Lost: Down the Hatch | Season 6 Episode 14: 'The Candidate'

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) finally reach the episode we've all been dreading: "The Candidate," the climactic season six episode in which three beloved characters lose their lives.

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:

• Support Post Show Recaps through Patreon

• The LOST: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page

• Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings on The Hollywood Reporter

• Javier Grillo Marxuach's Lost Will and Testament

• Jim Fels music analysis

The 23 MVP/LVP Points for Season 6

Jack: 8

Hurley: 5

Kate: 4

John Locke: 4

Sayid: 3

Sun: 3

Jin: 2

Miles: 2

Keamy: 2

Ilana: 2

Smokey: 2

Sawyer: 1

Michael: 1

Libby: 1

Richard: 1

Penny: 1

Charlie: 1

Minkowski: 1

Faraday: 1

Charlotte: 1

Ethan: 1

Claudia: 1

Helen: 1

Rose: 1

David Shepard: 1

Justin: 1

Claire: 1

Dogen’s Baseball: 1

Ben: 1

Isabella: 1

Desmond: -1

Eloise Hawking: -1

Mr. Paik: -1

Doctor: -1

Father Suarez: -1

Jin: -1

Bram: -1

Heroin: -1

Omer: -1

Widmore Goons: -2

Dr. Brooks: -2

Jacob: -2

Whitfield: -2

Marshal: -2

Aldo: -2

Lennon: -4

Randy Nations: -4

Seamus: -5

Zoe: -5

Principal Reynolds: -5

Charles Widmore: -5

Dogen: -6

Mother: -8

The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings for Season 6:

1. Ab Aeterno - 4.13
2. The Candidate - 3.83
3. The Substitute - 3.80
4. LA X - 3.74
5. Happily Ever After - 3.72
6. Lighthouse - 3.6
7. Dr. Linus - 3.49
8. Everybody Loves Hugo - 3.41
9. Sundown - 3.37
10. The Last Recruit - 3.25
11. The Package - 2.79
12. Recon - 2.7
13. Across the Sea - 2.43
14. What Kate Does - 2.38

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