The Best Episodes Written By Drew Goddard

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(49 votes)

   #1 - The Man Behind the Curtain

   S3:E205/9/2007

   Ben unwillingly divulges information to Locke about the island, taking him on a journey to various locations including strange monuments and the mysterious Jacob. Back at the beach, Juliet's secret is revealed. Flashbacks will show us the origins of DHARMA and the history of the island, including 'the purge.'

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   8.7/10(54 votes)

   #2 - Flashes Before Your Eyes

   S3:E82/14/2007

   After Desmond rescues Claire from drowning, Charlie gets Hurley to help him find out why Desmond has seemed able to predict the future. Desmond recalls exactly what took place in the moments after he turns the key, where he experienced a strange vision of his life prior to his Army days.

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   8.6/10(52 votes)

   #3 - The Man from Tallahassee

   S3:E133/21/2007

   When Kate and Locke arrive at the Others' camp, Ben promises to tell Locke the island's secrets as long as he stops his destructive plan, and Kate's reunion with Jack doesn't go very well when she learns that the Others have offered him a deal. More of Locke's troubled past is revealed.

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   8.5/10(52 votes)

   #4 - The Shape of Things to Come

   S4:E94/24/2008

   Jack tries to discover the identity of a body that has washed ashore. Meanwhile, Locke's camp is attacked by Ben's adversaries.

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   8.5/10(15 votes)

   #5 - Lies My Parents Told Me

   S7:E173/25/2003

   Robin Wood seeks revenge on Spike for killing his mother nearly 30 years ago, whilst everyone else tries to find out how The First has control over him.

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   8.5/10(16 votes)

   #6 - Dirty Girls

   S7:E184/15/2003

   Faith returns to Sunnydale just as a new villain, Caleb, arrives and sends Buffy a message in the form of a badly beaten Potential. Buffy leads the rest of the girls to Caleb and The First's lair, with devastating consequences.

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   8.5/10(49 votes)

   #7 - 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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   8.3/10(74 votes)

   #8 - Outlaws

   S1:E162/16/2005

   Kate and Sawyer divulge dark secrets to each other while tracking a renegade boar that Sawyer swears is purposely harassing him. Hurley and Sayid worry that Charlie is losing it after facing a brush with death and killing Ethan with 6 bullets to the chest. A shocking prior connection between Sawyer and Jack is revealed in a flashback which shows Sawyer meeting Jack's father in a bar. Robert Patrick ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "The X-File") guest stars.

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   8.3/10(19 votes)

   #9 - Conversations with Dead People

   S7:E711/12/2002

   Buffy talks through her troubles with an old high school classmate who has recently become a vampire. Cassie, the late student Buffy tried to help, appears to Willow with a posthumous message from Tara. Dawn experiences a terrifying haunting. And Andrew and Jonathan return to Sunnydale High on a mission.

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10. 

    8.3/10(52 votes)

    #10 - Confirmed Dead

    S4:E22/7/2008

    The survivors begin to question the intentions of their supposed rescuers when four strangers arrive on the island.

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    8.1/10(159 votes)

    #11 - Cut Man

    S1:E24/10/2015

    Murdock makes a near fatal error while trying to save a kidnapped boy, and finds an unlikely ally when he needs saving himself.

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    8.0/10(51 votes)

    #12 - The Glass Ballerina

    S3:E210/11/2006

    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."

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    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Never Leave Me

    S7:E911/26/2002

    Buffy and the gang capture and interrogate Spike and Andrew.

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14. 

    7.8/10(49 votes)

    #14 - The Other Woman

    S4:E63/6/2008

    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.

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15. 

    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #15 - Ashes, Ashes

    S1:E68/18/2017

    Stick offers up a theory, Danny finds himself sidelined, and Alexandra learns that it's not easy being the leader.

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    7.6/10(205 votes)

    #16 - Into the Ring

    S1:E14/10/2015

    Murdock's vigilante crime fighting and his new law practice find equally dangerous challenges in a murder case tied to a corporate crime syndicate.

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    7.6/10(72 votes)

    #17 - Everything Is Fine

    S1:E19/19/2016

    Newly-deceased Eleanor Shellstrop is sent to the Good Place, but only by mistake; Eleanor is determined to become a better person in her afterlife with help from friends Chidi and Janet; Eleanor tries to prove to Chidi that she's worthy of his help.

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    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Selfless

    S7:E510/22/2002

    Anya's violent and deadly act of vengeance leaves everyone stunned. Buffy must put aside her feelings and take action before more people die.

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Missing Pieces (11): Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum On the Golf Course

    S0:E271/24/2008

    Hurley, Michael, and Jin are playing golf on the golf course. After Jin misses a putt to win the game, he goes on a temper-tantrum, shouting in Korean. As Hurley and Michael look on, Jin lets out all of his anger: he is unhappy, he doesn't want to be pitied, nobody understands him, and he is tired of the handcuffs. As Michael and Hurley eventually leave, Jin sits down, half crying, and repeating "I'm so alone."

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Missing Pieces (13): So It Begins

    S0:E292/4/2008

    Vincent is running through the jungle on the island, when he encounters Christian Shephard. Christian tells Vincent to find Jack and wake him up because he "has work to do." The first scene of "Pilot, Part 1" then replays with Vincent encountering Jack as he is regaining consciousness.

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