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The Best Episodes of SEAL Team Season 5

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

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Military drama following the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 1 - Trust, But Verify (1)
    7.9/10(583 votes)

    #1 - Trust, But Verify (1)

    S5:E1

    Everyone on Bravo is shocked when they learn a training exercise is really cover for a covert mission to get a weapons expert out of one of the most dangerous countries in the world.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Spencer Hudnut

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  2. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 2 - Trust, But Verify (2)
    8.1/10(517 votes)

    #2 - Trust, But Verify (2)

    S5:E2

    When Bravo's operation is compromised, they must figure out how to escape undetected from one of the most dangerous countries in the world.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writers:Tom Mularz, Mark Semos

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  3. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 3 - Nine Ten
    6.3/10(850 votes)

    #3 - Nine Ten

    S5:E3

    As members of Bravo team travel to New York City, they reflect on a day that shaped each of their lives forever.

    Director:Jessica Paré
    Writer:Dana Greenblatt

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  4. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 4 - Need to Know (1)
    7.9/10(495 votes)

    #4 - Need to Know (1)

    S5:E4

    As each member of Bravo confronts major family obstacles, the team gets spun up on a sudden mission in Africa. When the intel alters their plan, the team finds themselves in a rush to prevent a major terrorist attack.

    Director:Tyler Grey
    Writers:Tom Mularz, Mark Semos

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  5. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 5 - Frog on the Tracks (2)
    8.7/10(580 votes)

    #5 - Frog on the Tracks (2)

    S5:E5

    Team Bravo races against the clock to prevent a terrorist attack, while attempting to locate and capture their enemy. Preoccupied with questions, Jason must make a tough call to get the answers he so deeply craves.

    Director:J. Michael Muro
    Writers:Spencer Hudnut, Kenny Sheard

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  6. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 6 - Man on Fire (3)
    8.2/10(483 votes)

    #6 - Man on Fire (3)

    S5:E6

    Bravo manages to escape their SUV engulfed in flames, but plans go awry when Jason's personal and professional lives become intertwined and he's forced to make decisions that put Bravo's jobs and lives at risk. The team works through disagreements, reveals exciting personal news and an unlikely hero emerges.

    Director:J. Michael Muro
    Writer:Kinan Copen

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  7. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 7 - What's Past Is Prologue
    7.8/10(493 votes)

    #7 - What's Past Is Prologue

    S5:E7

    Bravo returns to Afghanistan to continue the fight against the Taliban, and the Team ruminates on America's longtime involvement in the War on Terror.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writers:Dana Greenblatt, Rashaan Dozier-Escalante

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  8. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 8 - Conspicuous Gallantry
    7.5/10(508 votes)

    #8 - Conspicuous Gallantry

    S5:E8

    After an op gone sideways lands the whole team in the hospital, Bravo must create a little chaos to stay calm, while Clay tries to piece together what went wrong.

    Director:David Boreanaz
    Writers:Teresa Huang, Stephen Gasper

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  9. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 9 - Close to Home
    7.4/10(467 votes)

    #9 - Close to Home

    S5:E9

    Jason seeks refuge at home while Ray leads Bravo Team on an op accompanying British forces.

    Director:Gonzalo Amat
    Writers:Tom Mularz, Ariel Endacott

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  10. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 10 - Head On
    7.8/10(470 votes)

    #10 - Head On

    S5:E10

    Bravo Team is presented with a mission in South America unlike any other, while tensions surrounding Jason's leadership are at an all-time high.

    Director:Ruben Garcia
    Writers:Rashaan Dozier-Escalante, Kinan Copen

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  11. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 11 - Violence of Action
    7.9/10(446 votes)

    #11 - Violence of Action

    S5:E11

    Bravo Team is still on the ground in South America working against the Iranian nuclear project. Multiple high stakes missions only make the team's interpersonal problems more obvious to all.

    Director:Ruben Garcia
    Writers:Teresa Huang, Tom Mularz

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  12. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 12 - Keys to Heaven
    7.8/10(564 votes)

    #12 - Keys to Heaven

    S5:E12

    Jason must confront his deepest fears on the road to healing while Clay and Sonny are forced to take certain matters into their own hands.

    Director:Loren Yaconelli
    Writers:Dana Greenblatt, Kenny Sheard

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  13. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 13 - Pillar of Strength
    8.4/10(477 votes)

    #13 - Pillar of Strength

    S5:E13

    Bravo will need all hands on deck for a massive mission to shut down the Venezuelan nuclear program, but the biggest threat to their success could be one of their own.

    Director:David Boreanaz
    Writers:Mark Semos, Stephen Gasper

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  14. SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 14 - All Bravo Stations
    8.9/10(712 votes)

    #14 - All Bravo Stations

    S5:E14

    Bravo must make a daring escape before they can put Venezuela in their rearview mirror, but they find themselves on even less stable ground when they return home to Virginia Beach.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Spencer Hudnut

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Trust, But Verify (1)" is the best rated episode of "SEAL Team" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 583 votes. Directed by Christopher Chulack and written by Spencer Hudnut, it aired on 10/10/2021. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Trust, But Verify (2)".