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Lost at Random

Lost at Random

By Danielle & Syl

Danielle has never seen LOST, and Syl wants to rewatch it. Knowing the show has a lot of mystery box plots, Danielle decided to watch it at random, with Syl as spreadsheet and character name guide. Come join us as we stumble through the secrets of the... wherever this is!
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Episode 24: Monica, I choose you! (S3E06 "I do")

Lost at RandomMar 21, 2019

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Episode 29: NotLocke (S6E04 "The Substitute")

Episode 29: NotLocke (S6E04 "The Substitute")

 Wedding planning is hard, especially if it's in a maybe-not-real-future-timeline! Due to life things, bringing you this episode recorded in April in ~checks watch~ July? whoops. At least neither of us are sentient islands trying to escape the confines of our mystical Pacific existence! Maybe we should check to see if one of us is buried in the backyard... "

Sawyer is drunk. 

anyway come listen to my high school AU fanfic where Ben Linus and Locke are teachers and everything's fine. Just fine. totally fine. 

Also there's a thing with numbers, so many numbers.   Danielle's brain breaks once again as we try to figure out what the hell is going on in Season Six. 

Episode beverage: Revision Brewing's High Juno

Jul 11, 201901:12:27
Episode 28: The Tailraiders' Tale (S2E07 "The Other 48 Days")
May 26, 201901:21:37
Episode 27: Knives, Aliens and Dinosaurs (S1E04, "Walkabout")
May 16, 201901:20:39
Episode 26: Flirty Banter (S3E17 "Catch-22")

Episode 26: Flirty Banter (S3E17 "Catch-22")

Desmond sees Charlie's death, which obviously means he needs to do something like... a CAMPING TRIP!  We hear all about Desmond's time making wine in one of the more convoluted backstory revelations of the show.  How many different classes is Desmond gonna take?  Jin tells the best Korean horror story of all time and everyone else is making awkward flirty banter.  Those clever LOST writers sneak in a reference to the episode title, but we all know how it's gonna end already.  Why is there a giant cable on the beach?
Episode Beverage: Plum Deluxe Rise and Shine tea.  

Apr 14, 201943:19
Episode 25: Roll for Dharma Initiative! (S5E08 "LaFleur")

Episode 25: Roll for Dharma Initiative! (S5E08 "LaFleur")

 Everything flashes white.  You're now in the 1970s; you only have the items that were on you when you disappeared.  Was that a gunshot in the distance?  ROLL FOR DHARMA INITIATIVE!  LOST at Random makes a big genre shift as we give up on trying to figure out what is going on, and realize that everything can be solved with a good ol' charisma roll.  Sawyer, Juliet, and Miles adapt to their new classes in the Dharma Initiative, but what skills will be necessary to take on the new challenges they might face? Just what level IS Richard Alpert anyway?   The party is broken up, but how long until they rejoin? Wait, what?  It's gonna take 3 years?  Roll a survival check!  Episode beverages: Acoustic Ales Unplugged 2016, Culmination Brewing Illusions of Grandeur, Matchless Bananas on Fire 

Apr 07, 201901:22:53
Episode 24: Monica, I choose you! (S3E06 "I do")

Episode 24: Monica, I choose you! (S3E06 "I do")

We revisit Hydra Island where Kate and Sawyer are still locked in cages.   In the flashback, Kate is getting married to a surprise Nathan Fillion!  See, marriage and cages are a metaphor.  Look how clever those LOST writers are.  Jack is once again asked to perform surgery under duress.  In case you forgot he was a doc-What's that?  A wild Pokemon appears?  How does that tie into LOST?  Danielle might be getting closer to the actual identity of the smoke monster with a little help from Harry Potter.  All this and more on the latest episode of Lost At Random.  Episode beverage: Plum Deluxe Snow Day Tea. 

Mar 21, 201939:10
Episode 23: Rescue Time Rangers (S4E02 "Confirmed Dead")

Episode 23: Rescue Time Rangers (S4E02 "Confirmed Dead")

We've already met Dan, Charlotte, Miles and Frank on previous episodes, but here we see a little of their backstory! Why is there a polar bear in Tunisia (and how?) When did Locke see a tall Walt?   What is the meaning of life?  How much bullshit is Jack gonna say?  In other words, the typical stuff.   Danielle unravels more mysteries on this episode of Lost at Random (or maybe, just unravels).
Episode Beverage: Pfriem Beersell Brett Pale Ale and Dirt Road Juicy IPA

Mar 09, 201953:19
Episode 22: Locke'd in with Henry Gale! (S2E17 "Lockdown")

Episode 22: Locke'd in with Henry Gale! (S2E17 "Lockdown")

Locke's overly trusting self gets him into a bad spot both in the past and the present.  We all know the important thing here is that we spend a lot of time analyzing the secret map on the hatch lockdown door.  Jack and Sawyer have a dick measuring contest played out via a poker game.  Some pretty good theorycrafting about the difference between the Others and the Dharma initiative and we have a great episode for everyone!  Episode Beverage: Gen-Matcha Tea.  

Mar 02, 201957:17
Episode 21: Would You Kill Baby Hitler? (S5E11 "Whatever Happened, Happened")

Episode 21: Would You Kill Baby Hitler? (S5E11 "Whatever Happened, Happened")

We jump forward, backwards, maybe even sideways in time to Season 5 where there's a whole lot of discussion about the finer details of time travel.   Is there a paradox?  Is everyone dead in the future?  Is everyone dead in the past?  How many surgeries will Benjamin Linus have to go through?  What the hell is the wheel?  Why is Jack still such a jerk?  Should Syl watch the Anne Hathaway cinematic universe?
Find out this and more, on this exciting episode of Lost at Random!
Episode Beverage: Plum Deluxe Roasted Chestnut Chai Tea and Melvin Citradamus IIPA

Feb 18, 201901:15:31
Episode 20: I WILL NOT LET THIS SHOW DESTROY ME! (S3E19 "The Brig")

Episode 20: I WILL NOT LET THIS SHOW DESTROY ME! (S3E19 "The Brig")

Locke has a guest appear on the Island.  A girl falls from a helicopter.  Sawyer explains how he got his name.  Is Sawyer Locke's Dad!? Danielle gets lost in a complicated web of the afterlife, magic and science.  We also spoil the absolute hell out of both Season 1 of The Good Place and Stranger Things.  Seriously, don't listen if you haven't seen either of those shows first seasons yet.  (You should!)  
Episode beers:  Matchless Spudman IPA and Chapman Fun Fact! IPA 

Feb 12, 201901:10:38
Episode 19: How Michael Got a Boat (S2E24 "Live Together, Die Alone Part 2")

Episode 19: How Michael Got a Boat (S2E24 "Live Together, Die Alone Part 2")

In what felt like a really long episode (partly because we watched both in the same sitting), we find out what it takes to blow up a bunker station, dabble in Egyptian hieroglyphs, ponder how deep Locke's crisis of faith goes, and guess whether or not the Others could put on a production of Fiddler on the Roof with their current costumes (or at least, Danielle guesses). Also, Michael obtains a boat. 


Episode beverage: still the unlabeled barrel aged stout in a crowler from the previous episode because we watched both in the same sitting. 

Feb 06, 201901:13:13
Episode 18: How Desmond Got a Boat (S2E23 "Live Together, Die Alone Part 1")

Episode 18: How Desmond Got a Boat (S2E23 "Live Together, Die Alone Part 1")

I naively thought we could do a two parter in one episode, but nope, two parter podcast episodes it is. In the season 2 finale, someone just had a funeral, Desmond shows back up and we discover why he's so into sailing. Locke has a crisis of faith. Also: doors? 


Episode beverage: Caffeinated mint gum because Danielle was sleepy, and a mystery barrel-aged stout from a crowler, "BAM" from Les Caves. 

Jan 31, 201944:47
Episode 17: International Adoptions and Polar Bears! (S1E14 "Special")

Episode 17: International Adoptions and Polar Bears! (S1E14 "Special")

In our first Michael and Walt episode, we try to figure out just what the hell was going on with Walt's convoluted multi-national upbringing.   Also someone is chased by a real live polar bear!  Or is it all in Walt's Mind? Did Walt create the monster all along!?
Episode Beverage: Port Barrel Aged Scotch Silly 2013 by Brasserie De Silly

Jan 17, 201901:21:24
Episode 16: Mecha Jurassic Park (S1E01 "Pilot Part 1")

Episode 16: Mecha Jurassic Park (S1E01 "Pilot Part 1")

Oh hey, it's the pilot. And, there's also a pilot! (Briefly). It's the first episode of LOST ever, so time is spent sketching our heroes' personalities, and I [Danielle] am dumbfounded that the Locke-orange-smile gif is somehow, not an edit.

also this isn't just a castaway narrative- there is something BIG and SPOOKY and ODDLY MECHANICAL SOUNDING stalking the island! What do context clues tell us?? Also, is there evidence for Jack being drugged???

Episode beverage: Vanilla Toddy by Plum Deluxe (December's tea club selection)
Dec 17, 201801:02:28
Episode 15: Time is Weird and No One is Rescued (S4E01 "The Beginning of the End")

Episode 15: Time is Weird and No One is Rescued (S4E01 "The Beginning of the End")

In the season 4 opener, the weird timeline from our episode 11 (S4E10 "Something Nice Back Home") makes a tiny bit more sense, sort of, as we see why Hurly is institutionalized in the flash...somethings. I speculate as to whether or not the island is sentient and is creating hallucinations to draw the "Oceanic Six" back in. Also in the island plot people try to leave but apparently a character is dead and I am distraught and ugh

None of y'all are being rescued today calm down

Anyway this was a very dense episode and it took a while to parse.

Episode beverages: Firestone Walker Agrestic, 2015, Brasserie Trois Dames' Handle in Hand (barrel aged sour red with sage), and Evil Twin Brewing's Imperial Biscotti Chili Hazelnut Break

it was a long, dense episode okay
Dec 11, 201801:13:21
Episode 14: Hoarding Resources is Bad (S2E04 "Everybody Hates Hugo")

Episode 14: Hoarding Resources is Bad (S2E04 "Everybody Hates Hugo")

It's our first Hugo/Hurly backstory episode! Hoarding resources makes the gatekeeper seem like a bad person, and Hurly wants to avoid that based on past experiences. Rose is the best (and not your mammy), and

oh god

what if

what if the numbers are because the island is sentient this is really dumb aaaaaaaah

Episode beverage: Block 15's The Prophecies (2015 vintage)
Dec 03, 201847:35
Episode 13: Love Dodechahedron (S4E06 "The Other Woman")

Episode 13: Love Dodechahedron (S4E06 "The Other Woman")

It's another Juliet episode, and at this point Syl thinks we've seen most of the Juliet episode (thanks, RNG). Turns out the Other camp also has love triangles, according to the flashbacks. On contemporary island time, Daniel and Charlotte have disappeared from the beach and beach crew thinks they are Up to Something. For some reason, Locke and others have occupied Other Village and Ben/Henry reveals they have a common enemy: Charles Widmore aka the Man Who Owns the Boat.

Episode beverage: Orange Blossom Black Tea by Plum Deluxe
Dec 01, 201849:24
Episode 12: Hostiles, Forgiveness, and Ping Pong ("S3E11 "Enter 77")

Episode 12: Hostiles, Forgiveness, and Ping Pong ("S3E11 "Enter 77")

After a week off for Thanksgiving, we're back in your feeds with what was honestly a jumbled episode, thus the longer run time. The A plot is jungle hiking team coming across Mikhail's station, and deciding what to do with him/which faction he's with/what codes on the computer mean. The flashbacks belong to Sayid, digging further into his past and taking a prescient move for 2007 in acknowledging wrongdoing while apologizing- a lesson current #MeToo perpetrators could follow. The B plot, which apparently is the only thing Syl remembers, is Sawyer making a bet on ping pong. I can no longer use my name in descriptions as it's revealed that Rousseau is also named Danielle!

Episode beverage: Sierra Nevada's Trip In The Woods: Ginger Bigfoot
Nov 26, 201801:01:13
Episode 11: Time, Trust Issues, and Visions of Dead People (S4E10 "Something Nice Back Home")

Episode 11: Time, Trust Issues, and Visions of Dead People (S4E10 "Something Nice Back Home")

It's Danielle's first season 4 episode and uh, things are confusing. On the island, Jack apparently has appendicitis so newcomers Dan and Charlotte (who Danielle's only seen previously in the S5 episode "Jughead") try to gain beach crew's trust by traveling with Jin and Sun for supplies. While traveling with Claire, Aaron, and Sawyer, Miles gets weird visions of dead people.

Meanwhile, we seemingly have flashforwards again... or is it an alternative timeline? Hurly declares something that puts Danielle in a tailspin which is why this episode is our longest yet. :S

Episode beverages: Russian River's Supplication 2016 and Temptation 2014
Nov 16, 201801:02:29
Episode 10: JUST PUSH THE BUTTON. (S2E03 "Orientation")

Episode 10: JUST PUSH THE BUTTON. (S2E03 "Orientation")

After a stand off, the issue of the episode becomes clear: a code needs to be entered and a button pushed to stop a ticking clock. What happens when the timer hits zero? Jack is skeptical, and I (Danielle) don't know which side Desmond is on either. Another Expanse actor makes a brief appearance. Meanwhile, the flashbacks dig into Locke's daddy issues, and elsewhere on the island Sawyer gets played in a pit. Also, I guess there's some numbers I need to keep track of now. Episode beverage: a ginger citrus green tea (likely from Oregon Tea & Coffee)
Nov 13, 201844:37
Episode 9: Trapped in a Glass Case of Emotion (S3E01, "A Tale of Two Cities")

Episode 9: Trapped in a Glass Case of Emotion (S3E01, "A Tale of Two Cities")

It's the season 3 opener, and that would've been super disorienting if we hadn't already seen this from Juliet's PoV in *our* opener! Jack, Sawyer, and Kate are separated and imprisoned, while the flashbacks show Jack is the worst ex and needs to learn to chill.

Episode beverage: Townshend's Tea Company Sinus Soother
Nov 08, 201844:35
Episode 8: Just Put Him Out of His Misery (S1E03 "Tabula Rasa")

Episode 8: Just Put Him Out of His Misery (S1E03 "Tabula Rasa")

It's the second week of the show after the two-part pilot, so everyone's learning each other's names... except for the screaming, dying man on the beach, and he mostly wants to choke Kate. There's apparently a weird radio signal, but this is mostly put aside so we can focus on Kate's past, kind of. Locke carves a literal dogwhistle.

Episode beverage: Great Divide Strawberry Rhubarb
Nov 05, 201840:26
Episode 7: But... Jack's Not a Cowboy... (S1E11 "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues")

Episode 7: But... Jack's Not a Cowboy... (S1E11 "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues")

It's a midseason finale I guess because we start off with CHAOS of missing people, cut in with Jack's flashbacks of juggling familial duty with lawful good decision making. Locke finds his hatch. The episode title is great, but where's the cowboy bit?

Episode beverage: Wildcraft's Wild Rose Cider
Nov 01, 201846:31
Episode 6: Rose is Skeptical (S2E19, "S.O.S.")

Episode 6: Rose is Skeptical (S2E19, "S.O.S.")

It's Danielle's first season 2 episode, where we meet Rose and Bernard, and where Bernard won't stop trying to *do something*. Letty from Fast and Furious makes an appearance keeping an eye on Ben/Henry, and Jack is really just a 15 year old boy who needs to learn how to process his feelings.

Episode beverage: Stone Farking w00t Stout 2018
Oct 29, 201848:11
Episode 5: Brotherly Love (S1E13 "Hearts and Minds")

Episode 5: Brotherly Love (S1E13 "Hearts and Minds")

In our first season 1 episode, new-to-Danielle character Boone spends some quality time with Locke, kind of, as he reflects on his relationship with his sister Shannon.
Oct 25, 201845:32
Episode 4: Let's Do the Time Warp (Again?) (S5E03 "Jughead")

Episode 4: Let's Do the Time Warp (Again?) (S5E03 "Jughead")

Desmond is on a boat and tries to find people. Danielle meets another plane Asian (Miles) as the island time somehow becomes... island time travel. Locke seems to think conversation threads transcend decades. Perplexing.
Oct 23, 201843:02
Episode 3: Contemplative Beard Man and Bunnies (S3E04 "Every Man For Himself")

Episode 3: Contemplative Beard Man and Bunnies (S3E04 "Every Man For Himself")

We end up in season 3 again for 304 "Every Man For Himself", in which the mystery boxes for some of what 316 revealed are introduced (who do the x-rays with the tumor belong to? why does Jack trust Juliet?). Danielle is introduced to Contemplative Beard Man who seems unusually interested in Claire. Ben threatens a bunny. Danielle fails to capture Sawyer's accent.

Episode beverage: De Garde Brewing's The Little Peach 2018
Oct 18, 201840:60
Episode 2: WTF Flashbackforwards?? (S6E14 "The Candidate")

Episode 2: WTF Flashbackforwards?? (S6E14 "The Candidate")

RNG throws us for a loop by queuing up 614 "The Candidate". Danielle meets Locke, mourns the loss of several characters, and struggles to figure out when not!island scenes take place. Syl is amused.

Episode beverage: Oskar Blues Barrel Aged Ten Fidy 2016
Oct 16, 201849:49
Episode 1: It Begins in the Middle (S3E16 "One of Us")

Episode 1: It Begins in the Middle (S3E16 "One of Us")

We begin our journey of watching LOST randomly by starting with 316: "One of Us". Danielle thinks this episode feels fairly pilot-like. We're still new at recording, so please excuse the shared mike! Episode beverage: D9 Systema Naturae Elderflower & Cherimoya (4th ed)
Oct 16, 201838:07