The Lie (Lost)

"The Lie"
Lost episode
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 2
Directed byJack Bender
Written byEdward Kitsis
Adam Horowitz
Production code502
Original air dateJanuary 21, 2009 (2009-01-21)
Running time42 minutes[1]
Guest appearances
Michelle Rodriguez as Ana Lucia Cortez
L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler
Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler
Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore
Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus
Lillian Hurst as Carmen Reyes
Cheech Marin as David Reyes
William Blanchette as Aaron
Sean Whalen as Neil "Frogurt"
Tom Connolly as Young Jones
Mary Mara as Jill
Dana Sorman as Darlene
James Jeremiah as Detective
Stephanie Conching as Nurse
Matthew Allan as Cunningham
Todd Bryant as Mattingly
Fionnula Flanagan as Ms. Hawking
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"The Lie" is the second episode of the fifth season of ABC's science fiction drama television series Lost. The 88th episode of the show overall, "The Lie" aired on January 21, 2009, on ABC in the United States, being simulcast on A in Canada. It aired immediately after the previous episode, "Because You Left", which itself was preceded by a clip-show that recapped the first four seasons. "The Lie" was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, who were named executive producers prior to the start of production on season five; and directed by executive producer Jack Bender.

In 2007, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes has trouble concealing the lie of the Oceanic 6. Kate Austen meets Sun-Hwa Kwon. At the island, in 1954, the survivors come under attack by a large unseen force. The episode received mainly positive reviews from critics, with IGN giving the episode 7.8 out of 10,[2] and The A.V. Club awarded it a B+.[3]

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