7.1/106,346 votesLoading...#1 - Fire + Water
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2006
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
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
7.1/106,345 votesLoading...#2 - Stranger in a Strange Land
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/21/2007
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
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Christina M. Kim
7.5/105,603 votesLoading...#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
7.7/106,326 votesLoading...#4 - ...And Found
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2005
Michael sets off into the jungle by himself determined to find Walt, but discovers that he is not alone. Meanwhile, Sawyer and Jin are ordered by their captors to take them to their camp, and Sun frantically searches for her missing wedding ring. In flashbacks this episode reveals more of Jin's life before ending up on the island.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
7.7/106,262 votesLoading...#5 - S.O.S.
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/12/2006
Rose is surprisingly and vehemently opposed to Bernard's plan to create an S.O.S. signal; romantic sparks are rekindled between Jack and Kate when they trek into the jungle to propose a "trade" with "The Others"; and Locke begins to question his faith in the island.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Leonard Dick, Steven Maeda
7.7/105,816 votesLoading...#6 - The Other Woman
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 3/6/2008
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
Writer: Drew Goddard, Christina M. Kim
7.7/105,171 votesLoading...#7 - 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
7.7/105,078 votesLoading...#8 - 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
7.8/107,245 votesLoading...#9 - Whatever the Case May Be
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2005
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
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Jennifer Johnson
7.8/106,118 votesLoading...#10 - Further Instructions
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2006
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
Writer: Carlton Cuse, Elizabeth Sarnoff
7.9/106,770 votesLoading...#11 - Born to Run
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2005
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
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
7.9/106,184 votesLoading...#12 - The Glass Ballerina
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2006
Sun and Jin's lives are put in danger when Sayid tries to locate Jack and the other missing castaways. Sayid also creates a plan in order to get the attention of the "Others" on the beach. Meanwhile, Henry (i.e. Ben) gives Jack an offer that is very tempting in exchange for his cooperation. Lastly, Kate and Sawyer must adjust to harsh conditions that are being forced upon them by "The Others."
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Drew Goddard, Jeff Pinkner
7.9/107,257 votesLoading...#13 - Exposé
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 3/28/2007
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
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
7.9/105,674 votesLoading...#14 - Something Nice Back Home
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2008
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
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
7.9/105,215 votesLoading...#15 - 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
8.0/107,772 votesLoading...#16 - House of the Rising Sun
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2004
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
8.0/107,113 votesLoading...#17 - Hearts and Minds
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/2005
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
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Carlton Cuse
8.0/106,963 votesLoading...#18 - Special
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/2005
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
8.0/106,164 votesLoading...#19 - The Cost of Living
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2006
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
Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker
8.0/105,942 votesLoading...#20 - Left Behind
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/4/2007
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
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.0/105,954 votesLoading...#21 - Eggtown
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2008
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
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Greggory Nations
8.0/105,112 votesLoading...#22 - 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
8.1/105,950 votesLoading...#23 - The Whole Truth
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/2006
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
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Christina M. Kim
8.1/106,049 votesLoading...#24 - Par Avion
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/14/2007
Claire has an idea to send a message to the outside world. Charlie, however, is resistant to the idea, and Desmond tries to sabotage the plan. As Claire tries to get the truth behind their actions out of the pair, she remembers traumatic events from her past. Meanwhile, the rescue party encounters a dangerous obstacle.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Christina M. Kim, Jordan Rosenberg
8.1/105,897 votesLoading...#25 - D.O.C.
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/25/2007
Sun allows Juliet to examine her when she learns that all of "The Others" pregnant woman died before they gave birth on the island. Meanwhile, Desmond and an unlikely nemesis collaborate to save a new island inhabitant's life.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
The Worst Episodes of Lost
Every episode of Lost ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Lost!
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
Worst Episodes Summary
"Fire + Water" is the worst rated episode of "Lost". It scored 7.1/10 based on 6346 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".