What They Died For of 80, saying that it was "A set-up episode, albeit an extremely entertaining one." What They Died For "What They Died For" is the 16th and penultimate episode of the American Broadcasting Company's final season of the serial drama television series "Lost" and 119th and penultimate episode overall. The episode aired on May 18, 2010, on ABC in the United States. The episode's flash-sideways are centered on Jack Shephard, Desmond Hume, Benjamin Linus and James "Sawyer" Ford. In the flash-sideways timeline, Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) continues his attempt to gather all the passengers of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. In
The Incident (Lost) leader of the Others, Jacob, after being mentioned several times throughout the series. Jacob is portrayed by Mark Pellegrino, and appears in the flashbacks of various Oceanic Flight 815 survivors and mysterious Ajira Flight 316 survivor Ilana (Zuleikha Robinson). The episode was watched by 9.428 million viewers, and was well received by critics and audiences. It was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series in 2009. The episode opens with Jacob (Mark Pellegrino) weaving a tapestry inside a temple-like room. He is then shown on the beach of the island eating a fish