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Instant Dharma: A Big Reunion, a Surprise Return and Picking Sides (VIDEO)

Maggie Furlong — 2010-04-21T08:30:00+00:00

Welcome to Instant Dharma, where we break down all things 'Lost' every week -- equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, Brian Ford Sullivan (@thefutoncritic), also known as The Futon Critic, and Natalie Abrams (@NatalieAbrams) from TVGuide.com join me to talk about 'The Last Recruit,' a jam-packed episode with more explosions, a heartfelt (if not too short) reunion for two loves and a boat ride for Sawyer, Jack, Kate, Sun, Hurley, Claire and a pilot who "looks like he stepped off the set of a Burt Reynolds movie" (Lapidus!).

Watch, share with your friends, send us your questions and tell us what you think in the comments. We'd love for you to geek out with us every week.

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Instant Dharma: 'Lost' Loves, Major Explosions & a New Leader Emerges (VIDEO)

Maggie Furlong — 2010-04-14T08:15:00+00:00

Filed under: Features, The Show Girl

Welcome to Instant Dharma, where we break down all things 'Lost' every week -- equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, our own Jo Garfein (@jopinionated), also known as Jopinionated, and Dave McCoy from MSN TV (@MSNtv) join me to talk about 'Everybody Loves Hugo,' the explosive Hurley-centric episode that gave us another long-overdue love connection, a new leader and the answer about those pesky jungle whispers.

Watch, share with your friends and tell us what you think is going on -- the author of the most insightful 'Lost' theory in the comments here will receive an awesomely number-ific 'Lost' poster by graphic designer Ty Mattson (@TyMattson), which you'll see at the end of the show.

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Instant Dharma: Translating Jin and Sun, Timelines Collide & A Fan Favorite Returns (VIDEO)

Maggie Furlong — 2010-03-31T08:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Features, The Show Girl

Welcome to Instant Dharma, where we break down all things 'Lost' every week -- equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, Kate Aurthur (@KateAurthur) of The Daily Beast and Kristin Dos Santos (@kristinalert) from E! Online join me to talk about 'The Package,' this week's Jin- and Sun-centric episode. There were subtitles in unexpected places, symbolic tomatoes, old friends finally returning and even a shirtless Daniel Dae Kim, if that's your thing. We also got an annoying countdown clock for 'V,' but I think enough has been said about that nuisance.

Watch, share with your friends, send us your questions and tell us what you think in the comments. We'd love for you to geek out with us every week.

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Instant Dharma: Sawyer's Cons, Widmore's Return, Smocke's Mommy Issues & More (VIDEO)

Maggie Furlong — 2010-03-17T08:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Features, The Show Girl

Welcome to Instant Dharma, where we break down all things 'Lost' every week -- equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, Jace Lacob of Televisionary and The Daily Beast (@televisionary) and IGN TV editor Matt Fowler (@Fowler_IGN) join me to talk about 'Recon,' a fun adventure with our favorite con man Sawyer that was chock-full of familiar faces. (Charlotte! Charlie's brother! That kid from 'Kate & Allie'!)

Watch, share with your friends, send us your questions and tell us what you think in the comments. We'd love for you to geek out with us every week.

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Instant Dharma: Death, Destruction, Smokey & Sayid (VIDEO)

Maggie Furlong — 2010-03-03T11:20:00+00:00

Filed under: Features, The Show Girl

Welcome to Instant Dharma, where we break down all things 'Lost' every week -- equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, comedian, actor and 'Lost' super fan Paul Scheer (@PaulScheer) and Eric Goldman, editor of IGN TV (@EricIGN), join me to talk about 'Sundown.' It was the most brutal, dark, disturbing episode of 'Lost' -- maybe ever -- but we still managed a few laughs along with our insight.

Watch, share with your friends, send us your questions and tell us what you think in the comments. We'd love for you to geek out with us every week.

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Instant Dharma: Jack's Daddy Issues, Crazy Claire & Reflections Everywhere (VIDEO)

Maggie Furlong — 2010-02-24T08:55:00+00:00

Filed under: Features, The Show Girl

Welcome to Instant Dharma, where we break down all things 'Lost' every week -- equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, PopEater's freelance geek Jenna Busch (@JennaBusch) and Todd VanDerWerff, who blogs about TV for the Los Angeles Times & A.V. Club (@tvoti), join me to talk about 'Lighthouse.' It was a particularly awesome Jack episode ... especially if you consider Claire's craziness, Jacob's reflection stalking and a new generation of Shephard men with daddy issues awesome. I know I do.

Watch, share with your friends, send us your questions and tell us what you think in the comments. We'd love for you to geek out with us every week.

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Instant Dharma: Smocke, Wheelchair Locke, the Numbers & Old Friends - VIDEO

Maggie Furlong — 2010-02-17T08:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Features, The Show Girl

Welcome to Instant Dharma, where we break down all things 'Lost' every week -- equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, Zap2it.com's Rick Porter (@Zap2itRick) and Maria Elena Fernandez from the Los Angeles Times (@writerchica) join me to talk about 'The Substitute,' John Locke's first big episode since Smokey/The Man in Black doppleganged him on the Island. Plus, filthy Sawyer, our old friends popping back up and ... am I forgetting something? Ah yes -- THE NUMBERS!

Watch, share with your friends, send us your questions and tell us what you think in the comments. We'd love for you to geek out with us every week.

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Instant Dharma: Fugitive Kate, Sad Sawyer & More Creepy Temple Shenanigans - VIDEO

Maggie Furlong — 2010-02-10T08:45:00+00:00

Filed under: Features, The Show Girl

Welcome to our second edition of Instant Dharma, where we break down all things 'Lost' every week. Because we like to. And because hopefully it'll help us all see things on this crazy amazing show a little more clearly.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, IGN TV editor Eric Goldman (@EricIGN) and TVGuide.com editor Natalie Abrams (@NatalieAbrams) join me to talk about fugitive Kate -- has she gone soft? Is she even guilty? -- sad, loveless, destined to be alone Sawyer and those linen-clad keepers of the temple who just got a whole lot more interesting.

Watch, share with your friends, send us your questions and tell us what you think in the comments. We'd love for you to geek out with us every week.

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Introducing Instant Dharma: 'Lost' Experts Talk Season 6 Premiere Big Moments - VIDEO

Maggie Furlong — 2010-02-03T10:26:00+00:00

Filed under: Features, The Show Girl

We here at AOL TV love 'Lost,' and we know we're not alone. So each week of this final season, we'll be inviting a few fellow 'Lost' geeks to join us in talking all things related to the island, our favorite castaways and much, much more.

Please don't watch or read any further
unless you've seen the episode or don't mind spoilers.

This week, IGN TV's Matt Fowler (@Fowler_IGN) and geektastic freelancer Jenna Busch (@JennaBusch) help me rehash all the major moments -- and there were plenty, weren't there? -- from the big two-hour season 6 premiere. A new timeline! Deaths! Some linen-clad guards! And the biggest, most insane moment of all: John Locke's smokey massacre! Wow ... just wow.

So without further ado, may I present to you Instant Dharma. Watch, share with your friends, send us your questions and tell us what you think in the comments. We'd love for you to geek out with us every week.

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'Lost' Season 6 Premiere Recap

Ryan McKee — 2010-02-02T23:45:00+00:00

Filed under: Recaps

The beginning of the end didn't fail to raise more questions than it answer, which is what 'Lost' have have come to expect. At the beginning of the 'Lost' season 6 premiere,

it seemed Jack's plan to blow up the island and set the survivors paths back on course before the flight worked. Jack is sitting on Oceanic Flight 815 drinking his weak airline cocktail. Rose is sitting next to him when turbulence suddenly makes that familiar shake. However, as quickly as it begins, it stops.

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Get 'Lost' With Maggie: New Season 5 Scoop!

Maggie Furlong — 2009-01-23T06:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Features

Check us out, dishing about 'Lost' on the TV Guide Channel!

I have a confession to make: I could talk about the mysteries, love triangles and time flashing on 'Lost' all day.

Now I have a little shameless promotion: Other people like talking 'Lost' with me too. Namely my fellow fans John Fugelsang and Teresa Strasser at TV Guide's 'TV Watercooler.' They invite me on their show each week to dish about what's going on and spill a few sneaks about what's to come.

A little fuzzy about what happened on the season 5 premiere? Check out our chat from this week's episode after the jump. Still want more? Read our A-to-Z Guide, watch full episodes online and read our recaps to prep for the rest of this phenomenal season. And don't be shy! Comment if you have questions that need answering. Like I said, I never got tired of this topic.

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'Lost' A to Z

Maggie Furlong — 2009-01-21T06:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Features

The ultimate guide to one of TV's biggest, most mysterious dramas.

Whether you've been counting the minutes until 'Lost' returns or can't remember what exactly happened in the season 4 finale, you need us.

Our handy 'Lost' A-to-Z Guide will get you back up to speed, rehash some of the show's biggest defining moments and give you 26 reasons (from A to Z!) why you won't want to miss this season.

And believe us, you won't want to miss this season ...

'LOST' A TO Z

Lost: There's No Place Like Home, Part Two (season finale)

Erin Martell — 2008-05-29T20:45:00+00:00

Filed under: Lost, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Episode Recaps, Features, Recaps

(S04E13) After having my mind blown several times during the finale, I'm wondering if we'll ever see another "normal" episode of Lost again. For better or for worse, the game has changed. Most of the 815ers have new agendas now, and some of our favorite survivors' fates are up in the air. Season five of Lost will look very different from seasons past, and I can't wait to see what the future holds.

The episode review is after the jump. Click here to join the chat.

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Lost: There's No Place Like Home, Part One

Erin Martell — 2008-05-16T01:37:00+00:00

Filed under: Lost, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Episode Recaps, Features, Recaps

(S04E12) I completely understand why Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse needed an extra hour for the finale. The first of three hours had so much information and moved to so many different locations, and I still feel like we've barely scratched the surface. It's going to be a long two weeks. That's all I have to say.

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Lost: Cabin Fever

Erin Martell — 2008-05-09T01:26:00+00:00

Filed under: OpEd, Lost, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Features, Recaps

(S04E11) One of the few flashbacks of the season showed us John Locke's predestined connection to the island. Locke encountered some familiar faces before the crash, and each meeting guided him to his current situation. While Jack's mind is set on rescuing everyone on the island, Locke's focus in on saving the island itself. This episode put everyone, including the freighter folk, in place to carry out their plans. I'm already stoked for the finale.
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Lost: Something Nice Back Home

Erin Martell — 2008-05-02T07:04:00+00:00

Filed under: Lost, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Features, Recaps

(S04E10) The writers gave us a break after last week's action- and information-packed episode. While Jack struggled with appendicitis, we got another look at his future off the island. Three of the other members of the Oceanic Six turned up, and Jack learned that there's no escaping a love triangle. Back on the island, Claire had an unexpected visitor.

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Lost: The Shape of Things to Come

Erin Martell — 2008-04-24T21:45:00+00:00

Filed under: OpEd, Lost, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Features, Recaps

(S04E09) What a brilliant episode! At this point, I think all future Lost episodes should be either Ben-, Sayid-, or Desmond-centric. This episode had it all: tons of action, several big revelations, and more questions to ponder. Michael Emerson gave yet another award-worthy performance this week and showed off his action hero side.

Follow this link to join the chat. The full review is after the jump.

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Lost: Meet Kevin Johnson

Erin Martell — 2008-03-21T07:20:00+00:00

Filed under: Lost, Episode Reviews, Features, Recaps

(S04E08) We're going into a five-week Lost hiatus, and I'm extremely thankful that this wasn't the season finale. "Meet Kevin Johnson" wasn't a bad episode, but I couldn't have waited until 2009 for a follow-up. This episode did have its moments. We learned more about the island's connection to its inhabitants, Michael's time on the mainland, and there was (at least) one death. That should keep us busy for the next month or so, right?

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Lost: Ji Yeon

Erin Martell — 2008-03-14T01:00:00+00:00

Filed under: OpEd, Lost, Reviewcaps, Episode Reviews, Features, Recaps

(S04E07) Well, that episode was a real tearjerker. This week on Lost, we met a few more members of the freighter crew, Sun had second thoughts about joining Team Jack, and Bernard got a little screen time. We finally got a look at Ben's inside man on the freighter, too. Things are starting to get weird on the freighter, and I'm beginning to wonder if Sayid and Desmond were safer back on the island.

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Lost: The Other Woman

Erin Martell — 2008-03-07T02:00:00+00:00

Filed under: OpEd, Lost, Episode Reviews, Features, Recaps

(S04E06) I didn't think it was possible, but the Lost writers actually found a way to make Ben creepier. All they had to do was add a "lovesick stalker" dimension to his personality. For a Juliet-centric episode, it seemed like we learned a lot more about Ben than the intriguing Dr. Burke. We also got some significant answers about who's behind the freighter mission--from Ben, of course. Perhaps the only thing Ben doesn't know is how to have a healthy romantic relationship.

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