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The Best Episodes of Psych Season 5

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

The Best Episodes of Psych Season 5

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad)....

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    9.3/10(2.7k votes)

    #1 - Dual Spires

    S5:E12

    The episode kicks off with Shawn and Gus receiving a mysterious e-mail inviting them to the annual Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky Northern California town nearly invisible on the map. When they arrive the pair quickly find themselves embroiled in the mysterious death of local high school student Paula Merral. As Shawn and Gus unravel the many secrets of the town, they meet several local residents including town doctor/lawyer/veterinarian Donna Gooden, Sheriff Andrew Jackson, proprietors of the local diner Robert and Michelle Barker, the mysterious Woman with Wood and enigmatic bookish beauty Maudette Hornsby. The pool of suspects proves to be deeper than suspected as Shawn and Gus must work to figure out who killed Paula Merral.

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    8.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #2 - Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part

    S5:E10

    Shawn and Gus return to Vancouver to visit their old nemesis Despereaux in prison at the felon's request, who then uses them to escape and pull one last job before he is extradited to the United States. Only while he is out, he is framed for the murder of a Crown Attorney and now asks the guys for help clearing his name of this most recent – and frankly unseemly – charge.

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    Director:Steve Franks
  3. Background image for Not Even Close... Encounters
    8.8/10(1.4k votes)

    #3 - Not Even Close... Encounters

    S5:E3

    Shawn and Gus get themselves hired onto the case when an unstable lawyer claims his assistant was abducted by aliens.

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    Director:John Badham
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    8.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #4 - Viagra Falls

    S5:E6

    Shawn and Gus work with two retired police officers to solve the murder of a police chief.

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  5. Background image for Yang 3 in 2D
    8.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #5 - Yang 3 in 2D

    S5:E16

    The Yin/Yang trilogy comes to a thrilling close as Shawn and Gus race to save a woman kidnapped by Yin. Only this time, they are forced to use Yang's knowledge of Yin to solve the case by allowing her to accompany them on the investigation.

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    8.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - Shawn 2.0

    S5:E8

    Shawn has to face serious competition when a talented criminal profiler named Declan Rand comes to Santa Barbara to help solve the murders of donors on a liver-transplant list.

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  8. Background image for Feet Don't Kill Me Now
    8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #7 - Feet Don't Kill Me Now

    S5:E2

    When a woman is found dead with a bottle of pills that are lab trial samples, Lassiter and Gus, who are taking the same tap class, team up to dance their way to catching a murderer

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    8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #8 - One, Maybe Two, Ways Out

    S5:E9

    When a spy is framed for a crime she didn't commit, she decides to use Shawn and Gus to prove her innocence.

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    8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #9 - We'd Like to Thank the Academy

    S5:E13

    When they solve a case without following proper protocols, Shawn and Gus are ordered by the Chief to take a crash course at the police academy in order to learn the correct way to handle cases, but the two resort back to their old ways.

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    8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #10 - Romeo and Juliet and Juliet

    S5:E1

    When the daughter of a Chinese Triad family disappears, Shawn and Gus take on the case.

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    Director:Steve Franks
  12. Background image for Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)
    8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #11 - Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)

    S5:E5

    When a member of a gang of car thieves turns up dead, Shawn and Gus must infiltrate a drag racing ring to find the killer. Shawn soon finds himself enjoying the fast lane too much, which not only endangers the investigation but also their lives.

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    8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #12 - In Plain Fright

    S5:E11

    While on the haunted house ride at Santa Barbara's Scare Fest, Shawn and Gus witness a murder and are soon led to believe the person who committed it is the ghost of a man who fell to his death at Scare Fest 13 years ago.

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    8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #13 - Dead Bear Walking

    S5:E15

    When a polar bear trainer is found dead, Shawn works to prove the bear's innocence.

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    Director:Andy Berman
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    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #14 - Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is

    S5:E4

    A wealthy widow's young date is murdered, pitting Shawn and Gus against a dirty rotten scoundrel they are convinced trained the victim to be a con artist.

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    7.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #15 - Ferry Tale

    S5:E7

    Shawn and Gus help a prison guard locate his escaped inmates while on a ferry boat headed to the Channel Islands.

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    7.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #16 - The Polarizing Express

    S5:E14

    Due to an unlawful entry into a criminals property, Shawn gets suspended from his consultant postition and gets Henry fired from his position at the SBPD at the same time. Shawn has a series of Scrooge type dreams where Tony Cox is his 'spirit guide'.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Dual Spires" is the best rated episode of "Psych" season 5. It scored 9.3/10 based on 2734 votes. Directed by Matt Shakman and written by James Roday Rodriguez, Bill Callahan, it aired on 12/1/2010. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part".