"Dead Is Dead" | |
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Lost episode | |
Benjamin Linus faces the smoke monster.
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Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 12 |
Directed by | Stephen Williams |
Written by |
Brian K. Vaughan Elizabeth Sarnoff |
Production code | 512 |
Original air date | April 8, 2009 |
Guest appearance(s) | |
Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert |
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Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert
Tania Raymonde as Alex
Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore
Alan Dale as Charles Widmore
Sterling Beaumon as Young Ben Linus
Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus
Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana
Saïd Taghmaoui as Caesar
Melissa Farman as Young Danielle Rousseau
Brad William Henke as Bram
Devon Gearhart as Young Ethan Rom
Marvin DeFreitas as Charlie Hume
Matt Hoffman as Jed
David S. Lee as Young Charles Widmore
"Dead Is Dead" is the 12th television episode of the fifth season of ABC's Lost. The 98th episode of the show overall, "Dead Is Dead" aired on April 8, 2009, on ABC in the United States and aired on April 12, 2009 on Sky1 in the United Kingdom. The episode was written by editor Brian K. Vaughan and co-executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and directed by Stephen Williams.
In 2007, Benjamin Linus (Michael Emerson) summons the Monster in order to atone for his sins. In flashbacks, the origins of the strained relationship of Ben and Charles Widmore (Alan Dale) are revealed.