Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

I had been aware of the basic premise of “Across the Sea” for most of the season. It was an episode that featured none of the main characters but focused strictly on the relationship between Jacob and the Man in Black. In my mind, this was going to be THE episode of the season, and I had hyped it up to a completely unfair level. My guess is that most viewers had generated the same lofty expectations, within the first few minutes of the episode.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

“The Candidate” was easily the most eventful episode this season. Unfortunately, it was a case of quantity over quality, with most of the emotional events failing to strike a chord, while others left me scratching my head.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

The latest episode of LOST was a bringing together of characters. It was also the first episode this season that did not have one character as its focus. To me this might have been its biggest misstep. The episode lacked identity and was uncommitted to the moments with the most potential.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

“Everybody Loves Hugo” was a long overdue Hurley-centric episode. For me, Jorge Garcia has been a surprising bright spot this season. In the past two seasons, in particular anything to do with the Oceanic Six, Hugo had become an annoying character. He was whiny and had lost a lot of his laidback charm from the first three seasons. Thankfully, the old Hugo has been back in season six and this episode was his best showing to date.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

We’re back in action again this week after a brief hiatus. I won’t spend too much time catching up on last week’s episode “The Package”, which was pretty average.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

The thing that has always separated LOST from shows like CSI, Law & Order and other network staples is that you never know exactly what you’re going to get from an episode. The show takes bold steps experimenting with narrative structure and introducing higher concept plot devices. I’ve recently started watching House, and every episode follows the same basic formula. House treats patient, treatment fails, House treats again, treatment fails, house treats clinic patient that sheds light on his current diagnostic dilemma, House saves the day. I’m not saying a show adhering to this type blueprint is a bad thing, as it yields generally palatable results. So far this season on LOST, the structure of each episode tends to be following a ‘paint-by-numbers’ approach.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

True to its title, “Dr. Linus” offered up a heavy dose of Ben. Michael Emerson has brought a lot to the show since his introduction in season two. He may have been introduced as air-ballooner Henry Gale, but the character has grown into one of the most notorious villains in television history. This episode focused on showing the character in a different light.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

If there was one sentiment I was left with after watching “Sundown”, it was this: a little violence goes a long way, and its corollary, a lot of violence goes a really long way. This episode was Sayid-centric which, for me, can be a good or bad thing depending on what form the character takes. I can do without Loverboy Sayid, and Mr. Fixit Sayid, but when Shit-kicking Sayid comes to town, it’s always a good time.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

Not every LOST episode can be “Through the Looking Glass”. There are certainly a lot of setup episodes throughout the course of the series, and I can accept that. The most I ask from these episodes is that they provide a few mythology elements to chew on, and the non-island portion of the show explores the characters in an interesting way. In this regard, the Lighthouse is a complete success.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

The Substitute is a great episode that revitalizes some of the defining elements of LOST that I thought had been missing from the first two episodes of the final season. More often than not, the quality of an episode boils down to which characters and actors are the focus.

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Previously on LOST is a weekly column recapping and analyzing each episode from the final season of Lost. (Warning: May contain spoilers!)

“What Kate Does” is the LOST equivalent of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. It’s pretty shitty, and you can judge a fanboy’s unwavering devotion to a franchise from how they react to it.

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