7.5/10225 votes#1 - Soul Survivor
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2009
Delavos receives help from Allison when he investigates the murder of his friends sister. But the case is taken into an unexpected direction when when Allison's visions involves the friend's former husband and current spouse. On the domestic front, Bridgette finds herself in trouble at school when she is caught drawing pictures of her teacher in the nude.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny
8.2/10267 votes#2 - Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2009
Allison dreams of a ghost who was a witness to several murders. Meanwhile, Ariel has a strange reaction to an assignment in health class.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Diane Ademu-John
7.7/10244 votes#3 - A Person of Interest
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2009
While working on a 17 year-old-crime, Allison exhibits unusual behavior that may be pivotal in solving the case, but at the same time puts her family at risk. Meanwhile, Joe's dinner invitation to a colleague yields surprising results.
Director: Patricia Arquette
Writer: Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny
7.7/10214 votes#4 - ...About Last Night
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2009
Allison wakes up under a freeway overpass, not knowing where she is or how she got there. Her lack of recent memory causes her to start thinking she may have killed someone with her car.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Ken Schefler
7.9/10235 votes#5 - A Taste of Her Own Medicine
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2009
Allison is asked to help find a missing daughter and her visions seem to incriminate her father, but Allison believes this is wrong after a chat with the woman's mother. Meanwhile, Joe is suffering from sleep deprivation, while Scanlon and Lynn's relationship is severely tested.
Director: Ronald L. Schwary
Writer: Moira Kirland
7.9/10218 votes#6 - Apocalypse...Now?
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/2009
A horrific apocalyptic dream has Allison shaken, as does the earthquake which follows. Convinced that the end is near, Allison seeks wisdom from a survival guru and purchasing provisions. Meanwhile, Ariel has a crush on a upperclassman who needs help with his geometry class
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Michael Narducci
7.6/10212 votes#7 - A Necessary Evil
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/23/2009
Allison is visited once again by the ghost of Agent Cooper, who tries to help her figure out who the real murderer is in a confusing case. Allison begins to question Agent Cooper's motives though and is unsure whether or not she should heed his advice.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: Matt Witten
7.7/10214 votes#8 - Truth Be Told
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 3/30/2009
Allison has a dream about a game show that can detect lies, and upon waking up she hears a buzzer in her head whenever someone tells her a lie. Allison's new talent is put to good use during a murder investigation.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Corey Reed, Travis Donnelly
7.4/10224 votes#9 - All In the Family
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2009
Allison investigates when a brother and sister report the disappearance of their mother. Meanwhile, Joe's sister moves in with Joe and Allison after walking out on her husband Ryan, but Joe's father has advice from beyond the grave about her relationship.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Diane Ademu-John, Gary Tieche
8.1/10241 votes#10 - Then... and Again
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/2009
Allison and Devalos are shot and Allison awakens in 2004, five years earlier and now nine months pregnant with her third child, Marie. Allison's dreams informs her about an innocent man who will be convicted of murder, and she works to clear his name.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Corey Reed, Travis Donnelly
8.1/10238 votes#11 - The Devil Inside (1)
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 4/20/2009
Allison comes face-to-face with her stalker from her dreams. He believes he is doing God's work and must stop her. Allison and her family must remain under house arrest until they capture him. Meanwhile, Joe agonizes over whether or not to make a big gamble that could potentially save his company.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Diane Ademu-John
8.0/10235 votes#12 - The Devil Inside (2)
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/27/2009
Allison’s possessed stalker, Lucas Harvey, continues to torment her by infiltrating her dreams and causing her to be less than reliable to Devalos and Scanlon during an investigation of serial killings. Meanwhile, Joe tries to use Marie's new gift of picking the right stock as a way to save his company.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Michael Narducci
8.1/10238 votes#13 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (1 & 2)
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 5/4/2009
Allison leaves her job at the D.A.'s office after she's recruited to work for the Lydecker Corporation by another psychic who works there. While enjoying her new job, Allison still regrets leaving the D.A.'s office so suddenly, and has dreams about a serial killer running loose in Phoenix. Meanwhile, extenuating circumstances cause Ariel to start taking pills.
Director: Peter Werner, Arlene Sanford
Writer: Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny
- 8.0/10168 votes
#14 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (3)
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 5/11/2009
Allison struggles with her decision to switch jobs. When continues to have visions about a serial killer she is forced to choose between honoring the contract with her new job and sharing her information with the police.
Director: Miguel Sandoval
Writer: Davah Avena
7.8/10202 votes#15 - The Man in the Mirror
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 5/11/2009
After falling into a coma during an investigation, Allison's spirit finds it's way into the body of a man named Todd Emory. Joe and the kids have to adjust to living with Allison's spirit in the body of Todd, who insists on living with them.
Director: Patricia Arquette
Writer: Corey Reed, Travis Donnelly
8.4/10262 votes#16 - The First Bite Is the Deepest
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 5/18/2009
Allison turns to Cynthia Keener (who is now in jail) when she starts dreaming of a former kidnap victim who Cynthia had once rescued.
Director: Patricia Arquette
Writer: Diane Ademu-John
7.8/10203 votes#17 - The Talented Ms. Boddicker
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 5/25/2009
While Allison is coping with Joe's job relocation to San Diego, she dreams about and then subsequently meets a bank teller named Mrs. Boddicker who predicted a robbery at her bank.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Michael Narducci
7.8/10218 votes#18 - Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 6/1/2009
Allison finds out she has a brain tumor and must get surgery to get rid of it, but then has a dream that the surgery will take away her dreams after dreaming that Castillo is going to kill Joe and the girls.
Director: Arlene Sanford
Writer: Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny
The Best Episodes of Medium Season 5
Every episode of Medium Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Medium Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Soul Survivor" is the best rated episode of "Medium" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 225 votes. Directed by Aaron Lipstadt and written by Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny, it aired on 2/2/2009. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead".