We’ve had Smoke Monsters, mysterious ‘Others’ and buttons that save the world, but with the Island having disappeared things have seriously gotten weird.

Now we take a look at the fantastically mind-bending Lost and its best moments as it flashes back onto our screens this weekend with the start of series 5.

Oh, and for God’s sake stop asking about the stupid polar bears!

10: S2E14 One of Them

Sayid beats up Henry (Ben), while Locke and Jack argue outside… but the clock is ticking.

Push comes to shove with Jack and Locke, as Sayid is torturing Ben (or Henry Gale as we then knew him), while Jack demands it to stop. Locke refuses to let him into the safe to end things but as the numbers count down the tension rises. To finish of this great scene is some great acting by Michael Emerson as the safe door closes. He stares at Sayid after receiving the beating of a lifetime looking like the victor.

9: S03E08 Flashes Before Your Eyes

Desmond turns the failsafe key in the Hatch and is transported back in time.

This episode stands out as one of Lost’s best. It was so unpredictable and enjoyable as Desmond wakes up after the Hatch detonation in the past. This cemented Desmond as one of the show’s best characters.

8: S04E09 The Shape of Things to Come

Ben hides in his house as mercenaries hold his daughter outside at gunpoint.

Benjamin Linus; You bug-eyed bastard! Not one to give in, he insists on negotiating with the mercenary currently holding a gun to his daughter’s head. Declaring that he doesn’t care about her, she gets a swift bullet to the noggin. A great scene, we see Ben’s whole world crumbling around him with just one look on his face.

7: S01E19 Deus Ex Machina

Screaming into the Hatch, Locke has lost faith until a light shines from the mysterious window.

This scene at the time was one filled with so much mystery and intrigue. Now we know what caused it, it takes away the initial wonderment of the situation. Never the less, this scene remains powerful and shows that when we lose all hope sometimes all that remains is faith. It was striking visual imagery and plays perfectly against the music score.

6: S01E01 Pilot

Jack wakes up in the jungle and stumbles onto the beach and into rescue mode in the midst of the crash site.

The crash site scene stands out as the most exciting opening to any television series we have ever seen. In fact we would say it was the most exciting opening to anything we have ever scene. So much happens and it is a great introduction to the cast and characters. It shows you everybody’s characteristics – Jack having to save everyone, Michael whining about Walt, Jin being overprotective of Sun, Boone trying to help but being rubbish, Locke guiding people, Claire being helped by others and Shannon being a useless dick.

5: S02E20 Two For The Road

Michael returns from the Others’ camp and shoots both Ana Lucia and Libby.

This scene was the most unexpected twist in series 2. Michael is such a tragic character and it’s understandable why he did this (Although now we know what he got asked to do we are sure he could have thought of a better way). Still, the shock of Ana Lucia and Libby’s shootings was then multiplied when Michael shot himself!

4: S02E23 Live Together, Die Alone

Locke and Desmond let the clock count down in the Hatch.

The last part of the Season 2 finale was epic. Not only did we get the Hatch implosion but it was again the emotional story of Desmond that helped give the proceedings impact. We don’t care if the electromagnet stuff doesn’t make sense, it’s just so cool when the sky turns purple.

3: S03E19 The Brig

Sawyer finally comes face to face with the man responsible for his parents’ death – Locke’s dad!

This was a great wrapping-up of a character arc between Sawyer and Locke’s dad (Anthony Cooper). Sawyer finally confronting the person responsible for his parents’ death was a wonderfully acted and written scene. It showed us that Lost isn’t all about the sci-fi and Sawyer isn’t all about being shirtless for the ladies.

2: S03E22 Through The Looking Glass

Jack’s flashback finale episode is revealed to be a post-Island flash-forward!

This was another great plot twist for Lost. Throughout the finale flashback of season 3 we, like many of you, probably thought it was going nowhere and was just another flashback involving Jack moaning and being bitter about his ex-wife again (yawn). Then comes Kate at the end and it just sends your brain into a scramble until you get those fantastic last lines “We weren’t meant to leave! We have to go back Kate! We have to go back!” Growing a beard out of depression never seemed so appealing.

1: S01E04 Walkabout

After Locke gets rejected before a Walkabout holiday, it’s revealed he was in a wheelchair before he crashed on the Island.

Poor, poor Locke. After being dumped by his girlfriend and having his kidney stolen by his dad, he’s working at a lame box company and is a bit of a cripple. His only light at the end of the tunnel is the outback holiday in Australia and he gets told to go home when he gets there.

This scene is our number one because it encompasses everything that makes Lost so great;

First – there is the reveal of Locke in the wheelchair; probably Lost’s first big twist.

Second – we have the mystery aspect; how did he get paralysed in the first place, and how he is able to walk now?

Lastly – it is superbly written and acted. The scene is so powerful and moving that it tells us everything about John Locke in just a few moments.

This was when we realised we were addicted to Lost. Never before has a TV show consistently slapped us with its constant originality, twists and turns. Roll on Series 5!

[story by David Scarborough]

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