Lost is one of the most ambitious and influential television dramas of the 2000s, redefining what network TV storytelling could be. Premiering in 2004, the series begins with the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 stranded on a mysterious island after a devastating plane crash—but it quickly becomes clear that the island is anything but ordinary. One of the show’s most groundbreaking innovations was its use of character-centered flashbacks, later expanded to flashforwards and flash-sideways. Each e