Between the first few episodes of “Alias” and most of “Felicity,” it’s clear JJ Abrams used to be REALLY into emo musical montages. I’m glad he got that out of his system before “LOST.”
SRSLY.
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What J.J. Abrams' Past Shows Foreshadowed About 'Lost' →
My personal favorites:
4. That Someone Would be Immortal
The key to maintaining that youthful glow for all of eternity? Well, it depends on the show. On Alias, it involved Sloane falling into a vat of mysterious liquid. On Lost, it just meant Jacob granting immortality to Richard Alpert in lieu of bringing his wife back or absolving him of his sins. We kind of like the Alias method better, only because it didn’t include hanging out on an island forever.2. That the Numbers Would Mean Nothing
After spending hours looking at the “push-through” letters on Alias and writing them down in an attempt to solve a puzzle that never panned out like it was supposed to, as well as looking for 47’s everywhere and trying to figure out their meaning, we should have known better than to get excited every time we saw a combination of 4, 8, 15,16, 23, 42 on Lost.1. That There Would Be a Flash Sideways
Felicity did it. Sure, her sideways life wasn’t caused by a hydrogen bomb exploding, but a magical spell did basically give her a do-over for the past year of her life, which allowed her to choose a different member of her love triangle to see how if things would work out better. It’s really just like how Sawyer went from criminal to cop, if you think about it.
