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The Best Episodes of Lost

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

The Best Episodes of Lost

Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.

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  1. Background image for The Constant
    9.7/10(18.8k votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. Background image for Live Together, Die Alone (2)
    9.4/10(3.0k votes)

    #2 - 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.

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  3. Background image for Live Together, Die Alone (1)
    9.3/10(10.1k votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. Background image for There's No Place Like Home (2)
    9.2/10(8.4k votes)

    #4 - 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.

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  5. Background image for Ab Aeterno
    9.2/10(9.4k votes)

    #5 - Ab Aeterno

    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.

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  6. Background image for Man of Science, Man of Faith
    9.1/10(9.3k votes)

    #6 - 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.

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  8. Background image for Through the Looking Glass (2)
    9.1/10(15 votes)

    #7 - 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".

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  9. Background image for Lockdown
    9.0/10(7.8k votes)

    #8 - Lockdown

    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.

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  10. Background image for Through the Looking Glass (1)
    9.0/10(49 votes)

    #9 - 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".

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  11. Background image for The Shape of Things to Come
    9.0/10(7.8k votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  12. Background image for Two for the Road
    8.9/10(7.9k votes)

    #11 - Two for the Road

    S2:E20

    After finding an exhausted Michael in the forest, Jack and Kate bring him back to the main camp. When he finally wakes up, Michael has some new details about "The Others." Also, a lovestruck Hurley plans a date for Libby.

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  13. Background image for There's No Place Like Home (1)
    8.9/10(7.2k votes)

    #12 - There's No Place Like Home (1)

    S4:E12

    Sayid goes back to the island to bring the rest of the people to the freighter. Ben, Locke, and Hurley go to another Dharma station in order to "move the island".

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  14. Background image for The Incident (1)
    8.9/10(40 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. Background image for The Candidate
    8.9/10(7.5k votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for Greatest Hits
    8.8/10(38 votes)

    #15 - Greatest Hits

    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.

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  17. Background image for LaFleur
    8.8/10(37 votes)

    #16 - LaFleur

    S5:E8

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

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  18. Background image for The Incident (2)
    8.8/10(36 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. Background image for Happily Ever After
    8.8/10(7.1k votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. Background image for Orientation
    8.7/10(7.7k votes)

    #19 - Orientation

    S2:E3

    Jack, Locke and Kate learn more secrets about the hatch. Meanwhile, after being beaten and taken captive, Sawyer, Michael and Jin wonder if their captors are fellow survivors or the dreaded "Others." Flashbacks reveals more of Locke's past in this episode as well as the introduction of Helen (guest star Katey Segal) who shakes things up even more with her revealing personality and past.

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  21. Background image for The Other 48 Days
    8.7/10(8.2k votes)

    #20 - The Other 48 Days

    S2:E7

    The harrowing first 48 days in the lives of the tail section survivors are revealed. Flashbacks reveal the point of view of Ana-Lucia, Mr. Eko, Bernard and Libby and other survivors as they landed on the other side of the island on the beach. As the days progress danger hits their camp as well when "The Others" start taking people against their will. As the survivors race inland, trying to stay a step ahead of The Others, they realize that someone among them wasn't on Flight 815.

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  22. Background image for ?
    8.7/10(7.3k votes)

    #21 - ?

    S2:E21

    Mr. Eko has dreams about his brother leading him somewhere. He seeks Locke's help in finding a secret location, the "question mark." Meanwhile, Jack and the other survivors grapple with the horrific situation in the hatch with the death of Ana-Lucia and Libby clinging to life.

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  23. Background image for The Man Behind the Curtain
    8.7/10(38 votes)

    #22 - The Man Behind the Curtain

    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.'

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  24. Background image for The Beginning of the End
    8.7/10(8.3k 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?

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  25. Background image for Deus Ex Machina
    8.6/10(60 votes)

    #24 - Deus Ex Machina

    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.

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  26. Background image for Exodus (2)
    8.6/10(58 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Constant" is the best rated episode of "Lost". It scored 9.7/10 based on 18842 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, it aired on 2/28/2008. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Live Together, Die Alone (2)".