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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - Through the Looking Glass (2)
    9.2/10(28 votes)

    #1 - Through the Looking Glass (2)

    S3:E23

    The season 3 finale finds the castaways preparing for an invasion by the slightly less mysterious Others, while Charlie and Desmond find more than they were looking for in the underwater "Looking Glass Hatch".

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - The Constant
    9.1/10(66 votes)

    #2 - The Constant

    S4:E5

    Sayid and Desmond hit a bit of turbulence on the way to the freighter, which causes Desmond to experience some unexpected side effects.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Through the Looking Glass (1)
    9.1/10(65 votes)

    #3 - Through the Looking Glass (1)

    S3:E22

    The season 3 finale finds the castaways preparing for an invasion by the slightly less mysterious Others, while Charlie and Desmond find more than they were looking for in the underwater "Looking Glass Hatch".

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 23 - Live Together, Die Alone (1)
    9.0/10(63 votes)

    #4 - Live Together, Die Alone (1)

    S2:E23

    After discovering something odd just offshore, Jack and Sayid come up with a plan to confront "The Others" and hopefully get Walt back. At the same time there will be an answer to the question of where Michael has been and resolution of him and Walt. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke come to blows as Locke makes a potentially cataclysmic decision regarding the "button" and the hatch. Lastly, Desmond returns and he sheds some more light on his experience on the island in the three years prior to when Locke came down into that hatch.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - The Incident (2)
    8.9/10(49 votes)

    #5 - The Incident (2)

    S5:E17

    Jack's decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke assigns Ben a difficult task.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - The Incident (1)
    8.9/10(53 votes)

    #6 - The Incident (1)

    S5:E16

    Jack's decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke assigns Ben a difficult task.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 5 - The Door
    8.8/10(255 votes)

    #7 - The Door

    S6:E5

    Tyrion seeks a strange ally. Bran learns a great deal. Brienne goes on a mission. Arya is given a chance to prove herself.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - Exodus (2)
    8.8/10(75 votes)

    #8 - Exodus (2)

    S1:E24

    The castaways on the raft are surprised at sea by something unexpected. Meanwhile, remaining islanders attempt to blow open the hatch, and a visitor to the encampment might be a threat to Claire's infant son.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Man of Science, Man of Faith
    8.8/10(79 votes)

    #9 - Man of Science, Man of Faith

    S2:E1

    Jack, Locke and Kate explore the mysterious hatch but Jack decides to wait before going down into the hatch. Kate and Locke aren't so patient. When Shannon chases after Vincent the dog, she encounters a familiar face in the jungle.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - Live Together, Die Alone (2)
    8.8/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Live Together, Die Alone (2)

    S2:E24

    After discovering something odd just offshore, Jack and Sayid come up with a plan to confront "The Others" and hopefully get Walt back. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke come to blows as Locke makes a potentially cataclysmic decision regarding the "button" and the hatch.

    Director:Jack Bender
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  11. undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - The Candidate
    8.8/10(58 votes)

    #11 - The Candidate

    S6:E14

    After the remaining survivors are reunited, Sawyer and Jack hatch a plan to divert the Man in Black's attention and leave the island without him on Widmore's submarine, but disastrous consequences await them. In the flash sideways, Jack investigates the cause of Locke's paralysis and offers treatment.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Happily Ever After
    8.7/10(53 votes)

    #12 - Happily Ever After

    S6:E11

    On the island, Widmore subjects Desmond to a large amount of electromagnetic energy as an experiment. In the flash sideways, Desmond, with the aid of Charlie, starts to have visions of his life in the original timeline.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Flashes Before Your Eyes
    8.7/10(59 votes)

    #13 - Flashes Before Your Eyes

    S3:E8

    After Desmond rescues Claire from drowning, Charlie gets Hurley to help him find out why Desmond has seemed able to predict the future. Desmond recalls exactly what took place in the moments after he turns the key, where he experienced a strange vision of his life prior to his Army days.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
    8.7/10(49 votes)

    #14 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

    S5:E7

    Locke's mission off the island as Jeremy is revealed.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - The Man from Tallahassee
    8.6/10(57 votes)

    #15 - The Man from Tallahassee

    S3:E13

    When Kate and Locke arrive at the Others' camp, Ben promises to tell Locke the island's secrets as long as he stops his destructive plan, and Kate's reunion with Jack doesn't go very well when she learns that the Others have offered him a deal. More of Locke's troubled past is revealed.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - There's No Place Like Home (2)
    8.5/10(55 votes)

    #16 - There's No Place Like Home (2)

    S4:E13

    The face-off between the survivors and the freighter people continues, and the Oceanic Six find themselves closer to rescue.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Namaste
    8.5/10(50 votes)

    #17 - Namaste

    S5:E9

    After meeting old acquaintances Sawyer is forced to continue lying to protect them.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - The Shape of Things to Come
    8.5/10(56 votes)

    #18 - The Shape of Things to Come

    S4:E9

    Jack tries to discover the identity of a body that has washed ashore. Meanwhile, Locke's camp is attacked by Ben's adversaries.

    Director:Jack Bender
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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Walkabout
    8.5/10(92 votes)

    #19 - Walkabout

    S1:E4

    The survivors are jolted awake in the middle of the night when wild island beasts (which are wild boars) invade the beach encampment. Kate and Michael join the mysterious Locke on a hunt for food -- and a shocking secret about Locke is revealed. On the hunt for food someone is injured. Meanwhile, some survivors are horrified by Jack's plan for the dead bodies still scattered among the wreckage -- he wants to burn them. Jack sees someone that's not there, and we find out that one of the survivors was not able to walk but now he can.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - Mayham
    8.5/10(40 votes)

    #20 - Mayham

    S6:E3

    While the gang begins to turn on itself, Tony finds himself at the threshold.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Exodus (1)
    8.5/10(76 votes)

    #21 - Exodus (1)

    S1:E23

    The French woman-Danielle Rousseau-shocks the survivors by showing up to the camp with a dire warning about "the Others" who are on the island, and the black smoke that precedes them. Meanwhile, Michael and Jin ready the raft for sailing. In flashbacks, we see the survivors final moments before they boarded their fateful flight.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - One of Us
    8.5/10(55 votes)

    #22 - One of Us

    S3:E16

    The celebration of Jack's return is cut short when he arrives at the beach with an Other, Juliet, whose flashbacks pick up from where they left off, showing us how she got onto the island and became an other. Meanwhile, Claire is threatened by a strange illness.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Beginning of the End
    8.4/10(58 votes)

    #23 - The Beginning of the End

    S4:E1

    They thought they had met the enemy. They thought they had seen evil. They thought wrong. As the new season begins, the survivors feel that rescue is close at hand, but they don't know whether or not to believe Charlie's final message that the people claiming to liberate them are not who they seem to be. As unlikely alliances are formed, those they thought could be trusted may turn against them, as the enemy of their enemy becomes their friend. But who can be trusted? Is rescue really as close as it seems?

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Orientation
    8.4/10(73 votes)

    #24 - Orientation

    S2:E3

    Michael, Sawyer, and Jin find themselves prisoners after they encounter what they believe to be a group of Others. At the Hatch, the group learns more about their new surroundings but are confused at Desmond's reaction when the strange computer equipment is broken.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - LA X (1)
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #25 - LA X (1)

    S6:E1

    Two outcomes of the detonation of the hydrogen bomb are presented. Flight 815 lands safely at LAX, where Kate escapes from the marshal and Jack learns that his father's body was lost in transit.

    Director:Jack Bender
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Jack Bender Ratings Summary

"Through the Looking Glass (2)" is the best rated episode directed by Jack Bender. It scored 9.214/10 based on 28 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 5/23/2007 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Constant".