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Lost S3E5 — The Cost of Living
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Lost•Season 3•Episode 5

The Cost of Living

8.0/10 · 7,831 votesNov 1, 200643 min

Ranked #18 of 23 in Season 3•−0.5 vs season avg

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A delirious Eko wrestles with past demons; some of the castaways go to the Pearl station to find a computer they can use to locate Jack, Kate and Sawyer; Jack does not know who to trust when two of the Others are at odds with

Directed byJack Bender
Written byAlison Schapker, Monica Owusu-Breen
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Cast16

Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox

Jack Shephard

Evangeline Lilly

Evangeline Lilly

Kate Austen

Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

John Locke

Josh Holloway

Josh Holloway

James Sawyer

Michael Emerson

Michael Emerson

Benjamin Linus

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia

Hurley Reyes

Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

Sayid Jarrah

Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell

Juliet Burke

Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan

Charlie Pace

Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau

Michael Dawson

Henry Ian Cusick

Henry Ian Cusick

Desmond Hume

Yunjin Kim

Yunjin Kim

Sun-Hwa Kwon

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Alison Schapker

Writer

Monica Owusu-Breen

Monica Owusu-Breen

Writer

Jack Bender

Jack Bender

Director

Monica Owusu-Breen

Monica Owusu-Breen

Supervising Producer

Drew Goddard

Drew Goddard

Supervising Producer

A

Alison Schapker

Supervising Producer

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Episode Summary

"The Cost of Living" is episode 5 of Lost season 3. It scored 8.0/10 from 7,831 votes, ranking #18 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Jack Bender and written by Alison Schapker, Monica Owusu-Breen, it aired on November 1, 2006.

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