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All right Losties, it's here!
The moment we've all been waiting for -- the return of "Lost" for its 6th and final season beginning February 2nd on ABC at 8/7c.
In honor of the big event, I thought it was the perfect time to review where we've been before we move forward. Or backward, depending on what the island is doing.
I spent the last few weeks watching the show from the beginning to pick out my 25 best moments of "Lost." Here they are:
1. Walt Is Taken from The Raft By The Others - "Exodus" Part 2 (S1)
There's a scene in the mini-series "Roots" where the daughter of slave Kunta Kinte is sold away from her parents because she knew how to read. We see the tied-up, screaming girl being carted away in a horse-drawn wagon as her mother helplessly runs after, screaming her name.
Walt's kidnapping by Tom and the Others was just as emotionally wrenching and terrifying. It's still one of the most harrowing scenes I've ever experienced watching a TV show.
It's pitch black on the open ocean when Jin, Sawyer and Michael think they and Walt are being rescued. That's when one of the Others, Tom, says ominously, "We're gonna have to take the boy."
The ensuing mayhem and gunfire leaves the raft in flames, Sawyer shot, Jin trying to save him and Michael in the water screaming Walt's name as the Others' boat pulls away with his son.
It's a stunning, signature moment in the series, and Michael was never the same again.
"Wallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
2. Jack Tells Kate They Have To Return To The Island - "Through the Looking Glass" Part 2 (S3)
This was the game changer. The moment that turned what was a marvelous series into a classic. This was the moment that we realized: The Jack with the very bad fake beard was in a flash forward, not a flashback The Losties had been rescued, but now Jack wanted to go back to the island.
There was so much in this episode to love, it was hard to pick one moment, so you'll notice this list has a couple more.
3. Charlie Dies - "Through the Looking Glass" Part 2 (S3)
Charlie's death is tragic and heroic. He saves Desmond's life, warns the Losties: "Not Penny's Boat," and insures they can get a signal to the freighter so they can be rescued. RIP, Charlie.
4. Desmond Makes A Christmas Phone Call To Penny - "The Constant" (S4)
In "The Constant," we really learned the true time-traveling powers of the island. Desmond popped back and forth between the past and the present faster than you could say "Eloise." The only thing able to anchor him? A phone call to the love of his life, Penny Widmore.
His constant.
The final "I love yous" between Penny and Des were sweeter than sweet.
5. Michael Kills Ana Lucia and Libby - "Two for the Road" (S3)
One of those amazing "Oh, crap!" moments. For most of Walt's life, Michael was trying to keep his girlfriend from taking Walt away from him. So when the Others kidnap him from the raft, Michael cracks. He sells his soul to the devil -- or rather, to Ben -- to get Walt back.
He finally gets Walt back and off the island, but at a terrible price. RIP, Ana Lucia and Libby.
6. The Plane Crash and Aftermath - "The Pilot" Part 1 (S1)
I'm cheating, because this is really several moments in one, but I don't care. When they talk about quality television, this is it. It's amazing filmmaking for the small screen, with all the iconic images we've come to associate with "Lost:" Shannon standing and screaming at the top of her lungs, Charlie walking around in a daze as flaming debris drops all around him, Jack and Hurley scrambling to rescue a pregnant Claire from exploding wreckage, Locke lying on the ground, amazed that his legs work.
The eventual flashback to the violence of the plane crash is enough to make the bravest flier think twice about ever getting on a plane again.
7. Locke Goes Out the Window - "The Man From Tallahassee" (S3)
They made us wait a long time to find out the answer to this question, but when we got the answer, what a doozy! The question: How did Locke end up in a wheelchair? The answer: The
