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Lost has had an endless number of shocking moments throughout its four seasons, but the blog Apropos of Something has compiled the 30 biggest jaw-droppers ever.  You can check out five of them below, but head to the website to check out the entire article.

#30: International jewel thieves Nikki and Paulo are buried alive
Episode: “Exposé” (Season 3)
 
Why it’s a “WTF?!” moment: Let me get this straight. Lost introduced a couple of new cast members at the beginning of Season 3, quickly turned them into the most annoying characters ever, and then went into Twilight Zone territory and buried them alive? That’s hardcore, man. Oh, and for a bonus “WTF?!” moment, what was Sawyer thinking when he threw those perfectly good diamonds into “Nina and Pablo’s” grave?

#29: Jack plays football with the Others
Episode: “Par Avion” (Season 3)
 
Why it’s a “WTF?!” moment: Typically, when you set out on a rescue mission, you don’t expect to find the captive playing two-hand touch with his captors. Yet, that’s exactly what Sayid, Locke, Kate, and Rousseau witnessed they hiked to the barracks to retrieve Jack from the “clutches” of the Others. Had Jack sided with the Others? Had he been brainwashed? Was he suffering from a case of Stockholm Syndrome? Perhaps most importantly, was it a DHARMA-issued football?

#28: Sayid is revealed as Ben’s hitman in the future
Episode: “The Economist” (Season 4)
 
Why it’s a “WTF?!” moment: Sayid becoming an assassin after leaving the Island didn’t seem so far-fetched, but Sayid working for Ben of all people? That definitely qualifies as a “WTF?!” moment in my book.

#27: Sun gives birth in the future, Jin rushes to the hospital in the past
Episode: “Ji Yeon” (Season 4)
 
Why it’s a “WTF?!” moment: Very tricky, Lost writers! Considering Sun was busy delivering her baby girl, it only made sense that Jin was rushing to the hospital to be with her. It wasn’t until the end of the episode that we realized Sun’s delivery-room scenes were flashforwards, whereas Jin’s scenes were actually flashbacks. Why wasn’t Jin at the hospital when Sun gave birth to Ji Yeon? Well, for an added “WTF?!” bonus, Sun visits Jin’s grave in the episode’s closing scene.

#26: The drug smugglers’ plane falls, killing Boone
Episodes: “Deus Ex Machina”/”Do No Harm” (Season 1)
 
Why it’s a “WTF?!” moment: Unless you count the pilot or the federal marshal, Boone was the first main character to perish on Lost. Even if Locke maintained that Boone was “a sacrifice that the Island demanded,” his shocking death drove home the message that nobody was safe on this show.

Read the rest here.