Lost

Back to the Island: The Complete Critical Companion to the Classic TV Series

By: Emily St. James, Noel Murray

Narrated by: Natasha Soudek

Before it premiered in the fall of 2004, LOST looked doomed to be an expensive, disastrous plane crash of a TV show. Instead, LOST was a massive hit, debuting with the biggest audience for a new drama on ABC in over a decade, reaching heights of over 23 million viewers at its peak, and holding on to a hefty fan-base for its entire six-season run. The elements that made the series seem like a boondoggle proved, instead, to be a big part of its appeal. Audiences loved the exotic island setting, became invested in the morally compromised characters, and feverishly tried to unravel the show's many mysteries.

In LOST: Back to the Island, TV critics and veteran LOST recappers Emily St. James and Noel Murray revisit what made the show such a success and an object of enduring cultural obsession, twenty years later. Through essays, episode summaries, and cultural analysis, they take us back to the island and examine LOST's lasting impact—and its complicated, sometimes controversial legacy—with a clear-eyed and lively investigation.

For fans of one of the most successful and highly discussed shows in recent memory, LOST: Back to the Island is both a delightful time capsule and a rousing work of entertainment criticism.

©2024 Emily St. James and Noel Murray (P)2024 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Discerning and fun, this will delight anyone who's gotten into a heated discussion about the show's many mysteries." ---Publishers Weekly

Awesomeness

A great way to revisit, loved it.
Fun, moving, and an excellent recap for the show.

Great insights but hard to listen to at times.

I love Lost so I absolutely love delving into the details of the show. Unfortunately there are a ton of "mouth noises" throughout the narration which makes it really hard to listen to and had to take multiple breaks wherever it got too annoying to listen.