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"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.
Original Release
04/08/2009
US Release
04/08/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Naveen Andrews | Sayid Jarrah |
| Henry Ian Cusick | Desmond Hume |
| Jeremy Davies | Daniel Faraday / Dr. Daniel Faraday |
| Michael Emerson | Benjamin Linus / Ben Linus |
| Matthew Fox | Jack Shephard / Dr. Jack Shephard |
| Jorge Garcia | Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes / Hurley Reyes |
| Josh Holloway | James 'Sawyer' Ford / James Sawyer |
| Daniel Dae Kim | Jin-Soo Kwon |
| Yunjin Kim | Sun-Hwa Kwon |
| Evangeline Lilly | Kate Austen |
Directors
Writers
Brian K. Vaughan, Elizabeth Sarnoff
Creators
Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Naveen Andrews | Sayid Jarrah |
| Henry Ian Cusick | Desmond Hume |
| Jeremy Davies | Daniel Faraday / Dr. Daniel Faraday |
| Michael Emerson | Benjamin Linus / Ben Linus |
| Matthew Fox | Jack Shephard / Dr. Jack Shephard |
| Jorge Garcia | Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes / Hurley Reyes |
| Josh Holloway | James 'Sawyer' Ford / James Sawyer |
| Daniel Dae Kim | Jin-Soo Kwon |
| Yunjin Kim | Sun-Hwa Kwon |
| Evangeline Lilly | Kate Austen |
| Elizabeth Mitchell | Juliet Burke / Dr. Juliet Burke |
| Terry O'Quinn | John Locke |
| Sterling Beaumon | Young Benjamin Linus |
| Nestor Carbonell | Richard Alpert |
| Alan Dale | Charles Widmore |
| Jeff Fahey | Frank Lapidus |
| Melissa Farman | Danielle Rousseau |
| Brad William Henke | Bram |
| David S. Lee | Middle-Aged Charles Widmore |
| Tania Raymonde | Alex Rousseau |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Stephen Williams | Executive Producer |
| Elizabeth Sarnoff | Executive Producer |
| J.J. Abrams | Executive Producer |
| Damon Lindelof | Executive Producer |
| Jack Bender | Executive Producer |
| Bryan Burk | Executive Producer |
| Carlton Cuse | Executive Producer |
| Jean Higgins | Executive Producer |
| Adam Horowitz | Executive Producer |
| Edward Kitsis | Executive Producer |
| Patricia Churchill | Producer |
| Ra'uf Glasgow | Producer |
| Amanda Lencioni Barnett | Producer |
| Greggory Nations | Producer |
| Noreen O'Toole | Producer |
| Richard Peter Schroer | Producer |
| Samantha Thomas | Producer |
| Jim Triplett | Producer |
| Brian K. Vaughan | Producer |
| Paul Zbyszewski | Producer |
| Alice Maison | Producer |
