Everything I Need to Know... I Learned from LOST

Maybe some of you saw it coming based on last week’s post-show preview so knew going into last night that you would not be treated to a new episode. But if you were like me, you did NOT notice and therefore got a kicked-in-the-gut feeling once you realized it was a replay. Anyway, I thought I would attempt to fill this temporary LOST-shaped hole in your life with the following public service announcement.

As you know, the end draws nigh. There are only three new episodes left until the 2-hour finale. While I’ve enjoyed recapping this last half of the show’s existence, I must admit it wouldn’t have been nearly as fun without your colorful commentary and insightful contributions serving as mile markers along the way. Many of my revelations and ideas are in no small way indebted to you… the readership.

For this reason, I wanted to create something together—a little “community project” if you will—that combines the collective wisdom that LOST has imparted over the years. And so, dear reader, may I now extend the writer’s cap to you in a collaborative effort entitled:

“EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW… I LEARNED FROM LOST”

At first I was thinking a Letterman-esque Top 10 or 20, but I thought surely we could come up with more than that. So in these last few series-closing weeks, send me your ideas (funny, deep, or Chicken-Soup-for-the-Soul-inspiring) and I’ll compile them into a comprehensive list and distribute after the finale. Something for you to keep, print out poster-size, and hang over your bed as a reminder of the important life lessons that LOST has to offer.

If I may start us off…

Who needs biological children when you can create fake animal-skull babies of your own?