Cliffhanger

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A cliffhanger ending is a plot device in which a movie, novel, or other work of fiction contains an abrupt ending, often leaving the main characters in a precarious or difficult situation. This type of ending is used to ensure that, if a next installment is made, audiences will return to find out how the cliffhanger is resolved. Many Lost episodes cut to commercial breaks or end on a cliffhanger.

Contents 1 Episodes that end on a cliffhanger 1.1 Season 1 1.2 Season 2 1.3 Season 3 1.4 Season 4 1.5 Lost: Via Domus

Episodes that end on a cliffhanger

Season 1

• "Pilot, Part 1" - The death of the Pilot.
• "Pilot, Part 2" - The discovery of the transmission.
• "Solitary" - The first whispers are heard.
• "Raised by Another" - Claire and Charlie's kidnapping by Ethan.
• "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" - The discovery of the hatch.
• "Special" - Claire's return.
• "Numbers" - The numbers are seen engraved on the hatch.
• "Deus Ex Machina" - The light in the hatch.
• "Do No Harm" - Jack goes to find Locke.
• "The Greater Good" - Sayid forces Locke to take him to the hatch.
• "Exodus, Part 1" - The discovery of the Black Rock.
• "Exodus, Part 2" - The opening of the hatch and the attack on the raft and kidnapping of Walt.

Season 2

• "Man of Science, Man of Faith" - Desmond is revealed as the man in the hatch.
• "Adrift" - Sawyer, Jin and Michael meeting the Tailies.

• "Abandoned" - Shannon is shot and killed by Ana-Lucia.
• "What Kate Did" - Michael makes contact with someone who appears to be Walt on the computer.
• "The Whole Truth" - Gale's "got any milk?" speech about the Others.
• "Lockdown" - Sayid reveals that the prisoner is lying and not who he says he is.
• "Dave" - Libby is shown in the same mental hospital as Hurley.
• "S.O.S." - The return of Michael.
• "Two for the Road" - Michael shoots Ana-Lucia, Libby and then himself and sets Ben free.
• "Three Minutes" - A boat appears at the end of Ana-Lucia and Libby's funeral.
• "Live Together, Die Alone" - Jack, Kate and Sawyer are taken by The Others and Locke lets the timer reach zero, the aftermath of the system failure is not revealed, and Penny is revealed to have discovered the Island.

Season 3

• "Further Instructions" - The revelation that Desmond apparently has flashes to see the future.
• "Every Man for Himself" - The revelation that there are two separate islands.

• "The Cost of Living" - The Monster kills Eko.
• "I Do" - Jack initiating his plan to allow Sawyer and Kate to escape the Hydra Island.
• "Flashes Before Your Eyes" - Desmond reveals that his flashes are of Charlie's imminent death.
• "Par Avion" - Kate, Sayid, Locke, and Rousseau discover Jack seemingly happy in captivity of the Others.
• "The Man from Tallahassee" - Locke discovers his father is on The Island and being held by the Others.
• "One of Us" - It is revealed that Juliet planned to infiltrate the survivors camp.
• "Catch-22" - The parachutist is revealed to be Naomi and not Penelope.
• "D.O.C." - Naomi claims that the remains of Oceanic 815 have been found with no survivors.
• "The Man Behind the Curtain" - Ben shoots Locke and leaves him for dead in the mass grave.
• "Greatest Hits" - Charlie discovers that The Looking Glass isn't flooded and finds two women living down there.
• "Through the Looking Glass" - Jack's flashback is revealed to be a flashforward, and he yells to Kate, "We have to go back!"

Season 4

• "The Beginning of the End" - A man lands on the Island after parachuting from a Helicopter, and asks "Are you Jack?".
• "Confirmed Dead" - Ben reveals he has a spy on the freighter.
• "The Economist" - Sayid is revealed to be working for Ben in the future.
• "Eggtown" - Kate's "son" is revealed to be Aaron.
• "Ji Yeon" - Jin is dead in the future.
• "Meet Kevin Johnson" - Karl and Rousseau are shot by an unseen sniper, and Alex is left pleading for mercy.
• "The Shape of Things to Come" - Ben tells Charles he plans to get his revenge by killing Penelope.
• "Something Nice Back Home" - Sawyer finds Aaron alone in the jungle but Claire is nowhere to be seen.
• "Cabin Fever" - Locke tells Hurley and Ben that in order to save the Island, they must move it.

Lost: Via Domus

• "Force Majeure" - Beady Eyes attacks Elliott.
• "A New Day" - Ben, Tom, and Juliet encounter Elliott in the jungle.
• "Via Domus" - The hatch explodes.
• "Fourty-Two" - Sayid and Jack throws Elliott into the armory as a prisoner.
• "Hotel Persephone" - "We know what you did Elliott Maslow. And we will find you."
• "Whatever It Takes" - The Others capture Elliott.
• "Worth A Thousand Words" - Elliott travels back in time to the day of the crash. Lisa approaches him and says, "Oh my God, we made it. We're alive."