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The Best Episodes of Lost Season 5

Every episode of Lost Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lost Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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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  2. 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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  3. Lost Season 5 Episode 8 - LaFleur
    8.9/10(8221 votes)

    S5:E8

    Sawyer perpetuates a lie with some of the other island survivors in order to protect themselves from mistakes of the past.

    Director:Mark Goldman
    Writers:Elizabeth Sarnoff, Kyle Pennington

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  4. Lost Season 5 Episode 7 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
    8.8/10(8038 votes)

    S5:E7

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

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  5. Lost Season 5 Episode 1 - Because You Left
    8.7/10(8289 votes)

    S5:E1

    The remaining island survivors start to feel the effects of the aftermath of moving the island, and Jack and Ben begin their quest to reunite the Oceanic 6 in order to return to the island with Locke's body in an attempt to save their former fellow castaways.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  6. Lost Season 5 Episode 12 - Dead Is Dead
    8.7/10(7219 votes)

    S5:E12

    To atone for sins of the past, Ben must attempt to summon the smoke monster in order to be judged.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan

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  7. Lost Season 5 Episode 14 - The Variable
    8.7/10(7525 votes)

    S5:E14

    On the 100th episode milestone for the series, the time of reckoning has begun when Daniel Faraday comes clean regarding what he knows about the island.

    Director:Paul A. Edwards
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  8. Lost Season 5 Episode 5 - This Place Is Death
    8.6/10(7363 votes)

    S5:E5

    Locke shoulders the burden of ending the island's increasingly violent movements through time; Ben is stymied in his efforts to reunite the Oceanic 6 and bring them back to the island.

    Director:Paul A. Edwards
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  9. Lost Season 5 Episode 15 - Follow the Leader
    8.5/10(6929 votes)

    S5:E15

    Jack and Kate find themselves at odds over the direction to take to save their fellow island survivors, Locke further solidifies his stance as leader of "The Others," and Sawyer and Juliet come under scrutiny from the Dharma Initiative.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Paul Zbyszewski, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  10. Lost Season 5 Episode 3 - Jughead
    8.4/10(7342 votes)

    S5:E3

    Desmond looks for a woman who might be the key to helping Faraday stop the island's unpredictable movements through time; Locke finds out who has been attacking the survivors.

    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writers:Paul Zbyszewski, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  11. Lost Season 5 Episode 6 - 316
    8.4/10(7181 votes)

    S5:E6

    The members of Oceanic 6 discover how to get back to the island, but not all of them want to return.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  12. Lost Season 5 Episode 9 - Namaste
    8.4/10(6908 votes)

    S5:E9

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

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Paul Zbyszewski, Brian K. Vaughan

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  13. Lost Season 5 Episode 10 - He's Our You
    8.3/10(6835 votes)

    S5:E10

    Everyone on the island is at risk when one of the survivors decides to go against them and taking matters into their own hands.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  14. Lost Season 5 Episode 2 - The Lie
    8.1/10(7209 votes)

    S5:E2

    Hurley and Sayid are on the run from the cops after stumbling into trouble at the safehouse; the island survivors come under attack by unknown forces; and an old friend offers some shocking advice to Kate in order to ensure that "the lie" remain a secret.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  15. Lost Season 5 Episode 4 - The Little Prince
    8.1/10(7007 votes)

    S5:E4

    Kate discovers that someone knows the secret of Aaron's true parental lineage. Meanwhile, the dramatic shifts through time are placing the lives of the remaining island survivors in extreme peril.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Melinda Hsu Taylor, Brian K. Vaughan

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  16. Lost Season 5 Episode 11 - Whatever Happened, Happened
    8.1/10(6799 votes)

    S5:E11

    Kate goes to extreme measures to save Ben's life when Jack refuses to help. Meanwhile, Kate begins to tell the truth about the lie in order to protect Aaron.

    Director:Bobby Roth
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  17. Lost Season 5 Episode 13 - Some Like It Hoth
    8.1/10(6493 votes)

    S5:E13

    Suspicions about a possible breach intensify after Ben is taken from the infirmary, and a reluctant Miles is forced to work with Hurley when he's asked to deliver an important package to a top Dharma official.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Greggory Nations, Melinda Hsu Taylor

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Incident (2)" is the best rated episode of Lost season 5. It scored 9.2/10 from 7,477 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, it aired on May 13, 2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Incident (1)".