LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 2, Episode 8: “Collision”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are coming out of their respective hatches for a look back on Michelle Rodriguez’s Ana-Lucia Cortez. In their recap of season two’s eighth episode, “Collision,” Josh and Mike recount the tragic tale of Ana-Lucia — tragic, at least, depending on your outlook. Hard to feel too bad for the former police officer when she’s holding Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) and so many others hostage in the middle of the jungle. But Josh and Mike do their level best to get inside of Ana’s psyche, all while stopping for a few quick rounds of island golf. “Collision” was directed by Stephen Williams and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Leonard Dick. It originally aired on November 23, 2005. About Down the Hatch … LOST: Down the Hatch is a full-tilt spoiler-filled rewatch of LOST. Every week, Josh and Mike break down an episode of LOST with the benefit of knowing the series’ full trajectory, using the following structure as a guide: We Go “Fourth” – Josh and Mike begin each podcast with a deep-dive into the story both in front of and behind the camera, and they do so with the assistance of… 8 Sounds – The events of LOST pop right off the camera and straight into your ears with eight memorable moments replayed on the podcast, helping us guide through the story; 15/16 Others – Josh and Mike answer questions and comments sent their way through the official e-mail address: [email protected] 23 Points – Each week, Josh and Mike hand out points for the best and worst characters of the episode in question, in a foolhardy attempt to determine the most and least valuable players in the LOST pantheon. 4.2 Stars – Josh and Mike will attempt to create an official Down the Hatch ranking of every episode of LOST, by rating them all on a scale from 0 – 4.2. Josh and Mike will offer their individual scores, listeners’ scores will be averaged as a third data point, then the three points will be combined for the podcast’s official score on each episode. Each episode of Down the Hatch clocks in at no less than 108 minutes. If the podcast falls short of that runtime, Josh and Mike have triggered a crisis! Consequences may (and almost certainly will) ensue thanks to the Frozen Donkey Wheel. Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast: The LOST: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings (The Hollywood Reporter) Lost Will and Testament (Javier Grillo Marxuach) Fake “Collision” Description (The Tail Section) “Collision” Music Analysis (Jim Fels) “Down the Hatch” Crafts (Amy LeRue) The 23 Points Character Tracker for Season Two Eko: 7 Sayid: 4 Kate: 3 Ana-Lucia: 3 Locke: 2 Jin: 2 Michael: 2 Shannon: 2 Jack: 1 Sarah: 1 Sun: 1 Hurley: 1 Rose: 1 Bernard: 1 Helen : 1 Desmond: 0 Goodwin: 0 Law & Order: 0 The Others: -1 Donald: -1 Cindy: -1 Nathan: -1 Sawyer: -1 Mr. Rutherford: -1 Johnny: -1 Jae-hyun Lee: -1 Charlie: -3 Randy Nations: -2 Susan: -2 Anthony Cooper: -2 Fiancé Douche: -3 Mr. Kim (Jin’s boss): -4 Sabrina: -4 Jason McCormack: -4 The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings for Season Two Man of Science, Man of Faith – 4.09 Orientation – 3.95 The Other 48 Days – 3.80 Collision – 3.48 And Found – 3.32 Everybody Hates Hugo – 3.28 Abandoned – 3.04 Adrift – 2.24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices