Because You Left

"Because You Left" is the television season premiere of the American Broadcasting Company's fifth season of the serial drama television series Lost. The episode is the eighty-seventh episode of the show overall. It first aired on January 21, 2009 on ABC in the United States and was simulcast on A in Canada. "Because You Left" is the first original Lost episode to be aired on a Wednesday (in the US) since the third season. It aired immediately aft... more

"Because You Left" is the television season premiere of the American Broadcasting Company's fifth season of the serial drama television series Lost. The episode is the eighty-seventh episode of the show overall. It first aired on January 21, 2009 on ABC in the United States and was simulcast on A in Canada. "Because You Left" is the first original Lost episode to be aired on a Wednesday (in the US) since the third season. It aired immediately after a clip-show that recaps the first four seasons and aired back-to-back with the next episode, "The Lie". The episode was written by executive producers/show runners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by co-executive producer Stephen Wiliams. The episode begins in the late 1970s, when the Dharma Initiative has begun to build stations on the island. Dr. Pierre Chang (François Chau) begins to film the orientation film for the Arrow Station, when he is informed of an incident at the construction site of the Orchid Station. Upon... less