Bill Meeks & Anne Marie DeSimone have a confession: They've never watched LOST. Each week they'll dive deep on each episode to discuss theories and thoughts about the classic ABC series with fresh eyes (and a lot of laughs).
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(S02E08) - Ana Lucia is a really bad cop. She serves vengeance, not justice, to those whom she stops. Sawyer’s on fire as he and Jack take a shower. Sayid had a weapon but ceded his power. Has the harsh sun slowed everyone’s vision? The slow-mo reunion show is titled “Collision”.
(S02E07) - Shouldn’t the beach be more relaxing? Falling and drowning and Others are taxing. Ana thinks Nathan lied (but still gives him room) while protecting passengers and digging a tomb. Goodwin betrays them, but she’ll make him pay, as we crash down on “The Other 48 Days.”
(S02E06) - Shannon is haunted by the ghost of young Walt. The tail end crew stumbles and it’s all Sawyer’s fault. Sayid’s love shack is a cool place to hang. Will Shannon survive Ana’s big bang? Claire’s baby is calm once Locke puts his hand in. Aaron might be the only one who isn't “Abandoned.”
We announce the three winners of our GOTHAM SWEETHEART CONTEST! Who will win the three Gotham action figures from Diamond Select Toys? Watch and find out!
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(S02E05) - Sun gets caught up in mourning the loss of her ring. It’s more about Jin than the bedazzled bling. Sawyer’s group leads the tail crew back to their home. It all falls apart when Michael roams. A chance dinner date becomes something profound. Her Jin might be LOST but their love is “...And Found.”
(S02E04) - Hurley is vexed by his new position. He needs to manage the means to nutrition. Sawyer and friends get to know the new batch (who huddle, afraid, inside their own hatch). Hurley throws a party. It’s the place to go, while back in the past “Everybody Hates Hugo.”
(S02E03) - Down in the hatch we count down to disaster. Desmond functions as the doomsday forecaster. Kate shoots the only thing that could save them from sending society back to the cavemen. Will the Dharma Initiative lost their third station? Not if Jack passes his “Orientation.”
Join Bill Meeks and Anne Marie DeSimone as they celebrate the holiday season with Christmas story readings, then they (and their listeners) open Secret Santa gifts, and then we'll wind it up with our 2014 video Take Me Home for Christmas!
(S02E02) - Turns out a boat ain’t required at sea. Sawyer and Mike sail on bundles of trees. Desmond is Locked in a strange conversation in which the two men exchange revelations. Blame is the water through which they all sift. But what good is blame when your future’s “Adrift?”
(S02E01) - The hatch is revealed as some dude’s slick mancave. There’s running water so Desmond can shave. Back in the past Jack chooses the life of the dumped chick who’ll become his wife. They thought they were first, turns out at least eighth. No man’s an island in “Man of Science, Man of Faith.”
Join Bill Meeks, Anne Marie DeSimone, and special guest Michael Lucero as we refresh ourselves on what happened during LOST Season 1 and speculate what lies ahead (and down the hatch!) in Season 2.
(S01E24) - The raft team searches for a much needed savior. Dynamite acts with expected behaviour. Claire’s baby is taken, but not by The Others. Sawyer would die, given his druthers. Walt gets kidnapped while the hatch combusts. What lies beneath in the last parts of “Exodus”?
(S01E23) - Danielle reappears with a dire warning. Others are coming. They’ll be there before morning. The plan involves ships and blown apart hatches. They’ll light the fuse if the Black Rock has matches. Michael takes off on his water-bound edifice. Stuff finally gets real in the first part of “Exodus”.
(S01E22) - Does the raft mission have the right crew? Kate wants a spot on the shaky bamboo. Locke shows the hatch in an act of concession. Jack still doesn’t trust him or his discretion. Katie collects all the karma she’s won by being a gal who was “Born to Run”.
Join Bill Meeks and Anne Marie DeSimone as they bring you the latest in pop culture entertainment news. From books to Broadway to TV and video games, they'll tell you what's inside the Universe Box. This episode features a sampler platter of our best stories from the first month.
(S01E21) - Locke confesses some of his schemes. Jack starts a fight while popping his seams. The doctor naps while two men take a walk. They say it’s for tech but they just need to talk. Will Shannon explode like a hater should? Locke keeps some secrets for “The Greater Good”.
(S01E20) - Boone is all busted with Claire’s baby breaching. The boy’s almost dead, but the doctor’s still reaching. Back in the past he’s about to be wed but leaves his fiance alone in their bed. A new life begins as Boone buys the farm. Can Jack succeed when he should first “Do No Harm”?
(S01E19) - Locke having hair is a stark revelation. His job at Wal-mart is beneath his true station. Mommy’s appearance sends Locke to his dad. Dad’s bank account’s good but his kidney is bad. Is the light in the hatch really so vital? “Dues Ex Machina” is this episode’s title.
(S01E18) - Hurley’s revealed as rich and obsessive. The bad things that happen are frankly excessive. He won the lotto with digits from Leonard. They cause them both pain the second they’re entered. Hugo seeks answers while castaways slumber. Can he find the source of his curse’ed “Numbers”?
(S01E17) - We learn the truth about a man we mistrusted. Jin’s career’s looking up as his marriage gets busted. The island might give castaways a new life. Will Jin embrace it despite lies from his wife? Dishonest partners can’t reach a new nation. Their secrets make love LOST “... In Translation.”
(S01E16) - An unfriendly boar or the face of your father? Sawyer’s the only man the swine cares to bother. He’s wracked with guilt for killing a shrimper who stole his revenge with one rainy whimper. Will Kate’s carte blanche become Sawyer’s faux pas? The island ain’t meant for a couple “Outlaws.”
(S01E15) - Claire’s back! Hurray! And she’s still with child (despite Ethan leaving her out in the wild). The bad guy wants her back and is willing to kill. If Jack won’t protect Claire you can bet Charlie will. The guns are unleashed and bullets are humming to mark a heinous and deadly “Homecoming”.
(S01E14) - Walt reads a comic book written in Spanish. His convos with Locke his dad wants to banish. Michael wants out. He’s building a raft. Nobody helps with this new crazy craft. A polar bear is what he’ll have to wrestle to save the boy who might just be “Special.”
A table read of the Bill Meeks Pilot Infinite Tina. Includes a post-read discussion with members of the cast. | After a bad breakup, a girl abandons her dream job to go jaunting around the multiverse aided by her smartphone VICCI. Her "transitions" send her through countless alternate versions of her life as she attempts to discover who she should become.
(S01E13) - Boone confronts Locke about the secret hatch. People are asking about the boar they don’t catch. The bald guy needs Boone to be at his best. His obsession with Shannon must be addressed. Loving your family shouldn’t need blinds. Will a daytrip unlocke sibling “Hearts and Minds?”
(S01E12) - How many corpses can Kate steal things from? Her biggest mistake is thinking Jack’s dumb. She finds her effects while out for a swim. If the plane’s so important why leave it with him? A key from a wallet will soon set it free. Sawyer and Jack suss it out “Whatever the Case May Be”.
(S01E11) - That John Locke sure is a smarty. He organizes a LOST rescue party. Will they find Charlie and with child Claire before Ethan leads them back to his lair. Jack’s gonna need the rest of the tissues since “All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues”.
(S01E10) - Claire Littleton is hopelessly preggers. A midnight attack turns Hurley name beggars. Charlie discovers a single mom kink. Sayid returns from beyond the brink. Will our young belle become a new mother? Ethan’s true nature is “Raised by Another”.
(S01E09) - Sayid runs off on his own escapade. A Frenchwoman catches him deep in the glade. Hurley tries to keep everyone sane by recreating the Scot’s greatest game. Sawyer joins in. Everyone’s merry. Survivors are happy when not “Solitary”.
(S01E08) - Sawyer’s attached to a beat up old letter. He sleeps with a sexy betraying old better. Meanwhile Shannon can barely find breath. With no inhaler she’s flirting with death. Sayid’s torture is Jack’s defense plan. He’s getting real with the “Confidence Man”.
(S01E07) - Junkies are sad. Rock gods are better. Crippling addiction is old Charlie's fetter. His come down brings down a pile of rocks. Sayid and Kate seek the woman who talks. Will Jack be saved by a paranoid goth? An Oasis revoked in this week's “The Moth”.
(S01E06) - Who can you trust when your lover is violent? Best to learn English and keep your plans silent. Maybe Jack is tattooed Adam to Kate’s shirtless Eve. Is stealing a watch Jin’s biggest pet peeve? A group once in sync all comes undone in this week’s poetic “House of the Rising Sun.”
(S01E05) - Why is Jack Shephard feeling most bad? How would you feel with a haunting ghost dad? Someone in camp steals all the water, bad in a climate that always grows hotter. Will managing others become a plight habit? Jack falls down a hill chasing the “White Rabbit.”
(S01E04) - John Locke is a man caught up in a miracle. His vacation plans come off as satirical. Shannon teaches Charlie to learn how to fish. He'll wade through water to land a rich dish. The dwindling food gives them something to talk about. The gang's hunting pigs as a lame man goes "Walkabout."
(S01E03) - Everyone on the island harbors a secret. Kate is included and she aims to keep it. If the lawman’s alive she’ll have a hard time concealing the truth about her big crime. Sawyer shoots poorly and Walt’s dog comes across-a . We wipe clean the slate in “Tabula Rasa”.