LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 1, Episode 19: "Deus Ex Machina"

LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 1, Episode 19: “Deus Ex Machina”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) have done everything you wanted them to do, so why have you done this, TO THEM?

In their recap of “Deus Ex Machina,” Josh and Mike go on a vision quest through the jungle with John Locke (Terry O’Quinn), with bad ramifications for a certain wedding business owner. In the past, Locke meets his father, Anthony Cooper, one of the most loathsome figures in all of LOST lore. By the end of it all, a light shines in the jungle, signaling the coming arrival of a fan-favorite button-pusher.

“Deux Ex Machina” was directed by Robert Mandel, co-written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. It first aired March 30, 2005.

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…
8 Sounds – The events of LOST pop right off the camera and straight into your ears with eight memorable moments replayed on the podcast, helping us guide through the story;
15/16 Others – Josh and Mike answer questions and comments sent their way through the official e-mail address: downthehatch@postshowrecaps.com
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 will attempt to create an official Down the Hatch ranking of every episode of LOST, by rating them all on a scale from 0 – 4.2. Josh and Mike will offer their individual scores, listeners’ scores will be averaged as a third data point, then the three points will be combined for the podcast’s official score on each episode.

Each episode of Down the Hatch clocks in at no less than 108 minutes. If the podcast falls short of that runtime, Josh and Mike have triggered a crisis! Consequences may (and almost certainly will) ensue thanks to the Frozen Donkey Wheel.