Why you loved it
Shows like Lost
Lost's ending still divides the people who watched it, and they often loved different shows: a mystery, a survival story, characters with secrets, or a fight between faith and science. Here are four reasons people love it.
The 4 reasons people love Lost
Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.
The island's mysteries
This was your reason if…
- You can still recite 4 8 15 16 23 42.
- The hatch was the cliffhanger you never got over.
- You had a theory for everything.
A hatch, a smoke monster, a polar bear in the jungle, numbers that keep coming back. Lost made the mysteries the reason to watch each week. If this is your reason, you want mystery boxes that keep you theorising.
Strangers surviving together
This was your reason if…
- The first minutes after the crash are burned into your memory.
- You liked the camp, the water, the fights over who leads.
- You wondered what you'd do in their place.
A plane breaks apart over a tropical island, and the survivors need water, shelter and someone to lead them. Before the mysteries, it's a survival story. If this is your reason, you want stories about strangers forced to survive together.
Characters with secrets
This was your reason if…
- "The Constant" is the episode you'd show anyone.
- You loved finding out who each of them was before the crash.
- Ben Linus was the most interesting person on the island.
Each episode flashes back to one survivor's life before the crash: a con man, a fugitive, a man who couldn't walk. On the island, all of them get a second chance. If this is your reason, you want character stories built on secrets and second chances.
Faith against science
This was your reason if…
- You were on Locke's side, or Jack's.
- "Don't tell me what I can't do" got to you.
- The people mattered more to you than the answers.
Jack the doctor wants proof. Locke believes the island brought them there for a reason. The whole show swings between those two men. If this is your reason, you want stories about belief, destiny and meaning.
Picks that share your reasons
Yellowjackets2021
- Survival
- Mysteries
- Backstories
A girls' soccer team survives a plane crash in the wilderness, and 25 years later something still haunts them.
FROM2022
- Mysteries
- Survival
A town that traps everyone who drives in, and creatures that come out at night. Mystery after mystery.
Dark2017
- Mysteries
A missing boy, a cave, and a time-travel puzzle across four families. Made for people who loved the theories.
The Leftovers2014
- Faith vs science
- Backstories
From Lost's co-creator Damon Lindelof: two percent of the world vanishes, and those left behind try to live with it. Grief, faith and no easy answers.
Cast Away2000
- Survival
A man alone on an island after a plane crash, with a volleyball for company.
Manifest2018
- Mysteries
- Faith vs science
A plane lands five years after it took off, and its passengers start hearing a voice. Mystery and destiny.
Life of Pi2012
- Faith vs science
- Survival
A boy adrift on a lifeboat with a tiger, telling a story that tests what you believe.
This Is Us2016
- Backstories
A family's story told across decades, with flashbacks that change how you see everyone. Bring tissues.
Severance2022
- Mysteries
Office workers whose memories are split between work and home, and a company hiding everything. A mystery box built for theories.
The Last of Us2023
- Survival
- Backstories
A smuggler and a girl cross a ruined America, and some episodes stop to tell one survivor's whole life.
Reasons and picks chosen by the Ipsomap team. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
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