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Lost S5E12 — Dead Is Dead

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Lost•Season 5•Episode 12

Dead Is Dead

8.7/10 · 7,191 votesApr 8, 200943 min

Ranked #6 of 17 in Season 5•+0.2 vs season avg

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

Directed byStephen Williams

Written byElizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan

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Matthew Fox

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Jack Shephard

Evangeline Lilly

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Kate Austen

Terry O'Quinn

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John Locke

Josh Holloway

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James Sawyer

Michael Emerson

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Jorge Garcia

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Hurley Reyes

Naveen Andrews

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Sayid Jarrah

Elizabeth Mitchell

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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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Elizabeth Sarnoff

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Brian K. Vaughan

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Episode Summary

"Dead Is Dead" is episode 12 of Lost season 5. It scored 8.7/10 from 7,191 votes, ranking #6 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Stephen Williams and written by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan, it aired on April 8, 2009.

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