Lost: What?

When even the storyteller doesn't know what's going on, that anxiety tends to leak into the dialog.

• [isaacd]

  Whàt?

• [Evofuse]

  Umm huh?

• [smgrady]

  wat?

• [arkizzle / Moderator]

  무엇을요?

• [Mark Dow]

  I’m lost.

• [Freddie Freelance]

  Was?

  At the end of this season they should change the name of the show to “What?” and have everyone repeat the word “Lost?” in every episode.

• [standard]

  I can’t believe how many Mike Watt fans there are on LOST.

• [Brainspore]

  That show certainly stayed around long enough to live up to its name.

• [martinbrook]

  Seriously, watching this just makes me want to go back to the beginning and watch LOST all the way through again. In fact, I might just do that. I’ve got 4 weeks until season 6 begins.

• [GiantSnowman]

  I suppose it’s to be expected from a show where everyone’s lost and there’s all sorts of mysteries being uncovered. The two plot twists per episode probably helped too.

• [Robert]

  Quod?

  And, as previously featured on BoingBoing: Wot? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VujjtKYUEiA

• [Anonymous]

  Say “what” again. Say “what” again! I dare you! I double-dare you, motherfucker! Say “what” one more goddamn time!

• [Anonymous]

  Having received the first five seasons of Lost on DVD as a holiday gift I’ve resolved to get through every episode by Feb 2, when the final season begins. I’m midway through Season 3 and I am really impressed with how well the storytelling holds up and how much sly editorializing the writers inject into the dialogue at their own expense. I haven’t come across a single serious gaffe yet; if the writers didn’t know where the story was going, they’ve done a great job of improvising without losing continuity. The series definitely bears rewatching.

• [tomslee]

  Does no one say “pardon?” any more? Hell in a handbasket I tell you, hell in a handbasket.

• [Anonymous]

  Does it bother anyone else that Rob posts vague descriptions with his links or lack of explanation so you don’t know what his posts are actually about?

  Having said that, I really liked the link. Just wish there was some indication on bb as to the nature of the link!

• [Chris Brewer]

  Reminds me of that clip of The Big Lebowski with nothing but the F-words…

• [Anonymous]

  The show Lost has me lost all the time. Dont get me wrong its a good show but it has gone on for so long i have begun to get lost in the plot of each episode. :)

• [Anonymous]

  these supercuts are amazing. after about a minute, the word ceases to have any meaning whatsoever.

• [rolnardz]

  ¿Cómo?

• [bkad]

  I’m trying to decide whether I want to watch the show before the finale, based on the strong recommendations of my friends. I’d be starting from nothing, though (haven’t seen a single episode, discussion, or wikipedia article) and it seems like at this point it would be an act of discipline more than fun.