Lost: Season 5 (2009)

SEASON:

Season 5
Lost

Critics Consensus

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.

90%

TOMATOMETER

Critic Ratings: 20

87%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 552
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Episodes

1
Because You Left
Air date: Jan 21, 2009
2
The Lie
Air date: Jan 21, 2009
3
Jughead
Air date: Jan 28, 2009
4
The Little Prince
Air date: Feb 4, 2009
5
This Place Is Death
Air date: Feb 11, 2009
6
316
Air date: Feb 18, 2009
7
The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
Air date: Feb 25, 2009
8
LaFleur
Air date: Mar 4, 2009
9
Namaste
Air date: Mar 18, 2009
10
He's Our You
Air date: Mar 25, 2009
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"When am I?" John Locke's chronological confusion sums up Season 5, which hopscotches dizzyingly between the 1970s and 2007 as it charts the Oceanic Six's return to the island and reveals important island secrets. On the island, Locke (Terry O'Quinn) is the new leader of the Others. But in L.A., he's dead, and his death plays a key role in getting Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), Hurley (Jorge Garcia) and Sun (Yunjin Kim) to return via Ajira Airways. Sayid (Naveen Andrews) refuses to join his fellow former castaways, but winds up being escorted onto the Guam-bound flight by a bounty hunter named Ilana (Zuleikha Robinson). Ben (Michael Emerson) must return, too, to face judgment for allowing his daughter Alex to die. Their flight---with Frank Lapidus (Jeff Fahey) at the controls---is a bumpy one, but the final destination is indeed the island. Ben, Sun, Ilana and Frank remain fixed in time upon their return to the island, but Jack, Kate, Hurley and Sayid are flashed back in time to 1977, where they are reunited with Sawyer (Josh Holloway) and Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell). After surviving a series of time-travel flashes, Sawyer and Juliet landed in the 1970s and forged a close relationship with each other and the Dharma Initiative, which also welcomes Miles Straume (Ken Leung). Meanwhile, Miles' colleague Daniel Faraday (Jeremy Davies) embarks on a time-traveling mission that introduces him to a nuclear bomb named Jughead and a young woman named Ellie. Both play prominent roles as the season progresses.

Cast

Matthew Fox
as Jack
Evangeline Lilly
as Kate
Josh Holloway
as Sawyer
Jorge Garcia
as Hurley
Terry O'Quinn
as Locke
Yunjin Kim
as Sun
Naveen Andrews
as Sayid
Elizabeth Mitchell
as Juliet
Henry Ian Cusick
as Desmond
Daniel Dae Kim
as Jin
Michael Emerson
as Ben
Ken Leung
as Miles
Jeremy Davies
as Daniel Faraday
Nestor Carbonell
as Richard Alpert
Patrick Fischler
as Phil
Zuleikha Robinson
as Ilana
François Chau
as Dr. Marvin Candle
Jeff Fahey
as Frank Lapidus
Eric Lange
as Radzinsky
Alan Dale
as Charles Widmore
Sonya Walger
as Penny Widmore
Doug Hutchison
as Horace Goodspeed
Rebecca Mader
as Charlotte Lewis
William Blanchette
as Aaron
John Terry
as Christian Shephard
Fionnula Flanagan
as Eloise Hawking
Sterling Beaumon
as Young Ben
Saïd Taghmaoui
as Caesar
Jon Gries
as Roger Linus
Reiko Aylesworth
as Amy
L. Scott Caldwell
as Rose
Sam Anderson
as Bernard
Melissa Farman
as Young Frenchwoman
Leslie Ishii
as Woman
Mark Pellegrino
as Man No. 1/Jacob
Alice Evans
as Younger Eloise Hawking
Susan Duerden
as Carole Littleton
Brad William Henke
as Bram
Tania Raymonde
as Alex
Tom Connolly
as Jones
Mary Mara
as Jill
Sarah Farooqui
as Theresa
Tom Irwin
as Dan Norton
Molly McGivern
as Rosie
Guillaume Dabinpons
as Frenchman No. 1
Sebastian Siegel
as Erik
Marc Menard
as Frenchman No. 2
Marsha Thomason
as Naomi
Bruno Bruni
as Frenchman No. 3
Sean Whalen
as Neil Frogurt
Michael Dempsey
as Foreman
Sven Lindstrom
as Crew Member
Maya Henssens
as Young Girl
Malcolm David Kelley
as Walt
Alexandra Krosney
as Ellie
Kim Dickens
as Cassidy
Brad Berryhill
as Anxious Guy
Imelda Corcoran
as Abigail
Michelle Rodriguez
as Ana Lucia
Lillian Hurst
as Carmen Reyes
Matthew Alan
as Cunningham
Francois Choi
as Dr. Marvin Candle
Cheech Marin
as David Reyes
Raymond J. Barry
as Ray
Matt Hoffman
as Jed
Dan Hildebrand
as Custodian
Lance Reddick
as Matthew Abaddon
William Sanderson
as Oldham
William Mapother
as Ethan Rom
Sayed Bedreya
as Iraqi Father
Kavita Patil
as Rupa Krishnavani
Mary Ann Taheny
as Moira
Dean Norris
as Howard Gray
P.D. Mani
as Nabil
Tim De Zarn
as Trevor
Raymond Ma
as Efren Salonga
Emerson Brooks
as Tony
June Kyoko Lu
as Mrs. Paik
Christopher Jaymes
as Doctor
Xavier Raabe-Manupule
as Iraqi 12-Year-Old
Kevin Rankin
as Jerry
Rebecca Hazlewood
as Nalini
Stephanie Niznik
as Dr. Evelyn Ariza
Dmitri Boudrine
as Ivan
Lance Ho
as Young Miles
Titus Welliver
as Man No. 2
Tuli Roy-Kirwan
as Secretary
Linda Rose Herman
as Evelyn
Patti Hastie
as Barfly
Ammar Daraiseh
as Hajer
Michael Hardy
as Floyd
David S. Lee
as Younger Charles Widmore
Candace Scholz
as Debra
Amy Stewart
as Mother
Joe Toro
as Bartender
Glen Bailey
as Magician
Grisel Toledo
as Susie
Wendy Pearson
as ER Doctor
Stephen Scibetta
as Foreman
Todd Coolidge
as Paramedic
Carla Buscaglia
as Heather
Dan Gauthier
as Copilot
Achilles Gacis
as Guy in Car
Michael Trisler
as Father
Ned Van Zandt
as Mr. Dorsey
Susan King
as Sweet Young Woman
Anthony Keyvan
as Young Sayid
John Jamal Bradley
as Kid
Miko Franconi
as Grocery Worker
Peggy Anne Siegmund
as Caretaker
Jaymie Kim
as Ji Yeon
John Skinner
as Other No. 1
Rylee Fansler
as Young Juliet
Ane Tranetzki
as Bellman
Savannah Lathem
as Young Rachel
Jennifer Sojot
as ER Nurse
Kevin Chapman
as Mitch
Greg Yaitanes
Scott Moura
as Manager
Andrea Gabriel
as Nadia
Emilie De Ravin
as Claire
John Pete
as Prison Clerk
Olivia Vickery
as Clementine
Spencer Allyn
as Young Daniel Faraday
Elisabeth Blake
as Vanessa
William Makozak
as Capt. Bird
Stephanie Smart
as Ticket Agent
Dana Sorman
as Darlene
Emily Rae Argenti
as Young Kate
Adam Bazzi
as Cab Driver
Victoria Goring
as Mother
Keegan Boos
as Young Sawyer
James Jeremiah
as Police Officer
Cindy Paliracio
as TV Newsanchor
Stephanie Conching
as Nurse
Ariston Green
as Workman
Agnes Kwak
as Aunt Soo
Matthew Allan
as Cunningham
Marvin DeFreitas
as Young Charlie
Sonya Masinovsky
as Russian Nurse
Todd Bryant
as Mattingly
Chantal Boomla
as Counter Girl
Jeremy Colvin
as Security Guard
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Critic Reviews for Lost Season 5

All Critics (20) | Top Critics (12)

If you're a fan, you'll be rewarded with richly intertwined and well-acted drama.

Jan 21, 2009 | Full Review…
David Hinckley
Top Critic

The genius of "Lost" is that it has much to offer both to the fans who can't wait for the smoke monster's next visit and those who prefer more human concerns.

Jan 21, 2009 | Full Review…
Alan Sepinwall
Top Critic

I continue to feel confident that "Lost" executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof know precisely what they are doing with this six-season global adventure.

Jan 21, 2009 | Full Review…
Matthew Gilbert
Top Critic

While light on island mythology, this episode of Lost was heavy on Miles. Considering the mysterious, entertaining character he's grown into, this was far from a bad thing.

May 29, 2018 | Full Review…
Matt Richenthal

Nothing prepared us for two of the bombshells dropped out of nowhere in the last five minutes.

May 29, 2018 | Full Review…
Steve Marsi

Season 5 of Lost does an exceptional job of building on the story told in the past four seasons.

May 29, 2018 | Rating: 8.6/10 | Full Review…
Chris Carabott

With an end date in sight, Lost remains compelling television. And we just have to have confidence that the writers know what they're doing.

Jun 5, 2014 | Full Review…
Scott D. Pierce

It's the characters in the show and their stories that make the series worth watching, especially for those of us who sometimes feel a bit lost when we're watching Lost.

Jun 5, 2014 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Kelly West

Talk about a skipping record-we've definitely heard that before.

Jan 21, 2009 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Daynah Burnett

Over the five seasons of Lost, loyal viewers have surrendered to the addictive, maddening mystery.

May 15, 2014 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Paige Wiser
Top Critic

If Season Five has taught me anything about Lost, it's not to assume anything.

May 15, 2014 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
Noel Murray
Top Critic

The new season has offered some surprising character developments.

Jan 21, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Micah Towery
Top Critic
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Audience Reviews for Lost: Season 5

  • Dec 31, 2018
    You know how you can really tell if a show is good? You rewatch it every other year and make others watch it with you just so you can talk about it with them lol... Yes I do that :P
  • Dec 28, 2018
    Although the sci-fi aspect of this season slightly outshines its brighter moments, season 5 is still one of the most binge-worthy in television.
  • Nov 04, 2018
    Cuse e Abrams disseram que "eles ainda poderiam estragar tudo". Mas eu não me importaria, porque o a série deu tantas reviravoltas deslumbrantes e "whoppers" dramáticos. Uma das melhores temporadas de 2009, sem dúvida.
    Gonçalo S
  • Aug 26, 2018
    Season 5's introduction of new questions made it not as good as Season 4, but I can praise it for its story and twists "Lost" is known for.
    jonlloyd a
  • Mar 05, 2017
    The Fifth Season of LOST was the first one I watched live from beginning to end. It is also the most intricately plotted season of the show, and really branches it off into entirely new dimensions (almost quite literally!). Those two things did not mesh well upon my first go-round with the season (spring of 2009). When having to wait week-to-week for each episode, and then being promised seemingly "all the answers" by the ABC promos each week, I always considered S5 to be perhaps the weakest season of the bunch. During my recent re-watch of the show, however, this actually became the season I was most wrong about. Season Five might just be the best of them all. What needs to be understood about LOST is this: Seasons 1-3 are basically a separate show from what succeeds it. That portion of the series is mostly about a group of plane-crash survivors trying to get off an island and back to civilization. Sure, the island itself is full of mystery, but the driving force behind everything is a desire to be rescued. Season Four starts to change that narrative (and I would argue does so a bit erratically), and Season Five cements it in place. By this point, the show is no longer primarily a survival drama (even though it still is top-notch at handling its large ensemble cast). Now, it is a full-blown science fiction romp, complete with time paradoxes, body-swapping, and multiple timelines. I know a number of people who sort of melted away from watching the show during this season, and I strongly believe this change to be the reason why. For me, the change was incredibly exciting (and I'll argue also necessary to avoid stagnation) and stretched the show in ways it hadn't even attempted before. I won't go into any major spoilers here, but Season Five deals in many different time periods. In the first few episodes, those left behind on the island find themselves skipping through time (thanks to Ben's turning of the wheel), while those in Los Angeles struggle to decide if heading back to the island is the correct decision to make. Once everything shakes out in those two scenarios, it is an absolutely brilliant idea to show the inner workings of the DHARMA Initiative by actually placing some of the castaways within it! All the scraps about DHARMA that viewers had been given in seasons 1-3 are able to be seen first-hand, and it is wonderful. The finale episode? Perhaps the best in show history, resolving both the DHARMA goings-on and completely blowing the doors wide open by introducing the mysterious, oft-mentioned Jacob and the equally enigmatic "Man in Black". Not since S1 has this show been able to meld character elements with perfectly-paced plot lines as it did here in S5. As exciting and mind-bending as the time aspects are, it is equally as dramatic to see our favorite characters struggle to come to terms with being scattered to the winds of time, as it were. The mid-season episode "LaFleur", for example, is every bit as emotional as S4's "The Constant" in terms of emotional character development. One final interesting note: When show creators Damon Lindelof & Carleton Cuse were negotiating with ABC for an end date to the show, they originally said five seasons. ABC countered with something like 8, and they eventually settled on six. That original "five seasons" proposal makes a lot of sense to me now, as to be totally honest I think that seasons 4 and 5 of this show could honestly have been combined to make one "super-season". In a number of cases, I felt like similar material was being covered, and I truly believe that S5 did it in a better fashion. Not saying that S4 is poor by any means, but I think some of its inconsistencies are smoothed out by the storytelling here. Overall, then, S5 may be my favorite season of this entire show (with Season 1 being its main challenger). Both seasons are similar in the sense that all their aspects are woven so perfectly together. Whereas seasons 2-4 charge here and there full-bore into many different angles, seasons 1 & 5 are a bit more masterfully created (episode-by-episode) to hold up on even that micro-level. As long as you can accept that by this point LOST is no longer "Jack leading a group of survivors" and are willing to open yourself up to new storytelling possibilities, this slate of episodes will almost leave you speechless.
    Zach K
  • Nov 19, 2016
    Best season with the Faraday connection added to make the show solid where loose ends were developing in past seasons.
    Sam C
  • Aug 14, 2016
    Leaves you questioning and wanting more. You definitely become invested in the characters.
    Heather C
  • Jul 24, 2016
    "Lost: Season 5" is covered in clever storytelling of blockbuster proportions and sharp performances, and it easily overshadows its otherwise confusing moments.
    Adam A
  • Jun 20, 2016
    The fifth season of Lost may bring even more unanswered questions, and its narrative may get confusing and overloaded sometimes. But the parallel universes presented to us are breathtaking, stunning and superbly acted
    Thiago B
  • Jan 25, 2016
    Looking back at the previous seasons and where this show started, it's quite a wonder and a shock to see how ridiculous most of these events would seem to a random onlooker. And luckily the characters share that disbelief. In Season 5, the factors that made Season 4 such a special mess are further explained and the series starts taking the shape of a low-concept sci-fi affair. Fortunately, only one more season to go, and answers will be had.
    Vasco M
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