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The Best Episodes of Lost

Every episode of Lost ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Lost!

Best episode
S4E5 The Constant
9.722,226 votes
Worst episode
S2E12 Fire + Water
7.18,223 votes
Top season
Season 5
8.5avg
Binge time
3d 16h
118 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Lost Season 4 Episode 5 - The Constant
    9.7/10(22226 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  2. Lost Season 3 Episode 22 - Through the Looking Glass (1)
    9.6/10(17779 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  3. Lost Season 3 Episode 23 - Through the Looking Glass (2)
    9.7/10(6765 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  4. Lost Season 2 Episode 23 - Live Together, Die Alone (1)
    9.3/10(11313 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  5. Lost Season 2 Episode 24 - Live Together, Die Alone (2)
    9.4/10(4583 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  6. Lost Season 6 Episode 9 - Ab Aeterno
    9.2/10(10604 votes)

    S6:E9

    Richard Alpert's back story is shown: In 1867, he is brought to the island on the Black Rock as a slave. He makes a deal with Jacob to be his representative in exchange for immortality. In the present day, Hurley convinces him to help the candidates replace Jacob and stop the Man in Black from leaving the Island.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writers:Greggory Nations, Melinda Hsu Taylor

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  7. Lost Season 3 Episode 20 - The Man Behind the Curtain
    9.2/10(9833 votes)

    S3:E20

    Ben unwillingly divulges information to Locke about the island, taking him on a journey to various locations including strange monuments and the mysterious Jacob. Back at the beach, Juliet's secret is revealed. Flashbacks will show us the origins of DHARMA and the history of the island, including 'the purge.'

    Director:Bobby Roth
    Writers:Drew Goddard, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  8. Lost Season 4 Episode 13 - There's No Place Like Home (2)
    9.2/10(9372 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  9. Lost Season 5 Episode 17 - The Incident (2)
    9.2/10(7477 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  10. Lost Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot (1)
    9.1/10(19797 votes)

    S1:E1

    Stripped of everything, the 48 survivors scavenge what they can from the plane for their survival. Some panic. Some pin their hopes on rescue. A few find inner strength they never knew they had-like Kate who, with no medical training, suddenly finds herself suturing the doctor's wounds. The band of friends, family, enemies and strangers must work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain. But the intense howls of mysterious creatures stalking the jungle fill them all with fear. Fortunately, thanks to the calm leadership of quick-thinking Jack and level-headed Kate, they have hope. But even heroes have secrets, as the survivors will come to learn.

    Director:J.J. Abrams
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Lost Season 1 Episode 24 - Exodus (2)
    9.1/10(10847 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  12. Lost Season 2 Episode 1 - Man of Science, Man of Faith
    9.1/10(10717 votes)

    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:Damon Lindelof

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  13. Lost Season 3 Episode 8 - Flashes Before Your Eyes
    9.1/10(10431 votes)

    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
    Writers:Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof

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  14. Lost Season 1 Episode 19 - Deus Ex Machina
    9.1/10(10376 votes)

    S1:E19

    Locke thinks he's being sent a sign on how to get the hatch open, and he and Boone venture inland. Jack is reluctant to offer assistance when Sawyer begins to experience excruciating headaches and needs glasses.

    Director:Robert Mandel
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  15. Lost Season 3 Episode 21 - Greatest Hits
    9.1/10(9729 votes)

    S3:E21

    While Jack devises a plan to do away with "The Others" once and for all, Sayid uncovers a flaw in "The Others'" system that could lead to everyone's rescue. But it requires Charlie to take on a dangerous task that may make Desmond's premonition come true. A Charlie-centric episode.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  16. Lost Season 3 Episode 13 - The Man from Tallahassee
    9.1/10(9195 votes)

    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
    Writers:Drew Goddard, Jeff Pinkner

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  17. Lost Season 5 Episode 16 - The Incident (1)
    9.1/10(9149 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  18. Lost Season 3 Episode 19 - The Brig
    9.1/10(9031 votes)

    S3:E19

    After abandoning the Others, Locke takes Sawyer on a trek through the jungle to help him eliminate a common enemy. Meanwhile, back at the beach, the parachutist Naomi has crucial information about flight 815.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  19. Lost Season 1 Episode 2 - Pilot (2)
    9.0/10(14498 votes)

    S1:E2

    Having escaped the "creature" and retrieved the plane transceiver, a group of the survivors travel to higher ground so they can transmit a signal. En route, they receive a mysterious transmission and encounter another of the island's inhabitants. Meanwhile, back at camp, Jack tends to a wounded man who reveals a secret about Kate.

    Director:J.J. Abrams
    Writers:J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof

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  20. Lost Season 1 Episode 4 - Walkabout
    9.0/10(13003 votes)

    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:David Fury

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  21. Lost Season 1 Episode 18 - Numbers
    9.0/10(10414 votes)

    S1:E18

    When Hurley becomes obsessed with the French woman and heads into the jungle to find her, Jack, Sayid and Charlie have no choice but to follow. Hurley flashes back to the hugely life-altering experience he had before boarding the plane.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writers:Brent Fletcher, David Fury

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  22. Lost Season 1 Episode 23 - Exodus (1)
    9.0/10(10217 votes)

    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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  23. Lost Season 2 Episode 17 - Lockdown
    9.0/10(8960 votes)

    S2:E17

    When the hatch suddenly takes on a life of its own, Locke is forced to enlist the help of an unlikely ally to control the matter. Meanwhile, Ana Lucia, Sayid and Charlie go off into the jungle to find out the truth about Henry Gale and see if there really is balloon craft out there in the jungle that carried him and his wife to the island.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  24. Lost Season 4 Episode 9 - The Shape of Things to Come
    9.0/10(8808 votes)

    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
    Writers:Drew Goddard, Brian K. Vaughan

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  25. Lost Season 1 Episode 20 - Do No Harm
    8.9/10(10055 votes)

    S1:E20

    Jack tends to a severely wounded Boone after Locke returns him to the caves. In the confusion, Locke slips away to deal with his guilt over the crisis. Meanwhile, Claire unexpectedly goes into labor while deep in the forest.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writer:Janet Tamaro

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Constant" is the best rated episode of Lost. It scored 9.7/10 from 22,226 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, it aired on February 28, 2008. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Through the Looking Glass (1)".

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