How do I even start to describe the most overhated season of all time? First of all I just wanted to say that, despite what people think of this season, I think this is my Top 1 season of the show as of now. The structure of this season is just perfect. After the S4 finale, Ben moving the island and some people leaving, S5 starts with the island having these weird time jumps that allow us to find out some great stuff about the origins of The Others. The 3 episode stretch in the middle of this season is just a masterpiece and changes absolutely everything. First of all, they show us the people who left the island being reunited by destiny to come back to the island all at the same time. After that, they show us why they did it and who convinced them, creating the best Locke episode of the show, and finally the show the people who stayed on the island randomly landing on 1974 and spending the next 3 years of their lives as members of the old Dharma Initiative. After that, the season is just a mix between scenes in 1977 and scenes in the present. How both plot lines conclude is absolutely amazing because, first of all, we get to see what the Incident was really like and why it happened, and on the other hand, we reach the climax of the season thanks to Locke, Ben and Jacob.

Explains stuff, it’s consistent, it has some of the greatest peaks of the show, it has the best character work of the show for some characters of the show and it has a perfect opening, middle part and conclusion. Simply the best season of the show and a Top 15 season in television.

Season 1

Season 2