Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are done with season two of "Lost." Okay, not quite. In fact, Josh and Mike are taking one last chance to look back at the sophomore season of "Lost," guided by feedback from the Hatchlings, the results of the MVP/LVP points and the 4.2 Stars episode rankings, and more as they look ahead toward season three. Mike will be missing from the podcast next week; a season two book club podcast with Josh, Jonathan Krause and a special guest will drop instead of the season three premiere recap. Expect the season three premiere recap on July 24, 2020. 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: downthehatch@postshowrecaps.com * 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. Every LOST MVP/LVP Point, From Season 1 Through Season 2: Sayid: 21 Eko: 15 Jack: 12 Hurley: 11 Kate: 10 Sun: 7.5 Jin: 7.5 Claire: 6 Ana-Lucia: 6 Benjamin Linus: 5 Rose: 4 Libby: 4 Monster: 3 Michael: 3 Desmond: 3 Penny: 2 Walt: 2 Bpo Bpo the Dog: 2 Helen: 2 Mr. Friendly: 2 Danielle Rousseau: 1.5 Sam Austen: 1 Jin's Dad: 1 Peach Man Ray Mullen: 1 Lucy: 1 The Moth: 1 Nadia: 1 The Stewart family: 1 Trucker: 1 Yemi: 1 Cassidy: 1 Alex: 0.5 Locke: 0 Bernard: 0 Sarah: 0 Charles Widmore: -1 RADZINSKY: -1 Pickett: -1 Passport Douche: -1 Inman: -1 The Frog: -1 Tariq: -1 Guy #1 + Guy #2: -1 Gordy: -1 Angelo: -1 Goldie: -1 Ulu: -1 Hawaiian Shirt: -1 Hassad: -1 Marc Silverman: -1 Grandpa Tito: -1 Sam Toomey: -1 The Falling Accountant: -1 Scott: -1 The Polar Bears: -1 Seth Norris, Brother of Chuck and John: -1 Chrissy the Oceanic Agent: -1 Allison Janney: -1 Driveshaft: -1 The Family Sawyer Conned: -1 Omar: -1 The French crew AKA the Blowfish: -1 WTCMB Bank Robbers: -1 Mr. Manager: -1 Bryan (Hearts & Minds): -1 Emily Locke: -1 Mr. Rutherford: -1 Jae-Hyun Lee: -1 Donald: -1 Cindy: -1 Nathan: -1 Goodwin: -1 Johnny: -1 Law and Order: -1 Jimmy Bane: -2 Mr. Paik: -2 Ethan: -2 Liam Pace: -2 The Marshal: -2 Arzt: -2 Margo Shepard: -2 Frank Duckett: -2 Hibbs: -2 Brian (Special): -2 Da Boars: -2 Sullivan AKA Rashole: -2 Boone: -2 Shannon: -2 Christian Shepard: -2 Sawyer: -2 Thomas: -3 Kevin (Sarah's Fiance): -3 Dave: -3 Richard Malkin: -4 The Others: -4 Mr. Kim (Jin's Boss): -4 Sabrina: -4 Susan: -4 Charlie: -4 Heroin: -5 Jason McCormack: -5 Gawkers: -5 Randy Nations: -5 Wayne: -5 Anthony Cooper: -8 The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings, From Season 1 Through Season 2: 1. (1) Exodus - 4.178 2. (2) Walkabout - 4.160 3. (3) Pilot - 4.158 4. (4) Deus Ex Machina - 4.113 5. (1) Two for the Road - 4.108 6. (5) Do No Harm - 4.096 7. (2) Lockdown - 4.083 8. (3) Live Together, Die Alone - 4.069 9. (4) Man of Science, Man of Faith - 4.062 10. (5) The 23rd Psalm - 3.987 11. (6) All the Best DADDIES - 3.976 12. (6) One of Them - 3.975 13. (7) White Rabbit - 3.971 14. (7) Orientation - 3.961 15. (8) Solitary - 3.938 16. (9) Numbers - 3.918 17. (8) The Long Con - 3.860 18. (9) The Other 48 Days - 3.800 19. (10) Outlaws - 3.729 20. (10) ? - 3.704 21. (11) House of the Rising Sun - 3.669 22. (11) S.O.S. - 3.631 23. (12) The Hunting Party - 3.610 24. (12) ...In Translation - 3.591 25. (13) Confidence Man - 3.589 26. (14) Raised by Another - 3.511 27. (13) Three Minutes - 3.478 28. (14) Collision - 3.443 29. (15) Tabula Rasa - 3.415 30. (15) Maternity Leave - 3.391 31. (16) ...And Found - 3.349 32. (17) The Whole Truth - 3.292 33. (18) Everybody Hates Hugo - 3.247 34. (19) What Kate Did - 3.196 35. (16) Hearts and Minds - 3.180 36. (20) Dave - 3.100 37. (17) The Moth - 3.094 38. (18) The Greater Good - 3.088 39. (19) Homecoming - 3.069 40. (21) Abandoned - 3.057 41. (20) Special - 2.791 42. (21) Born to Run - 2.634 43. (22) Adrift - 2.223 44. (22) Whatever the Case May Be - 2.178 45. (23) Fire + Water - 1.872 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 Insert question mark here.
