The Lost Finale Live Blog & Final Verdict

By Josh Jackson at 8:22 PM on May 23, 2010

Previously on Lost, the questions piled up like buckets of Mr. Clucks chicken, but tonight is all about answers. We’ll be right there with you for the finale tonight at 9pm, live blogging and plucking the best comments from around the web (along with guest Nick Purdy). And if you’re not watching the two-hour recap right now, you can check out our four-minute version, part of our Lost Takeover that includes all sorts of Lost goodies. Add your comments to the discussion below or send me a message on Twitter – @joshjackson – as we all say goodbye together. 11:42...  read more

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Will the Lost Series Finale Take its Place in the Pantheon of Serialized Dramas?

By Mike Spitalieri at 12:00 PM on May 23, 2010

Lost airs its final episode tonight, and three of its high-profile contemporaries, The Sopranos, The Wire and Battlestar Galactica have also aired their finales to much praise and fanfare. Their respective creators have run the press gamut elucidating—and sometimes defending—their work. Lost, however, presents the most daunting challenge as showrunners Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof have created a complex web of characters and thematic threads, all while bending not just narrative conventions but even our perception of time and space. As such, we’re taking a look at what these finales did right. Warning: The following pages contain spoilers pertaining to...  read more

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The Wonderful World of James Ford: Sawyer's Ten Best Pop Cultural References

By Rachel Dovey at 7:00 AM on May 23, 2010

Say what you will about the Lost writers, James Ford, a.k.a., Sawyer, is one smart cookie. From Watership Down to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Shakespeare to Oliver Twist to Strawberry Shortcake to Seinfeld he’s probably the most widely-referencing character on TV (or at the least most coherent—Tracy Jordan may have him beat in sheer volume). Since this is the final day of Sawyer-dom, here are the greasy-haired antihero’s best moments of pop-culture-saturated nicknaming, and the sources from which he draws....  read more

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Plan a Lost Finale Party

By Anna Swindle, Kristen Callihan, Lindsey Lee at 12:00 PM on May 22, 2010

You’re already going to watch the two-hour Lost finale. Why not invite some friends over and make it what The Hold Steady would call a massive night? Between the food, decorations and Dharma beer, even non-Losties will have fun. We’ve put together this guide so you can throw together the best Lost party your friends have ever seen without even having to plan too much. ...  read more

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Lost Lit: Eight Books That Influenced the Island

By Rachel Bailey at 7:00 AM on May 22, 2010

Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof have made _Lost_ a richly involved viewing experience with a veritable scavenger hunt...  read more

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A Lost Cake Google Image Slideshow: Because, Why Not?

By Austin L. Ray at 6:00 PM on May 21, 2010

Let me be honest with you, reader. After all, honesty is the best policy. I know almost nothing about Lost. Granted, I probably know more than these two folks, but only barely. Alternately, I love cake. Cake is delicious! They make entire television shows about cake. In fact, the cake pictured on this very page, the cake made to celebrate Lost‘s 100th episode, was made for one of those shows. You know what else I love, reader? Google Images. So, in honor of the final episode of a TV show I don’t watch, on the following pages are 14 Google-Imaged...  read more

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Best Guyliner, Scariest Death and 13 More Lost Superlatives

By Rachel Bailey, Kristen Callihan, Lindsey Lee and Anna Swindle at 5:15 PM on May 21, 2010

“As we go on, we remember, all the times we had together / And as our lives change, come whatever, we will still be friends forever.”...  read more

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Watch Two Paste Staffers Who've Never Watched Lost Explain Lost

By Paste Culture Clubbers at 4:33 PM on May 21, 2010

Totally lost when it comes to Lost? Have no fear...  read more

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Are You There Lost? It's Me, Michael

By Michael Saba at 4:30 PM on May 21, 2010

Hey, Lost. How’s it going? I hear you’re doing pretty well these days; a lot of people are talking about you, and saying nice things. Apparently you’ve cleaned yourself up since we last saw each other, and I’m glad you’re doing better. Hearing everyone say how you’re better than you’ve ever been has made me think about you. Not enough to actually watch you (I can never go back to those old days), but every Tuesday on Twitter around 9pm, I’m reminded of you....  read more

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Watch "I'll Never Be Lost Again," the Slow-Jam Rap Tribute to Lost

By Whitney Baker at 3:44 PM on May 21, 2010

Musical tributes to Lost aren’t uncommon (See “recap-rock” band Previously on Lost.). But with the looming reality of the finale upon us, hip-hop outfit Injustice League (nothing more, at this time, than a YouTube channel and a couple of forum posts) has shared an original song mourning the passing of the show. You should probably watch this at least six times to make sure you don’t miss any of the references....  read more

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