Episodes
See also: List of Lost episodesThe season premiered on February 2, 2010, with a double-length episode (two hours including commercials) preceded by a one-hour clip show, titled "Lost: Final Chapter". The show continued from February 9 in its new timeslot of Tuesdays at 9:00 pm, with a total of 18 episodes airing in 16 broadcasts, ending with a two-and-a-half-hour series finale, which aired Sunday, May 23, 2010, preceded by a one-hour clip show, titled "Lost: The Final Journey". Additionally, the first hour of the premiere episode was screened to an estimated 15,000 fans on Waikiki Beach on January 30. In the following table, the number in the "No. in series" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episode as it was aired.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) |
Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104/105 | 1/2 | "LA X" | Jack Bender | Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | Various | February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02) | 12.09 |
| Two outcomes of the detonation of the hydrogen bomb are presented. In the first, Flight 815 lands safely at LAX, where Kate escapes from the marshal and Jack learns that his father's body was lost in transit. In the second, the survivors return to the present day after Jacob's death; Juliet dies and Sayid is resurrected after being brought to the Others' temple. Also, the Man in Black, who is impersonating Locke, is revealed to be the Smoke Monster and kills several of Ilana's team from Flight 316. | |||||||
| 106 | 3 | "What Kate Does" | Paul Edwards | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | Kate | February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09) | 11.05 |
| When Sawyer escapes from the temple, Kate and Jin are sent to bring him back. Meanwhile, the Others determine Sayid is infected and attempt to poison him. In the flash sideways, Kate, still on the run, takes Claire to a hospital when she goes into labor. | |||||||
| 107 | 4 | "The Substitute" | Tucker Gates | Elizabeth Sarnoff & Melinda Hsu Taylor | Locke | February 16, 2010 (2010-02-16) | 9.82 |
| 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. | |||||||
| 108 | 5 | "Lighthouse" | Jack Bender | Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof | Jack | February 23, 2010 (2010-02-23) | 9.95 |
| On Jacob's orders, Hurley leads Jack to a lighthouse. Meanwhile, Claire questions an Other she has captured while tending to an injured Jin. In the flash sideways, Jack is a single father trying to bond with his son. | |||||||
| 109 | 6 | "Sundown" | Bobby Roth | Paul Zbyszewski & Graham Roland | Sayid | March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02) | 9.29 |
| After recruiting Sayid to his cause, the Man in Black issues an ultimatum to the Others: either join him or die. Meanwhile, Kate is reunited with Claire. In the flash sideways, Sayid helps his brother, who is in debt to a loan shark. | |||||||
| 110 | 7 | "Dr. Linus" | Mario Van Peebles | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | Ben | March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09) | 9.49 |
| Ilana discovers Ben killed Jacob, so she plans to kill him. Meanwhile, Jack, Hurley and a suicidal Richard visit the Black Rock. In the flash sideways, Ben, a high school teacher, tries to blackmail the school's principal. | |||||||
| 111 | 8 | "Recon" | Jack Bender | Elizabeth Sarnoff & Jim Galasso | Sawyer | March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16) | 8.87 |
| 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. | |||||||
| 112 | 9 | "Ab Aeterno" | Tucker Gates | Melinda Hsu Taylor & Greggory Nations | Richard | March 23, 2010 (2010-03-23) | 9.31 |
| Richard Alpert's back story is shown: In 1867, he is brought to the island on the Black Rock as a slave. He makes a deal with Jacob to be his representative in exchange for immortality. In the present day, Hurley convinces him to help the candidates replace Jacob and stop the Man in Black from leaving the Island. | |||||||
| 113 | 10 | "The Package" | Paul Edwards | Paul Zbyszewski & Graham Roland | Sun & Jin | March 30, 2010 (2010-03-30) | 10.13 |
| After Jin is kidnapped and taken to Hydra Island by Widmore's team, the Man in Black confronts Widmore. On the main island, Sun loses her ability to speak English. In the flash sideways, Sun and Jin are abducted after failing to complete a transaction for Sun's father. | |||||||
| 114 | 11 | "Happily Ever After" | Jack Bender | Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof | Desmond | April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06) | 9.55 |
| On the island, Widmore subjects Desmond to a large amount of electromagnetic energy as an experiment. In the flash sideways, Desmond, with the aid of Charlie, starts to have visions of his life in the original timeline. | |||||||
| 115 | 12 | "Everybody Loves Hugo" | Daniel Attias | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | Hurley | April 13, 2010 (2010-04-13) | 9.48 |
| In order to prevent more loss of life, Hurley leads the other survivors to speak with the Man in Black. In the flash sideways, Hurley meets Libby, while Desmond continues his mission to let the Oceanic 815 passengers know of their lives on the island. | |||||||
| 116 | 13 | "The Last Recruit" | Stephen Semel | Paul Zbyszewski & Graham Roland | Various | April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20) | 9.53 |
| The survivors split into two groups; one led by Sawyer, the other by the Man in Black. Sawyer's group travels to Hydra Island, where they are captured by Widmore's crew after Sun and Jin are reunited. In the flash sideways, the passengers of Oceanic 815 continue to cross paths with each other. | |||||||
| 117 | 14 | "The Candidate" | Jack Bender | Elizabeth Sarnoff & Jim Galasso | Jack & Locke | May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04) | 9.59 |
| 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. | |||||||
| 118 | 15 | "Across the Sea" | Tucker Gates | Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof | Jacob & Man in Black | May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11) | 10.32 |
| Jacob and the Man in Black are revealed to be twin brothers. They are raised by a mysterious woman who is charged with protecting the island. As revenge for the murder of their adoptive mother (who killed their real mother), Jacob throws his brother into the source of electromagnetism after being made the island's guardian, which transforms the Man in Black into the smoke monster. | |||||||
| 119 | 16 | "What They Died For" | Paul Edwards | Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz & Elizabeth Sarnoff | Various | May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18) | 10.47 |
| 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. | |||||||
| 120/121 | 17/18 | "The End" | Jack Bender | Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | Various | May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23) | 13.57 |
| Jack and the Man in Black use Desmond to temporarily extinguish the light at the heart of the island. The Man in Black makes himself mortal again and almost kills Jack but Jack and Kate kill him first. Realizing his destiny, Jack sacrifices himself to relight the heart of the island, so his friends can escape on the Ajira plane. Hurley takes Jack's place as protector of the island and makes Ben the new advisor. The flash sideways is revealed to be a type of limbo, or holding pattern, for the main characters, where they reside until accepting their life and death, and are then able to "let go" and "move on" together. |
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