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Lost S6E16 — What They Died For

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Lost•Season 6•Episode 16

What They Died For

8.5/10 · 7,451 votesMay 18, 201044 min

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

Jacob appears to the survivors of the submarine explosion and tells them what they were chosen for. Ben joins forces with Locke, as they both have a final showdown with Charles Widmore.

Directed byPaul A. Edwards

Written byEdward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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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

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Frank Lapidus

Henry Ian Cusick

Henry Ian Cusick

Desmond Hume

Nestor Carbonell

Nestor Carbonell

Richard Alpert

Yunjin Kim

Yunjin Kim

Sun-Hwa Kwon

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim

Jin-Soo Kwon

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Edward Kitsis

Edward Kitsis

Writer

Adam Horowitz

Adam Horowitz

Writer

Elizabeth Sarnoff

Elizabeth Sarnoff

Writer

Paul A. Edwards

Paul A. Edwards

Director

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Episode Summary

"What They Died For" is episode 16 of Lost season 6. It scored 8.5/10 from 7,451 votes, ranking #5 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Paul A. Edwards and written by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Elizabeth Sarnoff, it aired on May 18, 2010.

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