Lost: Down the Hatch | Season 3 Episode 9: "Stranger in a Strange Land"

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) discuss the worst episode of "Lost," ever. This week on Down the Hatch, it's all about Jack's tattoos. That's right, we have finally arrived: "Stranger in a Strange Land," widely considered the single worst episode in the entirety of "Lost." But is it the worst? Is that just a cool thing to say about an episode that has (at least some) merit? Josh and Mike explore! 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. Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast: • Support Post Show Recaps through Patreon • The LOST: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page • Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings on The Hollywood Reporter • Javier Grillo Marxuach's Lost Will and Testament • The Storm's Bai Ling Interview • Jim Fels music analysis The 2/3 MVP/LVP Points For Season 3: Juliet: 9 Sawyer: 6 Desmond: 4 Ben: 2 Jack: 2 Monster: 2 Eloise: 2 Kate: 2 Achara: 1 Penny: 1 Eko: 1 Christian: 1 Hurley: 1 Locke: 1 Boone: 1 The Marshal: 1 Richard Alpert: 1 Alex: 0 The Others: -1 Red Shoes: -1 Law + Order: -1 Jan: -1 Eddie: -1 Polar Bears: -1 Karl: -1 Sarah: -1 Sayid: -1 Marijuana: -1 Colleen: -1 Edmund: -2 Paulo: -2 Emeka: -2 Munson: -2 Charlie: -2 Isabel: -3 Widmore: -3 Paik: -3 Pickett: -9 The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings For Season 3: Flashes Before Your Eyes - 4.16 The Cost of Living - 3.92 A Tale of Two Cities - 3.83 Not in Portland - 3.74 I Do - 3.45 Every Man For Himself - 3.14 The Glass Ballerina - 3.02 Further Instructions - 2.48 Stranger in a Strange Land - 1.85 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices