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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!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Andromeda Season 5 Episode 1 - The Weight (1)
    6.0/10(190 votes)

    #1 - The Weight (1)

    S5:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Engels

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  2. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 2 - The Weight (2)
    6.3/10(187 votes)

    #2 - The Weight (2)

    S5:E2

    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

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  3. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 3 - Phear Phactor Phenom
    6.4/10(187 votes)

    #3 - Phear Phactor Phenom

    S5:E3

    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
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  4. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 4 - Decay of the Angel
    6.5/10(187 votes)

    #4 - Decay of the Angel

    S5:E4

    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
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  5. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 5 - The Eschatology of Our Present
    6.6/10(175 votes)

    #5 - The Eschatology of Our Present

    S5:E5

    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
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  6. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 6 - When Goes Around...
    6.7/10(178 votes)

    #6 - When Goes Around...

    S5:E6

    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

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  7. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 7 - Attempting Screed
    6.3/10(173 votes)

    #7 - Attempting Screed

    S5:E7

    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
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  8. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 8 - So Burn the Untamed Lands
    6.3/10(166 votes)

    #8 - So Burn the Untamed Lands

    S5:E8

    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

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  9. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 9 - What Will Be Was Not
    6.7/10(162 votes)

    #9 - What Will Be Was Not

    S5:E9

    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

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  10. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 10 - The Test
    6.2/10(171 votes)

    #10 - The Test

    S5:E10

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

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Scott Frost

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  11. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 11 - Through a Glass Darkly
    6.8/10(165 votes)

    #11 - Through a Glass Darkly

    S5:E11

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

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  12. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 12 - Pride Before the Fall
    6.5/10(173 votes)

    #12 - Pride Before the Fall

    S5:E12

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

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Robert Engels

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  13. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 13 - Moonlight Becomes You
    6.6/10(172 votes)

    #13 - Moonlight Becomes You

    S5:E13

    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:Unknown

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  14. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 14 - Past Is Prolix
    6.4/10(164 votes)

    #14 - Past Is Prolix

    S5:E14

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

    Director:David Winning
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  15. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 15 - The Opposites of Attraction
    6.3/10(168 votes)

    #15 - The Opposites of Attraction

    S5:E15

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

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writer:Gillian Horvath

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  16. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 16 - Saving Light From a Black Sun
    6.9/10(156 votes)

    #16 - Saving Light From a Black Sun

    S5:E16

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

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:John Kirk

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  17. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 17 - Totaled Recall
    6.6/10(165 votes)

    #17 - Totaled Recall

    S5:E17

    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

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  18. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 18 - Quantum Tractate Delirium
    7.0/10(166 votes)

    #18 - Quantum Tractate Delirium

    S5:E18

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

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  19. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 19 - One More Day's Light (1)
    6.6/10(161 votes)

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

    S5:E19

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

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer

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  20. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 20 - Chaos and the Stillness of It (2)
    7.1/10(162 votes)

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

    S5:E20

    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

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  21. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 21 - The Heart of the Journey (1)
    7.2/10(176 votes)

    #21 - The Heart of the Journey (1)

    S5:E21

    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
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  22. Andromeda Season 5 Episode 22 - The Heart of the Journey (2)
    7.3/10(191 votes)

    #22 - The Heart of the Journey (2)

    S5:E22

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

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writer:Robert Engels

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Weight (1)" is the best rated episode of "Andromeda" season 5. It scored 6/10 based on 190 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Robert Engels, it aired on 9/24/2004. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Weight (2)".