This is your one-stop shop for all things Season 5.
General Season 5:
[Lost pre-Season 5 primer]
Episode 5.01: Because You Left
Air Date: January 21, 2009
Written by Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse
Directed by Stephen Williams
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.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Metareview]
Episode 5.02: The Lie
Air Date: January 21, 2009
Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
Directed by Jack Bender
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. Hurley-centric.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Metareview]
Episode 5.03: Jughead
Air Date: January 28, 2009
Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff & Paul Zbyszewski
Directed by Rod Holcomb
Desmond goes in search of a woman who could be the key to helping Faraday stop the island’s erratic movements through time, and Locke discovers the identity of the unknown forces who have been attacking the survivors. Desmond-centric.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Metareview]
Episode 5.04: The Little Prince
Air Date: February 5, 2009
Written by Brian K. Vaughan & Melinda Hsu Taylor
Directed by Stephen Williams
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.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Metareview]
Episode 5.05: This Place Is Death
Air Date: February 11, 2009
Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
Directed by Paul Edwards
Locke takes on the burden to stop the island’s increasingly violent shifts through time. Meanwhile, Ben hits a roadblock in his attempt to reunite the Oceanic 6 and bring them back to the island.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Metareview] [Lost Untangled]
Episode 5.06: 316
Air Date: February 19, 2009
Written by Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse
Directed by Stephen Williams
The way back to the island is revealed to members of the Oceanic 6, but there’s trouble ahead when not all of them wish to return.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Metareview] [Lost Untangled]
Episode 5.07: The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
Air Date: February 25, 2009
Written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
Directed by Jack Bender
Locke’s fateful mission off the island as Jeremy Bentham is revealed. Locke-centric.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Metareview] [Lost Untangled]
Episode 5.08: LaFleur
Air Date: March 11, 2009
Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff & Kyle Pennington
Directed by Mark Goldman
Sawyer perpetuates a lie with some of the other island survivors in order to protect themselves from mistakes of the past. Sawyer-centric.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Metareview] [Lost Untangled]
Episode 5.09: Namaste
Air Date: March 18, 2009
Written by Paul Zbyszewski & Brian K. Vaughan
Directed by Jack Bender
When some old friends drop in unannounced, Sawyer is forced to further perpetuate his lie in order to protect them.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Lost Untangled]
Episode 5.10: He’s Our You
Air Date: March 25, 2009
Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
Directed by Greg Yaitanes
Things begin to unravel when one of the survivors goes rogue and takes matters into their own hands — risking the lives of everyone on the island. Sayid-centric.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Lost Untangled]
Episode 5.11: Whatever Happened, Happened
Air Date: April 1, 2009
Written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
Directed by Bobby Roth
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. Kate-centric.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Lost Untangled]
Episode 5.12: Dead Is Dead
Air Date: April 8, 2009
Written by Brian K. Vaughan & Elizabeth Sarnoff
Directed by Stephen Williams
To atone for sins of the past, Ben must attempt to summon the smoke monster in order to be judged. Ben-centric.
[Pregame] [Recap] [Lost Untangled]
Episode 5.13: Some Like It Hoth
Air Date: April 15, 2009
Written by Melinda Hsu Taylor & Greggory Nations
Directed by Jack Bender
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. Miles-centric.
Episode 5.14: The Variable
Air Date: April 29, 2009
Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
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. Believed to be Daniel-centric.
Episode 5.15: Follow the Leader
Air Date: May 6, 2009
Written by Paul Zbyszewski & Elizabeth Sarnoff
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.
Episode 5.16/5.17: The Incident
Air Date: May 13, 2009
Written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
Directed by Jack Bender
Two-hour Season 5 finale. 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.
[Theories] [Finale "Big Twist" Codename] [Spoiler 1] [Spoiler 2] [Pregame] [Recap]
