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Overview

This page gives guidance and instructions on how to create and maintain episode articles for the television series Lost.

Guidelines

Each episode should have its own article, which is linked from List of Lost episodes.

Title

The title of the article should be the name of the episode, followed by the word "(Lost episode)"


Television infobox

{{Infobox Television episode | Title =
| Series = Lost
| Season = 
| Episode = 
| Airdate =  
| Production = 
| Guests = 
| Writer = 
| Director = 
| Episode list = ]
| Image= 
| Prev = 
| Next = 
}}

Article sections

  • Opening paragraph : This should include the name of the episode, where it is in the series, the names of the writers and directors, the original airdate, and the name of the episode's main flashback character.
  • Plot : Summaries must avoid speculation and original research. Further, they should not be a detailed "step by step" description of the episode, but instead, only mention notable events. For example, events that relate to the storyline, the central character's flashback, and other events that emphasize story elements and thematic motifs in the series. There should be little or no references to actual dialog, unless there are lines that are or appear to be pivotal or episode-defining in some way. Events should be described as they happened, without any speculation about a character's internal thoughts or motivations, unless the motivations are explicitly stated as part of the episode
  • Trivia :

Templates to include

Category

Images

The use of television screenshot images on Misplaced Pages is very controversial, and as such, their use is discouraged except for very rare and specific situations. Any image used in an episode article must include a rationale that it is needed to illustrate some relevant point in the article, such that a simple text description would not suffice. For example, the image of the Dharma logo on the shark, in Adrift (Lost). Images should never be used for simple decoration.

Summary

The goal in providing Lost episode articles on Misplaced Pages is not to provide a replacement for seeing the actual show, or to provide a central location for speculative observations, but simply to provide a useful additional resource of information, which includes only factual and verifiable data.

See also