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The fifth season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing on the ABC network in the United States and on A in Canada in January 2009 and concluded with a two-hour season finale on May 13, 2009.[1] The season continues the stories of the survivors of the crash of the fictional Oceanic Airlines Flight 815, after some of them are rescued and those still stranded seemingly disappear to an unknown location and time with the island that they inhabit.
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| Season 5 | |
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| No. of episodes | 17 |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 21 – May 13, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
According to Lost's co-creator/executive producer/writer/show runner Damon Lindelof, the season "is about why [the people who have left the island] need to get back".[2] Lost returned on January 21, 2009, on ABC with a three-hour premiere consisting of a clip-show and two back-to-back new episodes. The remainder of the season aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm EST.[3] The season began in the UK and Ireland on January 25, 2009, on Sky1 and RTÉ Two, respectively. The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc under the title Lost: The Complete Fifth Season – The Journey Back, Expanded Edition on December 8, 2009.[4]
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The season was produced by Bad Robot and Grass Skirt Productions and was aired on the American Broadcasting Company network in the United States.[5] The show was primarily filmed in Hawaii with post-production in Los Angeles.[6] Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse continued to serve as the show runners.[7] Lindelof and Cuse's fellow executive producers were co-creator J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.[8] The staff writers were Lindelof, Cuse, Kitsis, Horowitz, co-executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff, supervising producer Paul Zbyszewski, producer Brian K. Vaughan, co-producer Melinda Hsu Taylor and Kyle Pennington.[9] The regular directors are Bender, co-executive producer Stephen Williams and Paul Edwards.
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The following fourteen actors played main characters and received star billing this season.
In 2007
- Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah, a survivor of 815, and one of the Oceanic Six
- Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume. Around 2001, he entered a solo sailing race. He was eventually got ship wrecked on the island. He lived on the island for three years, mostly alone. He is Penny's husband.
- Michael Emerson as Benjamin "Ben" Linus, the former leader of the Others
- Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard, a survivor of 815, and one of the Oceanic Six
- Jorge Garcia as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, a survivor of 815, and one of the Oceanic Six
- Yunjin Kim as Sun-Hwa Kwon, a survivor of 815, and one of the Oceanic Six. She is Jin's wife.
- Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen, a survivor of 815, and one of the Oceanic Six
In 1977
- Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, a man who arrives on the Kahana, who is a physicist. He is Eloise's son.
- Josh Holloway as James "Sawyer" Ford, a survivor of 815
- Daniel Dae Kim as Jin-Soo Kwon, a survivor of 815, who is Sun's husband. He survived the explosion of the Kahana.[10][11]
- Ken Leung as Miles Straume, a man who arrived on the Kahana, who is a medium
- Rebecca Mader as Charlotte Lewis, a woman who arrived on the Kahana, who is an anthropologist
- Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke, a former Other
Both 2007 and 1977
- Terry O'Quinn as John Locke. He survived 815, but eventually he joined the Others.[10][12]
Special guest stars
- Malcolm David Kelley plays Walt Lloyd, a survivor of 815, who is Michael's son[13]
- Michelle Rodriguez plays Ana Lucia Cortez, a survivor of 815[14]
Recurring
- Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler, a survivor of 815, who is Rose's husband
- Reiko Aylesworth as Amy, a member of the DHARMA Initiative[15]
- Sterling Beaumon as young Ben Linus
- L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler, a survivor of 815, who is Bernard's wife
- Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, an Other, who does not appear to age
- François Chau as Pierre Chang, a member and leading scientist of the DHARMA Initiative, who is Lara's husband and Miles's father
- Alan Dale as Charles Widmore
- Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus
- Melissa Farman as Danielle Rousseau, the only survivor from a team of scientists who were ship wrecked on the island in the 1980s. Originally the actress Mira Furlan played this character. The producers requested that Furlan return for three episodes, but they could not come to a financial agreement. Furlan was not informed about the decision to recast her and was deeply upset.[16]
- Patrick Fischler as Phil, a member of the DHARMA Initiative
- Fionnula Flanagan as Eloise "Ellie" Hawking, an Other, a scientist, and Daniel's mother. Alice Evans plays young Ellie in flashbacks.
- Brad William Henke as Bram, a survivor of Ajira Airways Flight 316
- Tom Irwin as Dan Norton, an attorney who is hired by an unknown person to perform a maternity test on Kate and Aaron[14][17]
- Leslie Ishii as Lara, a member of the DHARMA Initiative, who is Dr. Chang's wife and Miles's mother
- Eric Lange as Radzinsky, a member of the Dharma Initiative[18]
- William Mapother as Ethan Rom, an Other
- Cheech Marin as David Reyes, who is Hurley's father
- Mark Pellegrino as Jacob, the well known but never seen leader of the Others
- Tania Raymonde as Alexandra "Alex" Rousseau
- Lance Reddick as Matthew Abaddon, a mysterious man[14][19]
- Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana, a survivor of Ajira Airways Flight 316
- Saïd Taghmaoui as Caesar, a survivor of Ajira Airways Flight 316
- John Terry as Christian Shephard
- Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit, a young woman who arrived to the island on the Kahana
- Sonya Walger as Penelope "Penny" Widmore. She is the daughter of Charles Widmore. She is also the wife of Desmond Hume.
- Titus Welliver as the unnamed nemesis of Jacob.
- Sean Whalen as Neil Frogurt, who previously appeared in the Lost: Missing Pieces mobisodes[14]
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Season 5 received general acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an 90% approval rating, with average rating of 8.8/10, based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Though it introduces yet more unanswered questions, Season 5 of Lost also moves quickly, covers more character development, and fleshes out its rich world further for hungry fans."[20] Metacritic gave the season a score of 78 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, making it generally favorable.[21] According to year end lists published by entertainment publications and prominent TV critics, the fifth season of Lost was the second most mentioned show of 2009.[22] Season 5 continued Lost's decline in ratings, with the two-hour season premiere being watched by 11.37 million American viewers; the lowest season premiere in the series' history.[23] Overall, the entire season averaged 11.05 million viewers.[24]
The season was also nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof for the episode "The Incident", Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Michael Emerson, Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour).[25] The only winner among the nominees was Emerson, after being nominated for the same award two years previous.[26] Emerson was later nominated at the 67th Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.[27]
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The number in the "No. overall" 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. "Lost: Destiny Calls", a clip-show recapping the first four seasons preceded the premiere.[28] A second clip show, "Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6", aired on April 22, 2009 (before the 14th episode of the season, which is the 100th episode of the whole series),[29] and a third, "Lost: A Journey in Time", was aired before the finale on May 13, 2009.[30]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||||
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| 87 | 1 | "Because You Left" | Stephen Williams | Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | none | January 21, 2009 | 11.66[23] | ||||||||
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The remaining survivors begin to erratically jump through time after the island is moved. Jack and Ben begin their quest to reunite the Oceanic Six. Hurley and Sayid are ambushed at their safehouse. Kate and Aaron flee their house, after being ordered to submit to a maternity test by two lawyers. Sun has an interesting conversation with Mr. Widmore. | |||||||||||||||
| 88 | 2 | "The Lie" | Jack Bender | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | Hurley | January 21, 2009 | 11.08[23] | ||||||||
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In 2007, Hurley and Sayid are on the run from the police. Hurley confesses to his mother that the Oceanic Six have been lying. Back in 1954, the island survivors are attacked by armed men. Ben learns that he only has seventy hours to reunite the Oceanic Six and return them to the island. | |||||||||||||||
| 89 | 3 | "Jughead" | Rod Holcomb | Elizabeth Sarnoff & Paul Zbyszewski | Desmond | January 28, 2009 | 11.07[31] | ||||||||
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In 2007, Desmond goes in search of Daniel Faraday's mother and learns from Charles Widmore that she is in Los Angeles. In 1954, Locke is unable to convince Alpert he is from the future and Faraday is given the task of defusing a hydrogen bomb. | |||||||||||||||
| 90 | 4 | "The Little Prince" | Stephen Williams | Brian K. Vaughan & Melinda Hsu Taylor | Kate | February 4, 2009 | 10.98[32] | ||||||||
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While on their way to the Orchid Station, the island survivors jump to the day Aaron was born, and then to 1988, where Jin is found by Danielle Rousseau's science team. In 2007, Jack, Kate, Sayid and Ben meet and Kate realizes that Ben sent the lawyers after her and Aaron. | |||||||||||||||
| 91 | 5 | "This Place Is Death" | Paul Edwards | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | Sun & Jin | February 11, 2009 | 9.77[33] | ||||||||
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In 1988, Jin and Rousseau's team are attacked by the smoke monster on their way to the radio tower. Charlotte confesses that she grew up on the island before dying. John Locke leaves the island by turning the wheel in the frozen chamber. Off the island, in 2007, Ben brings Jack and Sun to Eloise Hawking, Daniel's mother, at the same time that Desmond finds her. | |||||||||||||||
| 92 | 6[34] | "316" | Stephen Williams | Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | Jack | February 18, 2009 | 11.27[35] | ||||||||
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In 2007, Eloise Hawking tells the Oceanic Six how to return to the island. Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sun, Sayid, and Ben board Ajira Airways Flight 316, which is piloted by Frank Lapidus, with Locke's body. After a flash of white light on the plane, Jin finds Jack, Kate and Hurley back on the island in 1977. | |||||||||||||||
| 93 | 7[34] | "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" | Jack Bender | Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof | Locke | February 25, 2009 | 9.82[36] | ||||||||
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Locke, who is suddenly alive following the crash of Flight 316 on the island, is questioned by the other survivors and finds Ben among the injured. In flashback, Locke's off-island mission to reunite the Oceanic Six and return them to the island is aided by Charles Widmore and Matthew Abaddon before Ben murders Locke. | |||||||||||||||
| 94 | 8 | "LaFleur" | Mark Goldman | Elizabeth Sarnoff & Kyle Pennington | Sawyer | March 4, 2009 | 10.61[37] | ||||||||
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The remaining island survivors are left in 1974, following the end of the time jumps. They join the Dharma Initiative after rescuing one of their members, Amy, from the Others. After living with them for three years, Juliet helps Amy give birth and Sawyer, who is in love with Juliet, is reunited with Jack, Kate, and Hurley. | |||||||||||||||
| 95 | 9 | "Namaste" | Jack Bender | Paul Zbyszewski & Brian K. Vaughan | none | March 18, 2009 | 9.08[38] | ||||||||
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In 1977, Sawyer arranges for Jack, Kate and Hurley to join the Dharma Initiative. Sayid is found by Jin; however, he is forced to pretend he is an Other and is subsequently imprisoned by Dharma. In 2007, following the crash of Flight 316, Sun and Frank learn from Christian Shephard that the other survivors are trapped in the past. | |||||||||||||||
| 96 | 10 | "He's Our You" | Greg Yaitanes | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | Sayid | March 25, 2009 | 8.82[39] | ||||||||
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In 1977, Sayid does not cooperate with Sawyer and members of the Dharma Initiative vote to execute Sayid. A 12-year-old Ben frees Sayid in his effort to join the Others. However, once they have escaped, Sayid shoots Ben. In flashbacks, Sayid is caught by Ilana, a bounty hunter, who has been hired to take him to Guam. | |||||||||||||||
| 97 | 11 | "Whatever Happened, Happened" | Bobby Roth | Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof | Kate | April 1, 2009 | 9.35[40] | ||||||||
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Juliet is unable to treat Ben's gunshot wound and Jack refuses to help, leading Kate to take Ben to the Others to be healed. Richard explains that the process will change Ben forever. In flashbacks, Kate decides to return to the island and leaves Aaron in the care of his grandmother. | |||||||||||||||
| 98 | 12 | "Dead Is Dead" | Stephen Williams | Brian K. Vaughan & Elizabeth Sarnoff | Ben | April 8, 2009 | 8.29[41] | ||||||||
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In 2007, Ben and Locke travel to the main island so that Ben can be judged by the smoke monster for letting Alex die. Meanwhile, Frank returns to Hydra Island and is taken hostage by the survivors of Flight 316. Flashbacks show Ben's abduction of Alex in the late 1980s and his confrontation with Desmond and Penny prior to boarding Flight 316. | |||||||||||||||
| 99 | 13 | "Some Like It Hoth" | Jack Bender | Melinda Hsu Taylor & Greggory Nations | Miles | April 15, 2009 | 9.23[42] | ||||||||
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In 1977, Roger, Ben's father, begins to suspect Kate in Ben's disappearance. Miles is given the task of taking a body from the construction site of the Swan Station, to his father, Dr. Chang. In flashbacks, Miles learns of his ability to speak with the dead and is hired to travel to the island on the freighter. | |||||||||||||||
| 100 | 14 | "The Variable" | Paul Edwards | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | Faraday | April 29, 2009 | 9.04[43] | ||||||||
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In 1977, Daniel Faraday returns to the island in order to warn its inhabitants of a catastrophe involving the Swan Station. Jack, Kate, and Daniel start a gun fight with the Dharma Initiative, leading Dharma to go after Sawyer and Juliet. Daniel has a plan to change the future by detonating the hydrogen bomb at the same time as the Incident at the Swan Station. However, when he goes to the others to find out where the bomb is, he is shot in the back and killed by the younger version of his own mother. In flashbacks, Daniel's relationship with his parents, Eloise Hawking and Charles Widmore, is shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 101 | 15 | "Follow the Leader" | Stephen Williams | Paul Zbyszewski & Elizabeth Sarnoff | none | May 6, 2009 | 8.70[44] | ||||||||
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In 1977, Jack decides to follow Faraday's advice to detonate the hydrogen bomb; however Kate disagrees. Dr. Chang convinces Dharma to evacuate the island, allowing Sawyer, Kate and Juliet to board the submarine and leave the island. In 2007, Locke reunites with the Others and Richard, who accompany him on a journey to kill Jacob. | |||||||||||||||
| 102 | 16 | "The Incident" | Jack Bender | Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | Jacob | May 13, 2009 | 9.43[45] | ||||||||
| 103 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
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In 1977, the survivors succeed in detonating the modified nuclear bomb at the construction site of the Swan station, the finale ending when the bomb is detonated. In 2007, Locke and the Others travel to the base of the four-toed statue, where Jacob lives. Locke is revealed to be an impostor: an old acquaintance of Jacob who manipulates Ben into killing Jacob. In flashbacks, Jacob visits several of the main characters at key moments in their lives prior to crashing on the island. | |||||||||||||||
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The DVD and Blu-ray box set of season 5 was released on December 8, 2009, in Region 1,[4] on October 21, 2009, in Region 4, and on October 26, 2009, in Region 2. It includes all episodes in the season and bonus features including:
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