The BEST episodes of Lost season 5

Every episode of Lost season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Lost season 5!

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: 5/23/2023Network:ABC (US)
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The Incident (2)
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8.16
3666 votes

#1 - The Incident (2)

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/13/2009

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.

Directors: Jack Bender
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The Incident (1)
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8.01
4304 votes

#2 - The Incident (1)

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/13/2009

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.

Directors: Jack Bender
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
LaFleur
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7.94
4321 votes

#3 - 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.

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Dead Is Dead
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7.91
4084 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Stephen Williams
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
This Place Is Death
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7.84
3925 votes

#5 - This Place Is Death

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2009

Locke shoulders the burden of ending the island's increasingly violent movements through time; Ben is stymied in his efforts to reunite the Oceanic 6 and bring them back to the island.

Directors: Paul A. Edwards
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The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
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7.84
4195 votes

#6 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2009

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

Directors: Jack Bender
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He's Our You
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7.82
4134 votes

#7 - He's Our You

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/25/2009

Everyone on the island is at risk when one of the survivors decides to go against them and taking matters into their own hands.

Directors: Greg Yaitanes
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316
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7.82
4054 votes

#8 - 316

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2009

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

Directors: Stephen Williams
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Follow the Leader
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7.82
4225 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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Because You Left
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7.81
3893 votes

#10 - Because You Left

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/2009

The remaining island survivors start to feel the effects of the aftermath of moving the island, and Jack and Ben begin their quest to reunite the Oceanic 6 in order to return to the island with Locke's body in an attempt to save their former fellow castaways.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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The Variable
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7.76
4177 votes

#11 - The Variable

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/29/2009

The time of reckoning has begun when Daniel Faraday comes clean regarding what he knows about the island.

Directors: Paul A. Edwards
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Whatever Happened, Happened
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7.72
3683 votes

#12 - Whatever Happened, Happened

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/1/2009

Kate goes to extreme measures to save Ben's life when Jack refuses to help. Meanwhile, Kate begins to tell the truth about the lie in order to protect Aaron.

Directors: Bobby Roth
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Namaste
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7.66
4076 votes

#13 - Namaste

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/2009

After meeting old acquaintances Sawyer is forced to continue lying to protect them.

Directors: Jack Bender
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Jughead
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7.65
4114 votes

#14 - 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.

Directors: Rod Holcomb
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Little Prince
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7.56
4161 votes

#15 - The Little Prince

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2009

Kate discovers that someone knows the secret of Aaron's true parental lineage. Meanwhile, the dramatic shifts through time are placing the lives of the remaining island survivors in extreme peril.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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Some Like It Hoth
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7.56
4251 votes

#16 - Some Like It Hoth

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/15/2009

Suspicions about a possible breach intensify after Ben is taken from the infirmary, and a reluctant Miles is forced to work with Hurley when he's asked to deliver an important package to a top Dharma official.

Directors: Jack Bender
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The Lie
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7.55
3760 votes

#17 - The Lie

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2009

Hurley and Sayid are on the run from the cops after stumbling into trouble at the safehouse; the island survivors come under attack by unknown forces; and an old friend offers some shocking advice to Kate in order to ensure that "the lie" remain a secret.

Directors: Jack Bender
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