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The Best Episodes of Lost Season 5

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

The Best Episodes of Lost Season 5

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 Because You Left
    8.2/10(40 votes)

    #1 - Because You Left

    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.

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  2. Background image for The Lie
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    #2 - The Lie

    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.

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  3. Background image for Jughead
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #3 - Jughead

    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.

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  4. Background image for The Little Prince
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #4 - The Little Prince

    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.

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  5. Background image for This Place Is Death
    8.2/10(38 votes)

    #5 - This Place Is Death

    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.

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  6. Background image for 316
    8.4/10(38 votes)

    #6 - 316

    S5:E6

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

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  8. Background image for The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
    8.6/10(36 votes)

    #7 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

    S5:E7

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

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

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Namaste
    8.5/10(37 votes)

    #9 - Namaste

    S5:E9

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

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  11. Background image for He's Our You
    8.4/10(37 votes)

    #10 - He's Our You

    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.

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  12. Background image for Whatever Happened, Happened
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    #11 - Whatever Happened, Happened

    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.

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  13. Background image for Dead Is Dead
    8.6/10(37 votes)

    #12 - Dead Is Dead

    S5:E12

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

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  14. Background image for Some Like It Hoth
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    #13 - Some Like It Hoth

    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.

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  15. Background image for The Variable
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #14 - The Variable

    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.

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  16. Background image for Follow the Leader
    8.4/10(37 votes)

    #15 - Follow the Leader

    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.

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

    #16 - 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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  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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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Because You Left" is the best rated episode of "Lost" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Stephen Williams and written by Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, it aired on 1/21/2009. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Lie".