T en years ago, Lost broadcast its final ever episode. Six yeas earlier, its first season following survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 after they crash on a mysterious island somewhere in the South Pacific became one of the most-watched shows in TV history (the season two premiere was watched by a staggering 23.47m viewers).
It even went on to pick up the Emmy Award for Best Drama. What ensued became part of television history. Lost may have dropped millions of viewers over the years, but what it secured was a cult fan-base that hadn’t been seen since The X-Files , and has rarely been seen since.
Its many mysteries, ensemble of intriguing characters and jaw-dropping twist endings kept its core viewers on the edge of their seats right through to the divisive ending. To celebrate the finale’s anniversary, we’ve done the seemingly unthinkable and ranked every single episode. NB: The finales that were first broadcast on the same evening have been counted as one episode.
113. Homecoming – Season one, episode 15 Even co-creator Damon Lindelof dislikes this episode. It’s the one that does Charlie dirty by somehow making him even more annoying than Ethan, a villain who’s trying to abduct a pregnant woman.
112. Stranger In a Strange Land – Season three, episode nine Infamously bad. Jack’s tattoos get explained in the show’s most pointless flashbacks.
Even the island stuff (Isabel the sheriff) is thrown by the wayside the moment it ends. The whole thing feels like it was.
