Best Lost Episodes

Sayid and Desmond hit turbulence toward the freighter. This causes Desmond to get unexpected side effects.

The season 3 finale shows castaways getting ready for an invasion by the less mysterious Others. Charlie and Desmond discover more than expected in the underwater "Looking Glass Hatch." This episode centers on Jack. Part One of Two.

The 48 survivors scavenge plane wreckage for survival. Some panic. Others focus on rescue. Some find inner strength, like Kate, who sutures the doctor's wounds despite lacking medical training. Friends, family, enemies, and strangers must cooperate against bad weather and rough land. Intense howls from jungle creatures frighten them. Jack's quick thinking and Kate's calm leadership bring hope.

The season 3 finale shows castaways preparing for an invasion by the less mysterious Others. Charlie and Desmond find more than they expected in the underwater "Looking Glass Hatch." This episode centers on Jack. Conclusion.

Island beasts (wild boars) invade the beach camp, waking survivors in the night. Kate and Michael join Locke hunting for food, revealing a shock about Locke. During the food hunt, someone gets hurt. Some survivors fear Jack's plan to burn the dead bodies scattered in the wreckage. Jack sees someone not there; one survivor who couldn't walk can now.

Jack and Sayid plan to face "The Others" after finding something strange offshore, hoping to get Walt back. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke fight as Locke makes a huge decision about the "button" and the hatch.

"Greatest Hits" is episode 21 of Lost season three and episode 70 of the series. Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz wrote the episode. Stephen Williams directed it. It aired May 16, 2007, on ABC in the US and CTV in Canada. Twelve million Americans watched "Greatest Hits." Critics liked the episode. Lost's editors got a Golden Reel Award nomination. The episode happens December 22, 2004, ninety-two days after Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crashed. Survivors prepare for an upcoming

"The End" finishes the ABC series *Lost*. It comprises episodes 17 and 18 of season 6. These episodes total episodes 120 and 121. The finale first aired in the eastern U.S. and eastern Canada. It then aired at the same time in the western U.S., western Canada, and eight other nations. Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse wrote the finale. Jack Bender directed it. Previous season finales ran two hours with ads.

"Flashes Before Your Eyes" is the eighth episode of season three of the American drama Lost. It is the 57th episode overall. Damon Lindelof and Drew Goddard wrote the episode. Jack Bender directed it. The episode first aired in the United States on February 14, 2007, on the American Broadcasting Company. Critics gave the episode mostly positive reviews. Lindelof and Goddard received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Episodic Drama at the February 2008 ceremony.

"Ab Aeterno" is episode nine of *Lost*'s sixth season. This is episode 112 overall. The episode aired March 23, 2010. An extended flashback shows Richard Alpert arrive on the island as a slave on Black Rock in the 19th century after his wife dies. Alpert meets the Man in Black and Jacob. Both offer him deals for his loyalty. The title means "from eternity," suggesting "since the beginning" or "for long ages," referencing agelessness.

A group of survivors escapes the "creature" and gets the plane transceiver. They move to higher ground to send a signal. On the way, they get a strange transmission and meet another island inhabitant. Back at camp, Jack tends to a wounded man who reveals a secret about Kate.

Ben shows unwilling information to Locke about the island. This takes Locke to various spots, including strange monuments and the mysterious Jacob. At the beach, Juliet's secret comes out. Flashbacks show the origins of DHARMA and the island's history, including 'the purge.'

Jack, Locke, and Kate explore the hatch, but Jack waits before going down. Kate and Locke are not patient. Shannon chases Vincent the dog and meets a familiar face in the jungle.

Jack's plan to fix things on the island faces strong opposition from those near him. Locke assigns Ben a hard job.

Jack tries to find out who a body washed ashore. Meanwhile, Ben's enemies attack Locke's camp.

Sawyer tells other island survivors a lie. He does this to shield them from past errors.

Jack and Sayid find something strange offshore. They plan to face "The Others" and get Walt back. They also seek answers about Michael and Walt. Eko and Locke fight. Locke makes a major call about the "button" and the hatch. Desmond returns and shows more about his time on the island three years before Locke went into that hatch.

The fight between survivors and freighter people keeps up. The Oceanic Six get nearer to rescue.

"Deus Ex Machina" is the 19th episode of Lost season one. Robert Mandel directed this episode. Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof wrote it. ABC aired it on March 30, 2005. John Locke appears in the episode's flashbacks.

Castaways on the raft face unexpected trouble. Island residents try to blow open the hatch. Flashbacks show the survivor's last moments before boarding their flight.

Jack acted to fix things on the island. Those close to him strongly resisted Jack's decision. Locke gave Ben a tough job.

Sayid returns to bring others to the freighter. Ben, Locke, and Hurley go to another Dharma station to "move the island".

The fight between survivors and freighter people continues. The Oceanic Six get nearer to rescue.

Kate and Locke reach the Others' camp. Ben promises Locke the island's secrets if he stops his destructive plan. Kate's reunion with Jack fails when she learns the Others offered him a deal. More of Locke's troubled past comes out.

The French woman, Danielle Rousseau (guest-star Mira Furlan), shocks survivors. She shows up at the camp with a serious warning about "the Others" on the island and the black smoke before them. Michael and Jin prepare the raft for sailing. Flashbacks show the survivors' final moments before boarding their flight.

Hurley becomes obsessed with the French woman and enters the jungle to find her. Jack, Sayid, and Charlie must follow. Hurley flashes back to the huge experience before boarding the plane.

The hatch suddenly gains life. Locke must get help from an unlikely ally to control it. Ana Lucia, Sayid, and Charlie enter the jungle to find out about Henry Gale and check if balloon craft carrying him and his wife to the island exists there.

Episode 100 hits. Daniel Faraday finally tells what he knows about the island.

Kate fights her decision to leave Jack with the Others while she and Sawyer return to camp. Hurley finds a van in the jungle and uses it to aid a survivor needing faith and hope. Flashbacks show Hurley's tough past with the numbers curse.

"Jughead" is the third episode of season five of ABC's Lost. It is episode 89 overall. "Jughead" aired January 28, 2009, on ABC in the U.S., and aired on A in Canada. Elizabeth Sarnoff and Paul Zbyszewski wrote the episode. Rod Holcomb directed it. In 2007, Desmond Hume searched for a woman to help survivors stop the island's shifts. John Locke, James "Sawyer" Ford, and Juliet Burke tried to save Daniel Faraday, Charlotte Lew.

The first 48 days for the tail-end survivors play out. Flashbacks show Ana-Lucia, Mr. Eko, Bernard, and Libby, along with other survivors, landing on the beach. Danger strikes their camp as "The Others" start taking people. Survivors race inland, trying to stay ahead of The Others, realizing someone on Flight 815 was not among them.

Island survivors fear "The Others" returned after Sun gets badly hurt during a failed kidnapping at her garden. The trust between Locke and Jack thins over locking guns and safety. Sawyer watches the tension between Jack, Locke, Kate, and Ana Lucia with amusement. Jack takes Sawyer's medicine, pushing for Locke's help. Flashbacks show more of Sawyer's con artist life.

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

"Happily Ever After" is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of the serial drama Lost. It is episode 114 overall. The episode aired April 6, 2010, on ABC in the U.S. Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse wrote the episode. Jack Bender directed it. The episode centers on Desmond Hume. In 2007, Desmond Hume underwent Charles Widmore's experiment and interacted with his "flash-sideways" counterpart. There, Desmond, Charlie Pace, and Daniel Widmore experienced visions of their actual.

"LA X" includes episodes 104 and 105 from the American Broadcasting Company's Lost episodes. These episodes launch the sixth and final season. Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse wrote the story. Jack Bender directed the episodes. ABC aired both parts on February 2, 2010, in the United States. CTV aired them on the same date in Canada. RTÉ Two aired them on February 4, 2010, in Ireland. The story covers what happens after the hydrogen bomb detonation at the end of "The Incident". "LA X" brings in a new story structure: two separate timelines.

Jack holds Ben's life. Kate and Sawyer try to escape their captors. Flashbacks show Juliet's past as a medical researcher in Miami. Jack has the Others in a desperate spot.

Jack tends to Boone after Locke returns him to the caves. Locke slips away to deal with his guilt during the confusion. Claire unexpectedly goes into labor deep in the forest.

Locke leaves the Others and takes Sawyer on a jungle trek. Locke helps Sawyer fight a common enemy. At the beach, parachutist Naomi has key information about flight 815.

The mysterious "Others" hold Jack, Kate, and Sawyer as prisoners. The captors drug them and take blood samples, keeping them in separate areas. Camp leaders—Ben (Henry Gale), Mr. Friendly, and a new woman, Juliet—try to make the castaways adjust. Flashbacks show Jack's past with his father and wife Sarah.

Jack, Locke, and Kate learn more secrets about the hatch. Sawyer, Michael, and Jin wonder if their captors are survivors or the "Others" after being beaten and taken captive. Flashbacks show more of Locke's past and introduce Helen (Katey Segal), whose revealing personality and past shake things up.

Ben handles the results of a lie that was revealed.

Kate takes extreme steps to save Ben's life when Jack refuses to help. Kate starts telling the truth about the lie to protect Aaron.

After the survivors reunite, Sawyer and Jack plan to divert the Man in Black's attention. They plan to leave the island without him on Widmore's submarine, but bad things happen. In the flash, Jack checks the cause of Locke's paralysis and offers treatment.

Desmond convinces Hurley, Jin, and Charlie to follow him through the jungle after Desmond receives visions. Flashbacks show the time Desmond spent with a group of monks. Kate, feeling down, turns to Sawyer for company after seeing Jack and Juliet together.

Survivors think they met the enemy. They think they saw evil. They thought wrong. As the new season starts, survivors feel rescue nears. They do not know if they should trust Charlie's final message that the liberators are not who they claim to be. Unlikely alliances form. Those they trusted might turn. The enemy's enemy becomes a friend. Who can they trust? Is rescue really near?

Shannon's inhaler runs out. Boone thinks Sawyer has the three left in his stash. Sawyer refuses to give them up. Jack and Sayid torture Sawyer until he reveals the inhalers' location. A flashback shows Sawyer's story; he is not who he claims to be.

This episode shows why Eko took a 40-day vow of silence and maybe details about his stick. Claire loses faith in Charlie as Eko questions him about the Virgin Mary statue. Kate gives recovering Sawyer a haircut.

Ben must summon the smoke monster to atone for past sins and face judgment.

The raft survivors built mysteriously burns down. Michael believes Jin caused the sabotage, escalating their rivalry. Sun shocks survivors with a surprise. Boone warns Sayid about Shannon, his step-sister. Flashbacks show more of Jin and Sun's troubled marriage.

On the rescue mission for Jack, Kate, Sayid, and Locke find a strange structure surrounded by farm animals. They meet the structure's inhabitant. Back at camp, Sawyer plays ping-pong to get his belongings back.