteps make no sound as they walk. They dress in savage clothing to hide their comfy suburban lifestyle on the island, as shown in the photo. But their story is even more complex.

            Although they may steal children and often kill off one or two minor characters, the others are actually quite docile people, especially when they have an alternative motive. In the third season we get behind the scenes of the others and see what they're really all about. After they kidnap Jack, Kate, and Sawyer, the others befriend Jack, the spinal surgeon, in hopes to recruit him to Team Others so that he could perform surgery on their leader's spine. Fate? That's what the others think.

The Dharma Initiative after Benjamin Lunis gassed them.

            But a leader doesn't become a leader unless he takes a little something. Benjamin Linus, the leader, was recruited on the island as a child when his father got a job in the Dharma Initiative, a covert company in conflict with the island natives (the others). When child abuse from his father caught up to him as an adult, Linus took revenge on his father and all those in the Dharma program by wiping them out with poison gas. By doing this, Linus took the opportunity to rule the island with the others.

            While this may be massively confusing, remember that the show has six seasons and lots of time to explain this in detail. Nevertheless, the others provided the most mystery on the island, and the most entertainment on the couch for me.

"Christian" Shepherd - Father of Lost

Lost reinforces the theme of religion throughout the show constantly. One of the first examples was with the introduction of the character Christian Shepherd. His name alone rings with religious symbolism. 

Dr. Christian Shephard played by John Terry

A Christian is one who belongs to the faith of Christianity. Within this faith is the belief in the holy trinity. Christian represents the father, the protector. Jack is the son, with much to learn. The smoke monster (the man in black) is, as you guessed, the holy spirit.

Okay maybe it was a stretch comparing Jack to Jesus and the menacing smoke monster to the holy spirit but you know what I mean.

Before the island, Christian was a prestigious doctor until he was brought down by his son when he performed an operation under the influence. Spinning in a whirlpool of despair, Christian runs off to Australia where he hopes to reconcile with his daughter (Claire). Ironically, Christian travels with Ana Lucia (another crash survivor). After ruining his relationship with Ana Lucia, Christian stumbled into a bar, meeting Sawyer.

While his actions and intentions in his mortal life proved otherwise, Christian's spirituality grew in his afterlife on the island. Only in the afterlife was Christian a representative of his last name. A shepherd is one who watches after sheep (represented as weak, defenseless and misguided) and provides protection. Without giving too much away,  the finale of the show revealed that Christian has always been a guardian. He watches over the souls of the survivors making sure they achieve nirvana in one life or the next. (My apologies if this is confusing. I assure you, because the show is longer, it is way less confusing.)

Christian Shephard may have had some skeletons in his closet while alive, but through death he was offered a second chance at redemption. The greatest gift the island could give is second chances.

See you next week Lost lovers.

The Sound of Being Lost

           The team that went into making Lost took professionalism to a new dimension. They were able to maintain the dramatic tone encompassing excitement that keeps you on the edge of your seat as well as make you feel closer to the show.

Giacchino at the Oscars accepting his award in 2010.

            One of the ways the show draws you in is because of the music. This imperative element lets one know when something exciting or comedic or heartwarming will happen. The music for Lost was successfully composed by Michael Giacchino, who has composed the score for numerous films such as Star Trek, Super 8, and Disney Pixar's Up for which he won an Oscar in 2010. 

            My favorite musical piece from the show is from season 2 right after Rose prevents Hurley from blowing up the food pantry after not being able to handle the responsibility. Hurley decides to hand out all the food to the plane passengers and try to be the good guy instead. The music that plays in this scene perfectly captures the moment and mood which is vital when entertaining an audience. The youtube clip below shows the scene with the music, unfortunately the small amount of dialogue is in Spanish.

            It was this scene where I fell in love with the show because of the perfect blend of emotion and spontaneity the show brings to the table sometimes. At the end of the scene, the show reveals that a husband and wife separated by the crash are alive. During this emotional scene the music is there to comfort you immediately. Only Lost could have characters and music that can evoke emotions never experienced before. Usually the end of the show ends in a BANG, usually leaving a cliffhanger for next week's episode. The episode with this scene ends very pleasantly with a musical conclusion, leaving the audience with some closure on the characters.

            Not only is the music fantastic, but it is fairly simple. Giacchino occasionally uses the same melodies for "same-genred" scenes.  For the action scenes, Giacchino use a variation of the same tune but will make small adjustments for each scene. In emotional scenes he will use the same music but change it slightly, customizing his music to fit each scene perfectly. He also did this for the Up soundtrack, still winning the hearts of millions.

            Great job on Lost and I'm looking forward to your future projects. 

Back to the Island

Flight 815 on September 22, 2004

What's so wonderful about Lost is that it is so well written and believable that it becomes a complex multi-faceted reality to it's continuous viewers. It is so complex that it should be viewed several times, especially for it's avid fans.

Not only does Lost deliver an amazing story with some of the most compelling characters, it is a cache of symbolism, morality, and philosophy. When one uses the names John Locke and Jeremy Bentham as characters, you should expect a little philosophy lesson here and there.

Many fans come up to me and ask me to explain the series finale to them because either they didn't understand it or didn't like it. I tell them that the island brought people together who were lost and had no direction. The final scene shows that, while everything that happened on the island was real, the only important thing in the character's lives was having someone to enter the afterlife with. While this may have disappointed some fans, I found this to be a comforting conclusion to the series.

What kept people hooked on Lost was the complexity of the characters and the unknown connections that they had with each other. Of all the minor characters, Christian Shephard is the focal point of relationships between the main cast, which is only appropriate since he is the one who leads them through the gates to nirvana in the finale. He is the father of both Jack and Claire, grandfather of Aaron Littleton, companion to Ana Lucia, acquaintance of Sawyer, and takes the form of a spirit before John Locke and Michael Dawson (before his demise). Additionally, multiple other characters crash into each other unknowingly adding ironic amusement for the audience.

What I will address in this blog is all the things about Lost that makes it a novel and compelling story that captured the attention of millions; from the minor characters like Scott and Steve to the significance that the soundtrack plays throughout the series. By pinpointing specific elements from the show, I'm trying to revisit the show and discover for myself why I enjoyed it so much. I want to experience the feeling that Jack Shephard obsessed about at the end of season 3. "We have to go back Kate. We have to go back."

It's been two years since the finale of Lost and I need to go back.