So, I had never watched Lost before November 2008 when a couple dear friends — Matt and January Miller — pretty much forced me to take home the first season and watch it. The arm-twisting involved a free-dinner deal on Wednesday nights when the new season started.
Soon to be married, the Millers' nuptials took place Nov. 28 if memory serves. I got the Season 1 discs maybe a week before the wedding, which took place the Friday after Thanksgiving. I had finished it — and was absolutely, positively hooked on Lost — by the rehearsal dinner. Did I mention that Jan's brother, Mr. Nick Rogers (and you have to call him mister of he'll punch you in the face ... at least, with all the tattoos, 80-year-old women walking down the street who see Mr. Nick assume that to be the case), and I were ushers, so I got a free meal out of that deal too?
Anyway, I nabbed Season 2 and 3 before the newlyweds made their way to Cozumel or some such place in Mexico for the honeymoon. I finished them too before the week-long honeymoon ended. Unable to wait two weeks for Season 4 to come out on DVD, I watched it all online, going from never having watched Lost to having seen every episode within about three weeks.
It was a lot to process, but I was ready for Season 5 in January, which I watched with the Millers and my new pal Sage Isenmann most Wednesdays as the new episodes were aired. Jan cooked us all dinner, so it was quite a sweet deal for an overworked bachelor who mostly subsists (sadly!) on fast food.
Anyway, we all made a pact to re-watch the first five seasons in preparation for the final season, which kicks off in January 2010. Unfortunately, my life has interfered with our plans to do that together. But a deal is a deal and I decided to blog episode-by-episode in case somebody else felt the desire to catch up or just get a refresher before the new season.
New episode recaps will be be posted as I progress (and find time to write them). I consider this a service for my fellow Lost addicts. It's a labor of love, so I hope it's enjoyed.
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