Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 12/11/2007

When it aired in 2006-07, Lost's third season was split into two, with a hefty break in between. This did nothing to help the already weirdly disparate direction the show was taking (Kate and Sawyer in zoo cages! Locke eating goop in a mud hut!), but when it finally righted its course halfway through--in particular that whopper of a finale--the drama series had left its irked fan base thrilled once again. This doesn't mean, however, that you should skip through the first half of the season to get there, because quite a few questions find answers: what the Others are up to, the impact of turning that fail-safe key, the identity of the eye-patched man from the hatch's video monitor. One of the series' biggest curiosities from the past--how Locke ended up in that wheelchair in the first place--also gets its satisfying due. (The episode, "The Man from Tallahassee," likely was a big contributor to Terry O'Quinn's surprising--but long-deserved--Emmy win that year.)

Unfortunately, you do have to sit through a lot of aforementioned nuisances to get there. Season 3 kicks off with Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) held captive by the Others; Sayid (Naveen Andrews), Sun (Yunjin Kim), and Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) on a mission to rescue them; and Locke, Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), and Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) in the aftermath of the electromagnetic pulse that blew up the hatch. Spinning the storylines away from base camp alone wouldn't have felt so disjointed were it not for the new characters simultaneously being introduced. First there's Juliet, a mysterious member of the Others whose loyalty constantly comes into question as the season goes on. Played delicately by Elizabeth Mitchell (Gia, ER, Frequency), Juliet is in one turn a cold-blooded killer, by another turn a sympathetic friend; possibly both at once, possibly neither at all. (She's also a terrific, albeit unwitting, threat to the Kate-Sawyer-Jack love triangle, which plays out more definitively this season.) On the other hand, there's the now-infamous Nikki and Paulo (Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro), a tagalong couple who were cleverly woven into the previous seasons' key moments but came to bear the brunt of fans' ire toward the show (Sawyer humorously echoed the sentiments by remarking, "Who the hell are you?"). By the end of the season, at least two major characters die, another is told he/she will die within months, major new threats are unveiled, and--as mentioned before--the two-part season finale restores your faith in the series.

The extras are as well-stocked as a Dharma Initiative food pantry on this seven-disc set. Commentaries by producer Damon Lindelof, show writers, and numerous cast members reveal a whole lot of juicy trivia; plus, the DVDs even provide a subtitle track for the commentary (rarely seen other than on foreign-language director's commentaries) so you won't miss a thing. "Lost Book Club" goes through the parallels between what characters are reading and the show's storylines (The Wizard of Oz and Stephen King are heavily referenced). "Lost: On Location" gives a lot of insight to some of the biggest episodes, and "Lost in a Day" gives a 24-hour glimpse at the drama's arduous production. The Blu-ray version also includes an interactive panel and "Blu-Prints," a series of maps and renderings giving a tour of the island. If you're a Lost fan who gave up during this season, the bonus features alone might lure you back for the next round. --Ellen A. Kim

Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
LPCM 5.1 4608Kbps (48kHz/16-bit) English
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps English / French / Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish

Disc 1 - 5 Episodes
Running time: 3:35:18
Feature size: 43,99 GB
Disc size: 45,16 GB
Average video bit rate: 19.19 Mbps

Disc 2 - 5 Episodes
Running time: 3:36:10
Feature size: 44,12 GB
Disc size: 44,82 GB
Average video bit rate: 19.20

Disc 3 - 5 Episodes
Running time: 3:35:11
Feature size: 44,16 GB
Disc size: 44,47 GB
Average video bit rate: 19.29 Mbps

Disc 4 - 5 Episodes
Running time: 3:35:12
Feature size: 44,17 GB
Disc size: 44,55 GB
Average video bit rate: 19.29 Mbps

Disc 5 - 3 Episodes
Running time: 2:09:38
Feature size: 26,65 GB
Disc size: 27,02 GB
Average video bit rate: 19.35 Mbps

Disc 6 - Extras

This is by far the best looking Blu Ray I've seen to date! I too received a mis-labeled disc 5, but I simply called the 1-800 number on the disc and was promptly sent a corrected one.

Season was really cool... VQ is amazing... but my 5th disk was actually the first disk labeled as the 5th. what the hell

This is an amazing season, and watching it on blu-ray is quite a treat. If you think that it couldn't look any better than it's dvd counterpart (upscaled), then think again. The colors are very vibrant, and the environment is lush and alive. The sound is top notch also you feel as though you are on the island with them.

As far as the season itself goes, I really enjoyed it. Lost is a very mysterious show and this season raises more questions, although it does answer a few questions viewers were waiting for. It has a very awesome ending too.

In conclusion, if you love Lost and have a blu-ray player, please get this it's worth the extra money. You won't be disappointed.

Lost is an amazing show. I enjoy it's ability to challenge my mind. I like trying to figure things out in the show, yet, it is still fun to just watch the plot unfold as well.