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The Best Episodes of Lost Season 5

Genres:MysteryAction & AdventureDrama
Network:ABC

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.
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  • The Incident (2)
    9.2/10(5,779)
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    #1 - 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

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  • The Incident (1)
    9.1/10(7,677)
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    #2 - 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

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  • LaFleur
    8.9/10(6,719)
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    #3 - 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

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  • The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
    8.8/10(6,510)
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    #4 - 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

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  • Because You Left
    8.7/10(6,811)
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    #5 - 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

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  • Dead Is Dead
    8.7/10(5,875)
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    #6 - 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

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  • The Variable
    8.7/10(6,159)
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    #7 - 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

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  • This Place Is Death
    8.6/10(5,993)
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    #8 - 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

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  • 316
    8.5/10(5,852)
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    #9 - 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

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  • Follow the Leader
    8.5/10(5,668)
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    #10 - 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

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  • Jughead
    8.4/10(5,995)
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    #11 - 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

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  • Namaste
    8.4/10(5,609)
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    #12 - 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

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  • He's Our You
    8.4/10(5,548)
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    #13 - 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

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  • The Lie
    8.1/10(5,873)
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    #14 - 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

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  • The Little Prince
    8.1/10(5,693)
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    #15 - 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

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  • Whatever Happened, Happened
    8.1/10(5,532)
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    #16 - 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

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  • Some Like It Hoth
    8.1/10(5,253)
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    #17 - 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

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Incident (2)" is the best rated episode of "Lost" season 5. It scored 9.2/10 based on 5779 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, it aired on 5/13/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Incident (1)".