The BEST episodes of Lost season 2

Every episode of Lost season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Lost season 2!

After their plane, Oceanic Air flight 815, tore apart whilst thousands of miles off course, the survivors find themselves on a mysterious deserted island where they soon find out they are not alone.

Last Updated: 11/6/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Live Together, Die Alone (2)
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8.01
2944 votes

#1 - Live Together, Die Alone (2)

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/24/2006

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.

Directors: Jack Bender
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Lockdown
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7.99
3532 votes

#2 - Lockdown

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/29/2006

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.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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Man of Science, Man of Faith
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7.97
4092 votes

#3 - Man of Science, Man of Faith

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2005

Jack, Locke and Kate explore the mysterious hatch but Jack decides to wait before going down into the hatch. Kate and Locke aren't so patient. When Shannon chases after Vincent the dog, she encounters a familiar face in the jungle.

Directors: Jack Bender
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Two for the Road
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7.91
3701 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Paul A. Edwards
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Live Together, Die Alone (1)
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7.90
3425 votes

#5 - Live Together, Die Alone (1)

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/24/2006

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. 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.

Directors: Jack Bender
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Collision (a.k.a. Old Habits)
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7.79
3753 votes

#6 - Collision (a.k.a. Old Habits)

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2005

Violence erupts when Ana Lucia and her group stumble upon Sayid and the other castaways on the island. Kate and Jack care for Sawyer when Mr. Eko brings him back to the camp himself. Flashbacks reveal Ana Lucia's troubled life.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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?
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7.79
3480 votes

#7 - ?

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2006

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.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
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Adrift
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7.74
3852 votes

#8 - Adrift

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2005

With the abduction of Walt fresh on their minds, their raft destroyed, and Jin missing, Michael and Sawyer fight for their lives in the middle of nowhere in the ocean and discover a new predator in the roiling sea. Meanwhile on land, Locke must descend into the hatch when Kate goes missing inside. Also, Jack isn't too far behind Locke as he decides to go into the hatch as well later on. Lastly, flashbacks reveal more of Michael's troubled relationship with ex-lover Susan and their baby son Walt as they fight over custody for Walt and Michael must let go.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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Abandoned
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7.68
3644 votes

#9 - Abandoned

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2005

Sawyer's wound becomes life threatening as he, Michael and Jin make their way through the interior of the island with the tail section survivors.

Directors: Adam Davidson
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Maternity Leave
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7.65
3541 votes

#10 - Maternity Leave

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/2006

A mysterious illness that baby Aaron suddenly contracts sends a desperate Claire, Kate and French woman Danielle to return to the same area where Claire was initially kidnapped. It is there where she believes she can find a cure for Aaron's illness. In the meantime, Jack and Locke are doing their best to keep their prisoner a secret from the rest of the survivors on the island.

Directors: Jack Bender
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The Whole Truth
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7.64
3660 votes

#11 - The Whole Truth

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/2006

Sun comes to a realization and struggles on whether to tell Jin about the situation. Meanwhile, with no success from Jack or Sayid, Ana-Lucia is called in by Locke to interrogate the new prisoner Henry Gale to get more information out of him about the balloon that he and his wife supposedly landed on the island with.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
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The Other 48 Days
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7.64
3570 votes

#12 - The Other 48 Days

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2005

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...

Directors: Eric Laneuville
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Everybody Hates Hugo
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7.63
3788 votes

#13 - Everybody Hates Hugo

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2005

Hurley struggles with an assigned task inside the hatch as he flashbacks to disturbing memories in his life before the crash. Meanwhile, Sawyer, Michael and Jin learn the identities of their captors on the island. Claire uncovers a startling piece of information about the fate of the raft.

Directors: Alan Taylor
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Three Minutes
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7.62
3271 votes

#14 - Three Minutes

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2006

A determined Michael convinces Jack and several castaways to help him rescue Walt from "The Others." With Jack away, Locke is left in charge of the hatch and must decide if he should believe Henry and not push the button, risking everyone's safety. Meanwhile, the events that happened to Michael after he left are finally revealed. Meanwhile, Charlie struggles with Eko's decision to discontinue building the church.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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One of Them
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7.62
3732 votes

#15 - One of Them

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2006

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.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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What Kate Did
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7.61
3565 votes

#16 - What Kate Did

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2005

As Kate’s backstory continues, her original crime is revealed. She thinks something is haunting her through Sawyer. Locke and Eko make an interesting discovery about the film, and Michael has a mysterious encounter with the computer.

Directors: Paul A. Edwards
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Orientation
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7.58
3883 votes

#17 - Orientation

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2005

Jack, Locke and Kate learn more secrets about the hatch. Meanwhile, after being beaten and taken captive, Sawyer, Michael and Jin wonder if their captors are fellow survivors or the dreaded "Others." Flashbacks reveals more of Locke's past as well as the introduction of Helen who shakes things up even more with her revealing personality and past.

Directors: Jack Bender
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Dave
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7.58
3389 votes

#18 - Dave

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/5/2006

Libby lends a helping hand to Hurley to support him when he begins to think the island is having a strange effect on him. Hurley begins to see Dave on the island, who was his friend in the mental institution Hurley was in. Also, Locke's sense of purpose is shaken when the prisoner gives him new information about the hatch.

Directors: Jack Bender
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The Long Con
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7.56
3588 votes

#19 - The Long Con

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2006

Some of the island survivors fear that "The Others" may have returned when Sun is greatly injured during a failed kidnapping attempt at her plant garden. Also, the trust barrier becomes very thin between Locke and Jack in terms of locking up the guns and being kept safe. Meanwhile, Sawyer is an amused but highly interested bystander when tension escalates between Jack, Locke, Kate and Ana Lucia. Lastly, flashbacks reveal more of Sawyer's con artist past.

Directors: Roxann Dawson
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The Hunting Party
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7.54
3687 votes

#20 - 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."

Directors: Stephen Williams
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The 23rd Psalm
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7.48
3666 votes

#21 - The 23rd Psalm

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2006

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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...And Found
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7.42
3711 votes

#22 - ...And Found

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2005

Michael sets off into the jungle by himself determined to find Walt, but discovers that he is not alone. Meanwhile, Sawyer and Jin are ordered by their captors to take them to their camp, and Sun frantically searches for her missing wedding ring. In flashbacks this episode reveals more of Jin's life before ending up on the island.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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S.O.S.
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7.35
3508 votes

#23 - S.O.S.

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/12/2006

Rose is surprisingly and vehemently opposed to Bernard's plan to create an S.O.S. signal; romantic sparks are rekindled between Jack and Kate when they trek into the jungle to propose a "trade" with "The Others"; and Locke begins to question his faith in the island.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
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Fire + Water
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7.20
3639 votes

#24 - Fire + Water

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2006

When Charlie's vividly surreal dreams lead him to believe Claire's baby, Aaron, is in danger, Locke suspects Charlie may be using again. Meanwhile, Sawyer encourages Hurley to act on his attraction to Libby.

Directors: Jack Bender
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