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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Lost Season 2 Episode 12 - Fire + Water
    7.3/10(54 votes)

    #1 - Fire + Water

    S2:E12

    When Charlie's vividly surreal dreams lead him to believe Claire's baby, Aaron, is in danger, Locke suspects Charlie may be using again. Meanwhile, Sawyer encourages Hurley to act on his attraction to Libby.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  2. Lost Season 3 Episode 9 - Stranger in a Strange Land
    7.3/10(47 votes)

    #2 - Stranger in a Strange Land

    S3:E9

    As Kate and Sawyer journey back to the main island with Karl, who is exhibiting effects of the brainwashing video, they argue over whether to go back and save Jack. On Hydra island, as Juliet's fate rests in his hands and a power struggle within the Others ensues, Jack recollects the time he spent in Phuket, Thailand and his relationship with Achara, a mysterious tattoo artist.

    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writers:Christina M. Kim, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  3. Lost Season 4 Episode 4 - Eggtown
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    #3 - Eggtown

    S4:E4

    Kate needs to get information out of the hostages, but it may jeopardize her standing with Locke -- as well as with Sawyer. Meanwhile in the future Kate's Court hearings take place.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Elizabeth Sarnoff, Greggory Nations

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  4. Lost Season 1 Episode 14 - Special
    7.6/10(69 votes)

    #4 - Special

    S1:E14

    Violence ensues and a mysterious island beast makes a re-appearance when Michael and Locke clash over Walt's upbringing. Meanwhile, Charlie is tempted to read the missing Claire's diary, and Sayid enlists Shannon to help decipher the French woman's map.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:David Fury

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  5. Lost Season 1 Episode 12 - Whatever the Case May Be
    7.7/10(73 votes)

    #5 - Whatever the Case May Be

    S1:E12

    Jack, Kate and Sawyer fight over possession of a newly discovered locked metal briefcase which might contain insights into Kate's mysterious past. Meanwhile, Sayid asks a reluctant Shannon to translate notes he took from the French woman. A rising tide threatens to engulf the fuselage and the entire beach encampment, and Rose and a grieving Charlie tentatively bond over Claire's baffling kidnapping.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Jennifer M. Johnson, Damon Lindelof

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  6. Lost Season 2 Episode 5 - ...And Found
    7.7/10(62 votes)

    #6 - ...And Found

    S2:E5

    The tail-section survivors trek back to the southern beaches of the Island, but encounter trouble as Michael sets off by himself to find Walt. Meanwhile, at the main camp, Sun is heartbroken as she realizes that she has lost her wedding ring.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof

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  7. Lost Season 2 Episode 6 - Abandoned
    7.7/10(61 votes)

    #7 - Abandoned

    S2:E6

    Sawyer's wound becomes life-threatening as he, Michael and Jin make their way through the interior of the island with the tail section survivors. Meanwhile, Shannon is once again haunted by visions of Walt.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  8. Lost Season 3 Episode 14 - Exposé
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #8 - Exposé

    S3:E14

    As the truth about Sun's kidnapping by "the Others" comes to her attention, Hurley becomes suspicious of Sawyer's attempt to reveal the mystery behind two fellow survivors, Nikki and Paulo. Through series of flashbacks we will discover what Nikki and Paulo were doing before the crash and how they survived 65 days on the island.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  9. Lost Season 4 Episode 10 - Something Nice Back Home
    7.7/10(46 votes)

    #9 - Something Nice Back Home

    S4:E10

    Kate and Juliet must learn to work together when Jack's health is seriously compromised, and something goes wrong as Sawyer, Claire, Aaron and Miles continue their trek away from Locke's camp and back to the beach

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  10. Lost Season 1 Episode 6 - House of the Rising Sun
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    #10 - House of the Rising Sun

    S1:E6

    Walt and the others are shocked when Michael is brutally beaten, but only the non-English-speaking Jin and Sun know the truth behind the attack. Meanwhile Kate, Jack, Sawyer and Sayid argue about where the survivors should camp -- on the beach, where they're more likely to be seen, or in a remote inland valley where fresh water abounds; and Locke discovers Charlie's secret.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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  11. Lost Season 1 Episode 22 - Born to Run
    7.8/10(67 votes)

    #11 - Born to Run

    S1:E22

    Jack suspects foul play when Michael becomes violently ill while building the raft. The suspects include Sawyer and Kate, who compete for the last seat on the raft and do anything possible to prevent each other from getting it. Meanwhile, a secret from Kate's past is revealed to the other survivors on the island.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Adam Horowitz

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  12. Lost Season 3 Episode 5 - The Cost of Living
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #12 - The Cost of Living

    S3:E5

    A delirious Eko wrestles with past demons; some of the castaways go to the Pearl station to find a computer they can use to locate Jack, Kate and Sawyer; Jack does not know who to trust when two of the Others are at odds with each other.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  13. Lost Season 3 Episode 15 - Left Behind
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #13 - Left Behind

    S3:E15

    Kate and Juliet are stranded in the jungle after Kate learns that there is a traitor in the survivor's midst. Meanwhile, Sawyer's poor attitude and selfish ways towards the beach community may earn him a vote of banishment if he doesn't have a change of heart.

    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writers:Damon Lindelof, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  14. Lost Season 4 Episode 6 - The Other Woman
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #14 - The Other Woman

    S4:E6

    Juliet receives an unwelcome visit from someone from her past and is given orders to track down Charlotte and Faraday in order to stop them from completing their mission -- by any means necessary. Meanwhile, Ben offers Locke an enticing deal.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Drew Goddard, Christina M. Kim

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  15. Lost Season 4 Episode 8 - Meet Kevin Johnson
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #15 - Meet Kevin Johnson

    S4:E8

    Sayid confronts Ben's spy on the freighter, and Ben urges daughter Alex to flee Locke's camp in order to survive an impending attack.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Brian K. Vaughan, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  16. Lost Season 6 Episode 10 - The Package
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #16 - The Package

    S6:E10

    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
    Writers:Paul Zbyszewski, Graham Roland

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  17. Lost Season 1 Episode 5 - White Rabbit
    7.9/10(77 votes)

    #17 - White Rabbit

    S1:E5

    Jack is nearly delirious from lack of sleep and struggles to overcome the haunting events that brought him to Australia and, subsequently, to the island. Meanwhile, Boone gets caught in a treacherous riptide trying to save a woman who went out swimming. A pregnant Claire's health takes a bad turn from lack of fluids, and a thief may have stolen the last bottles of water. Veronica Hamel guest-stars as Jack's mother, Margo. Also, Jack flashes back at 12 years old, to find himself on the playground in an altercation with a bully, who ultimately beats him up, and later learns a life lesson from his father.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Christian Taylor

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  18. Lost Season 1 Episode 7 - The Moth
    7.9/10(75 votes)

    #18 - The Moth

    S1:E7

    Charlie begins a painful journey of withdrawal from drugs, surprisingly aided by Locke, whose true motive for helping Charlie is a mystery. Meanwhile, survivors struggle to find and free Jack when he's buried alive in a cave collapse, and someone might be secretly thwarting Sayid, Kate, and Boone when they enact a plan to find the source of the French transmission.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Paul Dini, Jennifer M. Johnson

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  19. Lost Season 1 Episode 13 - Hearts and Minds
    7.9/10(71 votes)

    #19 - Hearts and Minds

    S1:E13

    When Locke learns that Boone wants to share their "secret" with Shannon, Locke decides to teach him a lesson. This leads to Shannon's life being placed in what seems like peril. Boone and Shannon's dark past is revealed in a shocking backstory that recalls their relationship right before the plane crash and presages the return of the beast. Kate, who has become a confidante to the soft-spoken Sun, is puzzled by Sun's mysterious behavior and the revelation that she can speak English. A hungry Hurley must convince Jin to share his fish by making up for offending Jin by rejecting his offer of raw fish early on, or he'll continue to suffer digestive problems from the limited island diet.

    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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  20. Lost Season 1 Episode 21 - The Greater Good
    7.9/10(67 votes)

    #20 - The Greater Good

    S1:E21

    After another funeral, tempers rise as the survivors' suspicions of each other grow, and an unlikely survivor vows revenge. The events that landed Sayid on Flight 815 play out as he engages Locke in a psychological game of cat and mouse to uncover the truth about the mishap that claimed Boone's life.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Leonard Dick

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  21. Lost Season 2 Episode 16 - The Whole Truth
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #21 - The Whole Truth

    S2:E16

    Sun comes to the realization that she might be pregnant. She struggles on whether to tell Jin about the situation. Meanwhile, with no success from Jack or Sayid, Ana-Lucia is called in by Locke to interrogate the new prisoner Henry Gale to get more information out of him about the balloon that he and his wife supposedly landed on the island with.

    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writers:Christina M. Kim, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  22. Lost Season 3 Episode 3 - Further Instructions
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #22 - Further Instructions

    S3:E3

    Locke, Eko and Desmond are found scattered about the island after the implosion of the hatch. Locke receives a message from the Island asking him to fix the situation he caused. Hurley returns to the beach camp to report the imprisonment of Kate, Jack and Sawyer by the Others. Desmond has been fundamentally altered by the implosion, giving him a mysterious new power.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writers:Carlton Cuse, Elizabeth Sarnoff

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  23. Lost Season 6 Episode 3 - What Kate Does
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #23 - What Kate Does

    S6:E3

    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
    Writers:Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

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  24. Lost Season 6 Episode 8 - Recon
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #24 - Recon

    S6:E8

    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
    Writers:Elizabeth Sarnoff, Jim Galasso

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  25. Lost Season 1 Episode 3 - Tabula Rasa
    8.0/10(81 votes)

    #25 - Tabula Rasa

    S1:E3

    Jack and Hurley discover an alarming secret about Kate, as the marshal's life hangs in the balance and he suffers a lot of pain. Meanwhile Kate, Charlie, Sawyer, Sayid, Boone and Shannon ponder the mysteries they have begun to uncover and worry that telling the other survivors will cause panic. They decide to lie for the time being. Also, Locke's befriending of Walt disturbs Michael, but Walt is more concerned in finding his dog. Lastly, Kate flashes back to when she was arrested by the marshal in Australia.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Damon Lindelof

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Fire + Water" is the worst rated episode of "Lost". It scored 7.3/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, it aired on 1/25/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Stranger in a Strange Land".