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The first two seasons of LOST were outstanding. The characters were all set up well, the mystery of the island and all of its inhabitants were too. The cloud monster, the polar bears, the others, the statues, the hatch, everything they could cram into the show those first two seasons was worth watching. Then it got weird… season three wasn’t the most exciting thing and season four got a little too busy. Basically the more characters they got rid of and introduced the more LOST slumped. Seasons three and four are both worth watching but they’re not as good as the first two seasons. The fifth season of LOST however is it’s return to form. If you stopped watching or you’re just a fan of the series then LOST: The Complete Fifth Season is something you should check in to on Blu-Ray.

This season ranks up there with the first two seasons. The Dharma Initiative finally comes into play and although you’re constantly on a trippy adventure through time that’s not always easy to follow ,it’s an immersive experience. Sawyer and Juliette develop a relationship. The Oceanic Six have to make their way back to the island. The characters remaining on the island have to deal with a constant trip through time, and Benjamin Linus and John Locke continue their tension-filled relationship. It’s an interesting season to be sure and these sixteen episodes are great.

The Blu-Ray features on this season of LOST are perhaps the best special features included on any of the LOST TV to Blu-Ray sets. They include "LOST University" where you can enroll at online and figure out secrets and themes of the series. You also get "LOST 100", where you get a look back with the cast of the show on the first 100 episodes. You get all of this and then you get "LOST on Location, An Epic Day with Richard Albert" where you follow around Nestor Carbonell as he works his tail off during the Season’s finale. "Making Up for LOST Time" is a crazy look at how the cast and crew sort out the show’s leaps through time. And "Mysteries of the Universe: The Dharma Initiative" is a featurette that builds more mystery into the Dharma initiative. You also get bloopers, deleted scenes, and a couple of audio commentaries with the special features on LOST: The Complete Fifth Season. It’s not a bare set at all and all of the bonus features are every bit as good as the 16 episodes that are on the set.

LOST: The Complete Fifth Season is the perfect gift to give any LOST fanatic this holiday season. It sets up the final season of the show perfectly and we learn more about the main characters on the show as well as several other mysteries surrounding the island.