8.6/106,435 votes#1 - LA X (1)
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2010
Two outcomes of the detonation of the hydrogen bomb are presented. Flight 815 lands safely at LAX, where Kate escapes from the marshal and Jack learns that his father's body was lost in transit.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
8.3/104,348 votes#2 - LA X (2)
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2010
Jack, Sawyer, Kate, Miles and Hurley, struggling to save Sayid, face an ancient secret. Meanwhile, a fake Locke exits the chamber to everyone's awe.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
7.5/105,542 votes#3 - What Kate Does
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 2/9/2010
When Sawyer escapes from the temple, Kate and Jin are sent to bring him back. Meanwhile, the Others determine Sayid is infected and attempt to poison him. In the flash sideways, Kate, still on the run, takes Claire to a hospital when she goes into labor.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
8.2/105,229 votes#4 - The Substitute
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2010
On the island, the Man in Black attempts to recruit Sawyer in his attempt to leave the island, while an impromptu funeral is held for the real Locke. In the flash sideways, Locke is fired from his job and becomes a substitute teacher.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Melinda Hsu Taylor
7.9/105,158 votes#5 - Lighthouse
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/2010
On Jacob's orders, Hurley leads Jack to a lighthouse. Meanwhile, Claire questions an Other she has captured while tending to an injured Jin. In the flash sideways, Jack is a single father trying to bond with his son.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
8.0/105,056 votes#6 - Sundown
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2010
After recruiting Sayid to his cause, the Man in Black issues an ultimatum to the Others: either join him or die. Meanwhile, Kate is reunited with Claire. In the flash sideways, Sayid helps his brother, who is in debt to a loan shark.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski, Graham Roland
8.4/105,325 votes#7 - Dr. Linus
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 3/9/2010
Ilana discovers Ben killed Jacob, so she plans to kill him. Meanwhile, Jack, Hurley and a suicidal Richard visit the Black Rock. In the flash sideways, Ben, a high school teacher, tries to blackmail the school's principal.
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
7.7/105,116 votes#8 - Recon
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/2010
The Man in Black sends Sawyer on a reconnaissance mission to Hydra Island, where he discovers that Charles Widmore has returned to the island with a team of scientists. In the flash sideways, Sawyer is a lonely cop who is still searching for the original Sawyer.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Jim Galasso
9.2/108,345 votes#9 - Ab Aeterno
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 3/23/2010
Richard Alpert's back story is shown: In 1867, he is brought to the island on the Black Rock as a slave. He makes a deal with Jacob to be his representative in exchange for immortality. In the present day, Hurley convinces him to help the candidates replace Jacob and stop the Man in Black from leaving the Island.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Greggory Nations, Melinda Hsu Taylor
7.7/105,023 votes#10 - The Package
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 3/30/2010
After Jin is kidnapped and taken to Hydra Island by Widmore's team, the Man in Black confronts Widmore. On the main island, Sun loses her ability to speak English. In the flash sideways, Sun and Jin are abducted after failing to complete a transaction for Sun's father.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski, Graham Roland
8.8/106,238 votes#11 - Happily Ever After
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 4/6/2010
On the island, Widmore subjects Desmond to a large amount of electromagnetic energy as an experiment. In the flash sideways, Desmond, with the aid of Charlie, starts to have visions of his life in the original timeline.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
8.3/105,155 votes#12 - Everybody Loves Hugo
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 4/13/2010
In order to prevent more loss of life, Hurley leads the other survivors to speak with the Man in Black. In the flash sideways, Hurley meets Libby, while Desmond continues his mission to let the Oceanic 815 passengers know of their lives on the island.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
8.1/105,101 votes#13 - The Last Recruit
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 4/20/2010
The survivors split into two groups; one led by Sawyer, the other by the Man in Black. Sawyer's group travels to Hydra Island, where they are captured by Widmore's crew after Sun and Jin are reunited. In the flash sideways, the passengers of Oceanic 815 continue to cross paths with each other.
Director: Stephen Semel
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski, Graham Roland
8.9/106,581 votes#14 - The Candidate
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 5/4/2010
After the remaining survivors are reunited, Sawyer and Jack hatch a plan to divert the Man in Black's attention and leave the island without him on Widmore's submarine, but disastrous consequences await them. In the flash sideways, Jack investigates the cause of Locke's paralysis and offers treatment.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Jim Galasso
8.2/106,600 votes#15 - Across the Sea
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 5/11/2010
Jacob and the Man in Black are revealed to be twin brothers. They are raised by a mysterious woman who is charged with protecting the island. As revenge for the murder of their adoptive mother (who killed their real mother), Jacob throws his brother into the source of electromagnetism after being made the island's guardian, which transforms the Man in Black into the smoke monster.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
8.6/105,905 votes#16 - What They Died For
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 5/18/2010
Ben finally takes his revenge on Widmore after accepting the Man in Black's request for assistance. Jacob explains the purpose of the candidates, and Jack volunteers to take his place. The search for Desmond reveals that he has been rescued and the Man in Black plans to use him to destroy the island. In the flash sideways, each person ends up on their way to a concert.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.3/1012,724 votes#17 - The End
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/2010
For different reasons, Jack and the Man in Black both use Desmond to extinguish the light at the heart of the island. The island starts disintegrating, but The Man in Black is also made mortal. Still desperate to escape, The Man in Black fights Jack and mortally wounds him, but with help from Kate, Jack kills him. Realizing his destiny, Jack sacrifices himself to relight the heart of the island, so his friends can escape on the Ajira plane. Hurley takes Jack's place as protector of the island and makes Ben the new advisor. The flash sideways is revealed to be a type of limbo, or holding pattern, for the main characters, where they reside until accepting their life and death, and are then able to "let go" and "move on" together.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
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Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Genres:MysteryAction & AdventureDrama
Network:ABC
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"LA X (1)" is the best rated episode of "Lost" season 6. It scored 8.6/10 based on 6435 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, it aired on 2/2/2010. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "LA X (2)".