Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) escape Hydra Island in their recap of "Not in Portland," season three's seventh episode.
This week on Down the Hatch, Josh and Mike talk about a couple of standout guest stars, an even more standout performance from one Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke, and much more.
About Down the Hatch ...
LOST: Down the Hatch is a full-tilt spoiler-filled rewatch of LOST. Every week, Josh and Mike break down an episode of LOST with the benefit of knowing the series' full trajectory, using the following structure as a guide:
• We Go "Fourth" - Josh and Mike begin each podcast with a deep-dive into the story both in front of and behind the camera, and they do so with the assistance of eight sound clips from each episode.
• The Others - Josh and Mike answer questions sent their way by listeners through the official e-mail address: [email protected]
• 23 Points - Each week, Josh and Mike hand out points for the best and worst characters of the episode in question, in a foolhardy attempt to determine the most and least valuable players in the LOST pantheon.
• 4.2 Stars - Josh and Mike rank every episode of LOST, by rating them all on a scale from 0 - 4.2. Josh and Mike offer their individual scores, listeners' scores will be averaged as a third data point, then the three points combine as the podcast's official score on each episode.
Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast:
• The LOST: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page
• Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings on The Hollywood Reporter
• Javier Grillo Marxuach's Lost Will and Testament
The 2/3 MVP/LVP Points For Season 3:
Juliet: 8
Sawyer: 5
Ben: 2
Jack: 2
Kate: 2
Desmond: 2
Monster: 2
Eko: 1
Christian: 1
Hurley: 1
Locke: 1
Boone: 1
The Marshal: 1
Richard Alpert: 1
Law + Order: -1
Jan: -1
Eddie: -1
Polar Bears: -1
Charlie: -1
Karl: -1
Sarah: -1
Sayid: -1
Marijuana: -1
Colleen: -1
Alex: -1
Edmund: -2
Paulo: -2
Emeka: -2
Munson: -2
Paik: -3
Pickett: -9
The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings For Season 3:
Mike Bloom's 4.2 Star Episode Ranking Rubrik
4.2 - Perfect episode of LOST. Firing on all cylinders, no real weak points
4.0-4.1 - Near-perfect episode of LOST. Has one or two minor things that are meh or weak.
3.7-3.9 - Awesome episode of LOST. Has one or two major things that are meh or weak.
3.3-3.6 - Great episode of LOST. Many great elements, but not enough to put it in the top tier
3.0-3.2 - Good episode of LOST. More good than bad, but not a lot of outstanding moments
2.5-2.9 - Below average episode of LOST. Has a few redeeming moments, but a lot of misses as well
2.0-2.4 - Dud episode of LOST. The good stuff is few and far between
< 2.0 - Bad episode of LOST. Nearly all of it doesn’t work
Josh Wigler's 4.2 Star Episode Ranking Rubrik
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