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Day 09 - Best scene ever

LOST 4x05 - "The Constant"
The Phonecall

Lost has a long history of jerking its fans around, especially in regards to the island itself. What can never be denied, however, is how poignant this show could be. It's not often that I get emotionally invested in a show, but I did with Lost.

I have an awful memory when it comes to the specifics of shows I watch. Usually when I finish it, a while later all I really have is a feeling regarding the show, never memories of certain scenes. But there are a few moments during the run of Lost that have just stuck with me, and I think will forever. The strongest of these is the phone call between Desmond and Penny during the fourth season episode, "The Constant".

Desmond and Penny (along with Sun and Jin) were some of the people I most cared about on the show. I loved their story and I just wanted them to be happy after all of the crap they had been through.

At the beginning of the fourth season Desmond is suffering some time-travel related trauma. His consciousness is kind of ping-ponging around his own timeline. He keeps waking up at different points in his life and it's causing some severe brain trauma. He learns that he needs something to tie his consciousness down in both the past and present or it'll just go spinning off into nothing. That something, that constant, has to be a powerful object. It needs to be something he cares for deeply or it won't work. It has to be Penny.

We'd seen the progression of their relationship, from the first meet-cute to the inevitable break-up because of her father and Desmond's own insecurities. Desmond has been stuck on the island, in the hatch, for eight years. All the audience wants at this point is for these people to find each other again. And when they do it is completely beautiful.

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Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death