• Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 22, 2004
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 178 Ratings

  • Summary: The answers to when/where did the island go and how Locke died are to be answered this season as the show approaches the end of the series (slated for 2010).
  • Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Lost is a different genre, one that may infuriate even the loyalists, but there's something impressive and rewarding in its density.
  2. 80
    The feverish action is as tantalizing as ever, and so is the script.
  3. Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    80
    Lost nevertheless approaches its twists with what appears to be a greater degree of intellectual rigor than almost anything else on primetime.
  4. Lost returns Wednesday exactly the way fans like it: utterly, totally, completely incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't know the secret handshake. If you're a fan, however, or if you're willing to really study the one-hour crash catchup course that ABC is airing before the first two new episodes tonight, you'll be rewarded with richly intertwined and well-acted drama.

See all 17 Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. LouisM
    10
    The best TV show ever. It is surreal beyond anything ever seen on TV. It is addictive, mythical, engaging, intriguing, fascinating, thrilling, confusing and tense. It has complex character development, beautiful scenery and a story which has completely captured my imagination. Expand
  2. Season 5 continues the solidity of Lost as a prime time TV shows. At times this season staggers a bit, and it feels a little slow at times. But the way it's presented is incredible, offering so many sub plots and thought-provoking events that it will be hard to turn away. The cast continues to be simply fantastic, and you get the sense that everyone has a big role to play in the grand scheme of things (and grand it is). One would hope for a 30,000 ft view of everything at some point, but they never quite give it to you. It is getting late, however, and Lost might finally be showing signs of weakness. They are far and few between, though, so enjoy it as it's simply one of the best things you'll watch on TV/On-Demand. Expand
  3. MartinS
    7
    A good but confusing start, hope some questions are finally cleared up this season.
  4. Absolutely fantastic first season. The premise was unique and fascinating, and the ensemble cast was wonderful. I honestly couldn't believe how good this show was. I was hooked, but then their best writer left after season 1, and they proceeded to make those OTHER seasons. The fact is that the remaining writers never even came close to recapturing the clever storytelling of season 1. The additions to the cast starting in season 2 were all disasters, and from that season onward the writers just seemed to have no solid direction whatsoever for the story. By the end of the series, it established itself as one of the greatest disappointments in television history. Expand

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