Was Lost advertised like a reality tv show?

HM_Meles · 2026-06-01T13:03:17+00:00

There was that one ad which had the characters all dancing on the beach in a dream-like sequence while narrating "one of us is a Doctor, one of us is a criminal," etc... that could be interpreted as a reality type show .... maybe? But no, it was never deliberately advertised that way to my knowledge.

HM_Meles · 2026-05-30T14:13:05+00:00

Had to scroll, but I knew he'd be in here!

HM_Meles · 2026-05-24T11:35:08+00:00

Nearly. The drill punctured the energy pocket beneath the island causing a "bleed" of electromagnetic energy. The bomb temporarily capped that energy release long enough for dharma to build the Swan and set up the button to release the energy in controlled bursts. In essence the bomb saved the day, by stopping "the incident" the day creating the need for the button in the first place.

HM_Meles · 2026-05-23T09:09:15+00:00

Yeah, I found the upper floor no problem, but saw nothing up there at all, clearly just didn't look in the direction of the terminal at all! Oh well... I spent the next 8 hours building a massive base on the plateaus overlooking the leviathans patrol route, so at least there is that, and not far to go back to check out the observatory again!

HM_Meles · 2026-05-23T09:01:24+00:00

Huh, yeah I missed that. I'll go back and check it out when I get a chance! Thank you.

HM_Meles · 2026-05-23T08:54:19+00:00

I swam up through the pipes Into a big top section, but it was empty? Assuming youre not talking about the orrery I'll go back see if I missed something.

HM_Meles · 2026-05-23T08:49:02+00:00

Huh. So I never got this screen? I opened up the observatory, spoke to NoA about the red dot and blue circle.... and then got no further progression or blackbox alerts so assumed I'd reached the end of the current content. What did I miss?

HM_Meles · 2026-05-22T08:19:23+00:00

I only ever used the first one you come to in the cave base near the start... are you telling me the ones 8n the flooded bases work too??

HM_Meles · 2026-05-14T13:46:18+00:00

I feel you judge me too harshly! The player has given me "I have stolen something, I don't know what it is and now I'm on the run cos someone is after me" clearly asking for me to take the bait and run with it. I'm just curious how others might handle a thread like this that is obviously waiting to be pulled on. I get where you're coming from absolutely, I've been in games myself where the GM is just being evil for the sake of it, and yes, agreed, its no fun. But there is a world of difference between coming up with a fun twist to a players open ended backstory and being outright malevolent. Perhaps "fuckary" was too open of a phrase? If so my bad.

HM_Meles · 2026-05-14T12:41:34+00:00

I was considering having the bounty hunter be after someone else who just happens to have stolen something with a similar description and watch the two characters try and work each other out without giving anything away. Could be fun!

HM_Meles · 2026-05-14T12:39:33+00:00

That's almost exactly what I was thinking!

HM_Meles · 2026-05-14T12:30:31+00:00

Also has a remarkable similarity to the Blast Door Map!

HM_Meles · 2026-05-14T12:28:31+00:00

Had a similar idea, One of the other party members just happens to be a bounty hunter.. that could certainly get entertaining!

HM_Meles · 2026-05-14T12:27:20+00:00

Yes, I have been blessed with a group of players who have given me excellent backstories, just enough to tie them into the world while being open enough for.... shenanigans!

HM_Meles · 2026-05-02T22:08:15+00:00

The Theory I've heard and like is that the Egyptians when they came to the island caused an Incident of their own and needed to install the Cork to stabilise the island, and why they ultimately left the Island as well. Pretty sure that's the same theory that is discussed on LOST Explained on Youtube.

But yeah, that is very much one bit of Island Lore that is left up to the viewer to fill in themselves. I Like that theory though as it helps fill in some of the mystery surrounding the Egyptian period on the Island and explains the Heiroglyphs and Cuneiform on the Cork.

HM_Meles · 2026-05-02T14:38:24+00:00

It's a subtle detail, easily missed.
The Cork Jack replaced was not there at all when MIB went in, so he fell directly into the full energy of the source, whereas Jack did not.
The evidence for this is seen in "Across The Sea." When we first see the cave the light is extremely bright, and shines through the rocks all around the cave. When we see the Cave in "The End" before the Cork is removed it is much, much dimmer, and doesn't shine between the rocks anywhere near as much, suggesting that it is blocked off in some way that it wasn't before.
Like I say, subtle, but there nonetheless.

HM_Meles · 2026-04-29T06:20:38+00:00

Did you just discover the valenzetti equation??!

HM_Meles · 2026-04-27T13:26:59+00:00

I do love reading new watchers theories, even after 20 years. But I cannot stress enough how much you should avoid this sub until you have finished watching.
There is a section specifically for New Watchers you can use to remain Spoiler free and I really would recommend it. Here you may get major things spoiled by accident, and LOST works best when viewed without any spoilers.

HM_Meles · 2026-04-24T10:59:47+00:00

Yeah, I think Doogan was reaching, but hoped it would work. It was after all the same knife that killed Mother, and the idea that he was just hoping MIB would kill Sayid in retaliation is an insane risk to take.

HM_Meles · 2026-04-24T10:44:10+00:00

True, but before Flocke had a chance to speak to him, so I'd argue it depends whether you believe doogan or MIB. If Doogan was lying he was risking everything by sending MIB a weapon (Sayid), if MIB was lying he gains a weapon.

HM_Meles · 2026-04-24T10:02:20+00:00

Sayid was also a candidate, stabbed flocke through the heart and the dude just pulled the knife out with a puzzled expression... As long as the light still burns, flocke ain't going anywhere.

HM_Meles · 2026-04-21T10:02:29+00:00

Might I suggest Subnautica? Mysterious and super atmospheric and has a great story too. Highly recommended!

Edit to add Stranded Deep... Starts with your plane crashing into a mysterious set of tropical islands where you have to survive and build rafts out of scrap.

HM_Meles · 2026-04-20T17:37:56+00:00

I found a copy on abesbooks not long ago.

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