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Lost S5E1 — Because You Left

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Lost•Season 5•Episode 1

Because You Left

8.7/10 · 8,256 votesJan 21, 200943 min

Ranked #5 of 17 in Season 5•+0.2 vs season avg

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

Directed byStephen Williams

Written byCarlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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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

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Benjamin Linus

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia

Hurley Reyes

Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

Sayid Jarrah

Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell

Juliet Burke

Dominic Monaghan

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Charlie Pace

Jeremy Davies

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Daniel Faraday

Harold Perrineau

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Michael Dawson

Henry Ian Cusick

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Desmond Hume

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Carlton Cuse

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Damon Lindelof

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Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

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Episode Summary

"Because You Left" is episode 1 of Lost season 5. It scored 8.7/10 from 8,256 votes, ranking #5 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Stephen Williams and written by Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, it aired on January 21, 2009.

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