SPOILER ALERT: This article contains references to major moments in Lost including the series finale.
10. Episode: The End
“You died. How are you here?” – Jack Shephard
“How are you here?” – Christian Shephard
“I died too.” – Jack Shephard
In the final minutes of Lost, Jack enters a church and approaches his father’s coffin. When he opens it, there is nothing inside. Someone says, “Hey kiddo,” and he turns to see his long-dead father, Christian. Shocked, Jacks asks Christian how he’s there. He asks Jack and same and it’s in that moment that Jack realizes he died too. With this revelation, we know the entire 6th season has been the afterlife.
9. Episode: The Other Woman
“It’s very stressful being an Other, Jack.” – Juliet Burke
In this Juliet-centric episode, we flash back to a time when Ben obsessed over her. She, however, is in love with Goodwin, the husband of her therapist, Harper. Ben, knowing of their affair, sends Goodwin on a suicide mission. He then shows Juliet his dead body and tells her that she “is his”. In current time, as Jack and Juliet trek through the jungle, Harper mysteriously appears then disappears. Juliet explains to Jack who she is and he asks why she needed a therapist.
8. Episode: What Kate Did
“Don’t mistake coincidence for fate.” – Mr. Eko
Locke, the man of faith, feels amazed when he discovers a film hidden inside a Bible. This film turns out to be the missing piece of the original Swan orientation film. Locke marvels at the odds, but Mr. Eko discourages him from looking for further meaning.
7. Episode: Live Together, Die Alone
“We’re the good guys.” – Ben Linus
In the Season 2 finale, Michael trades his fellow castaways for the return of his kidnapped son, Walt, and a chance at freedom. He is given a boat and the bearings to get off the island. He asks the Others how they know he won’t return with help. They tell him that if he does, everyone will know what he did. (In a previous episode, he murders two castaways.) Confused by the situation, he asks the Others who they are.
6. Episode: Live Together, Die Alone
“See you in another life, brother.” – Desmond Hume
Variations of this quote are found throughout Lost episodes.
After Locke becomes convinced that entering “The Numbers” is a pointless task, he lets the clock countdown to zero. The station goes into system failure as it’s rocked by shaking and noise. The numbers turn to hieroglyphics as metallic objects fly across the room and crumble. Desmond grabs the fail safe key, and as he goes to sacrifice himself, tells Locke good-bye.
5. Episode: Exodus
“You have some Artz on you.” – Hugo “Hurley” Reyes
The castaways decide to blow up The Hatch using explosives previously used by Rousseau to destroy her camp. A biology teacher, Leslie Artz, volunteers to go on the hike to retrieve the dynamite from The Black Rock, saying he “”knows how to handle volatile dynamite better than anyone else”. Ironically, he blows himself up soon after being handed the box of explosives. Hurley then points at Jack and mentions there’s something on his shirt.
4. Episode: Exodus
“Walt!” – Michael Dawson
The character Michaels yell “Walt” so many times that it’s become a humorous quote.
In the Season 2 finale, the castaways set ashore on a raft attempting to find help. Carrying a radar with limited battery-life, they turn it on for a moment and feel disappointed as they see nothing in sight. Just as they’re about to turn it off, they spot a blip on the radar. They fire a single flair and the boat turns around. They excitedly tell the other boat’s occupants that they’re survivors of a plane crash. Things take a sudden turn for the worse when the seemingly friendly man says they’re going to “have to take the boy,” a reference to Walt. The kidnapped son gets taken away as an explosive gets thrown on the raft, destroying it. Michael yells out his name.
3. Episode: White Rabbit
“If we can’t live together, then we’re going to die alone.” – Jack Shephard
Tensions run high as a shortage of water causes castaways to turn on each other. Throughout this episode, Jack sees his dead father, which he chases, but never catches up to. The mysterious figure eventually leads him to a cave that not only has his father’s empty coffin, but an abundance of water as well. Later that night, Jack takes his place as the leader when he gives an inspiring speech about banding together if they’re going to survive.
2. Episode: Walkabout
Don’t tell me what I can’t do!” – John Locke
In this Locke-centric episode, we get a glimpse into the man whose a force to be reckoned with on the island. The audience assumed he came from a dark and hardened past, but instead we learn he worked at a box company where he was constantly insulted by his condescending boss. In the last minutes of this episode, he tries to get a spot on a walkabout tour in Australia. The man behind the desk says that Locke is too big a risk and denies him. As the man walks away, we see Locke pull away from the desk and it’s revealed that he’s paralyzed in a wheelchair. This comes as a shock because, until that point, we only knew him as the man who runs around the jungle killing boars with the single throw of a knife. Terry O’Quinn earned an Emmy nomination for his powerful performance.
1. Episode: Through the Looking Glass
“We have to go back!” – Jack Shephard
Often called the best Lost episode, Through the Looking Glass brought us many memorable moments and quotes. It’s the first time we see a “flashforward”, yet the audience isn’t aware of this until the last-minute of the show. We see an alcoholic and out-of-control Jack. It appears to be a flashback to a trying time in his life. In the final moments, Jack, joined by Kate at an airport, tells her that leaving the island was a mistake and that he’s been using his Golden Pass endlessly, trying to crash on the island again. Kate tells him that he needs help and turns away. As she gets in her car, he yells that they have to go back.
Honorable Mention
Episode: Through the Looking Glass
“Not Penny’s Boat” – Charlie Pace
Although not technically a quote, these 3 simple words are one of the most memorable of the series. Our first major heartbreak in Lost came when the beloved character, Charlie, dies while carrying out his destiny. As water fills the chamber he’s trapped in, we see Penny break through the transmission. She tells him the boat coming toward the island isn’t hers, as everyone believes. Charlie grabs a marker and writes “Not Penny’s Boat” on his hand. As he’s drowning, he presses his hand on the glass as Desmond looks on. He dies soon after.
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