The Best Episodes Written By Carlton Cuse

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.3/10(26 votes)

   #1 - Through the Looking Glass (2)

   S3:E235/23/2007

   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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   9.2/10(62 votes)

   #2 - The Constant

   S4:E52/28/2008

   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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3. 

   9.1/10(62 votes)

   #3 - Through the Looking Glass (1)

   S3:E225/23/2007

   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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   9.1/10(16 votes)

   #4 - Forever

   S4:E95/9/2016

   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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   9.0/10(56 votes)

   #5 - Lockdown

   S2:E173/29/2006

   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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   9.0/10(60 votes)

   #6 - Live Together, Die Alone (1)

   S2:E235/24/2006

   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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   9.0/10(46 votes)

   #7 - The Incident (2)

   S5:E175/13/2009

   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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8. 

   9.0/10(50 votes)

   #8 - The Incident (1)

   S5:E165/13/2009

   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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9. 

   8.9/10(18 votes)

   #9 - The Cord

   S5:E104/24/2017

   Norman Bates comes home.

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10. 

    8.8/10(72 votes)

    #10 - Exodus (2)

    S1:E245/25/2005

    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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    8.8/10(50 votes)

    #11 - Happily Ever After

    S6:E114/6/2010

    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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12. 

    8.8/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Live Together, Die Alone (2)

    S2:E245/24/2006

    After discovering something odd just offshore, Jack and Sayid come up with a plan to confront "The Others" and hopefully get Walt back. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke come to blows as Locke makes a potentially cataclysmic decision regarding the "button" and the hatch.

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13. 

    8.8/10(74 votes)

    #13 - Deus Ex Machina

    S1:E193/30/2005

    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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14. 

    8.8/10(46 votes)

    #14 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

    S5:E72/25/2009

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

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15. 

    8.7/10(51 votes)

    #15 - The Brig

    S3:E195/2/2007

    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. 

    8.5/10(52 votes)

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

    S4:E125/15/2008

    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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    8.5/10(52 votes)

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

    S4:E135/29/2008

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

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18. 

    8.5/10(60 votes)

    #18 - ?

    S2:E215/10/2006

    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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    8.5/10(65 votes)

    #19 - The Other 48 Days

    S2:E711/16/2005

    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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    8.5/10(59 votes)

    #20 - One of Them

    S2:E142/15/2006

    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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    8.5/10(51 votes)

    #21 - One of Us

    S3:E164/11/2007

    The celebration of Jack's return is cut short when he arrives at the beach with an Other, Juliet, whose flashbacks pick up from where they left off, showing us how she got onto the island and became an other. Meanwhile, Claire is threatened by a strange illness.

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    8.5/10(73 votes)

    #22 - Exodus (1)

    S1:E235/18/2005

    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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    8.5/10(55 votes)

    #23 - The Beginning of the End

    S4:E11/31/2008

    They thought they had met the enemy. They thought they had seen evil. They thought wrong. As the new season begins, the survivors feel that rescue is close at hand, but they don't know whether or not to believe Charlie's final message that the people claiming to liberate them are not who they seem to be. As unlikely alliances are formed, those they thought could be trusted may turn against them, as the enemy of their enemy becomes their friend. But who can be trusted? Is rescue really as close as it seems?

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    8.4/10(61 votes)

    #24 - The 23rd Psalm

    S2:E101/11/2006

    When Eko finds Charlie's Virgin Mary statue, he demands that he take him to where he found it at once. Michael continues to communicate on the Swan computer without the other survivors knowing.

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    8.4/10(54 votes)

    #25 - Not in Portland

    S3:E72/7/2007

    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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