LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 2, Episode 13: “The Long Con”

LOST: Down the Hatch | Season 2, Episode 13: “The Long Con”

Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) are here to put one in your ear — another LOST podcast, that is!

In their discussion of “The Long Con,” Josh and Mike run down the only Sawyer flashback in season two, get acquainted with a certain chicken (salad) man, bring Kim Dickens’ Cassidy into the picture, and much more. It’s a deep dive into one of Josh’s all-time personal favorites, with a lot of talk about vegetables on the side.

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.

Additional reading/listening/viewing from the podcast:

• The LOST: Down the Hatch Wikipedia Page
• Josh’s LOST Episode Rankings (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Lost Will and Testament (Javier Grillo Marxuach)
• History of Kodiak, Alaska
• Damon Lindelf on Bad Twin (The LOST Podcast)
• Carlton Cuse and The Long Con (The LOST Podcast)
• Kim Dickens Interview (The AV Club)
• “The Long Con” Music Analysis (Jim Fels)

The 23 Points Character Tracker for Season Two

• Eko: 11
• Sayid: 7
• Jin: 3.5
• Ana-Lucia: 3
• Kate: 3
• Hurley: 2
• Shannon: 2
• Monster (Horse): 2
• Sun: 1.5
• Locke: 1
• Libby: 1
• Claire: 1
• Mr. Friendly: 1
• Jack: 1
• Michael: 1
• Rose: 1
• Bernard: 1
• Helen : 1
• Sam Austen: 1
• Yemi: 1
• Christian: 1
• Sawyer: 2
• Cassidy: 1
• Sarah: 0
• Desmond: 0
• Goodwin: 0
• Law & Order: 0
• Guy #1 + Guy #2: -1
• Gordy: -1
• Liam: -1
• Angelo: -1
• Ulu: -1
• Goldie: -1
• Heroin: -4
• The Others: -1
• Donald: -1
• Cindy: -1
• Nathan: -1
• Mr. Rutherford: -1
• Johnny: -1
• Jae-hyun Lee: -1
• Randy Nations: -2
• Susan: -2
• Anthony Cooper: -2
• Fiancé Douche: -3
• Mr. Kim (Jin’s boss): -4
• Sabrina: -4
• Jason McCormack: -4
• Wayne: -5
• Charlie: -7

The 4.2 Star Episode Rankings for Season Two

1. Man of Science, Man of Faith
2. The 23rd Psalm
3. Orientation
4. The Long Con
5. The Other 48 Days
6. The Hunting Party
7. Collision
8. …And Found
9. What Kate Did
10. Everybody Hates Hugo
11. Abandoned
12. Adrift
13. Fire + Water

Previous Down the Hatch Episodes:

• In Which We Go Back
• Last Call Before the Rewatch
• Season 1, Episodes 1 + 2: “Pilot, Part 1 + 2”
• Season 1, Episode 3: “Tabula Rasa”
• Season 1, Episode 4: “Walkabout”
• Season 1, Episode 5: “White Rabbit”
• Season 1, Episode 6: “House of the Rising Sun”
• Season 1, Episode 7: “The Moth”
• Season 1, Episode 8: “Confidence Man”
• Season 1, Episode 9: “Solitary”
• Season 1, Episode 10: “Raised by Another”
• Season 1, Episode 11: “All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues”
• Season 1, Episode 12: “Whatever the Case May Be”
• Season 1, Episode 13: “Hearts and Minds”
• Season 1, Episode 14: “Special”
• Season 1, Episode 15: “Homecoming”
• Season 1, Episode 16: “Outlaws”
• Season 1, Episode 17: “…In Translation”
• Season 1, Episode 18: “Numbers”
• Season 1, Episode 19: “Deus Ex Machina”
• Season 1, Episode 20: “Do No Harm”
• Season 1, Episode 21: “The Greater Good”
• Season 1, Episode 22: “Born to Run”
• Season 1 Feedback Special
• Season 2, Episode 1: “Man of Science, Man of Faith”
• Season 2, Episode 2: “Adrift”
• Season 2, Episode 3: “Orientation”
• Season 2, Episode 4: “Everybody Hates Hugo”
• Season 2, Episode 5: “…And Found”
• Season 2, Episode 6: “Abandoned”
• Season 2, Episode 7: “The Other 48 Days”
• Season 2, Episode 8: “Collision”
• Season 2, Episode 9: “What Kate Did”
• Season 2, Episode 10: “The 23rd Psalm”
• Season 2, Episode 11: “The Hunting Party”
• Season 2, Episode 12: “Fire + Water”
• The Season 1 Book Club
• RPG Episode #1: “Autopilot”
• RPG Episode #2: “The Other Other 48 Days”
• The Lindeloff, Vol. 1
• The DJ DOM Exposéd Party