The Best Episodes Written By Carlton Cuse

Every TV Episode Written by Carlton Cuse Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for The Constant
    9.1/10(43 votes)

    #1 - The Constant

    Missing info
    S4:E5

    Sayid and Desmond hit a bit of turbulence on the way to the freighter, which causes Desmond to experience some unexpected side effects.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  2. Background image for Through the Looking Glass (1)
    9.0/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Through the Looking Glass (1)

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    S3:E22

    The season 3 finale finds the castaways preparing for an invasion by the slightly less mysterious Others, while Charlie and Desmond find more than they were looking for in the underwater "Looking Glass Hatch".

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    Director:Jack Bender
  3. Background image for Through the Looking Glass (2)
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Through the Looking Glass (2)

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    S3:E23

    The season 3 finale finds the castaways preparing for an invasion by the slightly less mysterious Others, while Charlie and Desmond find more than they were looking for in the underwater "Looking Glass Hatch".

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    Director:Jack Bender
  4. Background image for The Incident (1)
    8.9/10(37 votes)

    #4 - The Incident (1)

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    S5:E16

    Jack's decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke assigns Ben a difficult task.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  5. Background image for The Incident (2)
    8.9/10(33 votes)

    #5 - The Incident (2)

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    S5:E17

    Jack's decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke assigns Ben a difficult task.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  6. Background image for Lockdown
    8.8/10(41 votes)

    #6 - Lockdown

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    S2:E17

    When the hatch suddenly takes on a life of its own, Locke is forced to enlist the help of an unlikely ally to control the matter. Meanwhile, Ana Lucia, Sayid and Charlie go off into the jungle to find out the truth about Henry Gale and see if there really is balloon craft out there in the jungle that carried him and his wife to the island.

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  7. Background image for Live Together, Die Alone (1)
    8.8/10(45 votes)

    #7 - Live Together, Die Alone (1)

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    S2:E23

    After discovering something odd just offshore, Jack and Sayid come up with a plan to confront "The Others" and hopefully get Walt back. At the same time there will be an answer to the question of where Michael has been and resolution of him and Walt. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke come to blows as Locke makes a potentially cataclysmic decision regarding the "button" and the hatch. Lastly, Desmond returns and he sheds some more light on his experience on the island in the three years prior to when Locke came down into that hatch.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  8. Background image for Forever
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Forever

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    S4:E9

    Norma and Norman try to reconnect as they plan for the future. Frustrated by Norma's blind eye, Romero and Dylan decide to take action for Norman's own good.

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    Director:Tim Southam
  9. Background image for Happily Ever After
    8.7/10(38 votes)

    #9 - Happily Ever After

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    S6:E11

    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.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  10. Background image for Pilot
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    Bounty hunter Brisco is hired by the West's most powerful robber barons to bring down the John Bly gang.

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    Director:Bryan Spicer
  11. Background image for Deus Ex Machina
    8.6/10(56 votes)

    #11 - Deus Ex Machina

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    S1:E19

    Locke thinks he's being sent a sign on how to get the hatch open, and he and Boone venture inland. Jack is reluctant to offer assistance when Sawyer begins to experience excruciating headaches and needs glasses.

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  12. Background image for Exodus (2)
    8.6/10(55 votes)

    #12 - Exodus (2)

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    S1:E24

    The castaways on the raft are surprised at sea by something unexpected. Meanwhile, remaining islanders attempt to blow open the hatch, and a visitor to the encampment might be a threat to Claire's infant son.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  13. Background image for The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
    8.6/10(34 votes)

    #13 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

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    S5:E7

    Locke's mission off the island as Jeremy is revealed.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  14. Background image for The Cord
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #14 - The Cord

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    S5:E10

    Norman Bates comes home.

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    Director:Tucker Gates
  15. Background image for The Brig
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #15 - The Brig

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    S3:E19

    After abandoning the Others, Locke takes Sawyer on a trek through the jungle to help him eliminate a common enemy. Meanwhile, back at the beach, the parachutist Naomi has crucial information about flight 815.

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  16. Background image for There's No Place Like Home (1)
    8.4/10(39 votes)

    #16 - There's No Place Like Home (1)

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    S4:E12

    Sayid goes back to the island to bring the rest of the people to the freighter. Ben, Locke, and Hurley go to another Dharma station in order to "move the island".

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    8.4/10(39 votes)

    #17 - There's No Place Like Home (2)

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    S4:E13

    The face-off between the survivors and the freighter people continues, and the Oceanic Six find themselves closer to rescue.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  18. Background image for One of Them
    8.3/10(44 votes)

    #18 - One of Them

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    S2:E14

    After Sun is attacked, some of the survivors begin to think that one of the "other survivors" might be one of "The Others." When French woman Danielle Rousseau leads Sayid to a mysterious captive in the jungle, he becomes determined to find out if he is one of "The Others". Meanwhile, Sawyer discovers Hurley’s potentially devastating breach of the survivors’ trust and blackmails him into helping track an elusive island creature that won’t leave Sawyer alone.

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  19. Background image for ?
    8.3/10(45 votes)

    #19 - ?

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    S2:E21

    Mr. Eko has dreams about his brother leading him somewhere. He seeks Locke's help in finding a secret location, the "question mark." Meanwhile, Jack and the other survivors grapple with the horrific situation in the hatch with the death of Ana-Lucia and Libby clinging to life.

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  20. Background image for Not in Portland
    8.3/10(39 votes)

    #20 - Not in Portland

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    S3:E7

    Jack has the Others in a desperate situation as he holds Ben's life in his hands. Meanwhile, Kate and Sawyer try to escape from their captors. Flashbacks reveal Juliet's past as a medical researcher in Miami.

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  21. Background image for 316
    8.3/10(36 votes)

    #21 - 316

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    S5:E6

    The members of Oceanic 6 discover how to get back to the island, but not all of them want to return.

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  22. Background image for LA X (1)
    8.3/10(41 votes)

    #22 - LA X (1)

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    S6:E1

    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.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  23. Background image for Exodus (1)
    8.2/10(56 votes)

    #23 - Exodus (1)

    Missing info
    S1:E23

    The French woman-Danielle Rousseau-shocks the survivors by showing up to the camp with a dire warning about "the Others" who are on the island, and the black smoke that precedes them. Meanwhile, Michael and Jin ready the raft for sailing. In flashbacks, we see the survivors final moments before they boarded their fateful flight.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  24. Background image for The Other 48 Days
    8.2/10(49 votes)

    #24 - The Other 48 Days

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    S2:E7

    The harrowing first 48 days in the lives of the tail section survivors are revealed. Flashbacks reveal the point of view of Ana-Lucia, Mr. Eko, Bernard and Libby and other survivors as they landed on the other side of the island on the beach. As the days progress danger hits their camp as well when "The Others" start taking people against their will. As the survivors race inland, trying to stay a step ahead of The Others, they realize that someone among them wasn't on Flight 815.

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  25. Background image for The 23rd Psalm
    8.2/10(45 votes)

    #25 - The 23rd Psalm

    Missing info
    S2:E10

    This episode will shed more light on why Eko took a mysterious 40-day vow of silence, and possibly information on his stick. Also, Claire begins to lose faith in Charlie after Eko begins to question him about the Virgin Mary statue, and Kate gives the recovering Sawyer a much-needed haircut.

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Carlton Cuse Ratings Summary

"The Constant" is the best rated episode written by Carlton Cuse. It scored 9.1/10 based on 43 votes. It was directed by Jack Bender. It aired on 2/28/2008 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Through the Looking Glass (1)".