9.0/101 votes#1 - Acts of Mercy
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/2002
What appear to be mercy killings are turning up one after the other in Boston. Both Dr. Macy and Jordan are both tracking a doctor with a deadly needle. Bug and Nigel audition for a network.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
9.0/101 votes#2 - Secrets & Lies (1)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2002
Jordan is called to a local psychiatric hospital to investigate a suicide. While there and unknown source provides her with a clue to her mother’s murder.
Director: Michael Gershman
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
9.0/101 votes#3 - Scared Straight
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2002
When the lover of a controversial lesbian talk show host is found dead, Jordan and Woody lead the investigation. Garret and Lily go head to head when a cancer patient dies.
Director: Arvin Brown
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
9.0/101 votes#4 - Cruel and Unusual
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/31/2003
A local woman dies and forces Jordan to come face to face with an ex-lover. Dr. Macy and D.A. Walcott make a trip to investigate if an execution was cruel and unusual.
Director: Michael Gershman
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.9/1031 votes#5 - LaFleur
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2009
Sawyer perpetuates a lie with some of the other island survivors in order to protect themselves from mistakes of the past.
Director: Mark Goldman
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.7/1032 votes#6 - The Man Behind the Curtain
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2007
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.'
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.7/1037 votes#7 - The Candidate
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 5/4/2010
After the remaining survivors are reunited, Sawyer and Jack hatch a plan to divert the Man in Black's attention and leave the island without him on Widmore's submarine, but disastrous consequences await them. In the flash sideways, Jack investigates the cause of Locke's paralysis and offers treatment.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.6/1037 votes#8 - Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/6/2018
After a shootout at the airstrip, Barry must make a tough decision to avoid capture. Sally worries her performance in MacBeth will be compromised and ruin her chance at impressing a top talent agent.
Director: Alec Berg
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.5/1031 votes#9 - Dead Is Dead
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/2009
To atone for sins of the past, Ben must attempt to summon the smoke monster in order to be judged.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.5/1012 votes#10 - The Fellowship
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 7/1/2016
The day of the kurultai arrives, shaping Kublai's fate as khan. Ahmed makes his final stand, and Marco learns a terrible truth.
Director: Alik Sakharov
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.4/1031 votes#11 - Follow the Leader
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 5/6/2009
Jack and Kate find themselves at odds over the direction to take to save their fellow island survivors, Locke further solidifies his stance as leader of "The Others," and Sawyer and Juliet come under scrutiny from the Dharma Initiative.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.4/1035 votes#12 - What They Died For
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 5/18/2010
Ben finally takes his revenge on Widmore after accepting the Man in Black's request for assistance. Jacob explains the purpose of the candidates, and Jack volunteers to take his place. The search for Desmond reveals that he has been rescued and the Man in Black plans to use him to destroy the island. In the flash sideways, each person ends up on their way to a concert.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.4/1028 votes#13 - The Audition
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/2019
Barry prepares for his first audition under Gene's guidance. Sally takes a stand in a meeting with a major TV producer. Noho Hank bares all.
Director: Alec Berg
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.4/1039 votes#14 - Two for the Road
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2006
After finding an exhausted Michael in the forest, Jack and Kate bring him back to the main camp. When he finally wakes up, Michael has some new details about "The Others." Also, a lovestruck Hurley plans a date for Libby.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.2/1032 votes#15 - The Substitute
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2010
On the island, the Man in Black attempts to recruit Sawyer in his attempt to leave the island, while an impromptu funeral is held for the real Locke. In the flash sideways, Locke is fired from his job and becomes a substitute teacher.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.2/1014 votes#16 - a nice meal
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2023
I was talking about office supplies!
Director: Bill Hader
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.1/1040 votes#17 - The Hunting Party
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2006
Jack, Locke and Sawyer follow after a determined Michael after he heads into the jungle toward the dreaded "Others" in search of Walt. Meanwhile, Sun has a surprising reaction to Jin's desire to join the search party, and Hurley and Charlie commiserate over the age-old conundrum of "what women want."
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.1/1032 votes#18 - Jughead
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2009
Desmond looks for a woman who might be the key to helping Faraday stop the island's unpredictable movements through time; Locke finds out who has been attacking the survivors.
Director: Rod Holcomb
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.1/1012 votes#19 - Whitehorse
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/1/2016
Marco's allegiance to Kublai is tested like never before. Mei Lin's bold move throws Ahmed's plans into chaos.
Director: James McTeigue
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.0/1023 votes#20 - Here Was a Man
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/2004
Alma asks Hickok to investigate the tragic fallout of her husband's gold claim purchase. McCall plots revenge after being humiliated at poker. Charlie Utter departs camp for Cheyenne. Doc Cochran makes a house call to the Bella Union.
Director: Alan Taylor
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
8.0/1011 votes#21 - Measure Against the Linchpin
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/1/2016
Haunted by recent events, Kublai journeys with Marco into the mountains for answers. Empress Chabi takes action to insure an heir to the khan.
Director: Daniel Minahan
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
7.9/1033 votes#22 - 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
7.9/1015 votes#23 - candy asses
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 6/5/2022
Let's split up.
Director: Bill Hader
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
7.8/1012 votes#24 - Amalgamation and Capital
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/2005
Wolcott draws Utter's ire during the questioning of a suspect. Merrick is overzealous in re-establishing his newspaper. Fields and Hostetler have little luck with a wild horse. Swearengen alters his agreement with Miss Isringhausen.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
7.8/1033 votes#25 - Cabin Fever
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2008
Locke finds out where Jacob's cabin is. Life on the freighter becomes dangerous.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
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"Acts of Mercy" is the best rated episode written by Elizabeth Sarnoff. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Alex Zakrzewski. It aired on 2/4/2002 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Secrets & Lies (1)".