During the run of *LOST* and after the series finale, I wrote a whole series of articles analyzing the show’s plot. They were among the first things I wrote to break out of my little corner of the internet. Altogether, they ran to well over 100,000 Chinese characters—about the length of a PhD dissertation. I really had too much free time back then. Here is an index of the main articles in the series:
Complete Plot Analysis (written after the series finale):
From Beginning to End: A Complete Plot Analysis of *LOST* (Part 4)
From Beginning to End: A Complete Plot Analysis of *LOST* (Part 3)
From Beginning to End: A Complete Plot Analysis of *LOST* (Part 2)
From Beginning to End: A Complete Plot Analysis of *LOST* (Part 1)
Thoughts on the Series Finale:
Life Is No Dream, Rebirth in Another World: *LOST*’s Final Journey
Written after Season 6, Episode 15:
Crazy Diamond LOST Codex, Part 3: The Origin That Wasn’t the Origin
Written after Season 6, Episode 10:
Crazy Diamond LOST Codex, Part 2: Jacob’s Game
Written after Season 6, Episode 05:
A New Theory on LOST’s Flash-Sideways: Solving the Grandfather Paradox with a Dual-Island Gambit
Written after Season 6, Episode 05:
After *LOST* S06E05: Three Clashes and Some Plot Theories
Written after Season 6, Episode 03:
After LOST S06E03: New Secrets of the Black Smoke
Written after a leaked opening sequence from Season 6, Episode 1:
Guessing the Outcome of the Explosion from *LOST* Season 6’s Opening Sequence
Written after the end of Season 5:
The Final Judgment—A Look Back at and Ahead to LOST Season 5, Part 3
The Final Judgment—A Look Back at and Ahead to LOST Season 5, Part 2
The Final Judgment—A Look Back at and Ahead to LOST Season 5, Part 1
Written after Season 5, Episode 08:
Crazy Diamond LOST Codex, Part 1: The Secrets of the Statue and Jack’s Dad
Written after the end of Season 4:
Crazy Diamond *LOST* Codex, Part 3: A Brief History of the Lost
Crazy Diamond *LOST* Codex, Part 2: The Supreme Treasure at the Top of the World
Crazy Diamond *LOST* Codex, Part 1: The Island’s True Origins
Crazy Diamond *LOST* Codex, Prologue: My Most Dazzling Deduction (Bragging)
Written before Season 4 premiered:
A Brief Recap of *LOST* Seasons 1–3: For Friends Who Haven’t Seen the Show
Written after the end of Season 3:
A Land Blessed by God, a Kingdom of Eternal Life—A Look Back at *LOST* Season 3
Written during the hiatus after Season 3, Episode 06:
The Secret of the Black Smoke: A Recap of *LOST* “Season 2.5” and Season 3, Episodes 1–6
Written after the end of Season 2:
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