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Lost S5E2 — The Lie
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Lost•Season 5•Episode 2

The Lie

8.1/10 · 7,181 votesJan 21, 200942 min

Ranked #14 of 17 in Season 5•−0.4 vs season avg

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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

Directed byJack Bender
Written byEdward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
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Cast15

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

Naveen Andrews

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

Henry Ian Cusick

Desmond Hume

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Edward Kitsis

Edward Kitsis

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Adam Horowitz

Adam Horowitz

Writer

Jack Bender

Jack Bender

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Lie" is episode 2 of Lost season 5. It scored 8.1/10 from 7,181 votes, ranking #14 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Jack Bender and written by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, it aired on January 21, 2009.

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