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The Best Episodes of The Lost World

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Early 20th-century adventurers find themselves fighting for survival after their hot-air balloon crashes into a remote part of the Amazon, stranding them on a prehistoric plateau.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Lost World Season 1 Episode 22 - Barbarians at the Gate
    8.6/10(94 votes)

    #1 - Barbarians at the Gate

    S1:E22

    Drakul and the Raiders shoot down the adventurers' balloon, beginning a game of cat and mouse.

    Director:Catherine Millar
    Writer:James Thorpe

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  2. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 17 - Mark of the Beast
    8.4/10(81 votes)

    #2 - Mark of the Beast

    S2:E17

    Roxton, Marguerite, Challenger and Malone are marked after touching an amulet, convincing them to return it to the cave.

    Director:Michael Pattinson
    Writer:Scott Kraft

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  3. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 18 - Survivors
    8.4/10(77 votes)

    #3 - Survivors

    S2:E18

    When the explorers enter an ancient temple, they release supernatural forces which threaten to destroy them.

    Director:Ian Gilmour
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

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  4. The Lost World Season 3 Episode 21 - Trapped
    8.4/10(76 votes)

    #4 - Trapped

    S3:E21

    A peaceful day of exploration turns deadly when a sudden explosion traps Marguerite and Roxton in an underground chamber. Their only hope for escape is Challenger, but the same explosion has left him with no memory of who he is, or what has happened to his friends. Meanwhile, a contest of friendly rivalry between Veronica and Finn leads to an enigmatic discovery at the Treehouse, as another memory from Veronica's childhood is literally uncovered. Faced with certain death, Roxton and Marguerite reveal emotions best left buried, so that even if they do survive their ordeal, there's a chance their relationship will not.

    Director:Catherine Millar
    Writer:Guy Mullally

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  5. The Lost World Season 3 Episode 22 - Heart of the Storm
    8.4/10(83 votes)

    #5 - Heart of the Storm

    S3:E22

    Two days before Challenger's latest attempt to leave the Plateau by balloon, Veronica and Finn encounter a strange phenomenon and are briefly transported into the post-apocalyptic future of New Amazonia. Soon after, Roxton finds himself being chased by 17th-century Conquistadors while Marguerite is captured by Druids determined to sacrifice her in order to avert a mysterious storm which is fast approaching. As different planes of reality continue to collide, Veronica at last realizes the time has come for her to fulfill her destiny as Protector and wield her mother's pendant-the Trion. But even as she prepares to sacrifice her life to save her friends, she does not know if she's made the right decision-for once the power of the Trion is unleashed, will it save the Plateau, or destroy it… ?

    Director:Colin Budds
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Guy Mullally

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  6. The Lost World Season 3 Episode 19 - Tapestry
    8.3/10(77 votes)

    #6 - Tapestry

    S3:E19

    When Challenger discovers the wreckage of a World War I transport plane, he's captured by its pilot, Lieutenant Drummond. Drummond has been stranded for five years since the crash, protecting the plane's cargo—a crate of iridium ingots stolen from the Royal Navy. Challenger is astounded to see the iridium because it had been intended for his secret wartime research. The sight of it prompts him to remember the night five years earlier, when he was questioned about the theft by two British intelligence agents working for MI5. Back on the Plateau, when Challenger and Drummond arrive at the Treehouse, Marguerite recognizes the iridium, too—she also was a suspect in its theft, and she recalls her own MI5 interrogation, the same night Challenger was questioned. Amazing twists and turns. We find out that there may be more than just coincidence that has brought our small group to the plateau.

    Director:Geoffrey Nottage
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

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  7. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 1 - All or Nothing
    8.2/10(82 votes)

    #7 - All or Nothing

    S2:E1

    The friends emerge from battle to find that one of their number is lost, and goons have enslaved a village.

    Director:Colin Budds
    Writer:Charles Lazer

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  8. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 2 - Amazons
    8.2/10(89 votes)

    #8 - Amazons

    S2:E2

    While Roxton, Malone and Challenger are looking for a way off the plateau, Amazon women save them from an attack by a flock of pterodactyls.

    Director:Michael Offer
    Writer:David Barlow

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  9. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 22 - Into the Fire
    8.2/10(77 votes)

    #9 - Into the Fire

    S2:E22

    An escape route opens to the expedition when an airship lands on the plateau, but the mysterious pilot has other plans.

    Director:Michael Pattinson
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

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  10. The Lost World Season 1 Episode 9 - Paradise Found
    8.1/10(109 votes)

    #10 - Paradise Found

    S1:E9

    A search for Veronica's parents leads to a paradise guarded by prehistoric creatures and filled with beautiful, talented immortals.

    Director:Michael Pattinson
    Writer:Morrie Ruvinsky

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  11. The Lost World Season 1 Episode 16 - Time After Time
    8.1/10(97 votes)

    #11 - Time After Time

    S1:E16

    Travelers from the future arrive in the Lost World to manipulate history.

    Director:Catherine Millar
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Malozzi

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  12. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 7 - London Calling
    8.1/10(78 votes)

    #12 - London Calling

    S2:E7

    An ancient map outlines an escape route; now the adventurers must prove to skeptics all they have seen.

    Director:Michael Offer
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

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  13. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 14 - Under Pressure
    8.1/10(72 votes)

    #13 - Under Pressure

    S2:E14

    Alex, a kobold, takes Roxton, Malone and Veronica prisoner; Holt is constructing a uranium generator to allow the kobolds to live above ground.

    Director:Pino Amenta
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

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  14. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 15 - The Outlaw
    8.1/10(76 votes)

    #14 - The Outlaw

    S2:E15

    Roxton and Marguerite are jailed, accused of robbery after walking through a brilliant light on the far side.

    Director:Michael Offer
    Writer:Guy Mullally

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  15. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 16 - Quality of Mercy
    8.1/10(76 votes)

    #15 - Quality of Mercy

    S2:E16

    Aliens capture Veronica and Malone, forcing them to work in the mines alongside androids that have developed humanlike emotions and individuality.

    Director:Ian Gilmour
    Writer:John Sheppard

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  16. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 19 - The Pirate's Curse
    8.1/10(75 votes)

    #16 - The Pirate's Curse

    S2:E19

    When Marguerite and Roxton kiss, the earth moves, and the explorers are launched on a wild treasure hunt.

    Director:Catherine Millar
    Writer:Guy Mullally

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  17. The Lost World Season 3 Episode 1 - Out of the Blue
    8.1/10(82 votes)

    #17 - Out of the Blue

    S3:E1

    There's no escape for the Challenger Expedition when Captain Askwith's mysterious airship explodes in a fiery crash. But moments later, when Challenger, Roxton, and Marguerite appear on a British air station in 1915 -- on the same day the airship was launched on its final mission -- they realize they truly have taken the place of the captain's original crew. After two years of struggling to escape the Plateau, Challenger and his friends must now fight to return to it by once again taking flight on the doomed dirigible. At the same time, Veronica appears on the Plateau, and in a shocking confrontation with Captain Askwith, realizes she has her own mission to complete: pursue Askwith and somehow return him to his ship.

    Director:Michael Pattinson
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

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  18. The Lost World Season 3 Episode 14 - The Secret
    8.1/10(73 votes)

    #18 - The Secret

    S3:E14

    A mysterious visitor attacks Veronica, leaving an enigmatic ivory tile as his calling card. But when Marguerite finds the tile, she hides it from the others because only she knows what it means… one of the deepest secrets of her past has finally caught up with her, and now endangers her life and those of her friends. Back on the Plateau, with her friends facing death because of her actions in the past, Marguerite has no choice but to finally reveal the real reason she funded the Challenger Expedition, and what she has come to the Plateau to find.

    Director:Michael Pattinson
    Writers:Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens

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  19. The Lost World Season 1 Episode 21 - Prophecy
    8.0/10(84 votes)

    #19 - Prophecy

    S1:E21

    A gypsy fortuneteller's visions eerily come true, leaving the band to fear for Malone's life.

    Director:Catherine Millar
    Writer:Scott Kraft

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  20. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 3 - Tourist Season
    8.0/10(86 votes)

    #20 - Tourist Season

    S2:E3

    A plane full of 21st-century tourists crashes in the jungle, bringing with it dreams of rescue.

    Directors:Richard Franklin, Darryl Sheen
    Writer:Guy Mullally

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  21. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 5 - Divine Right
    8.0/10(72 votes)

    #21 - Divine Right

    S2:E5

    Roxton saves a young woman and steps right into Balar's trap.

    Director:Colin Budds
    Writer:Tony Di Franco

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  22. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 6 - Skin Deep
    8.0/10(72 votes)

    #22 - Skin Deep

    S2:E6

    Dinosaurs are behaving oddly, but the crew knows something is really wrong when Marguerite is nice to everyone.

    Director:Colin Budds
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 10 - The Source
    8.0/10(72 votes)

    #23 - The Source

    S2:E10

    A woman who has saved the band from thirsty raptors will die if she cannot return immediately to the cave of the fountain of youth.

    Director:Michael Pattinson
    Writer:Scott Kraft

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  24. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 11 - Trophies
    8.0/10(77 votes)

    #24 - Trophies

    S2:E11

    Marguerite recognizes as a trophy hunter a man who claims to be part of a Zoological Society rescue party.

    Director:Pino Amenta
    Writer:Richard Oleksiak

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  25. The Lost World Season 2 Episode 13 - The Guardian
    8.0/10(72 votes)

    #25 - The Guardian

    S2:E13

    Challenger, Marguerite and Veronica follow hunters tracks through gas defenses, looking for Challenger.

    Director:Michael Pattinson
    Writer:Stacey Kaser

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Best Episodes Summary

"Barbarians at the Gate" is the best rated episode of "The Lost World". It scored 8.6/10 based on 94 votes. Directed by Catherine Millar and written by James Thorpe, it aired on 5/20/2000. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mark of the Beast".