The Lost Experience Begins!

I honestly don’t know if last night’s episode of Lost successfully explained everything or totally jumped the shark. Only time will tell, and the way the series finishes up will most likely allow us to judge the merits or lack thereof for “Cabin Fever.”

The fact that Richard Alpert and Matthew Abaddon both crossed paths with John Locke completely changes the way we must view his entire journey. This is the kind of revelation that will make repeat viewings of the entire series more compelling, like trying to piece together if Nina Myers being a mole actually made sense in the first season of 24.Read More

Have the Lost writers known all this about John Locke since the beginning?  Was he the chosen one, the person who would be charged with saving the island all along?  One of my biggest hopes is that after season 6 has ended, and everything has been told, that Abrams, Cuse and Lindelof sit down and tell us where the Lost story started, which aspects they had planned all along, which were made up on the spot, and which were drastically changed.  That's a lot to ask for, but as a story/story structure buff, it would be endlessly fascinating.  Lost is a gigantic puzzle – did they have all the pieces in front of them in season one?  Season 2?  Locke's journey is fascinating, and he's definitely not your typical hero – somehow reluctant and willing at the same time, as we saw in the flashbacks last night.  Besides Locke's hero journey, everything else in “Cabin Fever” was mind-blowing and I'm not sure how to respond, but here goes:Read More

Last week on Lost, the island mysteries were pushed to the background while Jack dealt with a bursting appendix.  In the flash-forward, we learned that Jack and Kate (Evangeline Lilly) eventually got together, but the ghost of Jack's dad, coupled with Kate's late night phone calls, eventually drove the good doctor into the comforting arms of booze and pills.  Speaking of ghosts, Christian Shephard appeared on the island and convinced Claire to follow him into the jungle.  Where she went and why she left Aaron behind remains a mystery.

Tonight, Locke, Hurley, and Ben finally stop by Jacob's cabin for tea and scones.  I'll be updating with live thoughts throughout the episode.Read More

We can't have a flash forward every week.  At this point, we've had six flash forwards in season 4 of Lost, one for each of the adult Oceanic 6 (Hurley, Kate, Sayid, Sun and Sayid) and one for our man Ben.  Any subsequent flash forward this season would have to either involve a non-Oceanic 6 member who secretly made it back to the mainland, involve someone not in the main cast, or happen on the island.  Tomorrow night's Lost episode will key on Locke, and it looks like he will be featured in the episode's flash forward/back.  As we know, the Lost team keeps plot details a well-kept secret, so we don't have much to go on – but, that doesn't mean we can't guess.Read More

By the end of Lost's fourth season, a main character will die.  No one has confirmed this, but it just has to be true.  All hell is going to break loose on the island as the season finale approaches, and it wouldn't make sense if the body count at the end of it all was zero.  Who, then?  That's a difficult questions.  Lost is a merchant of shock and awe, specializing in surprise twists and surprise deaths.  With the advent of the flash forwards, we know a handful of our favorite Lost characters are safe – Hurley, Ben, Jack, Kate, Sayid and Sun.  In a story on E! Online yesterday, there was a spoiler regarding a character who doesn't make it off the island by the finale, but remains alive on the island.  Read on to find out who. 

SPOILER WARNING!!!Read More

Jimmy Kimmel may be the highest-profile, most vocal fan of Lost around.  If you've ever watched him on Jimmy Kimmel Live talking about the series, you know he's not just shilling for a product of his own network – he is a true fan, been one since the beginning.  The story goes, after filming the YouTube sensation “I'm Effing Ben Affleck” Kimmel and Affleck, who had never met before that day, went back to Kimmel's house to watch that night's Lost.  His recent two part TV Guide interview with Lost show-runners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse (which you can find here and here) might be the best, most in-depth interview ever done with the pair.  Last Friday, Lindelof and Cuse returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live to discuss once more. Read More

Looking for Easter Eggs on Lost is not an easy task. It’s come to the point where I analyze every little detail to death, grasping to find some reason for a certain choice. In “Something Nice Back Home,” the difficulty came in the sheer volume of people introduced in the flash forward. There’s Dr. Eric Stevens, one of Jack’s co-workers, and two of his patients, Mrs. Berenberg and Ryan Laker.

Who are these people? I have no idea, but this is nothing new. We still don’t know who Mrs. Gardner and her drug dealing grandson are. Is this just Lost’s way of tossing in countless red herrings? Or is it something more?Read More

Dear Lost,

Oh, Lost, you old sailor, you.  You've done it again.  At 10 minutes into “Something Nice Back Home,” I was shocked and baffled, at twenty minutes in I was baffled and shocked and by the end of it, I had the same feeling I usually do at the end of your more mystifying episodes: exhaustion.  Post-episode, I sipped on a Tecate (Cinco de Mayo nears) wondering what the hell had just happened.  Wondering if I like the direction the series may be going.  Wondering if I've loved you for so long that I've convinced myself to love every episode, regardless of the quality or my relative level of comprehension.  A lot of stuff went down last night, Lost, and I expect some things to be explained by the end of the finale. Read More

Last week on Lost, Ben went on a globetrotting adventure that culminated in a riveting confrontation with his nemesis, Charles Widmore.  He let Charles know that he plans to kill Penny to get revenge for Alex's demise.  We also learned that Ben has the ability to unleash the smoke monster from a secret chamber inside his house, though it's unclear how much control he has over it.  On the beach, Jack came down with a case of stomach pain after figuring out that the freighter folk aren't on a rescue mission.

Tonight, Jack's illness gets much worse, and the crew led by Sawyer runs into some trouble in the jungle.  I'll be updating with live thoughts throughout tonight's exciting episode.Read More

Last week's episode of Lost was absolutely amazing, and I only hope that tomorrow night's "Something Nice Back Home" can keep the momentum going.  It's a Jack-centric episode, and I must admit that I get a little bit nervous whenever it's time for the good doctor to take center stage.  Sometimes we end up with something amazing like "Through the Looking Glass," and other times we end up with "Stranger in a Strange Land."  Jack (Matthew Fox) is a great character, but the writers occasionally struggle to craft an intriguing story around him.

To get ready for tomorrow night's episode, we have some promo pics and an exciting clip from "Something Nice Back Home."Read More

I've been thinking about Lost.  You never want to do too much thinking about Lost – it's better to have people around for a discussion.  Merely thinking about Lost is only going to knot up your brain with hair-brained thoughts and outlandish theories.  Aside from any ideas I might have come up with, I also have some worries.  At this point, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to worry about Lost – the writers have always delivered, the story has expanded at a rapid clip, and most every season 4 episode has been spectacular.  But, as much as I'd like to not think about certain things, there they are, peskily unmovable.  There are certain aspects of Lost that, at this point, worry me. Read More

Lost is a show that demands repeat viewings, which is why the release of each new DVD set is such a big event.  If you're anxiously awaiting a chance to watch the fourth season of Lost multiple times on DVD, you'll have to be patient.  It was recently announced that the 14-episode season will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 9, which is nearly seven months after the season finale is set to air on ABC.  However, now that Walt Disney Studios has released the box art and list of extra features for the set, it looks like the long wait may be worth it.Read More

There's a reason Michael Emerson already has an Emmy. In last night's episode of Lost, Emerson got a huge acting showcase, bigger than any one he's had before, and he nailed it. From the emotion seeing Alex killed to the rage and fury in the now immortal line, “He changed the rules,” it was a fantastic performance.

Before we get into the Easter Eggs from last night, I'd like to discuss what Lost is about. “The Shape of Things to Come” was an appropriate title, as the entire purpose of the series is beginning to take shape. Yes, I could talk about the shocking revelation that Ben controls Smokey, the Black Smoke Monster (the implications of which are massive) or the alleged fact that Danielle Rousseau is in fact dead (which I still refuse to buy). But what interests me more is what Lost is about.Read More

There I am, on my couch, two friends and die-hard Lost fans next to me, watching last night's episode of Lost.  I can't say the episode is what I expected, but when that exact thought came to mind last night on the couch, I realized something: it's reached a point where I don't know how to react to Lost anymore.  We are so conditioned to be shocked and surprised by the actions on the island that this shock has been replaced by disbelief that Lost can keep shocking us.  Or, maybe that's just me.  That's not a negative rap either, it's actually beautiful.  I love coming into every Lost knowing that soon, I will be drop-kicked by the Unexpected, whatever that may be.  “The Shape of Things to Come” was the fastest-paced episode of Lost in a long while and, aside from a few minor reservations, it blew me away.Read More

Waiting five weeks for a new episode of Lost kind of felt like being stuck in a time loop.  Technically it wasn't that long of a wait, but after the cliffhanger ending of "Meet Kevin Johnson," it certainly seemed like a thousand days went by before tonight's episode.  When we last left the castaways, Rousseau and Karl were shot by mystery men in the jungle, Locke was trying to plan his next move, and the Losties on the beach were still awaiting rescue.  Tonight, a giant battle breaks out and we learn more about "The Shape of Things to Come."

We'll be updating throughout the episode with live thoughts, so keep hitting that refresh button.Read More

With a few months to go until the end of LOST, fans are beginning to wonder if ABC will be making another attempt at a LOST arg. After last summer's LOST Experience left a rather bored Rachel Blake with the knowledge that her nemesis Mittlewerk was alive and well and intent on destroying a huge percentage of the population, one would assume more LOST experience goodies await us, no?

Click here to find out one and for all....

Posted by DocArzt February 6, 2007 5:14 PM | Lost Experience - Other | Comments (913)

I don't know about you guys, but I've been waiting for something, anything, TLE related to pop up and there's been nothing. It didn't even have to be a full blown ARGish thing and I know most of us would have been happy.

I remember the powers that be saying there would be mobisodes (clips available to cellphone users with video streaming... I think it was Verizon customers, not sure) that would give us some stuff we wouldn't otherwise be able to get. Anyone seen these? I haven't even heard about them.

The Lost Experience ended with a cliffhanger. They've GOT to be planning something, right? Maybe in the summer? I have to know what happens with Rachel Blake and the Hanso Foundation. What happened to Alvar? What has Mittlewerk been up to?

It's been a while, sure... but I need some closure.

Posted by vexingmodstwo December 14, 2006 3:54 PM | Lost Experience - Other | Comments (187)

File this under, hey I should have known that...

With Season Three barely started,  ABCMarketing is already thinking ahead for next summer.  Not only will there be a sequel (duh) to finish telling the story (hopefully they keep 'Rachel' away from the ludes this time around) but there are also plans to include a faux documentary of what happened with this LOST experience on the LOST Season Three DVD box set.

Now your saying what I said,  that'll be like September... so it won't help to indoctrinate new gamers for the summer,  right? 

Well, there is a slim possibility that the Documentary will first premiere on the LOST Season One HD-DVD set which is expected to be announced any day.  Apparently everything was shot on HD cameras, so the set will include an upgraded print of Rachel's shinaneghans.  (Hey VHS would be better than the cruddy flash video they used for the "final" scene.)

Is adding an extended recap of the Lost Experience in HD going to value or devalue such a set?  You tell me.

Posted by DocArzt October 24, 2006 2:59 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (1710)

Did you ever know that your my hero.......

Here are the people, that remain in the log anyways, who contribute throughout the game to keeping this site updated and relevant, (even though we were in a coma for a couple of weeks).

Posted by DocArzt September 27, 2006 11:32 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (1837)

As the lost experience drew to a close on sunday, one of the summers most exciting and innovative Experiences ended.... And i can truly say, we had a lot of fun theorising with you. We will still probably have updates here.. but not for periods of time.

I enjoyed it.


Namaste from me atleast
Mattyrewls22

Posted by September 26, 2006 5:24 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (334)

Check out the Hanso Foundation website.

There's a letter from Alvar Hanso.

Click on the word "humanity" in the third paragraph.  Mittlewerk has a message for us too.

I guess the saga continues.  But it smells like this is the end for now...

Posted by vexingmodstwo September 26, 2006 3:11 PM | Lost Experience - Web Sites | Comments (303)

Here is Rachel's final video in Divx.

Posted by DocArzt September 25, 2006 3:40 PM | Lost Experience - Video | Comments (332)

Posted by DocArzt September 25, 2006 3:39 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (756)

Well, it's all over.  Was it worth it?  Was it a waste of time?  Did you get the answers you wanted?

To commemorate the CLOSE of TheLostExperience we will be assembling a one time podcast comprised of your thoughts on the ARG.  We've set up a skype voice mail, just dial up thetailsection an share your feelings!

Alternatively,  you can record your comments in Wav or Mp3 and email them to tips@thelostexperience.com.

If your too shy, well you can always use the content form!

Posted by DocArzt September 25, 2006 1:40 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (1283)

Well, folks, it seems that Sunday's DjDan podcast will be the end of The Lost Experience.

Here are the details.  It's on September 24th at 8pm PST.  (It mistakenly says that it's 5pm Eastern but it's actually 11 pm Eastern)

Supposedly there will be a special guest on the show (I wonder who that will be?) and DjDan is going to give us a video that will bring down the Hanso Foundation once and for all.

Do you think that will happen?  Or do you think Hanso Foundation will somehow stay in business?

It's been a fun ride, though.  Sometimes frustrating, sometimes annoying, sometimes just plain wacky.  But the community made the best of it and we've met some great people along the way, yes?

If anything happens before Sunday, of course we'll keep you updated here.

As always, feel free to share your thoughts here or on the forums.

UPDATE:  Click "Continue Reading"!!!

Continue reading "The End??"

Posted by vexingmodstwo September 21, 2006 2:44 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (784)

Well, the ROT people posted another thread on the 19th.  But it's dated 9/13.

Anyway, Iobiseeingyou tells the tale of a wierd experience she had.  Check it out. (Password is: Steinbeck)

Is Hanso going on the offensive?  What's going on?

Something else happened.  As some of you remember, there was this guy named WTK who apparently helped Rachel at some point.  This morning someone got a wierd message from WTKFleet35 on AIM.  When that someone replied to it, this autoresponse was given:

"I'm on my way out the door. Tell Rachel's friends that soon they will know why I did what I did.  I have to go.  Gonna take care of of some unfinished business."

What do you think that means?

Posted by vexingmodstwo September 20, 2006 6:11 PM | Lost Experience - Web Sites | Comments (1655)

Rachel sent us another new email this afternoon, it reads as follows:

OKAY, EVERYBODY. THIS IS IT. YOU'VE FOUND OVER 1000 APOLLO BARS. I KNOW NOW THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING...

	GO TO WWW.WHEREISALVAR.COM


Is there more to this then meets the eye? "This is it"? Sounds like something big is going to happen. Stay tuned.

Posted by September 18, 2006 7:45 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (1245)

We're still trying to figure out what exactly is going on but it seems that Rachel and The Fixer (aka Malik) are having a conversation by sending these wierd codes to Speaker and The Lost Ninja.

It started Saturday on Speaker's "Inside the Experience" blog.



After flipping this horizontally, you decode it as hex, and then decode it as ascii then it gives you a message that's written backwards.  The message is  (Thanks to the ITE Yahoo chat team):

"M - conscience is keeping you in the fight is it? heard you call into dj dan. if you're talking about who i think you are, then you already know my answer"

It looks like Rachel is trying to get some help from The Fixer, Malik (aka Ironman).

Today, Malik responded.  He chose Lost Ninja to send his message.



So this one needed to be flipped vertically.  Then you need to type the letters but instead of typing them normally, you actually type the key that's one key to the left.

The solution is (thanks to Dante on TLEC):

"R -- I think it's fair to say, whatever conscience I have was built on faulty equipment. This is a matter of duty. Loyalty... Speaking of which, I've been troubled by the very recent disappearance of an old friend, de Zylva. We all saw your Sri Lanka video. You were captured at the end, and yet, there you were, blasting those Lost producers in San Diego not a week later. And, I have to wonder... did de Zylva have something to do with that(shift?) Do you know what's become of him?"

So there we are.

Stay tuned for more developments and as always feel free to comment and theorize on this new stuff going on.

And by the way, who's De Zylva?  We haven't met this person, right?

NEW UPDATES!!  CLICK BELOW!

Continue reading "Rachel and The Fixer speaking?"

Posted by vexingmodstwo September 12, 2006 2:29 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (797)

DjDan has updated the date and time for the next live podcast.  Keep on the lookout for possible changes...  But here's the latest.

Next podcast...

CONSPIRASPIES!! Due to recent and reliable reports stating the 74-storey golden robot Zanthazor will return to orbit once again, disrupting the Earth's ionosphere at precisely 7am Pacific Standard Time on September 22 (thank you, Garthazoid!!)...

...Tonya and I have NO CHOICE but to reschedule my worldwide broadcast to 8pm PST on Sunday, September 24!! For those of you who have already put in for a vacation day, my sincerest apologies, but look at the bright side! Now's the perfect time to do yourself a solid and and spend the day in your official DJ Dan Certified 60 Megaton Bomb Shelter!

Until the 24th, ConspiraSpies, stay suspicious, stay vigilant, shield those eyes from Zanthazor's golden rays, and KEEP SHUTTING DOWN THE MAN!!

This just in, ConspiraSpies! You knew it was gonna be a doozy, but my special guest on the 24th is gonna blow your minds. Who is it, you ask? Who could it be? Just head on over to www.whereisalvar.com for the straight dope.

Posted by vexingmodstwo September 12, 2006 10:32 AM | The Lost Experience | Comments (3616)

Continue reading "Glyphs and Codes..."

Posted by vexingmodstwo September 8, 2006 1:00 AM | Lost Experience - Web Sites | Comments (872)

Thanks to Ixalon you can be there, even if you can't BE there... Ixalon will be blogging live from the Manchester glyph hunt!  Be sure to keep an eye on Ixalon's progress at:

Posted by DocArzt September 5, 2006 10:42 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (278)

Here's an urgent notice for UK Players... Spread the word!

Lost Experience -Track down the codes to the last two fragments in Manchester and London Next Week meet up with other lost experience players and compete to be the first to track down the final two uk codes. This is your last chance to get regognised as a key member of the lost Experience

 

 

To take part players need to meet at the following start points (along with a map of the city and mobile phone) at midday. Full instructions of how to track down the codes will then be revealed

MANCHESTER:

WEDNESDAY SEPT 6TH

START 12 NOON

MEET AT THE CHINESE ARCH

FAULKNER STREET

CHINATOWN

MANCHESTER M1

 

LONDON

THURSDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

START 12 NOON

MEET THAMES FOOTPATH BETWEEN ISLE OF DOGS AND GREENWICH -ISLE OF DOGS SIDE

Posted by DocArzt September 5, 2006 2:34 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (385)

As many of you are already aware, Stever Irwin died while filming a documentary in Austrailia.

I know this has nothing to do with The Lost Experience, but The Crocodile Hunter was one of those people who come around once in a lifetime and by the sheer depth of his love of nature, touched us.

He was an inspiration to many.

Rest in Peace, Steve Irwin.

Our hearts go out to his family.

Posted by vexingmodstwo September 5, 2006 4:45 AM | The Lost Experience | Comments (562)

If you, like me, are unlucky enough to live too far from a Dharma food drop to get your hands on a yummy Apollo bar,  listen up.  The good folks at http://rbrefugees.blogspot.com/ have a few extras, but they're not just giving them away... your going to have to earn them.  Give them a visit, and good luck.

Posted by DocArzt August 31, 2006 7:38 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (353)

Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk to Entertainment Weekly senior writer, and LOST theorizer extraordinaire, Jeff Jensen!  Jeff not only has some of the most interesting and entertaining theories out there on LOST,  he also has had the privilege of being able to rub elbows with the creative forces behind LOST so I knew he would have some interesting insights to share, and I wasn’t disappointed.  If you don't read Jeff, you need to start.  Some of the best theorizing in the entertainment press with regards to LOST, and a hell of a lot of fun!

Without further adieu….

Continue reading "Jeff Jensen Talks Rachel Blake and The Lost Experience"

Posted by DocArzt August 24, 2006 2:19 PM | The Lost Experience | Comments (342)