Lost for a reason, a blog for LOST fans

“Each of us was brought to the island for a reason.” — John Locke

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Science versus faith: Science wins

March 10th, 2010 by Ms Terri · No Comments · 6x07 Dr. Linus, Brought here for a reason, Faith versus science, Jack (Matthew Fox)

“For a reason” is the catchphrase that inspired the name of this blog, the one phrase that seemed to best capture the central mystery of the show.
Originally, it was a phrase associated most strongly with Locke, something that Locke, as the man of faith, would say to Jack, the man of reason.   Jack would [...]

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The complete list of “For a Reason” references

September 16th, 2009 by Ms Terri · No Comments · Brought here for a reason, Rewatch

I missed the big group rewatch put on by DocArzt and Lostpedia, but I’m going to be starting my own little private rewatch this week, when I’ll be getting the DVDs from the library and watching LOST all over again from the beginning. I probably won’t be writing a lot of commentary (see Fishbiscuitland [...]

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Transcript now available for Damon, Carlton, Jack Bender’s talk in London

July 5th, 2009 by Ms Terri · No Comments · 1x05 White Rabbit, Brought here for a reason, Damon and Carlton, Destiny, Jack Bender, Jack versus Locke, London 2009, Season 6

TV Overmind has posted a transcript of the July 3 London panel discussion with Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, and Jack Bender that I mentioned in my last post.
Highlights:
Season 6 will have 16 episodes, with the first and the last each being two hours.
They will start shooting Season 6 soon — on August 24.
Damon, on Jack [...]

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Matthew Fox (Jack) gets his turn at “Ask Lost”

June 25th, 2009 by Ms Terri · No Comments · Ask Lost, Brought here for a reason, Interviews, Jack (Matthew Fox)

Did you ever see the old Groucho Marx TV show, You Bet Your Life? It was a game show where contestants answered questions in various categories. In each episode, there was also a “secret word.” A toy duck was lowered from the ceiling with the secret word in its beak, so that the [...]

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You KNOW, Jack. You know that you’re here for a reason.

March 3rd, 2009 by Ms Terri · 11 Comments · 4x13 There's No Place Like Home, Brought here for a reason, Destiny, Interviews, Jack (Matthew Fox), Locke (Terry O'Quinn)

In this week’s official video podcast, Matthew Fox talks about the evolution of his character Jack.
The podcast starts with a clip from the Season 4 finale, where Jack and Locke, on top of the Orchid Station, are having another one of their arguments about destiny.
Locke tells Jack that he is not supposed to go home. [...]

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For a reason — Season 1 finale

February 25th, 2009 by Ms Terri · No Comments · 1x24 Exodus, Part 2, Brought here for a reason, Destiny, Jack (Matthew Fox), Jack versus Locke, Locke (Terry O'Quinn)

“Each one of us was brought here for a reason.” — John Locke
This is the line that inspired the title of this blog, and it’s a line that sums up the central mysteries of LOST:  Why were the Lost-ies brought to the Island, and who or what brought them there? Locke says [...]

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