We admit it, we're part of a Lost e-mail discussion group. But so is Best Week Ever commentator and our favorite gap-toothed funnyman Paul Scheer! So there. We're actually in the same group, so we asked him to write an idiot's guide to the show for those of you who have never seen it (and don't think we don't have a name for you in our group!). So in case you're too "busy" to watch the DVDs and catch up, here's a rundown of what you need to know. - Jen Carlson
Why is Ana Lucia such a bitch? Did you see the Dharma symbol on the shark's tale? How did Locke get paralyzed?
If you don't know what I'm talking about, then chances are you haven't been watching America's favorite new show, Lost. So my question to you is, "WHY THE F#@# NOT?" Lost is the biggest show on TV since Twin Peaks, but instead of watching it, you've spent the last year and half watching back-to-back reruns of Everyone Loves Raymond on TBS. I'm going catch you up, fill you in, and make you appear like you're in the know. Welcome to the GED version of Lost.
So... What's it about again?
Oceanic Flight 815 went off course, lost radio contact and was ripped apart in mid-air after a bout of terrible turbulence. The crash left two sets of survivors on different parts of the Island -- neither knew the others were there until very recently.
Who are "the characters?" Everyone's talking about the "great characters."
First of all, don't be condescending. Here's an overview:
The survivors we have known are made up of a fugitive, a heroin addict, a doctor, a confidence man, an Iraqi soldier, a new mother (and baby), a rich step-brother and sister, a newly reunited father and son, a Korean couple, a formerly paralyzed man, a fat guy, and of course a no-nonsense black woman. All these characters make up the survivors of the front section of the plane. The other group of survivors is relatively untapped. We learn about them in the present as well as in flashbacks.
OK, they're trapped on an island. Big deal. Why do I care?
Because this island is crazy! First of all there may or may not be a monster on it. Secondly, we just found out that the island is a science experiment gone wrong. A collective known as the Dharma Initiative have set up six base stations all around the island to research different areas of science. So far we only have seen two stations. Finally, there is a group of "others" on the island that have kidnapped survivors of the crash and killed other island-dwellers. They are scary and some don't wear shoes.
That's a lot of info... what do I really need to know?
John Locke (bald guy): The island cured his paralysis (no one knows that he was ever paralyzed and we don't know how he became paralyzed). He's an optimist who wants to explore and fulfill what he believes to be his destiny.
Jack (ex-Party of Five guy): He's the reluctant leader. He lost his ability to believe (again, we don't know why).
Locke and Jack fight.
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