8.1/10176 votes#1 - Back from the Dead
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2013
Jane frantically searches for Owen, who went missing after seeing her kiss Grayson just before their wedding. Luke tells Jane that “Old Jane” is back on earth and could be in anyone’s body, even Owen’s. Jane represents a desperate father trying to save his eight-year-old son who’s fighting T-cell Lymphoma when his drug treatment is abruptly terminated by a pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, Kim takes on the case of a woman whose ex-boyfriend posted nude photos of her on website devoted to ex-girlfriend revenge. Luke is reprimanded for mishandling Jane and gets replaced. Finally, Jane gets an unexpected visitor.
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7.9/10125 votes#2 - The Real Jane
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/30/2013
Jane finds herself working side-by-side with “Old Jane”, who’s now in the body of a hot model named Brittney. Together they race the clock to defend a former client of “Old Jane’s” who’s on death row for killing a former classmate. Grayson and Kim take on the case of mild mannered father and mattress salesman, Cyd Pinar, who believes he is wrongfully terminated for dressing like a drag queen. Kim struggles with Parker’s absence.
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7.5/10106 votes#3 - Surrogates
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2013
Jane struggles to keep her personal feelings aside while representing a jilted bride who’s suing the former groom for damages. Kim and Grayson represent a surrogate mother looking for the missing parents of the child she is about to deliver. Stacy gets discouraged when she seeks advice from business mogul Barbara Corcoran about The Pakery. Jane and Stacy have a new houseguest when Paul crashes at their apartment. Kim announces the new partner at the firm, shocking Jane and Grayson.
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7.6/10101 votes#4 - Cheaters
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/14/2013
In an attempt to be professional, Jane and Owen partner on a case of a teenage boy who has been accused of cheating on the SATs. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson defend the owner of a dog that is accused of impregnating a prized pooch that lives next door. Jane enlists Paul to spy on Stacy when she begins acting strangely.
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7.7/10103 votes#5 - Secret Lives
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/21/2013
Jane tries to impress both Owen and the owners of major baseball team by representing their star player when he’s accused of murder. Meanwhile, Kim helps a friend fight for her alimony. Owen’s new assistant, Nicole, helps Grayson mend his broken heart and Teri advises Stacy on what to look for in a sperm donor.
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7.5/1097 votes#6 - Fool for Love
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2013
Jane attempts to reconcile with Owen while they work together representing a professor who’s been arrested for smuggling drugs. Kim goes up against Grayson’s ex-fiancé Vanessa in a case where Kim represents a woman fighting for rights to a very successful video game she created with her recently deceased boyfriend. Stacy invites a handful of her exes to a “donor party” where she tries to assess who might be the best sperm donor.
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7.1/1090 votes#7 - Missed Congeniality
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2013
Jane and Grayson represent pageant contestant, Donna, when she's stripped of her crown after claiming the Miss Universal Globe competition has been rigged. As Kim's due date approaches, she represents her formerly estranged father, Larry, when he loses his job coaching a little league team. Stacy continues her crusade to convince Jane that Owen would be her ideal sperm donor. Grayson and Nicole struggle to define their relationship.
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7.4/1097 votes#8 - 50 Shades of Grayson
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/2013
Following a long night at a bachelorette party, Jane ends up at the U.S./Mexico border to defend the bride's fiancé, whose bachelor party went south of the border. Jane must get the groom back into the U.S. in time for the wedding. Kim represents a housewife who claims that her online erotic novel has been plagiarized by a major publisher. Meanwhile, a mysterious man appears at the firm, yet his motives remain unclear to the lawyers of Harrison & Parker. Owen struggles with his new role as Stacy’s sperm donor.
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7.6/10103 votes#9 - Trust Me
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/6/2013
Jane defends a troubled socialite and through a series of unfortunate legal turns puts the future of the firm in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Grayson represents a man who was thrown off of a commercial flight for claiming to be a vampire; and Owen shares some tough news with Stacy.
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6.5/10107 votes#10 - The Kiss
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/13/2013
Jane represents a woman in a personal injury lawsuit that occurred during a wife-swap exercise while in couples' therapy. A man who incorporated himself hires Grayson and Owen when his shareholders prevent him from marrying the woman he loves. Paul sets Jane up on a blind date in hopes of sparking a new romance. Stacy and Owen question their new feelings towards one another.
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7.6/1096 votes#11 - One Shot
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/20/2013
Jane defends a woman who has to go into witness protection after she's caught in the middle of a drug bust. Owen represents a teen-star whose reputation is put at risk after a risqué photo is taken of her. Grayson represents a man who hires him to draft an unusual "Love Contract" between him and his new wife.
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7.2/1095 votes#12 - Guess Who's Coming
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 10/27/2013
Jane represents Deb's mother, Bobbi Dobkins, in a scandalous case involving sex solicitation. Owen sends Grayson on a field trip to Wyoming where he has to try a California client's case under Wyoming law. Nicole and Grayson's relationship takes a turn. When Stacy suffers an awkward humiliation at yoga class, a chivalrous Owen comes to her rescue.
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Writer: Eric Buchman
8.1/10119 votes#13 - Jane's Secret Revealed
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/3/2013
Jane offers to represent an Amish farmer in a life or death legal case against a big oil company. Grayson helps a dominatrix try to collect a debt from one of her clients. When Grayson and Jane finally reveal their feelings for each other, they’re interrupted by a visitor who threatens to reveal everything.
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The Best Episodes of Drop Dead Diva Season 5
Every episode of Drop Dead Diva Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Drop Dead Diva Season 5!
A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Lifetime
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Back from the Dead" is the best rated episode of "Drop Dead Diva" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 176 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/23/2013. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Real Jane".