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The '''sixth''' and final '''season''' '''of''' the American [[Television program|television series]] ''[[Lost (TV series)|'''Lost''']]'' began broadcast in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] on February 2, 2010.<ref name=Nov19PR>{{cite web |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=111909_04 |title=ABC Announces the Premiere of the Sixth and Final Season of ''Lost'', with a Special All-Night Event on Tuesday, February 2 |author=Fordis, Jeff |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=November 19, 2009 |accessdate=November 19, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/691czVAL3?url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=111909_04 |archivedate=July 9, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the final 18 TV [[episode]]s, the writers showed the fate of the remaining [[survivor]]s, and explained the powers which the Island held in their lives. The sixth-season premiere was the first to climb in the ratings year-over-year since the second season, drawing 12.1 million viewers.<ref name="The Live Feed">{{cite web|url=http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/02/lost-final-season-premiere-rating.html|title=Fans rediscover 'Lost' as premiere ratings climb|publisher=The Live Feed|date=Feb. 3, 2010|access-date=2010-05-25|archive-date=2010-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330132206/http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/02/lost-final-season-premiere-rating.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The series finale aired on May 23, 2010.<ref name="finaledate">{{cite episode |title= [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]] |credits= [[Damon Lindelof|Lindelof, Damon]] and [[Carlton Cuse|Cuse, Carlton]] |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |airdate= February 2, 2010}}</ref> The final episode ran 2.5 hours starting at 9/8 [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]], pushing the late-night news back a half-hour. It was followed by the previously announced post-finale special, ''Jimmy Kimmel Live: Aloha to Lost'', at 12:05&nbsp;a.m. (11:05 CDT).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Lost-Series-Finale-1018123.aspx|title=ABC Extends Lost Series Finale by 30 Minutes|publisher=TVGuide.com|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/679xT92Mh?url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Lost-Series-Finale-1018123.aspx|archivedate=2012-04-24|url-status=live|access-date=2010-05-25}}</ref> The season continued the stories of the survivors of the fictional September 22, 2004 crash of [[Oceanic Airlines]] Flight 815, on an unknown island in the [[South Pacific]]. The survivors must deal with two outcomes of the explosion of a nuclear bomb on the island in the 1970s. While the on-island story continues, a set of "flash sideways"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abc.go.com/shows/lost/flash-sideways |title=Flash Sideways |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |accessdate=February 3, 2010 |archive-date=February 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205041651/http://abc.go.com/shows/lost/flash-sideways |url-status=dead }}</ref> scenes show a second timeline, in which Flight 815 never crashes. The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 24, 2010, alongside a complete series boxset.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/13279 |title=''Lost'' - 'The Complete 6th and Final Season' Flying to DVD and Blu-ray Disc this Summer? |author=Lambert, David |publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]] |date=January 29, 2010 |accessdate=January 29, 2010}}</ref>
For a summary of the final season's storyline, see below: ''"[[#Season 6 plot summary|Season 6 plot summary]]''".

==Production==
On May 7, 2007, ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson announced that ''Lost'' would end during the 2009–2010 season with a "highly anticipated and shocking finale".<ref name="Conclusion 2007">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070510030616/http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr%5chtml/050707_01.html ABC Gives Viewers 48 More Original Episodes of the Hit Drama ''Lost'', Culminating in an Exciting Series Conclusion] Posted May 7, 2007. Retrieved from [[Internet Archive]] on May 10, 2007.</ref> "We felt that this was the only way to give ''Lost'' a proper creative conclusion," McPherson said.<ref name="Conclusion 2007"/> Beginning with the 2007–2008 television season, the final 48 episodes would have been aired as three seasons with 16 episodes each, with ''Lost'' concluding in its sixth season. Due to the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007-2008 writers' strike]], the fourth season featured 14 episodes, and season 5 had 17 episodes. Season six was planned to have 17 episodes, too.<ref name=17ep>{{cite news |url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/lost-season-5-1000807.aspx |last=Mitovich |first=Matt |title=''Lost'' Fans Will Get an Uninterrupted Season 5 |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=December 18, 2008 |accessdate=2009-04-12 |archive-date=2014-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019122705/http://www.tvguide.com/news/lost-season-5-1000807.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, on June 29 it was announced that the final season would feature an additional hour, making the number of episodes 18.<ref name="zap2it">{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/06/lost-will-last-a-little-longer.html |title=''Lost'' will last a little longer |author=Porter, Rick |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |date=June 29, 2009 |accessdate=August 17, 2009 |archive-date=July 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728055735/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/06/lost-will-last-a-little-longer.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Executive producers [[Damon Lindelof]] and [[Carlton Cuse]] stated that they "always envisioned ''Lost'' as a show with a beginning, middle, and end," and that by announcing when the show would end that viewers would "have the security of knowing that the story will play out as we've intended."<ref name="Conclusion 2007"/> Lindelof and Cuse stated that securing the 2010 series-end date "was immensely liberating" and helped the series rediscover its focus.<ref name="TV Guide 2008-03">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/cover-story/lost-killer-season/080305-03 |title=''Lost'''s Killer Season |accessdate=March 20, 2008 |author=Malcom, Shawna |date=March 5, 2008 |work=[[TV Guide]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/65ISP2SUS?url=http://www.tvguide.com/cover-story/lost-killer-season/080305-03 |archivedate=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lindelof noted, "We're no longer stalling."<ref name="TV Guide 2008-03"/>  The producers also planned to wrap up long-standing mysteries, such as the nature of the [[Mythology of Lost#The Monster|smoke monster]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/06/02/lost-masterminds-carlton-cuse-and-damen-lindelof-dop-hints-about-how-abc-hit-drama-will-end-66331-23767193/ |title=Lost masterminds Carlton Cuse and Damen Lindelof drop hints about how ABC hit drama will end |newspaper=[[Sunday Mercury]] |date=June 2, 2009 |accessdate=June 2, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/65ISPXEnq?url=http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/06/02/lost-masterminds-carlton-cuse-and-damen-lindelof-dop-hints-about-how-abc-hit-drama-will-end-66331-23767193/ |archivedate=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> the reason the Dharma periodic resupply drops continue after the purge,<ref name="ecomiccon">{{cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/25/comic-con-what-we-learned-about-losts-final-season/ |title=Comic Con: What We Learned About Lost's Final Season |author=Quigley, Adam |date=July 25, 2009 |publisher=[[/Film]] |accessdate=Oct 4, 2009 |archive-date=November 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112153209/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/25/comic-con-what-we-learned-about-losts-final-season/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the "bird" from "[[Exodus (Lost)|Exodus Pt. 2]]" and "[[Live Together, Die Alone|Live Together, Die Alone Pt. 1]]".<ref name = seattle>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/416049_tvgif1.html |title=Thirteen Clues About the End of ''Lost'': Does Ilana Age? Who's Coming Back? Who Isn't? |author=Abrams, Natalie |work=[[Seattle Post Intelligencer]] |date=March 1, 2010 |accessdate=March 20, 2010}} {{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> While the destruction of the four-toed statue of Taweret was revealed in the [[Ab Aeterno|ninth episode of the final season]], Lindelof hinted that the identity  of the statue's builders would not be addressed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/2010/02/02/fans-search-on-waikiki-for-answers-to-lost/ |title=Fans search on Waikiki Beach for answers to 'Lost' |author=Song, Jaymes |date=February 2, 2010 |publisher=[[Philly.com]] |accessdate=February 2, 2010}} {{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> The producer also indicated that [[Walt Lloyd|Walt]]'s unusual abilities may be explained, although not necessarily with the character's direct involvement.<ref name=lostqausatoday>{{cite news |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2009/10/a-lost-qa-damon-lindelof-tackles-your-questions/1 |title=A 'Lost' Q&A: Damon Lindelof answers (most of) your questions! |author=Matheson, Whitney |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 27, 2009 |accessdate=October 27, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5m7wHavVy?url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2009/10/a-lost-qa-damon-lindelof-tackles-your-questions/1 |archivedate=December 19, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a podcast, Cuse and Lindelof stated that they would explain the "Rules" first stated in [[The Shape of Things to Come (Lost)|an episode in season four]], but only those that are "important for the narrative they are telling."<ref>{{cite podcast|url=http://ll.media.abc.com/podcast/audio/itunes/LOST_615_audio_podcast_55d80edf-b6b4-4b0a-b7e2-9df63693cef3_2944555.mp3 |title=Official ''Lost'' Podcast |website=ABC.com |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company]] |date=14 May 2010 |accessdate=15 May 2010}}</ref> Matthew Fox said in an interview that in the final season, the characters of Jack Shephard and John Locke "will come head to head." It was also claimed that a third of the way through the final season, the two timelines would be "solidified into one" and "will be very linear – no more flashbacks, nothing;" however this was still not the case by the season midpoint.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b128606_matthew_fox_tells_us_how_lost_ends_how.html |title=Matthew Fox Tells Us How ''Lost'' Ends (and How Season Six Begins) |author=Abdolian, Lisa |publisher=[[E!]] |date=June 10, 2009 |accessdate=August 17, 2009}}</ref> He also claimed to be the only cast member to know the ending of the series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a96650/matthew-fox-keeps-quiet-on-lost-ending.html?rss|title=Matthew Fox keeps quiet on 'Lost' ending|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|author=Ben Rawson-Jones|date=May 29, 2008|accessdate=November 11, 2008|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsHIDt9?url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a96650/matthew-fox-keeps-quiet-on-lost-ending.html?rss|archivedate=March 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> though Lindelof has clarified that Fox only knew things that were relevant to his character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/lost-season-five-interview-with-carlton-cuse-and-damon-lindelof/|title=Lost season five: Interview with Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof|publisher=Unreality Primetime|author=McGarry, Lisa|date=October 22, 2009|accessdate=October 25, 2009|archive-date=October 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025145404/http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/lost-season-five-interview-with-carlton-cuse-and-damon-lindelof/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During [[Comic-Con International|Comic-Con 2009]], numerous sixth-season reports were made. Carlton Cuse stated both the time travel and flash-forward seasons were over, and they were moving into something different for the sixth season.<ref name=ecomiccon/> Josh Holloway stated his character Sawyer would revert to his old self after the loss of Juliet.<ref name=ecomiccon/> Though Cuse and Lindelof stated that the [[Dharma Initiative]] would no longer play a large role in the show,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a167283/live-lost-panel-at-comic-con.html |title=Live: 'Lost' panel at Comic-Con |accessdate=October 25, 2009 |author=Wilkes, Neil |date=July 25, 2009 |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/65fJbloUi?url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a167283/live-lost-panel-at-comic-con.html |archivedate=February 23, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> they have said that the "Dharma-Michigan connection" would play a significant role in season six.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-05-15-universities-hollywood_N.htm |title=Hollywood, universities share benefits of name-dropping |accessdate=October 25, 2009 |author=Householder, Mike |date=May 15, 2009 |work=[[USA Today]] }}</ref> Lindelof stated that the producers had a direct hand in the production of the season six promotional poster that was first displayed at Comic-Con, and that everything in it was intentional; he also made a reference to the [[Abbey Road]] cover in connection to the poster.<ref name=lostqausatoday/> Season six was the first and only season of Lost ever to not feature any kind of preview or official promotional material such as sneak peeks and promo pictures for future episodes since the Lost producers considered any single frame from the first episodes to be too revealing. According to Lindelof, "even a single scene from the show would basically tip what it is we're doing this year, and what it is we're doing this year is different than what we've done in other years."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-11-10-mitchell10_ST_N.htm |title=Elizabeth Mitchell tight-lipped about 'Lost,' emotive about 'V' |author=Thompson, Arienne |work=[[USA Today]] |date=November 10, 2009 |accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b148010_gossip_threesome_lost_scoop_best_thing.html |title=Gossip Threesome and Lost Scoop! The Best Thing You'll Read Today |author=[[Kristin Dos Santos|Dos Santos, Kristin]] |publisher=[[E!|E! Online]] |date=October 8, 2009 |accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/losts-final-season-will-a.php |title=Lost's final season will answer everything. Mostly. |author=Topel, Fred |publisher=SciFi Wire |date=November 17, 2009 |accessdate=November 17, 2009 |archive-date=February 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209073626/http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/losts-final-season-will-a.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Lindelof has also emphasized that the flashes-sideways are important, stating "People are saying [they] don't need these stories and all we can say is they're absolutely 100 percent necessary to tell the story of Lost, and hopefully by the end of the season it will be more obvious as to why."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/ |title=Lost Producers: What It Means to Be a Candidate, What's the "Sideways" World |author=Abrams, Natalie |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=March 9, 2010 |accessdate=March 8, 2010}}</ref> He also noted that the term "flash-sideways" was deliberately used instead of "alternate reality" because viewers might otherwise "infer that one of them isn't real, or one of them is real and the other is the alternate to being real."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/02/lost-premiere-damon-carlton/ |title=Confused by the 'Lost' premiere? Never fear! Damon and Carlton explain a few things about the start of Season 6 |author=Jensen, Jeff |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 2, 2010 |accessdate=May 7, 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/679xRcFqa?url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/02/lost-premiere-damon-carlton/ |archivedate=April 24, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> When asked to describe the last three episodes, Lindelof said "Water." <ref name = seattle/>

ABC charged advertisers $900,000 [[USD]] for a 30-second commercial during the series finale, in contrast to the standard 2010 season price of $214,000.<ref>''[[TV Guide]]'', April 12, 2010; Page 9.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=143012 |title=The Cost of 'Lost'? ABC Asks $900,000 for Finale |access-date=2010-05-25 |archive-date=2010-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413105753/http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=143012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Cast==

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The cast features fifteen major roles with star billing: eleven return from the fifth season,<ref name=Nov19PR/> one returns from the fourth season after a year's absence, and three are new regular cast members. Unlike the latter half of the previous season, in which the cast was divided into two groups following two separate storylines, Season Six features an [[alternate universe]] scenario which the producers call "flash-sideways," and almost all the main characters participate in both storylines. Returning from the fifth season are the survivors' leader Dr. [[Jack Shephard]] ([[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew Fox]]); former fugitive [[Kate Austen]] ([[Evangeline Lilly]]); millionaire [[Hugo "Hurley" Reyes]] ([[Jorge Garcia]]); former torturer [[Sayid Jarrah]] ([[Naveen Andrews]]); con artist [[James "Sawyer" Ford]] ([[Josh Holloway]]); [[mediumship|medium]] [[Miles Straume]] ([[Ken Leung]]); former mob-enforcer [[Jin-Soo Kwon]] ([[Daniel Dae Kim]]) and his privileged wife [[Sun-Hwa Kwon|Sun Kwon]] ([[Yunjin Kim]]); leader of the island's native population (known as the "[[Others (Lost)|Others]]") [[Ben Linus]] ([[Michael Emerson]]); and deceased crash survivor [[John Locke (Lost)|John Locke]], who lives on in the sideways timeline but has been possessed in the original timeline by the mysterious [[Man in Black (Lost)|Man In Black]].<ref>[[Damon Lindelof|Lindelof, Damon]] (writer) & [[Carlton Cuse|Cuse, Carlton]] (writer) & [[Jack Bender|Bender, Jack]] (director), "[[The Incident (Lost)|The Incident, Part 2]]".  ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].  [[List of Lost episodes|Episode 17]], [[Lost (season 5)|season 5]].  Aired on May 13, 2009.</ref> [[Emilie de Ravin]] returns in her role as [[Claire Littleton]], a new mother who was absent for one season after disappearing on the Island, and [[Henry Ian Cusick]] also returns as [[Desmond Hume]], who starts the season off the Island.<ref name=FancastJan19>{{cite web |url=http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2010/tv-news/the-big-tease-scoop-on-lost-24-and-more/ |title=The Big Tease: Scoop on ''Lost'', ''24'' and More! |author=Mitovich, Matt |publisher=[[Fancast]] |date=January 19, 2010 |accessdate=January 19, 2010 |archive-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121153132/http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2010/tv-news/the-big-tease-scoop-on-lost-24-and-more/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The new main cast roles go to  pilot [[Frank Lapidus]] ([[Jeff Fahey]]), [[Richard Alpert (Lost)|Richard Alpert]] ([[Nestor Carbonell]]), an ageless advisor to the Others, and mysterious Flight 316 leader [[Ilana (Lost)|Ilana Verdansky]] ([[Zuleikha Robinson]]). Carbonell was named a main cast member by the executive producers at Comic-Con 2009, after guest starring in the previous three seasons,<ref name=carbonell>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/kecks-exclusives/nestor-carbonell-becomes-lost-regular-1830.html |title=Nestor Carbonell Becomes ''Lost'' Regular |author=Keck, William |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=July 25, 2009 |accessdate=August 13, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsIH5Mk?url=http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/kecks-exclusives/nestor-carbonell-becomes-lost-regular-1830.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Fahey and Robinson were confirmed after appearing in recurring roles in the fourth and fifth seasons.

Several former cast members are scheduled to return to the show, or have been asked back.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/what-the-keck/will-ian-somerhalder-juggle-jobs-1610.html |title=Will Ian Somerhalder Juggle Jobs? |author=Keck, William |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=July 2, 2009 |accessdate=August 13, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsJ3Fnq?url=http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/what-the-keck/will-ian-somerhalder-juggle-jobs-1610.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Elizabeth Mitchell]] returns as fertility specialist Dr. [[Juliet Burke]]. Mitchell has stated that her return is "instrumental to the story".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iesb.net/extensions//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7581:interview-elizabeth-mitchell-fights-the-qvq-in-abcs-new-series&catid=44:interviews&Itemid=172 |title=Interview: Elizabeth Mitchell Fights the "V" in ABC's New Series |author=Radish, Christina |publisher=IESB |date=October 5, 2009 |accessdate=October 25, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsJSCDW?url=http://www.iesb.net/extensions//index.php?option=com_content |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Dominic Monaghan]] returned as rock star [[Charlie Pace]] in four episodes. [[Jeremy Davies (actor)|Jeremy Davies]] returned as [[physicist]] Daniel Faraday in multiple episodes. [[Ian Somerhalder]] also returned as Flight 815 crash survivor [[Boone Carlyle]] in several episodes. [[Rebecca Mader]], who portrays anthropologist [[Charlotte Lewis (Lost)|Charlotte Lewis]], also returned. The producers have also confirmed that [[Harold Perrineau]] and [[Cynthia Watros]], who portray [[Michael Dawson (Lost)|Michael Dawson]] and [[Libby Smith]], respectively, returned in the second half of the season. About the return of Libby, Cuse stated, "Finally, all of your questions [about Libby] will be answered", however, Lindelof jokingly responded, "No, they will not".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9541925 |title='No Sequels, Spinoffs for ''Lost'' |author=Bauder, David |publisher=[[ABC News]] |date=January 12, 2010 |accessdate=January 12, 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsMxBJx?url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9541925 |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Michelle Rodriguez]], another [[Lost (season 2)|second season]] star, returned as police officer [[Ana Lucia Cortez]], following a brief cameo in the fifth season. [[Maggie Grace]], who portrays [[Shannon Rutherford]], Boone's stepsister, was asked to return at the beginning of the season, but Grace was unable due to her schedule;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b151772_maggie_grace_not_confirmed_return_lost.html |title=Maggie Grace ''Not'' Confirmed to Return to ''Lost'' |author=[[Kristin Dos Santos|Dos Santos, Kristin]] |publisher=[[E!]] |date=November 3, 2009 |accessdate=November 3, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsNqRDr?url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b151772_maggie_grace_not_confirmed_return_lost.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> she appeared later in the season, instead. Furthermore, the producers wished to bring back the character of [[Walt Lloyd]], however [[Malcolm David Kelley]], who portrays Walt, has aged significantly and the producers are working to overcome this obstacle.<ref name=TCAKristin>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b161737_more_lost_scoop_what_about_shannon_walt.html?sid=twitterfeed_kristin&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=twitterfeed&utm_campaign=twitterfeed_kristin |title=More ''Lost'' Scoop: What About Shannon, Walt and Smokey? |author=Godwin, Jennifer |publisher=[[E!|E! Online]] |date=January 12, 2010 |accessdate= January 12, 2010| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/66QsOZ9f2 | archivedate = 2012-03-25| url-status=live}}</ref>

Recurring characters who returned include: Jack and Claire's father, Dr. [[Christian Shephard]] ([[John Terry (actor)|John Terry]]), wealthy industrialist and former Other [[Charles Widmore]] ([[Alan Dale]]), Desmond's wife [[Penny Widmore]] ([[Sonya Walger]]), former Other Eloise Hawking ([[Fionnula Flanagan]]), Locke's ex-girlfriend, Helen Norwood ([[Katey Sagal]]), Hurley's former boss, Randy Nations ([[Billy Ray Gallion]]), mysterious Flight 316 passenger Bram ([[Brad William Henke]]), Sayid's wife, Nadia ([[Andrea Gabriel]]), deceased Frenchwoman [[Danielle Rousseau]] ([[Mira Furlan]]), science teacher [[Leslie Arzt]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]]), the Others' doctor [[Ethan Rom]] ([[William Mapother]]), Ben Linus' father Roger ([[Jon Gries]]), mercenaries [[Martin Keamy]] ([[Kevin Durand]]) and Omar ([[Anthony Azizi]]), and Vincent, a dog who survived the crash of Flight 815 and lives on the island.<ref name=Ausiello1>{{cite web |url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/07/ask-ausiello-sp.html |title=Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ''Lost'', ''Grey's'', ''NCIS'' and More! Plus: Twisty Blind Item Revealed! |author=[[Michael Ausiello|Ausiello, Michael]] |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 8, 2008 |accessdate=May 19, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QakaL94?url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/07/ask-ausiello-sp.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[[Michael Ausiello|Ausiello, Michael]], (August 7, 2008) "[http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/08/lost-adding-two.html Scoop: ''Lost'' Finds New Season 5 Blood!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301054030/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/08/lost-adding-two.html |date=2009-03-01 }}", ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved May 19, 2009.</ref><ref name="comic2008">[[Damon Lindelof|Lindelof, Damon]] & [[Carlton Cuse|Cuse, Carlton]] & [[Matthew Fox (actor)|Fox, Matthew]], (August 1, 2008) "[http://ll.media.abc.com/podcast/audio/itunes/LOST_2008%20ComicCon_audio_podcast_43d56421-8030-48a4-a2ef-75de6920e61c_1749705.mp3 Comic-Con International]", [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. Retrieved August 13, 2009. {{Webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/65ISNvKba?url=http://ll.media.abc.com/podcast/audio/itunes/LOST_2008%20ComicCon_audio_podcast_43d56421-8030-48a4-a2ef-75de6920e61c_1749705.mp3 |date=2012-02-08 }}</ref><ref name="randy">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvovermind.com/lost/lost-spoiler-another-blast-from-the-past/10662 |title=''LOST'' Spoiler - Another Blast From The Past |author=SpoilerGuy |publisher=TV Overmind |date=October 4, 2009 |accessdate=October 5, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsOy3Cu?url=http://www.tvovermind.com/lost/lost-spoiler-another-blast-from-the-past/10662 |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=[[The Panel (Irish TV series)|The Panel]] |credits=Guest: [[Fionnula Flanagan]] |season=9 |number=5 |airdate=December 3, 2009}}</ref> [[Mark Pellegrino]] returns in his role as Jacob, the mysterious figure in charge of the island,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.popstar.com/Article/1354 |title=Exclusive Interview: Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural, Lost), Part II |author=Spelling, Ian |publisher=PopStar |date=November 17, 2009 |accessdate=November 17, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsSCdzC?url=http://news.popstar.com/Article/1354 |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while [[Titus Welliver]] also reprises his role as the mysterious unnamed character, known only as "[[Man in black (Lost)|The Man in Black]]", who appeared to be antagonistic to him in the [[The Incident (Lost)|season 5 finale]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Fee, Gayle | author2=Raposa, Laura | title=Actor has fun Hamm-ing it up! | url=http://news.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/20091026main_track_story/srvc=home&position=5 | newspaper=[[Boston Herald]] | date=October 26, 2009 | accessdate=October 28, 2009 | archive-date=November 1, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101005059/http://news.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/20091026main_track_story/srvc%3Dhome%26position%3D5 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[L. Scott Caldwell]] and [[Sam Anderson]] returned in their roles as [[Rose Henderson|Rose]] and [[Bernard Nadler|Bernard]] respectively, as does [[Kimberley Joseph]] who plays 815 stewardess-turned-Other [[Cindy Chandler|Cindy]]. Also, [[Academy Award]]-winner [[Fisher Stevens]] returns as communications officer George Minkowski from the first few episodes of [[Lost (season 4)|the fourth season]] in the eleventh episode. [[Kevin Tighe]] returns as Anthony Cooper, Locke's father.

Several new recurring characters were introduced in the sixth season. ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'' actor [[John Hawkes (actor)|John Hawkes]] was cast to portray a character named Lennon<ref>{{cite news | author=DiNunno, Gina | title=Deadwood Alum Joins Lost | url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Deadwood-Alum-Joins-1009122.aspx | work=[[TV Guide]] | date=21 August 2009 | accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> and Japanese actor [[Hiroyuki Sanada]] obtained the role of {{Nihongo|Dogen|道厳|dōgen}}; both men are Others stationed at the temple. Also, [[William Atherton]] was cast in a guest role as the principal of the school where Ben works. [[Sheila Kelley (American actress)|Sheila Kelley]] has been cast in a recurring role that was initially described as "Kendall" and later confirmed to be "Zoe".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b156956_sexy_crossover_alert_new_lost_star.html |title=Sexy Crossover Alert! New Lost Star Teaching Teri Hatcher to Strip for Desperate Housewives |author=[[Kristin Dos Santos|Dos Santos, Kristin]] |publisher=[[E!|E! Online]] |date=December 8, 2009 |accessdate=December 9, 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66QsVnO8B?url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b156956_sexy_crossover_alert_new_lost_star.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Episodes==
:''Also see: [[List of Lost episodes]]''.
The season premiered on February 2, 2010, with a double-length episode (two hours including commercials) preceded by a one-hour clip show, entitled "Lost: Final Chapter".<ref name=Nov19PR/><ref name="Jan25Sched">{{cite web |url=http://abcmedianet.com/primeschedule/ABCGRIDS_Jan25_Feb21.pdf |title=Weekly Primetime Schedule: January 25-February 21, 2010 |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=January 25, 2010 |accessdate=January 25, 2010}} {{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> The show continued from February 9 at its new timeslot of Tuesdays at 9&nbsp;pm, with a total of 18 episodes airing in 16 broadcasts, ending with a two and a half hour, two-part series finale, the latter part of which aired Sunday, May 23, 2010.<ref name="finaledate"/><ref name=3hourfinale>{{cite news |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/12/lost-season-6-cuse-lindelof-abc.html |title=''Lost'' Photos and Info Found: A Few Thoughts from Cuse and Lindelof on the End of the Island Drama |author=Ryan, Maureen |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=December 15, 2009 |accessdate=January 8, 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/679sp3uz5?url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/12/lost-season-6-cuse-lindelof-abc.html |archivedate=April 24, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title="Lost" series finale will expand to two-and-a-half hours| publisher=EW.com| accessdate=2010-05-05| url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/05/04/lost-series-finale-will-expand-to-two-and-a-half-hours/| archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/679xQZ7ye?url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/05/04/lost-series-finale-will-expand-to-two-and-a-half-hours/| archivedate=2012-04-24| url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, the first hour of the premiere episode was screened to an estimated 15,000 fans on [[Waikiki Beach]] on January 30.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100131/NEWS01/1310369/Beach+packed+for+last+of+%E2%80%98Lost%E2%80%99 |title=Beach Packed for Last of ''Lost'' |author=Gordon, Mike |newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |date=January 31, 2010 |accessdate=January 31, 2010 |archive-date=April 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410183757/http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100131/NEWS01/1310369/Beach+packed+for+last+of+%E2%80%98Lost%E2%80%99 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the following table, "Series #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Season #" refers to the episode's number in this particular season. "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episodes live or recorded them and watched them within seven days of broadcast.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Lost episodes
|Title=LA X
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|2|2}}
|DirectedBy=[[Jack Bender]]
|WrittenBy=[[Damon Lindelof]] & [[Carlton Cuse]]
|Aux2=Various
|Aux3=14.297<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/22/lost-premiere-sees-big-gains-with-dvr-viewing/42578 |title=''Lost'' Premiere Sees Big Gains with DVR Viewing |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=February 22, 2010 |accessdate=March 1, 2010 |archive-date=February 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225121212/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/22/lost-premiere-sees-big-gains-with-dvr-viewing/42578 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=104/105
|EpisodeNumber2=1/2
|ShortSummary=Two outcomes of the detonation of the nuclear bomb are presented. In the first, Flight 815 lands safely at [[Los Angeles International Airport|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 (Lost)|Man in Black]], who is impersonating Locke, is revealed to be the [[Mythology of Lost#The Monster|Smoke Monster]] and kills several of Ilana's team from Flight 316.
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|Title=What Kate Does
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|2|9}}
|DirectedBy=[[Paul Edwards (cinematographer)|Paul Edwards]]
|WrittenBy=[[Edward Kitsis]] & [[Adam Horowitz]]
|Aux2=[[Kate Austen|Kate]]
|Aux3=11.045<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/10/tuesday-finals-ncis-la-lost-rise-past-life-falls/41678 |title=Tuesday Finals: ''NCIS: LA'', ''Lost'' Rise; ''Past Life'' Falls |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=February 10, 2010 |accessdate=February 10, 2010 |archive-date=February 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214182712/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/10/tuesday-finals-ncis-la-lost-rise-past-life-falls/41678 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=106
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Title=The Substitute
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|2|16}}
|DirectedBy=[[Tucker Gates]]
|WrittenBy=[[Elizabeth Sarnoff]] & [[Melinda Hsu Taylor]]
|Aux2=John Locke
|Aux3=9.819<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/23/tv-ratings-top-25-american-idol-still-top-show-of-week-with-adults-18-49/42827 |title=TV Ratings Top 25: ''American Idol'' Still Top Show of Week With Adults 18-49 |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=February 23, 2010 |accessdate=February 24, 2010 |archive-date=February 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227084857/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/23/tv-ratings-top-25-american-idol-still-top-show-of-week-with-adults-18-49/42827 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=107
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Title=Lighthouse
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|2|23}}
|DirectedBy=Jack Bender
|WrittenBy=Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
|Aux2=Jack Shephard
|Aux3=10.194<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/24/tv-ratings-american-idol-buries-winter-olympics-lost-inches-up/42881 |title=TV Ratings: ''American Idol'' Buries Winter Olympics; ''Lost'' Inches Up |author=Gorman, Bill |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=February 24, 2010 |accessdate=March 1, 2010 |archive-date=February 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227081552/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/24/tv-ratings-american-idol-buries-winter-olympics-lost-inches-up/42881 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=108
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|ShortSummary=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.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Lost episodes
|Title=Sundown
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|3|2}}
|DirectedBy=[[Bobby Roth]]
|WrittenBy=[[Paul Zbyszewski]] & Graham Roland
|Aux2=Sayid Jarrah
|Aux3=9.286<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/03/tv-ratings-american-idol-leads-easy-fox-win-parenthood-debuts-modestly-lost-falls/43694 |title=TV Ratings Top 25: Oscars, ''American Idol'' & ''The Big Bang Theory'' Top Weekly Broadcast Charts |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=March 9, 2010 |accessdate=March 9, 2010 |archive-date=March 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306173219/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/03/tv-ratings-american-idol-leads-easy-fox-win-parenthood-debuts-modestly-lost-falls/43694 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=109
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|ShortSummary=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.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Lost episodes
|Title=Dr. Linus
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|3|9}}
|DirectedBy=[[Mario Van Peebles]]
|WrittenBy=Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
|Aux2=Ben Linus
|Aux3=9.490<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/16/tv-ratings-top-25-american-idol-big-bang-theory-ncis-top-weekly-broadcast-charts/45185 |title=TV Ratings Top 25: ''American Idol'', ''Big Bang Theory'', ''NCIS'' Top Weekly Broadcast Charts |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=March 16, 2010 |accessdate=March 16, 2010 |archive-date=March 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322191216/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/16/tv-ratings-top-25-american-idol-big-bang-theory-ncis-top-weekly-broadcast-charts/45185 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=110
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|ShortSummary=Ilana discovers that Ben killed Jacob, so she plans to kill him. Meanwhile, Jack, Hurley and a suicidal Richard visit the shipwreck ''Black Rock'' further inland. In the flash sideways, Ben, a high school teacher, tries to blackmail the school's principal.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Lost episodes
|Title=Recon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|3|16}}
|DirectedBy=Jack Bender
|WrittenBy=Elizabeth Sarnoff & Jim Galasso
|Aux2=James "Sawyer" Ford
|Aux3=8.874<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/23/tv-ratings-top-25-american-idol-ncis-undercover-boss-house-top-weekly-broadcast-charts/45840 |title=TV Ratings Top 25: ''American Idol'', ''NCIS'', ''Undercover Boss'', ''House'' Top Weekly Broadcast Charts |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=March 23, 2010 |accessdate=March 24, 2010 |archive-date=March 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326155434/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/23/tv-ratings-top-25-american-idol-ncis-undercover-boss-house-top-weekly-broadcast-charts/45840 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=111
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|ShortSummary=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 man named "Sawyer".
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Lost episodes
|Title=Ab Aeterno
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|3|23}}
|DirectedBy=Tucker Gates
|WrittenBy=Melinda Hsu Taylor & [[Greggory Nations]]
|Aux2=Richard Alpert
|Aux3=9.183<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/24/tuesday-finals-lost-up-v-clip-show-falls/46017 |title=TV Ratings: ''Idol'' Rolls Over Tuesday; ''Lost'', ''Parenthood'' Up |author=Gorman, Bill |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=March 24, 2010 |accessdate=March 24, 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66tbPh0S6?url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/24/tuesday-finals-lost-up-v-clip-show-falls/46017 |archivedate=April 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=112
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Title=The Package
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|3|30}}
|DirectedBy=Paul Edwards
|WrittenBy=Paul Zbyszewski & Graham Roland
|Aux2=Sun-Hwa & Jin Kwon
|Aux3=10.127<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/31/tuesday-finals-vs-loss-is-losts-gain/46907 |title=Tuesday Finals: ''V''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Loss Is ''Lost''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Gain |author=Gorman, Bill |date=March 31, 2010 |accessdate=April 1, 2010 |archive-date=April 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405235354/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/31/tuesday-finals-vs-loss-is-losts-gain/46907 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=113
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|ShortSummary=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.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Lost episodes
|Title=Happily Ever After
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|4|6}}
|DirectedBy=Jack Bender
|WrittenBy=Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
|Aux2=Desmond Hume
|Aux3=9.549<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/07/broadcast-finals-lost-ncis-ncis-la-tick-up-v-the-good-wife-tick-down/47689 |title=Broadcast Finals: ''Lost'', ''NCIS'', ''NCIS: LA'' Tick Up; ''V'', ''The Good Wife'' Tick Down |author=Seidman, Robert |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=April 7, 2010 |accessdate=April 7, 2010 |archive-date=April 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412182343/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/07/broadcast-finals-lost-ncis-ncis-la-tick-up-v-the-good-wife-tick-down/47689 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=114
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Title=Everybody Loves Hugo
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|4|13}}
|DirectedBy=[[Daniel Attias]]
|WrittenBy=Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
|Aux2=Hugo "Hurley" Reyes
|Aux3=9.579<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/14/tv-ratings-idol-glee-drown-out-competition/48434 |title=UPDATED TV Ratings: ''Idol'', ''Glee'' Drown Out The Competition |author=Gorman, Bill |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=April 14, 2010 |accessdate=April 16, 2010 |archive-date=April 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418041034/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/14/tv-ratings-idol-glee-drown-out-competition/48434 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=115
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|ShortSummary=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.
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|Title=The Last Recruit
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|4|20}}
|DirectedBy=[[Stephen Semel]]
|WrittenBy=Paul Zbyszewski & Graham Roland
|Aux2=Various
|Aux3=9.530<ref name="tuesdayfinals420">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/21/broadcast-finals-tuesday-lost-idol-adjusted-up-glee-v-adjusted-down/49348|title=TV Ratings Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Lost, Idol Adjusted Up; Glee, V Adjusted Down|date=2010-04-20|accessdate=April 20, 2010|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/656OUF5lp?url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/21/broadcast-finals-tuesday-lost-idol-adjusted-up-glee-v-adjusted-down/49348|archivedate=2012-01-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=116
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|ShortSummary=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.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Lost episodes
|Title=The Candidate
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|5|4}}
|DirectedBy=Jack Bender
|WrittenBy=Elizabeth Sarnoff & Jim Galasso
|Aux2=Jack & Locke
|Aux3=9.590<ref name="tuesdayfinals504">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/05/broadcast-finals-tuesday-idol-lost-90210-adjusted-up-good-wife-v-parenthood-adjusted-down/50683|title=Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Idol, Lost, 90210  Adjusted Up; Good Wife, V, Parenthood  Adjusted Down|date=May 5, 2010|accessdate=2010-05-05|archive-date=2010-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511050345/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/05/broadcast-finals-tuesday-idol-lost-90210-adjusted-up-good-wife-v-parenthood-adjusted-down/50683|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=117
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|ShortSummary= 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.
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|Title=Across the Sea
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|5|11}}
|DirectedBy=Tucker Gates
|WrittenBy=Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
|Aux2=Jacob & The Man In Black
|Aux3=10.319<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/12/lost-ncis-adjusted-up-good-wife-v-glee-adjusted-down/51230|title=Tuesday Finals: ''Lost'', ''NCIS'' Adjusted Up; ''Good Wife'', ''V'', ''Glee'' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=May 12, 2010|accessdate=May 13, 2010|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66tIFtbXq?url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/12/lost-ncis-adjusted-up-good-wife-v-glee-adjusted-down/51230|archivedate=April 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=118
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|ShortSummary=Jacob and the Man in Black are revealed to be twin brothers, stolen from their mother at birth, by a woman who raises them to protect the Island, after her. She shows them the secret lighted power source, in the hidden waterfall cave at the heart of the Island. The 2 brothers (with blond and black hair) grow to opposing views (as white versus black): Jacob follows his adoptive mother, but his brother moves to live with others on the Island. The brother reveals a plan to leave the Island, and his mother hits him with a stone and destroys the villagers. She then chooses Jacob to drink the water of immortality. His brother awakens to find the villagers dead, and in revenge, kills their mother. When Jacob finds her dead, he throws his brother into the waterfall cave, which transforms the Man in Black into the Smoke Monster.
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|Title=What They Died For
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|5|18}}
|DirectedBy=Paul Edwards
|WrittenBy=Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz & Elizabeth Sarnoff
|Aux2=Various
|Aux3=10.393<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/19/tv-ratings-idol-glee-win-again-lost-up-v-finale-down/51825|title=TV Ratings: ''Idol'', ''Glee'' Win Again, ''Lost'' Up, ''V'' Finale Down|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 19, 2010|accessdate=May 23, 2010|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66tIGeI1y?url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/19/tv-ratings-idol-glee-win-again-lost-up-v-finale-down/51825|archivedate=April 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=119
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|ShortSummary=Ben finally takes his revenge on Widmore after accepting the Man in Black's request for assistance. Jacob explains the purpose of the candidates as Protector, 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 Widmore's benefit concert.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Lost episodes
|Title=The End
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2010|5|23}}
|DirectedBy=Jack Bender
|WrittenBy=Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse
|Aux2=Various
|Aux3=13.5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/24/20-5-million-watch-at-least-six-minutes-of-lost-finale/52235|title=20.5 Million Watch At Least Six Minutes of LOST  Finale|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 24, 2010|accessdate=May 24, 2010|archive-date=May 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528110306/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/24/20-5-million-watch-at-least-six-minutes-of-lost-finale/52235|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|EpisodeNumber=120/121
|EpisodeNumber2=17/18
|ShortSummary=Jack and Locke use Desmond to temporarily shut off the light in the cave at the heart of the island. The Man in Black becomes mortal, once again, and flees toward the sea cliffs for his sailboat. In a long fight, Jack is stabbed in the side, but Kate shoots the Man in Black (Locke), who is pushed onto the rocks below. As the Island begins to fall into the sea, Jack tells Kate to leave with Sawyer, to find Claire and fly away in the airplane. Kate kisses Jack for the last time. Helped by Hurley and Ben, Jack returns to the heart of the island and restores the light power, halting the island's destruction, so that the remaining survivors can escape on the Ajira airplane. Hurley takes Jack's place as protector of the island, with Ben as his helper. The flash-sideways, as a parallel life, is revealed to be a type of [[purgatory]] for the main characters, where they live until accepting their life and death, and are then able to "let go" and "move on."
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==Season 6 plot summary==
The sixth season followed two timelines, each an outcome of the explosion of a hydrogen bomb in the previous season finale. In the first timeline (referred to as "flash sideways"), Oceanic Flight 815 never crashes but lands with all leaving the airplane at Los Angeles LAX airport. In the second timeline, the remaining [[survivor]]s return to the present day (on the Island) and must deal with the demise of ''Jacob'', whose death has been caused by the mysterious Man in Black, the Smoke Monster. According to show producer Damon Lindelof, the term "flash-sideways" was deliberately used instead of "alternate reality" because it might then imply "that one of them isn't real, or one of them is real and the other is the alternate to being real."

On the island, it is revealed that, long long ago, infant ''Jacob'' and his brother were stolen, from their birth mother, by a woman who raised them to become protectors of the island, after her. At the hidden center of the island, is a waterfall cave containing a bright power source. ''Jacob'' (with blond hair) and his brother (with black hair, symbolizing white and black) grow up with opposing viewpoints. ''Jacob'' stays loyal to his adoptive mother, but his brother joins with outsiders on the island. When the brother reveals that they have dug into the core of the island, tapping an underground power to escape, the mother hits the brother with a rock, and she destroys the people in their village. She then chooses ''Jacob'' to drink the water of immortality. His brother awakens to see the burned village, and seeking revenge, he finds and kills his adoptive mother. ''Jacob'' discovers her dead body, and in turn, throws his brother into the waterfall cave, transforming him into the black Smoke Monster.

Now centuries later, among the survivors, the Smoke Monster assumes the form of ''John Locke'', returned to the island in a [[coffin]]. This ''Locke'' had convinced ''Ben'' to enter the seaside cave and stab ''Jacob'', who fell into the fire and died. With many survivors believing that ''Locke'' has been [[resurrect]]ed, they follow him in various plans to leave the island. In one plan, they overthrow the guards at ''Widmore's'' submarine, and leave the island, unaware that a time bomb is inside the submarine. ''Jack'' (the doctor) discovers the time bomb, advising them not to disarm it while reasoning that the Smoke Monster cannot kill anyone directly. Instead, ''Sawyer'' (Ford) refuses to listen and pulls the bomb wires, which, instead, causes the bomb to count down faster. ''Sayid'' grabs the bomb and runs through the submarine, sacrificing himself to shield the others from the bomb blast. However, the bomb splits the submarine walls, and while sinking, ''Sun-Hwa'' is trapped in the wreckage, but ''Jin'' stays with her, vowing to never leave her side again, as they both die underwater.

''Jack'' swims, with a breathing tube, to the surface and back to shore. He tells the rest that ''Sun'' and ''Jin'' did not escape. In anger, ''Kate'' vows to kill ''John Locke'', for what he has done to their friends. ''Sayyid'' (the  Iraqi guard), ''Richard'', and ''Miles'' (son of the DHARMA leader) go to the other island to destroy the airplane. However, crossing at sea, they find the pilot adrift, who convinces them to repair the airplane to escape later.

The spirit of ''Jacob'' asks who among them would become Protector of the island, and ''Jack'' volunteers. At the waterfall cave, ''Jack'' drinks the water of immortality and returns to the group. ''Jack'' says they must meet with ''Locke'' and ''Desmond'' to settle the dispute and kill ''Locke''. The 2 groups meet on the hilltop, and just the 3 proceed toward the waterfall cave. There, ''Desmond'' descends on a rope into the cave, but pulls a rock from the bottom, which puts out the light of the power source. The island begins a series of [[earthquake]] [[tremor]]s, to fall into the sea, with rocks tumbling into the water. ''Locke'' flees the area, now needing to get the sailboat to the other island: he has lost his immortality when the light source was put out. ''Jack'' chases him to the sea [[cliff]]s to stop him from leaving, and a long fight begins. ''Locke'' grabs a knife and stabs ''Jack'' in the side, then forces the knife up to ''Jack's'' neck. Before plunging the knife, a gunshot is heard: ''Kate'' as promised, has shot ''Locke'' (the Smoke Monster) in the back, and ''Jack'' pushes him off the sea cliff, to die on the rocks below.

''Jack'' tells them he must return to the island core, as he promised Jacob, to restore the light at the waterfall cave. He instructs ''Kate'' to leave with ''Sawyer'' to get ''Claire'' into the airplane on the other island. ''Kate'' in turmoil kisses ''Jack'' goodbye, fearing it will be the last time. ''Kate'' and ''Sawyer'' jump into the sea and swim to the sailboat at anchor.

''Hurley'' and ''Ben'' help ''Jack'' return to the waterfall cave. They lower ''Jack'' into the cave, where he revives and ties ''Desmond'' to the rope. ''Jack'' then puts the missing stone back into the floor, and restarts the light power source. When ''Hurley'' and ''Ben'' pull the rope, they find only ''Desmond''. They call below, but ''Jack'', overcome by the knife wound and rushing water, never answered, so they take ''Desmond'' away from the area. Some time later, Jack awakens, alone, outside the cave, as if lifted from the depth of the cave by an unseen force. Dazed, he wanders through the jungle, but he is losing strength. Just as with ''Locke's'' death, ''Jack'' also lost his immortality, and protection, at the first time the light source was put out. ''Jack'' falls to the ground, looking up to the blue sky. At that point, he sees ''Kate's'' plane flying far overhead, and then closes his eyes, for the last time.

Meanwhile, in the "flash-sideways" view of events, everyone has returned on Oceanic Flight 815, and all have resumed their original lives:
:* ''Jack'' has become a [[neurosurgeon]] (a doctor who heals nerves) in the U.S., married to ''Juliet'' with a [[teenager|teenage]] son.
:* ''Kate'' has returned, as a [[prisoner]], but in trying to escape, she is re-arrested by ''Sawyer (Ford)'', who is a [[police officer]].
:* ''Charlie'' is a member of the [[rock band]] Drive Shaft, with [[piano]] player ''Daniel Faraday'' (the physicist), who is a son of Charles Widmore.
:* ''Desmond'' is still an employee of Charles Widmore, unaware he has a daughter named ''Penny''.
:* ''Claire'' is still [[pregnant]], but staying with her half-brother ''Jack'' and his son.
:* ''Benjamin Linus'' is a school teacher, and ''John Locke'' is a substitute teacher there.
:* ''Hurley'' is the lottery winner, who meets a blonde girl who looks like ''Libby'', and she vaguely remembers him, as if from being on some island.
Soon after returning on Flight 815, ''Desmond'' has been tasked to ensure that bandmember ''Charlie'' stays sober to appear at a benefit [[concert]] for Charles Widmore. ''Charlie'' keeps talking about some imaginary, profound [[Romance (love)|romance]] with a blonde girl, as if in some dream. Trying to rebel against ''Desmond'', he grabs the steering [[wheel]], and the car goes into the [[harbor]]. Underwater, looking back inside the car to save ''Charlie'', he remembers seeing "<small>NOT PENNY'S BOAT</small>" written on ''Charlie's'' hand, but not actually, then pulls him to the surface. They get rescued to the hospital, and Desmond asks, "Who is Penny?". Some memories come back, and Desmond begins to orchestrate a plan: at the school, he hits ''John Locke'' with his car, causing him to need [[surgery]], led by ''Jack Shephard'' at the hospital. ''Desmond'' turns himself in to the police station for ''Sawyer'', who puts him in a [[jail cell]] near ''Kate'' and ''Sayid''.

Meanwhile, ''Hurley'' has been hired to free ''Kate'', ''Sayid'' and ''Desmond'' by paying Officer ''Ana Lucia'' to [[detour]] the prison van to the harbor. They get in 2 cars, and make plans to attend the benefit concert. ''Desmond'' and ''Kate'' drive to the church, where ''Desmond'' meets the [[funeral]] van, to accept the [[casket]] of ''Christian Shephard'' (''Jack's'' father) into the chapel. This same day, ''John Locke'' has a 2nd spinal surgery, by ''Jack'', and regains feeling in his legs. Coming to the hospital to visit ''Sun-Hwa'', the police officer ''Sawyer (Ford)'' meets ''Juliet'' at the snack machines, where they both suddenly remember their parallel life, 3 years together on the island.

Now nighttime, ''Hurley'' drives ''Sayid'' to a backstreet, saying that he knows he is really a good guy: a fight breaks out in the alley, and a girl shouts, "Don't hurt my brother!" ''Sayid'', instinctively, jumps out to rescue her. When he sees her face, he remembers her: ''"Shannon?"'' Her [[stepbrother]], ''Boone'' goes to the van and tells ''Hurley'', he is glad ''Sayid'' finally arrived because he was getting tired of staging the alley fight for them. ''Desmond'' attends the concert, where ''Daniel Faraday's'' mother talks to ''Desmond'' about the secret plan. While performing on stage, ''Charlie'' recognizes ''Claire'' in the audience, as the girl of his dreams, when she leaves to give birth to her son, assisted by ''Kate'' to get to the hospital.

Finally, ''Kate'' has convinced ''Jack'' (only partially aware of his parallel memories) to drive to the church, intended for his father's funeral. There, he enters the [[chapel]], and upon touching his father's casket, he too begins to remember ''everything'' from the Island, all of them, including his years spent with ''Kate''. However, upon opening the casket, he finds it empty: his father has assumed a spirit form, and reminds him that he, too, died on the island, in his other life, which was as real as the present day. They both enter the church, where all the former islanders have gathered: ''Sun'' with ''Jin''; ''Sawyer'' with ''Juliet''; ''Sayid'' with ''Shannon''; ''Rose'' with ''Bernard''; ''Hurley'' with ''Libby'' (etc.). Even ''Desmond'' and ''Penny'' are together there, remembering their parallel life and birth of their child. Everyone who recently landed with Oceanic Flight 815, now greet and hug each other as if old friends, remembering how, once, they all were ''lost'' but now they have found each other.

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