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Lost S5E14 — The Variable

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Lost•Season 5•Episode 14

The Variable

8.7/10 · 7,498 votesApr 29, 200943 min

Ranked #7 of 17 in Season 5•+0.2 vs season avg

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.

Directed byPaul A. Edwards

Written byEdward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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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

Michael Emerson

Benjamin Linus

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia

Hurley Reyes

Naveen Andrews

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Sayid Jarrah

Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell

Juliet Burke

Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan

Charlie Pace

Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies

Daniel Faraday

Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau

Michael Dawson

Henry Ian Cusick

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Desmond Hume

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Edward Kitsis

Edward Kitsis

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Adam Horowitz

Adam Horowitz

Writer

Paul A. Edwards

Paul A. Edwards

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Episode Summary

"The Variable" is episode 14 of Lost season 5. It scored 8.7/10 from 7,498 votes, ranking #7 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Paul A. Edwards and written by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, it aired on April 29, 2009.

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