I don't know if this interests anyone but i was thinking of how the name of each episode relates to the events of the episode (the island and/or the flashbacks).

Episode 1. Man Of Science, Man Of Faith. I think this relates to Jack's experience in his flashback an the island as he belived he couldn't save sarah because it didnt seem possible. He didn't have faith but sarah could walk so faith provailed. On the island jack disagreed with Locke's faith that something bad would happen if the clock reached 0 because it seemed unlikely that something bad could happen but he trusted faith in the end as he entered the code. An obviously Jack is the man of science and Locke is the man of faith which is said by the two in the episode.

I could write lots for every episode, so if anyoneone wants to talk about 'Adrift' go for it.
Jaz

Well I think adritft is mainly for the fact that Sawyer and Micheal were on to rafts in the middle of the ocean. I couldn't link it to any of the micheal flashbacks which is strange because they usually have something to do with the title.

Walt was 'cast off' wasn't he? - by his stepfather. Sawyer lives only for a revenge he cannot exact while on the Island, after years yearning for his son Michael finds the reality at odds with his ideal, Jin and Sun are still estranged...

They might all be described as adrift.

That is a very good point!
Thanks for that liplocked. :)

Yeah they are good points and they make sense. How about Episode 3 Orientation.
It was obviously in relation to the video shown which happened to be called orientation. I think it also means that the survivors will be orientated to follow the instructions on the video an continue Desmonds job. I can't see how it relates to Locke's flashback, only in that he is being introduced to let his Father's betrayal go an he is introduced into a relationship.
Jaz

I'm being lazy now ~ Orientation:

Location or position relative to the points of the compass. ~ magnetism?

The construction of a church so that its longitudinal axis has an east-west direction with the main altar usually at the eastern end. ~ interesting - though no Eko at this stage.

The direction followed in the course of a trend, movement, or development.
A tendency of thought; a general inclination: ~ Hanso/Dhama

An adjustment or adaptation to a new environment, situation, custom, or set of ideas. Introductory instruction concerning a new situation: ~ as we'd expect from the film.

And my favourite ~ Psychology. Awareness of the objective world in relation to one's self.

Thank you for this thread :) It's nice to arrive here and feel 'on time' instead of having missed a connection. ;) gtg - I have a date with my kids and War of the Worlds.

and thanks too to Answers.com

No problem, Im glad someone liked the thread. Moving On to episode 4 Everybody Hates Hugo.
I think that it was clear that Hurley had an opertunity to go crazy with a new found fortune (the food responsibility) thats why he had a dream of him eating and the chicken suit man relates to his friend and job in the past. He was still deciding what to do with the money in his flashback which was the food on the island. He had a responsibility beyond him and was disliked for not sharing and lost his best friend played by DJ Qualls which I think is like Charlie on the island after the peanut butter scene. But on the island Hurley was liked for being generous, unlike his flashback because he secret was mistaken for greed.
Jaz

I think my favourate is Tabula Rasa which means 'clean slate' in latin :biggrin:

Maybe The Other 48 Days is a way of Damon and Carlton telling us that the tailies are Others.... The OtherS 48 Days.... ok I went too far! Joke!

I like the titles Deux Ex Machina and Exodus but all the titles are well thought up and are relevant to that episode, even Pilot could be taken 2 different ways.

Many of the titles of episodes are quoted by a character in the show. Jack and Locke have a conversation that features "Man of Science, Man of Faith". There's more examples of this in upcoming episodes too.

Some are also phrases, such as "Lost And Found", the Sun/Jin-centric episode from a few episodes back. :)

Can anyone explain the link in ....and found? Does anyone know if Michael has another flashback episode this season as he is my favourite character. Abandoned cleary explains Shannons feeling of being alone. She is not only abandoned by her Dad after he dies, but also by Sabrina (her stepmother) and she has no one to turn to or help her which includes Boone who was moving. On the island she was the only one who could see Walt. Sayidthought she was mourning and wanted to be idle. I think that Shannon felt abandoned emotionaly on the island and by Boone's departure until Sayid belived her. Although she was happy for less than a minute atn the end.
Jaz

Michael has another flashback in 'Three Minutes' which is episode 22, which is the penultimare episode of the season so likely to be an important one.

I guess the '...and found' refers to the fact that Sun and Jin were both lost until they met each other so now they are found. Thats the obvious answer anyway unless I missed something.

Yeah thanks finn buzzin I can't wait for that, and I'm also lookin forward to Materity Leave... I would comment on the other 48 days, but I haven't watched it yet so a guess I will shut up till Wednesday.
Jaz

The Other 48 days.
i thought i might spoiler font what i think it might mean becuse it hasn't aired in Channel 4 yet.

The Other 48 days is a simple meaning, it is just the other 48 days of the tailies and what happened during the other 48 days since they were on the island.

Yeah thats a relatively simple title, i mean you can just get the meaning from the title and i dont think it can mean two things, i also like 'white rabbit' and 'man of science, man of faith' because they are Locke quotes :biggrin:

The other 48 days realy sums up the episode meaning as it the tail section 48 days on the island. Previously unknown to us as we were viewing the other survivors. It did tie up alot of loose ends though.
Jaz

'..And Found' is a simple one. Obviously, it's actually 'LOST and found', and it relates to, as mentioned above, Sun and Jin finding each other, but also to the wedding ring. It's like a clue that Sun would find it in the end.

'..And Found' is a simple one. Obviously, it's actually 'LOST and found', and it relates to, as mentioned above, Sun and Jin finding each other, but also to the wedding ring. It's like a clue that Sun would find it in the end.

Well I half said that earlier, but it was missed/ignored :P

Well I half said that earlier, but it was missed/ignored :P

I did say 'as said above', I couldn't remember who'd posted it though. Good work on the thing about Sun and Jin finding each other, though, I thought it was just about the ring.

I did say 'as said above', I couldn't remember who'd posted it though. Good work on the thing about Sun and Jin finding each other, though, I thought it was just about the ring.

Noooo, sorry if you misunderstood that. My comment wasn't aimed at you, but someone else. And even then it wasn't meant in any negative way, just an observation :).

We'll take even share of the credit, 'cos we're awesome :cool:

Noooo, sorry if you misunderstood that. My comment wasn't aimed at you, but someone else. And even then it wasn't meant in any negative way, just an observation :).

We'll take even share of the credit, 'cos we're awesome :cool:

We rock more than explosive-laden slave ships!

We rock more than explosive-laden slave ships!

Well, I would have said the Download festival in a quarry, but that'll do :P

Two For The Road - well for Christian, one, is never enough sadly, but I'm going with:

The Crow Road. a novell by Iain Banks about the death of a father, desire and love, and the revelation of secrets thought taken to the grave (and what you do with the knowledge); 'the crow road' is also a term for the journey taken by Ana and Libby.

Moving On to episode 4 Everybody Hates Hugo.

This is a good thread, might be reading a bit too much into some of them though...

Everybody Hates Hugo is a play on Everybody Loves Raymond, surely...

The episode title Dave comes from, I think, the famous Cheech & Chong sketch in which the puchline is "Dave's not here"...

The Other 48 Days is simple enough, bit of a shoutout to 48 Days Later too...

Two for the Road, Ana Lucia and Libby, Ana Lucia and Christian, two drinks for the road, plenty there...

I think we can have a little fun here amid the more serious analysis - one of Iain Banks' techniques in The Crow Road was the use of flashbacks; sometimes seen from the perspective of someone other than the protagonist, it allows us the reader to witness events that which although remains unaware of, nevertheless effect the course of his life's story.

...and the cast of the book are principally Scots. Have you noticed how frequently a 'minor' ('cept I don't think there are many truly minor parts in this show) character in LOST has a Scots name? ;)

Better go put my frazzled brain to work on some other of those titles now...

Wow, I'm so glad that my thread has started off again, I was confused on how lockdown related to locke's flashback.
Jaz

John was felled by Helen's rejection... how 'bout that as a probable?

It's a good thread :) and deserved resurrection. (I wouldn't be surprised to see that turn up as an eppy title.)

Two For The Road - well for Christian, one, is never enough sadly, but I'm going with:

The Crow Road. a novell by Iain Banks about the death of a father, desire and love, and the revelation of secrets thought taken to the grave (and what you do with the knowledge)

While I haven't read the book I feel this may be coincidence, 2 for the road is surely just a distorted version of the phrase 'one for the road' which means simply a last drink before you go ie Christian's departure from this world after a (lot of) drink, as with most Lost ep titles it has 2 meanings relating (as usual) to the flashback and the 'present' in this case 2 for the road obviously means Ana and Libby, as they are both about to make the final journey

I Can't believe I have only just noticed the significance of Jack's dad's name! Christian Sheppard (I think thats spelled wrong) who is the 'Christian Shepheard' who 'died for our sins?' Jack even went into a cave and found his body missing! It has taken me nearly 2 series to spot this!

I Can't believe I have only just noticed the significance of Jack's dad's name! Christian Sheppard (I think thats spelled wrong) who is the 'Christian Shepheard' who 'died for our sins?' Jack even went into a cave and found his body missing! It has taken me nearly 2 series to spot this!

"Every single name on the show has purpose and meaning" - Damon Lindelof

:cool:

Fire + Water : lookie what I fell over checking out something else (hatch symbolism meaning) can't think now how it might relate to this episode quite but :

Acient mythology treats pearl as a union of fire and water, the result of lightening penetrating the oyster, it represents fertility, birth and rebirth and...

My thoughts regarding the eppy that aired last night in the US I wrote on the DOLT thread some weeks ago, so I'll pass on that one. :)

Ok.. so speaking of episode titles, I was pretty confused about the reasoning behind the title for today's episode (A Tale of Two Cities). Does anybody have any ideas about what the connection could be between that title and what was happening on the island or in Jack's flashbacks? I mean I know about the Charles Dickens book but other than that I don't see any relevance.

From the description of the episode I read, I couldn't really make a link between the title and the episodes contents. I suppose we'll just have to wait till next year.

Raised by Another : this isn't about Aaron - well, it probably is in a Rosemary's Baby fashion but... I think it was Claire, who was raised by an Other.

IF Christian is her dad and the blonde woman in Australia her Mother (either genetically or not) this might explain his need for protection when he visited there; he may have learned the hard way in the past that his contact with the child wasn't wanted.

Dunno why they took his money when they don't sem short of funds though - maybe to allow him to contribute in some way to his daughters well being in the hopes it'd shut him up.

Abandoned : it wasn't just that Shannon was abandoned (deserted, forsaken) by her step-mom - she was abandoned (exurberantly enthusiastic, recklessly unrestrained) in her behaviour.

Can't believe how long it's taken me to realise the dual meaning. :rolleyes: tsk! I'm usually pretty fast off the mark with a double-entendre.

Is three minutes only named that because of miss Klugh giving Michael 3 minutes to talk to Walt (which ironicly ends up being about 30 seconds)

When season 3 starts I'm gonna go ahead and give my theory on each episode title as it comes as I got confused when starting halfway season 2. I'm looking forward to A Tale Of Two Cities, plus I can start posting again (that is if anyone else replies)
Jaz

Three Minutes to midnight on the Doomsday Clock perhaps? - I dunno where it's hands are currently set but I'll bet they've moved on a bit post North Korea's nuclear testing.

You get a Three Minute (remaining) warning toward the end of some games - this seems a likely candidate to me,

and three minutes is the more probabal actual time you would have left in the event of the infamous Four Minute Warning - the technology for the delivery of Armageddon outstripping our ability to predict its imminent arrival.

Not quite long enough then to safely soft boil an egg... but in the event, salmonella would be the least of your worries.

I think my favourate in season 2 was lockdown for the obvious reasons of Locke being down and there being a lockdown and at the end of the flashback he is down in spirit ... ok maybe thats going a bit far.

A tale of two cities? When I first heard the title I thought it meant the others camp and the survivors camp but what did it mean? All know is that Jacks first two flash back sections refrenced what was happening to him and asking hopeless questions.

The glass ballerina? Sun broke hers in the first 2 minutes but did anyone catch the meaning on the island? I am not as goood as this as I should be. What I did notice is that like her flashbacks, Sun decieved and lied to Jin an it had dire concequences on and off the island.

Jaz

The Glass Ballerina - Shannon was a ballerina teacher , but the episode wasn't based on her, it was on Sun & Jin.

Futher Instructions - Locke's ep. I guess his speech contributes to this one. The title means what you're gonna do next, he planned to save Jack, Kate & Sawyer.

Every man for himself - This means you've gotta fight on your own, when there's no-one to support you - this is what Sawyer did in his flashback, he cheated his way out of prision by himself.

The cost of Living - this means the price you pay for all the wrong things you've done, in Eko's case, he had done so many bad things and even said he didn't want forgiveness that it 'costs' him his life.

I Do - Clearly a line in a Christian marriage ceremony. In her flashback, Kate gets married, but how the title relates to her currently, is when she accepts her love for Sawyer and sleeps with him.:)

I Do - Clearly a line in a Christian marriage ceremony. In her flashback, Kate gets married, but how the title relates to her currently, is when she accepts her love for Sawyer and sleeps with him.:)
I don't think it was quite as clear cut as that...:drowsy:

Flashes Before Your Eyes : I'm passing on Des' reference to the phrase as it's commonly understood, and thinking instead of the previous episode, and Karl's experience in room 23.

I wouldn't take a frame of Des' recollections as reflecting reality.