LOST is amazing

Season three is winding down. Five more episodes, a season four confirmed, and an "end in sight" as it were.

That said, it would be almost impossible to catch someone up to speed on LOST. You're either into it, or you're not. And I'm all in.

There is a pretty neat FREE download on iTunes of a LOST recap program intended to get new viewers up to speed, if you are so inclined. But it barely touches the surface. Diehard LOSTies have all of the DVDs and watch them over and over again for missed clues. They debate every tiny word or image in detail, looking for a deeper meaning. They have websites, fan pages, albums of screen caps, spoilers, interviews with producers and actors, and so much more.

I'm not quite a full-fledged LOSTie, yet. I tape every week so I can watch it a second time with my hubby, who is at work when LOST airs. I catch him up to speed on the 1% of the theories I've seen on one of the dozens of fan forums. We share our own theories, and point out details the other might have missed.

It is the only hour of television I watch every week. Period.

Have you heard the saying, trust half of what you see, and none of what you hear? That's pretty much how it goes on the island. There are so many plot twists, so many surprises, so many people not what they claim to be ... and apparently no one is innocent. We know some of our characters have done bad things—fraud, adultery, murder and maybe worse—and we assume that many others have as well. There are fan sites dedicated to how many people each character has killed, on island and off. There are sites dedicated to building a time line that some even consider flexible ... speak of time travel and distorted reality. I can't even begin to scratch the surface of the many theories of what is going on, where and even 'when' they are, how they got there and why they can't leave ... they are infinite.

It's late, and I'll have to save now and add another day ... would love to hear from some LOSTies out there.