Things You Never Noticed About Lost

Things You Never Noticed About Lost
Past Perceptions and Future Theories
by 'Vozzek'


I've almost finished season four of my super duper Lost re-watch before it returns to the screen for its final mind-f*ck of a season in a couple of weeks (longest weeks EVER), what better time to read this book.
I've been following Vozzek's 'Things I Noticed' entries for a couple of seasons now and each one I read I end up totally gobsmacked and watching the episode again. Now he's written a book and it multiplied that gob-smackiness by one thousand. I feel like I can now watch the show with Steve Austin's bionic eyes... and ears.
Lost is... hard to describe. Um... frikken awesome! I tell people I love the show and they say it doesn't answer any questions. I tell them, if you want answers, watch a quiz show. I'm still torn about the final season, I want to see what happens but then I don't want it to end. Maybe that last day will be a good day to find a therapist.
On to the book. Vozzek expands on some of his theories that he has posted on the website and also delves into some popular (and not so popular) theories of others floating around the Lost-verse. I've almost ruined the poor book after one reading, dog-tagging pages for easy reference. I think I might have to attack it with a highlighter next...
The thing that makes this book so darn good is his eye for detail and dissecting what a 'one time viewer' might think the most tedious, incidental things. But that is what being a die-hard Lost fan is all about, finding those precious 'Easter eggs' and evaluating the hell out of them, looking up weird stuff on wikipedia, and studying screen captures frame by frame, not seeing your family and friends for months at a time. Those Easter eggs are, after all, put there for a reason.
I started listening to the ODI podcast with Vozzek and friends during the last season and one topic they mentioned, and V goes into greater detail in the book, is character's voices not matching the person who is talking. There are dozens of examples of this. I found another one today in S04E11 Cabin Fever (29:36) Abaddon is talking to Locke in the hospital about Locke going on a walkabout and Abaddon says that he found out 'who I was'. Now as he says this three words, his voice is duplicated. By who's voice, I don't know, but it's those little things that need to be noticed.
Vozzek discusses how people's perceptions of what is going on alters what we see. Items moved around in Ben's fridge from one scene to the next, photo frames being rearranged on a wall, things change according to who sees them. Characters are frequently drugged, knocked out, waking up, it's no wonder things aren't always what they seem to be.
Why does Hurley see Charlie at the Santa Rosa Mental Institute after Charlie had died? What are the whispers? Did the Oceanic Six actually go back to the real world? What could be so special about Jack choosing the black thread for his stitches in the Pilot episode? This book has intelligent and well researched theories on those questions and a whole lot more you probably never thought to ask.
Anyone who wants to understand more about Lost needs to read this book. Simple as that. It's so well written and easy to read, it's very interactive. I love reading a theory, finding that episode and watching what he's discussing, going back to the book to read some more. I sure hope he writes another one when it's all over.

You can purchase his book from here... thingsinoticed.com and he will even autograph it for you!
After watching the Swan hatch orientation film John Locke said, 'We're gonna have to watch that again.'
I'm gonna have to read this again.
Ten thumbs up.