Erich Stauffer

  • Man of Science, Man of Faith

    You may remember my articles on the evolution of Jack Shephard from earlier this year.  If not, you can find part 1 here and part 2 here.  If you are already initiated into LOST and won’t be spoiled by information from seasons 1-4, I highly recommend watching this compilation clip on Youtube about the dichotomy between Jack…

  • LOST: The Evolution of Jack Shephard: Part 2

    From a “Man of Science” to a “Man of Faith”, Jack Shephard has ridden the pendulum for a full turn.  After competing the greatest task of his life, leading the survivors of Flight 815 to rescue, he is a man without an identity.  No longer do people look to him for his potential, they just…

  • LOST: The evolution of Jack Shephard part 1

    We all know that life imitates art and art imitates life.  I am fascinated by almost all of the characters on LOST, but for me, the most complicated and interesting survivor of Flight 815 is Jack Shephard.  My spell checker tells me that this is not the correct way to spell “shepherd”.  Perhaps the creators of lost intentionally wanted…