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The Island Shuffle

by Bean and James

Bean and James are watching Lost, but in the very wrong order. Remember Lost?? No, really — do you Remember?? Lost???

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  1. 104 – [FINALE] vincent the human man

    its the finale of finales! thats right, bean and james are here to discuss the back half of The End, which james had not seen until recording this episode. one last ride into glory. one last breakdown of the joyless season 6. one last opportunity for sawyer to... well, i won't spoil it. one last...

  2. 103 – operation usa

    Episode Notes we're back! (kinda!) we're talking about season 2, episode 20, two for the road, an episode about ana lucia's funny vacation, benjamin's funny pranks, and michael's regular day. james and bean try their best to remember what a podcast is -- they're stuck in the distant past,...

  3. thanks, lostpedia!

    it may be a month off for us, but the folks at Lostpedia work year round to maintain a comprehensive database about our favourite serialized ABC mystery show! so we decided to humble ourselves before the true masters. it’s a deep dive into second favourite website next to random dot org!! we’re...

  4. 102 – microwaved beer

    we’re enjoying a heaping helping of Season 1, Episode 17, …In Translation. this implies “Lost” in Translation. like the movie! we provide mostly some helpful differences between the 2003 oscar-nominated film and this episode of Lost. we also talk about when Jin golf out of anger, is mean to his...

  5. 101 – jeff foxworthy in a fat suit

    after an accurate summary of Adam Sandler’s Waterboy Film, we talk about Season 4, Episode 13, There’s No Place Like Home (Part 2). lots of stuff in here!! Hurley takes a piss, Locke asks Jack to partake in a conspiracy, and Ben commits a murder. meanwhile, a BOMB on a FREIGHTER?? what’s gonna...

  6. 100 – kissing and moaning

    a HUNDRED ‘sodes!! we celebrate this historic milestone with a Classically Terrible Episode of the show. its of course Stranger in a Strange Land, Season 3, Episode 9. you might know it as “The Jack’s Tattoo’s episode”. it’s somehow worse than you remember it! Jack goes on a regular vacation…

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  7. 99 – what if john lennon made it?

    its the very first hour of the very worst season!! LA X (Part 1), Season 6 Episode 1 is here. Sawyer digs up his wife, and Ben does a bad job of pretending everything is fine. and in the alternate world, a humble plane that we love gently lands safe and sound… but the ISLAND is UNDERNEATH the...

  8. 98 – light it up hotdog

    it’s Sundown this week, season 6 Episode 6. Sayid wonders what happiness awaits him in an alternate world, because in the real world, he’s some kind of soulless zombie who everyone wants to kill. and even in the alternate world, the girl of his dreams is dating his brother, and his brother has to...

  9. 97 – volcano dad

    it’s nugget time here on the Island Shuffle as we watch the legitimately pretty wonderful Season 1 Episode 5, named White Rabbit. Jack in the Past copes with a bad dad’s death, and Jack in the Present is stuck in a weirdly striking horror movie. the whole gang’s thirsty! meanwhile we talk...

  10. 96 – throw another shrimp on the husband

    it’s the Coen Brothers Check-In, but then we watch an episode of Lost like always. how about Season 1, Episode 10, Raised by Another? we learn about Claire’s past with the World’s Worst Man, and then a Slightly Less Worse But Still Bad Psychic. and in the present, Hurley does a funny census, and...

  11. 95 – bono writes 'em slippery

    well it’s gonna have to be Season 3 Episode 13, The Man from Tallahassee this week. Locke thinks about his regular relationship with his regular dad, and then he holds a man hostage and eats his leftovers before blowing up his friend’s only escape. so, a normal one for our protagonist!! we also...

  12. 94 – wife or no wife

    this week, laughter is a team sport, as we talk about Season 6, Episode 11 of Lost, called Happily Ever After!! desmond’s back on the island he hates, brought by his enemy father-in-law. to win desmond’s trust, widmore fries his brain. then desmond bears witness to a world where he has everything...

  13. 93 – the shape of feet to come

    it’s a Season 4, Episode 9 kind of week, where we talk about The Shape of Things to Come. in the present, it’s Ben’s time to have a really intense showdown with a terrible man. then after a bad decision, he flusesh a toilet. in the future, he becomes a paparazzi before his arch nemesis roasts his...

  14. 92 – john locke has to take care of a little man underneath the surface of the earth

    feels a little silly to write a description, everything you need’s right there in the title! well i guess we’ll provide the episode title, Lockdown, and tell you it’s Season 2 Episode 17. we’ll also tell you about Locke’s past, where he almost marries Katey Segal, but then his pesky ol dad fakes...

  15. 91 – the little peanut butter that i dolloped upon your dome

    content warning: the flashbacks in this episode deal with domestic abuse, sexual assault, and incest. we keep discussion of this confined from roughly 3:55 to 16:05 if you’d rather skip it. bad episode this week, folks! it’s Season 1 Episode 13, Hearts and Minds. it’s a Boone episode, the only…

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  16. 90 – man on the bus

    special guest Stephanie, of City Girls Make Do infamy, joins us for our 90th episode bonanza!! we watched Season 2, Episode 19, S.O.S, and it’s all about the beloved Rose and Bernard!! back in the day, they were in love, and guess what?? they’re still in love to this very day!! but is Bernard…

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  17. 89 – summer of 41

    welcome to the Sum 41 shuffle, where we recount facts about exactly one band called Sum 41. by sheer coincidence we also watched Season 5, Episode 15, Follow The Leader. in the past, Jack wonders about blowing up a hydrogen bomb and thinks its a really good idea. some of his friends disagree!!…

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  18. 88 – domswildthings

    we shuffle the island this week on Season 2, Episode 10, the 23rd Psalm. Mr Eko has a sordid past where he made a choice and became a drug lord, and his brother became a priest. y’all ever heard of… good and evil?? meanwhile in the present, he meets Ol Smokey and Charlie remains a pissant. we…

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  19. 87 – a wise man once said that war was coming to this island. i think it just got here.

    we recommend watching a youtube video with zero views instead of watching Season 6 Episode 10, The Package. this week, Sun and Jin find true and passionate love in an alternate reality where the mob is constantly hunting them down. then in real life, nothing really happens at all!! Sun forgets a...

  20. 86 – god's special mirror

    it’s Season 6 Episode 5, aka Lighthouse. we got those in the Maritimes, and Jacob has one too. it’s a good place to visit exactly once. Jack thinks about what if he had a son and the son didn’t like him very much. Jin has a busted leg and lies to a friend. Hurley and Jacob are best buds. in the...

  21. 85 – i'm not crazy i'm just a little unwell i know right now you can't tell

    CW: this episode deals heavily in unreality. its pretty strongly woven into the plot of the episode, and there’s no avoiding it, so maybe skip this one if you’d prefer. additionally, we talk about a suicide related scene from roughly 39:30 to 41:45. for christmastime we talk about Dave this week,...

  22. 84 – rick the dick

    what do you think about culture and class in korea? well Season 2 Episode 5 “…And Found” has some thoughts and is eager to share them with you, cause it’s all about Sun and Jin baby!!!! in this episode’s past, Sun tries to find love and Jin tries to find a job. and in the present, Jin fights a...

  23. 83 – the northern passage

    it’s Pilot Part 2 this week!! remember the start of the show? the gang is still raw from a Plane Crash and Sawyer is very racist. Boone and Shannon are here too, remember them? a mountain is tall, a crew assembles, a hike occurs… and tensions flare!! meanwhile we roast landlords everywhere,...

  24. 82 – grookey fans only

    after our much anticipated Gamer’s Corner, we consider another episode of Lost, and it’s Season 3, Episode 23, Through the Looking Glass (Part 2). hurley drives a car, jack punches a foe, tom fires a gun, and alex ties up a dad. and in the past… the future arrives! meanwhile we wonder how to…

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  25. 81 – grant modanno

    howdy! on this week’s episode we watch Season 3, Episode 10, Tricia Tanaka is Dead. Hurley has a wild idea about what a broken car can mean. in his past, his Dad is Bad and his Mom loves Jesus!! we also talk about the Mighty Ducks franchise of films for a little bit, and the show Lost teaches us…

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  26. 80 – big brain

    happy 2/3rds of lost-iversary! we’ve only got 41 hours of the show to go, folks. and this week it’s Something Nice Back Home, of Season 4 Episode 10 fame. in the present, Jack gets sick and has some challenging thoughts on his own treatment. in the future, Jack is in a happy and healthy...

  27. 79 – joey boat

    hope you like words cause we’ve got ’em, here in Season 3 Episode 11, Enter 77. in the past, Sayid is forced to confront his horrible deeds and gives us one of the best scenes we’ve scene out of the show??? and in the present, Locke plays Chess and an eyepatched man lives on a farm. it’s pretty...

  28. 78 – laughing about waluigi

    we recommend searching for an image of waluigi before entering this episode, though it isn’t necessary. what IS necessary is Season 1 Episode 11, titled All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues. Jack hates his daddy! and he hates when his friends get stolen into the Jungle! but he LOVES to punch a...

  29. 77 – jacob should have stayed dead

    the lads talk about What They Died For, Season 6 Episode 16. it’s the very penultimate episode of the whole dang show! right before the finale!! so you know it’s going to be some real great television. Jacob explains it all in a very satisfying way, while Ben and Widmore, the two big antagonists,...

  30. 76 – the dupree conundrum

    CW: the episode we watched this week depicts a suicide attempt, and we talk about this scene from about 39:00 to 42:30. we’re not having any fun this week, since we’re watching Season 5, Episode 7, known as The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham. we learn all about Locke’s time trying, and mostly...

  31. 75 – now that's a stylish fall

    this week we think outside the island for Season 1, Episode 9, titled Solitary. we learn about Sayid’s time working as a torturer and falling in love. meanwhile in the present, Sayid makes a friend and Hurley starts a club. meanwhile we catch up on Maritimes Sports Gossip, think about JJ’s…

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  32. 74 – earning your pants

    happy new year, to you and to yours! we’re back and we’re watching Dead is Dead Season 5 Episode 12 and it’s all about Ben Linus’ time growing up, being a teen, then being mean!! in the present day, Locke and Ben are married and making it work. a rat sings us a song, too! don’t forget, take a...

  33. 73 – gimme my hash justin!

    in our final episode in the year of our lord 2017, we finally talk about the state of legal weed in canada. we also get around to talking about Season 1 Episode 14, Special. it’s all about Walt and Michael trying to get along, Walt having untold abilities, and Walt’s Mom being mean for no good...

  34. 72 – tommy tuna

    it’s Season 5, Episode 5, This Place is Death, this week. it’s all about Jin finding his friends and Sun holding a gun. be sure to stick around for the greatest television pitch you’re ever gonna hear.

  35. 71 – stoked to poke

    we’re back!! after a month off we’re talkin’ about our favourite show ever, and you know it’s gotta be Lost. of course it’s Season 4 Episode 5, The Constant. ol’ Desmond’s on a helicopter, then he’s in the military?? what kind of nonsense?? well we sure hope he finds the love of his life. turns…

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  36. 70 – looming a blanket for your entire life

    hello there. on Season 6, Episode 15, titled Across The Sea, we learn all about Jacob, and his nameless brother. one wears white and the other wears black. they were raised by Academy Award Winner Allison Janney, and dug a well sometimes. they saw a light in a cave and said “looks neat to me!”…

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  37. 69 – i'm ben (theme of ben linus)

    hey hey hey it’s Season 6, Episode 12, and it’s time to learn about how Everybody Loves Hugo. hurley, you see, is making the world a better place, but can he find true love?? maybe with the help of a little fellow called Desmond, he can have a date. meanwhile on the island, Michael is a ghost??…

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  38. 68 – babytown

    Season 4? Episode 4? you KNOW we’re talkin Eggtown, baby. Locke learns how to run an Eggtown, and Miles and Ben have a fun little chat. meanwhile, in the Future, Kate is held responsible for her crimes, kind of, sort of, but not really. it’s a real loose one this week, so get ready for some talk…

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  39. 67 – tiny dad

    Season 3, Episode 19, is called The Brig. we watched it this week! John Locke meets his dad and doesn’t love to see him. Sawyer meets Locke’s dad too!! it’s Dad Time!!! meanwhile Bean and James are here to present innovative fast food solutions and pitch a brave new television pilot. are you on...

  40. 66 – l. ron cupboard

    we watch Season 1 Episode 7, The Moth, and it’s all about Charlie’s rockstar lifestyle!! meanwhile, in the present, Charlie struggles with addiction by causing a cave in. we also talk a little bit about the difference between the Maritimes and the rest of Canada, and discuss some Simpsons rumours...

  41. 65 – a fare a day

    welcome back! it’s Season 4 Episode 2, Confirmed Dead this week. we meet the Freighter Crew as they arrive to the island, including Faraday, Miles, Charlotte, and you KNOW we gotta have Dirty Shirty Frank!! the gang, meanwhile, is split about whether these bozos wanna help ’em or hurt ’em. we...

  42. 64 – a big cup of exposition coffee

    special guest Jack Bielli joins us today on this jumbo-sized episode of the show! we watch Season 5 Episode 14, The Variable. we learn about Daniel Faraday this week! he arrives on the island in past-times, screams at everyone, and wants to talk to his mom. no clue why, cause in the past, we…

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  43. 63 – piss guarantee

    howdy howdy! we guarantee piss this week on The Island Shuffle, Season 6 Episode 13, The Last Recruit. folks, it’s bad! we don’t like it!! the gang escapes from Smoke Monster Locke, only for Jack to walk off a boat and then get blown up. meanwhile, in the alternate timeline, Desmond is a creep.…

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  44. 62 – chef boyardee

    if you love a good multi-fauceted show, you’ll love our podcast about the show Lost. this week it’s Season 5 Episode 9, Namaste. a plane crashes on an island, again!! Frank and Sun hang out and get spooked. meanwhile, thirty years ago, the gang gets used to life in the Dharma Initiative. we also...

  45. 61 – shrapnel and debt

    welcome back to the show where we watch Lost in the Long Order. this week it’s Season 1 Episode 3, Tabula Rasa. the first proper single hour episode of the show stars… Kate!! on the Island, a man is dying and nobody’s happy about it. and in the Past, Kate is a criminal despite being a girl. James...

  46. 60 – murder water

    we’re back!! we’re watching Season 3 Episode 1, A Tale of Two Cities. Jack’s in Glass Jail, Sawyer’s in Cage Jail, and Kate’s in Breakfast Jail. meanwhile in the past, Jack is a really bad idiot dipshit who sucks constantly, and loves to hurt his dad and stalk his ex. rough stuff!! Bean and James...

  47. best of the best

    hey folks! james and bean took a little vacation so guess what — here’s a lovely little supercut of some of our favourite jokes over the year. we’re nearly at the halfway point of the dang show and that’s hard to believe, and so we figured this condensed nonsense might serve a finer entry point...

  48. 59 – tntbyacdc

    it’s Season 1 Episode 24, Exodus (Part 2), aka the meandering middle chapter of the pretty good finale of Season 1. Locke and Jack handle some dynamite, and Claire’s baby gets kidnapped! meanwhile, in the fateful airport of flight 815, Walt plays game boy, and Jin gets threatened. just another...

  49. 58 – the baldest object

    howdy! this fine evening, why not enjoy a cup of Season 3, Episode 18, called D.O.C.! Sun and Juliet go on an adventure to find out exactly when Sun got pregnant, and they have a fun time together!! except… can we really trust… Juliet??? also in the past, Sun gets blackmailed and meets Jin’s dad,...

  50. 57 – my couch, my tostitos, and my little pants

    poblerone to all our listeners. we watched Everybody Hates Hugo, Season 2 Episode 4. it’s about as wholesome as it gets on the show, when Hurley grapples with winning the big bucks and also what to do about all the food. we like this episode a whole lot!! meanwhile Bean and James grapple with the...

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Bean and James are watching Lost, but in the very wrong order. Remember Lost?? No, really — do you Remember?? Lost???

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