I summarized the plot of Lost for a coworker today. So here you go:
A bunch of people planecrashed on an island.
There was a group of OTHERS.
The OTHERS turned out to be more survivors from the plane. Most of these people promptly die.
But then there are OTHER OTHERS. Who WHISPER IN THE WOODS SOMETIMES.
Also, sometimes a Black Smoke Monster comes out of the woods and eats people. But sometimes it doesn't eat them.
Then they discover that the Others are really a bunch of researchers from a science expedition.
Then you find out that they really killed all the researchers on the science expedition and they're still OTHERS.
But they also still do research.
Then you find out that there's another group of OTHERS who live in a temple.
And they fear the Black Smoke Monster.
Some of the original survivors leave the island. But the Island wants them to come back.
So they do.
Then they're mad that they came back.
Then they set off a nuke inside of A HATCH.
Then the island starts time traveling.
Seriously.
Then it gets complicated.
Then in Timeline A everyone leaves the island.
In Timeline B no plane ever crashed.
This timeline is boring.
In timeline A, some people stay with The Others (but not the Temple Others).
But then the Black Smoke Monster infects some of them.
And then there's an invisible guy named Jacob.
He gives orders to people who can see him (most of whom are crazy).
Then a character dies.
But he also gets infected by the Black Smoke Monster.
Who is Jacob.
Who is sometimes invisible.
Who apparently is a body snatcher.
You know, probably from outer space.
There you go. I'm still an episode or two behind, but that's the plot thusfar.
