'Missing Pieces' is a 12-part web-only series of Lost created in 2007 for ABC.com and Verizon mobile subscribers. The series was written, produced and starring many of the regular cast and crew from the regular show, but with each episode lasting just a few minutes. The aptly titled mobisodes were intended to fill in some of the blanks left by the show.
The episodes were fairly well received by fans of the show, and critics; with the final episode 'So it Begins' nominated for an Emmy award (losing out to Battlestar Gallactica: Razor Flashbacks). All of the episodes are considered as canon.
For those who do not wish to watch the mobisodes, Lostpedia has a helpful 'Revelations' section, which covers the main points discovered throughout the series.
Episodes
| # | Name | ||
| 01 | The Watch | ||
| Years before the crash on the day before Jack's wedding with Sarah, Jack's father Christian apologizes to Jack for not having been as good a father as he could have been. Christian gives Jack a watch that had been passed down to him by his father. | |||
| 02 | Hurley and Frogurt | ||
| As Hurley gets wine for his picnic with Libby on day 64, he is confronted by crash survivor Neil, a frozen yogurt salesman nicknamed Frogurt. Frogurt tells Hurley that he also has a crush on Libby and is waiting for Hurley's relationship with her to crumble. | |||
| 03 | King of the Castle | ||
| Sometime during days 75 to 79 when Jack is living with the Others in the Barracks, Jack and Ben play chess. Ben tells Jack that the island might not let him leave and if he does, Jack may regret it someday. | |||
| 04 | The Deal | ||
| On day 63, Juliet visits Michael during his captivity with the Others to discuss the necessity to free Walt from the island. | |||
| 05 | Operation Sleeper | ||
| On the night of day 86, Juliet wakes Jack to confess that she has been working with Ben. | |||
| 06 | Room 23 | ||
| Sometime during days 45 to 49, Walt Lloyd is being kept in Room 23. Juliet shows Ben several birds that have died outside Room 23. | |||
| 07 | Arzt and Crafts | ||
| On day 7, Arzt tries to dissuade some of the crash survivors from following Jack by moving into the caves, that is until he hears the monster and decides to move there himself. | |||
| 08 | Buried Secrets | ||
| Sometime during days 6 to 44, while burying her forged driver's license, Sun is discovered by Michael and they almost kiss. | |||
| 09 | Tropical Depression | ||
| On day 43, Arzt confesses to Michael that he lied about the upcoming monsoon season. He also tells him that he was in Australia to meet someone whom he found through Internet dating, but was rejected. | |||
| 10 | Jack, Meet Ethan. | ||
| Sometime during day 4, Ethan approaches Jack and gives him a suitcase of medical supplies, and the two discuss the possibility of Claire delivering her baby on the island. Ethan also tells Jack that his wife and baby died in childbirth. | |||
| 11 | Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum | ||
| On day 41, while playing a game of golf with Michael and Hurley, Jin shouts in frustration about his problems. Matthew Fox is credited for this mobisode, despite not making an appearance. | |||
| 12 | The Envelope | ||
| On day 1, Juliet almost shows Amelia, a member of the Others' book club, Ben's x-rays. Ben's feelings for Juliet are hinted at. | |||
| 13 | So It Begins | ||
| Just after the crash, on day 1, what appears to be Christian tells Vincent the dog to go and find Jack. The opening scene of the pilot episode is replayed, in which Jack wakes up and Vincent walks by. | |||
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Re-discovering the mobisodes on ABC's ever-changing site seems impossible. However you can watch all of the mobisodes for free right here on 108 Things at our 'Missing Pieces Player'.
What did you think?
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