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The Best Episodes of Andromeda Season 5

Every episode of Andromeda Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Andromeda Season 5!

Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.

Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Andromeda" season 5 is "The Weight (1)", rated 6/10 from 171 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Robert Engels. "The Weight (1)" aired on 9/24/2004 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Weight (2)".

  • The Weight (1)
    6.0/10 171 votes

    #1 - The Weight (1)

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2004

    Dylan finds himself on Seefra-1, one of nine identical planets orbiting two suns. He soon encounters Rhade, who has abandoned all hope. Rhade hates Dylan for the hope he has brought, and when someone asks Dylan be killed, Rhade agrees to do it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Engels

  • The Weight (2)
    6.3/10 169 votes

    #2 - The Weight (2)

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2004

    Dylan and Rhade receive a month-old distress signal from Beka. After following the coordinates she left, they find the Andromeda dead in space. On board, he finds Darregacorp engineers trying to salvage it, led by Jonah Derrega, and Beka Valentine.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: Naomi Janzen

  • Phear Phactor Phenom
    6.3/10 168 votes

    #3 - Phear Phactor Phenom

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2004

    When a valuable painting gets stolen after Beka, Rhade, and everyone else in the bar inhales a mysterious mist, Dylan jumps at the opportunity to win the reward for reclaiming it so the Andromeda can be repaired. After tracing the nanobots in the mist, they encounter Harper who is accompanied by a beautiful woman named Doyle. But Harper is caught up in the plans of Marika, who wants him to genetically engineer Vedrans, as well as to take over the Seefra system.

    Director: Richard Flower

    Writer: Larry Barber, Paul Barber

  • Decay of the Angel
    6.4/10 171 votes

    #4 - Decay of the Angel

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2004

    When a slipstream event is detected in the Seefra system, Dylan, Rhade, and Beka try to find it, and their way out. Meanwhile, a man claiming to be from the future approaches Doyle, addressing her as Andromeda.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz

  • The Eschatology of Our Present
    6.5/10 160 votes

    #5 - The Eschatology of Our Present

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2004

    Beka learns she has existed in more than one place at one time when she meets a man who she knows is her father.

    Director: Richard Flower

    Writer: Larry Barber, Paul Barber

  • When Goes Around...
    6.6/10 165 votes

    #6 - When Goes Around...

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2004

    Dylan encounters Celine, a woman from his past and is trapped in time loops. The two are happy to see each other, but Dylan knows he may have to choose between Celine and the survival of Seefra.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: John Whelpley

  • Attempting Screed
    6.3/10 159 votes

    #7 - Attempting Screed

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2004

    The unexpected return of Flavin takes Dylan on a journey through time, revealing mysteries surrounding Tarn Vedra, the Paradine, the battle with the Worldship, and Trance.

    Director: David Winning

    Writer: Larry Barber, Paul Barber

  • So Burn the Untamed Lands
    6.3/10 152 votes

    #8 - So Burn the Untamed Lands

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2004

    Dylan and Rhade attempt to infiltrate a mining camp where crystals are extracted, which contain the power needed to restore the Andromeda and leave the Seefra system.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: Gillian Horvath

  • What Will Be Was Not
    6.6/10 147 votes

    #9 - What Will Be Was Not

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2004

    When Trance believes Rhade and the crew blame her for their situation, she runs off into Seefra-1's underground tunnels. As Dylan and Doyle pursue her, they discover the use of ancient Vedran technology.

    Director: Gordon Verheul

    Writer: Naomi Janzen

  • The Test
    6.2/10 155 votes

    #10 - The Test

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2005

    The crew is tormented by a mysterious stranger who accuses them of murder.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Scott Frost

  • Through a Glass Darkly
    6.7/10 149 votes

    #11 - Through a Glass Darkly

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2005

    An old friend who Harper thought was dead returns to help the crew in a battle for Seefra-5.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz

  • Pride Before the Fall
    6.5/10 158 votes

    #12 - Pride Before the Fall

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2005

    A deadly enemy from the past returns with plans to create an elite warrior race.

    Director: David Winning

    Writer: Robert Engels

  • Moonlight Becomes You
    6.5/10 154 votes

    #13 - Moonlight Becomes You

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2005

    When Trance becomes attracted to a mysterious young man from her past, the reunion causes her to begin regaining her memories.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: N/A

  • Past Is Prolix
    6.3/10 148 votes

    #14 - Past Is Prolix

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2005

    The arrival of Trance's sun threatens to destroy all the planets except Seefra-1 unless the system problem is fixed.

    Director: David Winning

    Writer: Larry Barber, Paul Barber

  • The Opposites of Attraction
    6.3/10 151 votes

    #15 - The Opposites of Attraction

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2005

    The avatar of the black hole, that trapped Dylan after the Nietzschean ambush, returns to get him back.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: Gillian Horvath

  • Saving Light from a Black Sun
    6.8/10 140 votes

    #16 - Saving Light from a Black Sun

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2005

    The crew travels to the core of Seefra's sun Methus-2 to repair it.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: John Kirk

  • Totaled Recall
    6.5/10 149 votes

    #17 - Totaled Recall

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2005

    An explosion sends Dylan into an inter-dimensional loop, with a man named Elysian telling him to decipher a riddle.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Gordon Michael Woolvett

  • Quantum Tractate Delirium
    6.9/10 148 votes

    #18 - Quantum Tractate Delirium

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2005

    As Trance's sun closes on Seefra-9, Rommie is rebuilt by Doyle to help evacuate the planet.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Larry Barber, Paul Barber

  • One More Day's Light (1)
    6.4/10 145 votes

    #19 - One More Day's Light (1)

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2005

    The evacuation of Seefra-5 is at risk when a religious sect decides to stay on the planet.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Turi Meyer, Alfredo Septién

  • Chaos and the Stillness of It (2)
    7.0/10 145 votes

    #20 - Chaos and the Stillness of It (2)

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2005

    As General Burma arrives on Andromeda, with Harper in tow, Dylan and Rhade head for Methis 2, about to be crushed by Trance's sun, leaving Doyle, Rommie, and Beka to face Burma, and the forgotten enemy he brings with him.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Naomi Janzen

  • The Heart of the Journey (1)
    7.0/10 160 votes

    #21 - The Heart of the Journey (1)

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2005

    With the help of the avatars of the nebula, the Andromeda goes through the Route of Ages, back to the Known Worlds, and the Commonwealth.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: Larry Barber, Paul Barber

  • The Heart of the Journey (2)
    7.2/10 174 votes

    #22 - The Heart of the Journey (2)

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2005

    As the Nietzschean fleet approaches, the Andromeda prepares for the final battle.

    Director: Jorge Montesi

    Writer: Robert Engels