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The Best Episodes of Lost Season 2

Every episode of Lost Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lost Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Lost Season 2 Episode 1 - Man of Science, Man of Faith
    9.1/10(9669 votes)

    #1 - 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:Damon Lindelof

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  2. Lost Season 2 Episode 2 - Adrift
    8.3/10(7642 votes)

    #2 - Adrift

    S2:E2

    With the abduction of Walt fresh on their minds, their raft destroyed, and Jin missing, Michael and Sawyer fight for their lives in the middle of nowhere in the ocean and discover a new predator in the roiling sea. Meanwhile on land, Locke must descend into the hatch when Kate goes missing inside. Also, Jack isn't too far behind Locke as he decides to go into the hatch as well later on. Lastly, flashbacks reveal more of Michael's troubled relationship with ex-lover Susan and their baby son Walt as they fight over custody for Walt and Michael must let go.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Steven Maeda, Leonard Dick

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  3. Lost Season 2 Episode 3 - Orientation
    8.7/10(7946 votes)

    #3 - 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
    Writers:Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Craig Wright

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  4. Lost Season 2 Episode 4 - Everybody Hates Hugo
    8.2/10(7636 votes)

    #4 - Everybody Hates Hugo

    S2:E4

    Hurley struggles with an assigned task inside the hatch as he flashbacks to disturbing memories in his life before the crash. Meanwhile, Sawyer, Michael and Jin learn the identities of their captors on the island. Claire uncovers a startling piece of information about the fate of the raft.

    Director:Alan Taylor
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  5. Lost Season 2 Episode 5 - ...And Found
    7.7/10(7369 votes)

    #5 - ...And Found

    S2:E5

    The tail-section survivors trek back to the southern beaches of the Island, but encounter trouble as Michael sets off by himself to find Walt. Meanwhile, at the main camp, Sun is heartbroken as she realizes that she has lost her wedding ring.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  6. Lost Season 2 Episode 6 - Abandoned
    8.2/10(7359 votes)

    #6 - Abandoned

    S2:E6

    Sawyer's wound becomes life-threatening as he, Michael and Jin make their way through the interior of the island with the tail section survivors. Meanwhile, Shannon is once again haunted by visions of Walt.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  7. Lost Season 2 Episode 7 - The Other 48 Days
    8.7/10(8458 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  8. Lost Season 2 Episode 8 - Collision
    8.6/10(7513 votes)

    #8 - Collision

    S2:E8

    Violence erupts when Ana Lucia and her group stumble upon Sayid and the other castaways on the island. Ana Lucia holds Sayid captive. Kate and Jack care for Sawyer when Mr. Eko brings him back to the camp himself. Flashbacks reveal Ana Lucia's troubled life as a cop.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Leonard Dick, Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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  9. Lost Season 2 Episode 9 - What Kate Did
    8.1/10(7278 votes)

    #9 - What Kate Did

    S2:E9

    As Kate’s backstory continues, her original crime is revealed. She thinks something is haunting her through Sawyer. Locke and Eko make an interesting discovery about the film, and Michael has a mysterious encounter with the computer.

    Director:Paul A. Edwards
    Writers:Steven Maeda, Craig Wright

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  10. Lost Season 2 Episode 10 - The 23rd Psalm
    8.6/10(7702 votes)

    #10 - The 23rd Psalm

    S2:E10

    When Eko finds Charlie's Virgin Mary statue, he demands that he take him to where he found it at once. Michael continues to communicate on the Swan computer without the other survivors knowing.

    Director:Matt Earl Beesley
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  11. Lost Season 2 Episode 11 - The Hunting Party
    8.3/10(7209 votes)

    #11 - The Hunting Party

    S2:E11

    Jack, Locke and Sawyer follow after a determined Michael after he heads into the jungle toward the dreaded "Others" in search of Walt. Meanwhile, Sun has a surprising reaction to Jin's desire to join the search party, and Hurley and Charlie commiserate over the age-old conundrum of "what women want."

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Christina M. Kim, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  12. Lost Season 2 Episode 12 - Fire + Water
    7.1/10(7426 votes)

    #12 - Fire + Water

    S2:E12

    When Charlie's vividly surreal dreams lead him to believe Claire's baby, Aaron, is in danger, Locke suspects Charlie may be using again. Meanwhile, Sawyer encourages Hurley to act on his attraction to Libby.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  13. Lost Season 2 Episode 13 - The Long Con
    8.6/10(7570 votes)

    #13 - The Long Con

    S2:E13

    Some of the island survivors fear that "The Others" may have returned when Sun is greatly injured during a failed kidnapping attempt at her plant garden. Also, the trust barrier becomes very thin between Locke and Jack in terms of locking up the guns and being kept safe. Meanwhile, Sawyer is an amused but highly interested bystander when tension escalates between Jack, Locke, Kate and Ana Lucia. When Jack purposely takes Sawyer's medication from him he pushes more in favor of helping Locke. Lastly, flashbacks reveal more of Sawyer's con artist past.

    Director:Roxann Dawson
    Writers:Steven Maeda, Leonard Dick

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  14. Lost Season 2 Episode 14 - One of Them
    8.5/10(7253 votes)

    #14 - One of Them

    S2:E14

    After Sun is attacked, some of the survivors begin to think that one of the "other survivors" might be one of "The Others." When French woman Danielle Rousseau leads Sayid to a mysterious captive in the jungle, he becomes determined to find out if he is one of "The Others". Meanwhile, Sawyer discovers Hurley’s potentially devastating breach of the survivors’ trust and blackmails him into helping track an elusive island creature that won’t leave Sawyer alone.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  15. Lost Season 2 Episode 15 - Maternity Leave
    8.2/10(7173 votes)

    #15 - Maternity Leave

    S2:E15

    A mysterious illness that baby Aaron suddenly contracts sends a desperate Claire, Kate and French woman Danielle to return to the same area where Claire was initially kidnapped. It is there where she believes she can find a cure for Aaron's illness. In the meantime, Jack and Locke are doing their best to keep their prisoner a secret from the rest of the survivors on the island.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Dawn Lambertsen Kelly, Matt Ragghianti

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  16. Lost Season 2 Episode 16 - The Whole Truth
    8.1/10(6917 votes)

    #16 - The Whole Truth

    S2:E16

    Sun comes to the realization that she might be pregnant. She struggles on whether to tell Jin about the situation. Meanwhile, with no success from Jack or Sayid, Ana-Lucia is called in by Locke to interrogate the new prisoner Henry Gale to get more information out of him about the balloon that he and his wife supposedly landed on the island with.

    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writers:Christina M. Kim, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  17. Lost Season 2 Episode 17 - Lockdown
    9.0/10(8079 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  18. Lost Season 2 Episode 18 - Dave
    8.2/10(7476 votes)

    #18 - Dave

    S2:E18

    Libby lends a helping hand to Hurley to support him when he begins to think the island is having a strange effect on him. Hurley begins to see Dave (guest-star Evan Handler, Sex and the City) on the island, who was his friend in the mental institution Hurley was in. Also, Locke's sense of purpose is shaken when the prisoner gives him new information about the hatch.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  19. Lost Season 2 Episode 19 - S.O.S.
    7.7/10(7259 votes)

    #19 - S.O.S.

    S2:E19

    Rose is surprisingly and vehemently opposed to Bernard's plan to create an S.O.S. signal; romantic sparks are rekindled between Jack and Kate when they trek into the jungle to propose a "trade" with "The Others"; and Locke begins to question his faith in the island.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Steven Maeda, Leonard Dick

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  20. Lost Season 2 Episode 20 - Two for the Road
    8.9/10(8160 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Paul A. Edwards
    Writers:Christina M. Kim, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  21. Lost Season 2 Episode 21 - ?
    8.7/10(7550 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.

    Director:Deran Sarafian
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  22. Lost Season 2 Episode 22 - Three Minutes
    8.4/10(7104 votes)

    #22 - Three Minutes

    S2:E22

    A determined Michael convinces Jack and several castaways to help him rescue Walt from "The Others." With Jack away, Locke is left in charge of the hatch and must decide if he should believe Henry and not push the button, risking everyone's safety. Meanwhile, the events that happened to Michael after he left are finally revealed. Meanwhile, Charlie struggles with Eko's decision to discontinue building the church.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  23. Lost Season 2 Episode 23 - Live Together, Die Alone (1)
    9.3/10(10395 votes)

    #23 - 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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  24. Lost Season 2 Episode 24 - Live Together, Die Alone (2)
    9.4/10(3401 votes)

    #24 - 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
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Man of Science, Man of Faith" is the best rated episode of "Lost" season 2. It scored 9.1/10 based on 9669 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Damon Lindelof, it aired on 9/21/2005. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Adrift".