Discuss the characters. Facts about their past, connections with each other and the numbers. Which do you love, which do you love to hate, and which do you hope get eaten by that thing knocking down the trees? ***Mark any comments beyond the currently scheduled episodes as spoiler!***

4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. The numbers any Lostie can recite. They pop up everywhere, sometimes together, sometimes separately, sometimes discreetly, sometimes obviously. Post your number sightings here!

The show is rich with symbolism. Names of people, places, and books were carefully chosen and held clues or symbolism. Post the names you hear, even if you think they're unimportant and let's see if we can figure out a clue! Those clever writers loved anagrams!

Discussions and speculations on Season 1 in general including 1x01 Pilot: Part 1, 1x02 Pilot: Part 2, 1x03 Tabula Rasa, 1x04 Walkabout, 1x05 White Rabbit, 1x06 House of the Rising Sun, 1x07 The Moth, 1x08 Confidence Man, 1x09 Solitary, 1x10 Raised by Another, 1x11 All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues, 1x12 Whatever the Case May Be, 1x13 Hearts and Minds, 1x14 Special, 1x15 Homecoming, 1x16 Outlaws, 1x17 ... In Translation, 1x18 Numbers, 1x19 Deus Ex Machina, 1x20 Do No Harm, 1x** Lost: The Journey (Special Recap), 1x21 The Greater Good (a.k.a. Sides), 1x22 Born to Run, 1x23 Exodus: Part 1, and 1x24&25 Exodus: Part 2

Discussions and speculations on Season 2 in general including 2x** Destination Lost (Special Recap), 2x01 Man of Science, Man of Faith, 2x02 Adrift, 2x03 Orientation, 2x04 Everybody Hates Hugo, 2x05 ...And Found, 2x06 Abandoned, 2x07 The Other 48 Days, 2x08 Collision, 2x09 What Kate Did, 2x** Lost: Revelations (Special Recap), 2x10 The 23rd Psalm, 2x11 The Hunting Party, 2x12 Fire + Water, 2x13 The Long Con, 2x14 One of Them, 2x15 Maternity Leave, 2x16 The Whole Truth, 2x17 Lockdown, 2x18 Dave, 2x19 S.O.S. and 2x** Lost: Reckoning (Special Recap), 2x20 Two for the Road, 2x21 ?, 2x22 Three Minutes, and 2x23&24 Live Together, Die Alone

Discussions and speculations on Season 3 in general including 3x** Lost: A Tale of Survival (Special Recap), 3x01 A Tale of Two Cities, 3x02 The Glass Ballerina, 3x03 Further Instructions, 3x04 Every Man For Himself, 3x05 The Cost of Living, 3x06 I Do, 3x** Lost Survivor Guide (Special Recap), 3x07 Not In Portland, 3x08 Flashes Before Your Eyes, 3x09 Stranger In a Strange Land, 3x10 Tricia Tanaka is Dead, 3x11 Enter 77, 3x12 Par Avion, 3x13 The Man From Tallahassee, 3x14 Expose, 3x15 Left Behind, 3x16 One of Us, 3x17 Catch-22, 3x18 D.O.C., 3x19 The Brig, 3x20 The Man Behind the Curtain, 3x21 Greatest Hits, 3x** Lost: The Answers (Special Recap), and 3x22&23 Through the Looking Glass

Discussions and speculations on Season 4 in general including the special Lost: Missing Pieces webisodes that aired right before season 4, Lost: Missing Pieces webisodes - Web01 The Watch, Web02 The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt, Web03 King of the Castle, Web04 The Deal, Web05 Operation: Sleeper, Web06 Room 23, Web07 Arzt & Crafts, Web08 Buried Secrets, Web09 Tropical Depression, Web10 Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack, Web11 Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course, Web12 The Envelope, Web13 So It Begins, 4x** Lost: Past, Present, and Future (Special Recap), 4x01 The Beginning of the End, 4x02 Confirmed Dead, 4x03 The Economist, 4x04 Eggtown, 4x05 The Constant, 4x06 The Other Woman, 4x07 Ji Yeon, 4x08 Meet Kevin Johnson, 4x09 The Shape of Things to Come, 4x10 Something Nice Back Home, 4x11 Cabin Fever, 4x12 There's No Place Like Home: Part 1, 4x13&14 There's No Place Like Home; Part 2 & 3

Discussions and speculations on Season 5 in general including 5x** Lost: Destiny Calls (Special Recap), 5x01 Because You Left, 5x02 The Lie, 5x03 Jughead, 5x04 The Little Prince, 5x05 This Place is Death, 5x06 316, 5x07 The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham, 5x08 LaFleur, 5x09 Namaste, 5x10 He's Our You, 5x11 Whatever Happened, Happened, 5x12 Dead Is Dead, 5x13 Some Like It Hoth, 5x** Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6 (Special Recap), 5x14 The Variable, 5x15 Follow the Leader, 5x** Lost: A Journey in Time (Special Recap), 5x16&17 The Incident: Parts 1 & 2