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The Best Episodes of Ink Master Season 5

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

A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes...
Genre:Reality
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16
Avg. Rating
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Inking With The Enemy" is the best rated episode of "Ink Master" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/2/2014. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Pin Up Pittfalls".

  • Inking With The Enemy
    7.3/10(45)

    #1 - Inking With The Enemy

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 9/2/2014

    18 Rival Artists enter for $100k and the Ink Master title. It's their worst nightmare as they're forced to ink with their enemy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pin Up Pittfalls
    7.1/10(43)

    #2 - Pin Up Pittfalls

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 9/9/2014

    Semi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath & rivalries flare.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Head to Headache
    7.1/10(41)

    #3 - Head to Headache

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 9/16/2014

    Josh ignites rivalries while two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Geishas Gone Wrong
    7.1/10(39)

    #4 - Geishas Gone Wrong

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 9/23/2014

    Vendettas have the artists at each others' throats. The skull pick gets personal and the pressure is on when the artists tattoo Nunez's specialty.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Glass On Blast
    6.9/10(41)

    #5 - Glass On Blast

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 9/30/2014

    The artists must make incredible art by sand blasting glass while trying to survive working in teams. Rivalries explode when they tattoo head to head.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cheek To Cheek
    6.9/10(38)

    #6 - Cheek To Cheek

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 10/7/2014

    In one of the craziest challenges ever, the artists must ink 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos. A medical emergency may cost one artist the competition.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Three's A Crowd
    6.9/10(37)

    #7 - Three's A Crowd

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 10/14/2014

    The pressure is on when the artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it’s tripled when they have to work in teams.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ink My Oosik
    6.9/10(38)

    #8 - Ink My Oosik

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 10/21/2014

    The artists are taken out of their comfort zone when they must scrimshaw walrus penises. One artist totally loses their cool while another artist loses their shot at $100K.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Virgin Blood
    6.8/10(37)

    #9 - Virgin Blood

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 10/28/2014

    Picky virgin canvases get inked and Jason's anxiety threatens to take him out. The artists battle head to head and Josh plays dirty, putting his opponent on the chopping block.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Blooded
    6.7/10(38)

    #10 - Cold Blooded

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 11/4/2014

    In the flash challenge, the artists use a different kind of ink to make art... blood. Then, they go head-to-head against guest judge Tommy Montoya while Emily goes over the edge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Up In Smoke
    6.5/10(41)

    #11 - Up In Smoke

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 11/11/2014

    Josh causes a controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition for good. The Artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heads Will Roll
    6.8/10(37)

    #12 - Heads Will Roll

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 11/18/2014

    The artists fight for an opportunity to ink NFL star DeAngelo Williams as he honors his mother who died of breast cancer. Head tattoos send one human canvas over the edge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Painstaking Portraits
    6.7/10(38)

    #13 - Painstaking Portraits

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 11/25/2014

    Artists go head to head tattooing the same portrait on two family members. Some family members are left with jacked tattoos as the portrait subject overlooks.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Firing Squad
    6.9/10(37)

    #14 - Firing Squad

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 12/2/2014

    It's down to the wire as the artists battle for a top 4 spot - to survive they must impress 3 tattoo heavyweights criticizing their every move.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fight To The Finale
    7.0/10(39)

    #15 - Fight To The Finale

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 12/9/2014

    Emotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and epic fails. It’s the end of the line and the sparks fly as the last 4 Artists standing battle it out for a spot in the Live Finale and a shot at $100K.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ink Live
    6.6/10(36)

    #16 - Ink Live

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 12/16/2014

    The final 3 artists reveal their 35 hour back pieces and the sparks fly when all 18 rival artists return to give the lowdown on whose rivalries still burn.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A