8.7/106,550 votes#1 - Because You Left
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/2009
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
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
8.1/105,638 votes#2 - The Lie
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2009
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
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
8.5/105,757 votes#3 - Jughead
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2009
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
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Paul Zbyszewski
8.2/105,461 votes#4 - The Little Prince
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2009
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
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan, Melinda Hsu Taylor
8.6/105,752 votes#5 - This Place Is Death
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2009
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
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
8.5/105,613 votes#6 - 316
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2009
The members of Oceanic 6 discover how to get back to the island, but not all of them want to return.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
8.8/106,228 votes#7 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2009
Locke's mission off the island as Jeremy is revealed.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
8.9/106,448 votes#8 - LaFleur
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2009
Sawyer perpetuates a lie with some of the other island survivors in order to protect themselves from mistakes of the past.
Director: Mark Goldman
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Kyle Pennington
8.4/105,373 votes#9 - Namaste
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/2009
After meeting old acquaintances Sawyer is forced to continue lying to protect them.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan, Paul Zbyszewski
8.4/105,309 votes#10 - He's Our You
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/25/2009
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
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
8.2/105,302 votes#11 - Whatever Happened, Happened
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 4/1/2009
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
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
8.7/105,638 votes#12 - Dead Is Dead
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/2009
To atone for sins of the past, Ben must attempt to summon the smoke monster in order to be judged.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan
8.1/105,029 votes#13 - Some Like It Hoth
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 4/15/2009
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
Writer: Greggory Nations, Melinda Hsu Taylor
8.7/105,918 votes#14 - The Variable
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 4/29/2009
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
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
8.5/105,447 votes#15 - Follow the Leader
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 5/6/2009
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
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Paul Zbyszewski
9.1/107,415 votes#16 - The Incident (1)
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 5/13/2009
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
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
9.2/105,490 votes#17 - The Incident (2)
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 5/13/2009
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
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
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!
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Genres:MysteryAction & AdventureDrama
Network:ABC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Because You Left" is the best rated episode of "Lost" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 6550 votes. Directed by Stephen Williams and written by Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, it aired on 1/21/2009. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Lie".