C.S. Lewis Gets LOST

Doc Jensen (@ewdocjensen) writes crazy, intriguing recaps for the epic television series LOST. If you’re a fan, you should read these after each episode, especially during this final season. He’s well-read, and makes connections to just about anything and everything you can imagine. I especially appreciated this quote of a quote from his recent recap of the episode Recon:

“Perhaps Charlotte Staples Lewis’ literary namesake, CS Lewis, sums up Ford’s Sideways arc the best. From The Great Divorce:

‘I do not think that all those who choose wrong roads perish; but their rescue consists of being put back on the right road. A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on. Evil can be undone, but it cannot ‘develop’ into good. Time does not heal it. The spell must be unwound, bit-by-bit, with ‘backwards mutters of dissevering power’ — or else not. It is still ‘either-or.’ If we insist on keeping Hell (or even Earth), we shall not see Heaven: if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell.”’

  • katie

    While I'm not a fan of Lost, I am a fan of Lewis, and this is one of my favorite quotes. I think I've read The Great Divorce 4 times, but seeing this makes me want to go back and read it again.

  • http://www.blakeatwood.com/ batwood

    Same here. Been quite awhile since I've read it.

    Also, you should start watching Lost. Why? Because it's awesome. And vague.