Man of Science, Man of Faith

"Man of Science, Man of Faith"
Lost episode
In a flashback, Jack and Desmond meet at a stadium, though this would not be their final encounter.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 1
Directed by	Jack Bender
Written by	Damon Lindelof
Featured music	"Make Your Own Kind of Music" by Mama Cass Elliot
Production code	201
Original air date	September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21)
Running time	43 minutes[1]
Guest appearances
John Terry as Christian Shephard Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume Julie Bowen as Sarah Anson Mount as Kevin Katie Doyle as Buchanan David Ely as Intern Masayo Ford as Nurse Julius Ledda as EMT Ivana Michele Smith as Survivor Larry Wiss as Anesthesiologist
Episode chronology
← Previous "Exodus" Next → "Adrift"
Lost season 2
List of episodes

"Man of Science, Man of Faith" is the first episode of the second season of Lost and the 26th episode overall. The episode was directed by Jack Bender and written by Damon Lindelof. It first aired on September 21, 2005, on ABC. The flashbacks focus on Jack Shephard's struggle to heal Sarah, who would later become his wife. In real time, John Locke and Kate Austen decide to enter the now open hatch shaft.

While writing the season premiere, the producers decided to pick up the hatch storyline which was left hanging after season one's finale "Exodus", leaving the raft events to be explained in the following episode, "Adrift". "Man of Science, Man of Faith" received positive reviews, and stands as the most-watched episode of the series in North America, with 23.47 million viewers.