LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 3, Episode 2: “The Glass Ballerina”

LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 3, Episode 2: “The Glass Ballerina” Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are going to need you to bring them that boat. Josh and Mike knock over “The Glass Ballerina,” the second episode of season three — an episode that might be altogether forgotten if not for a few truly tremendous scenes. Do those scenes help elevate an episode that’s otherwise spinning its wheels (or spinning its sails; clearly no one here knows how boats work)? Find out in the podcast! Josh and Mike Bloom will return for “Further Instructions” on August 8, 2020. 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 eight sound clips from each episode. The Others – Josh and Mike answer questions sent their way by listeners 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 rank every episode of LOST, by rating them all on a scale from 0 – 4.2. Josh and Mike offer their individual scores, listeners’ scores will be averaged as a third data point, then the three points combine as the podcast’s official score on each episode. Schedule for the next few weeks: Further Instructions feedback due 8/6, podcast drops 8/8 Every Man For Himself feedback due 8/9, podcast drops 8/12 One Year Anniversary feedback due 8/10, podcast drops 8/15 Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast: The LOST: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings on The Hollywood Reporter Javier Grillo Marxuach’s Lost Will and Testament Jim Fels music analysis Every 2/3 MVP/LVP Points For Season 3: Juliet: 4 Sawyer: 4 Ben: 1 Christian: 1 Karl: -1 Sarah: -1 Picket: -1 Sayid: -1 Jack: -3 Paik: -3 The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings For Season 3: A Tale of Two Cities – 3.82 The Glass Ballerina – 3.05 Mike Bloom’s 4.2 Star Episode Ranking Rubrik: 4.2 – Perfect episode of LOST. Firing on all cylinders, no real weak points 4.0-4.1 – Near-perfect episode of LOST. Has one or two minor things that are meh or weak. 3.7-3.9 – Awesome episode of LOST. Has one or two major things that are meh or weak. 3.3-3.6 – Great episode of LOST. Many great elements, but not enough to put it in the top tier 3.0-3.2 – Good episode of LOST. More good than bad, but not a lot of outstanding moments 2.5-2.9 – Below average episode of LOST. Has a few redeeming moments, but a lot of misses as well 2.0-2.4 – Dud episode of LOST. The good stuff is few and far between < 2.0 – Bad episode of LOST. Nearly all of it doesn’t work Josh Wigler’s 4.2 Star Episode Ranking Rubrik: Insert question mark here. Previous Down the Hatch Episodes: In Which We Go Back Last Call Before the Rewatch Season 1, Episodes 1 + 2: “Pilot, Part 1 + 2” Season 1, Episode 3: “Tabula Rasa” Season 1, Episode 4: “Walkabout” Season 1, Episode 5: “White Rabbit” Season 1, Episode 6: “House of the Rising Sun” Season 1, Episode 7: “The Moth” Season 1, Episode 8: “Confidence Man” Season 1, Episode 9: “Solitary” Season 1, Episode 10: “Raised by Another” Season 1, Episode 11: “All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues” Season 1, Episode 12: “Whatever the Case May Be” Season 1, Episode 13: “Hearts and Minds” Season 1, Episode 14: “Special” Season 1, Episode 15: “Homecoming” Season 1, Episode 16: “Outlaws” Season 1, Episode 17: “…In Translation” Season 1, Episode 18: “Numbers” Season 1, Episode 19: “Deus Ex Machina” Season 1, Episode 20: “Do No Harm” Season 1, Episode 21: “The Greater Good” Season 1, Episode 22: “Born to Run” Season 1 Feedback Special Season 2, Episode 1: “Man of Science, Man of Faith” Season 2, Episode 2: “Adrift” Season 2, Episode 3: “Orientation” Season 2, Episode 4: “Everybody Hates Hugo” Season 2, Episode 5: “…And Found” Season 2, Episode 6: “Abandoned” Season 2, Episode 7: “The Other 48 Days” Season 2, Episode 8: “Collision” Season 2, Episode 9: “What Kate Did” Season 2, Episode 10: “The 23rd Psalm” Season 2, Episode 11: “The Hunting Party” Season 2, Episode 12: “Fire + Water” Season 2, Episode 13: “The Long Con” Season 2, Episode 14: “One of Them” Season 2, Episode 15: “Maternity Leave” Season 2, Episode 16: “The Whole Truth” Season 2, Episode 17: “Lockdown” Season 2, Episode 18: “Dave” Season 2, Episode 19: “S.O.S.” Season 2, Episode 20: “Two for the Road” Season 2, Episode 21: “?” Season 2, Episode 22: “Three Minutes” Season 2, Episode 23 + 24: “Live Together, Die Alone” Season 2 Feedback Special Season 3, Episode 1: “A Tale of Two Cities” The Season 1 Book Club The Season 2 Book Club RPG Episode #1: “Autopilot” RPG Episode #2: “The Other Other 48 Days” The Lindeloff, Vol. 1 The DJ DOM Exposéd Party A LOST-Themed Simulation of Survivor: The End (of Extinction)