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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5

Every episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5!

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Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 1 - Red Directive
    5.2/10(2459 votes)

    #1 - Red Directive

    S5:E1

    Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to retrieve a mysterious 800-year-old Romulan vessel; until the artifact hidden inside is stolen, leading to an epic chase. Meanwhile, Saru is offered the position of a lifetime, and Tilly's efforts to help pull her into a tangled web of secrecy.

    Director:Olatunde Osunsanmi
    Writer:Michelle Paradise

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  2. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 2 - Under the Twin Moons
    5.6/10(1964 votes)

    #2 - Under the Twin Moons

    S5:E2

    On Saru's last mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy.

    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski
    Writer:Alan B. McElroy

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  3. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 3 - Jinaal
    4.9/10(1850 votes)

    #3 - Jinaal

    S5:E3

    On Trill, Captain Burnham, Book, and Culber must pass a dangerous test to prove themselves worthy of the next clue. Adira reconnects with Gray and Saru’s first day as ambassador is complicated by his engagement to T'Rina.

    Director:Andi Armaganian
    Writers:Kyle Jarrow, Lauren Wilkinson

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  4. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 4 - Face the Strange
    5.7/10(1805 votes)

    #4 - Face the Strange

    S5:E4

    On the way to the next clue, the U.S.S. Discovery is sabotaged by a mysterious weapon, leaving Captain Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets as the only crew members who can possibly save the ship in time.

    Director:Lee Rose
    Writer:Sean Cochran

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  5. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 5 - Mirrors
    5.5/10(1641 votes)

    #5 - Mirrors

    S5:E5

    Captain Burnham and Book journey into extradimensional space in search of the next clue to the location of the Progenitors' power. Meanwhile, Rayner navigates his first mission in command of the U.S.S. Discovery, and Culber opens up to Tilly.

    Director:Jen McGowan
    Writers:Carlos Cisco, Johanna Lee

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  6. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 6 - Whistlespeak
    5.2/10(1704 votes)

    #6 - Whistlespeak

    S5:E6

    While undercover in a pre-warp society, Captain Burnham is forced to consider breaking the Prime Directive when a local tradition threatens Tilly's life. Meanwhile, Culber tries to connect with Stamets, and Adira steps up when Rayner assigns them a position on the bridge.

    Director:Christopher J. Byrne
    Writers:Brandon Schultz, Kenneth Lin

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  7. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 7 - Erigah
    5.2/10(1474 votes)

    #7 - Erigah

    S5:E7

    With Moll and L'ak finally in custody, the Federation is pulled into a diplomatic and ethical firestorm when the Breen arrive and demand they be handed over. Meanwhile, a frustrated Book looks for ways to help as Tilly, Adira, and Reno work to decipher the latest clue.

    Director:Jon Dudkowski
    Writer:M. Raven Metzner

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  8. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8 - Labyrinths
    5.5/10(1525 votes)

    #8 - Labyrinths

    S5:E8

    When Captain Burnham is trapped within a “mindscape” designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor's powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.

    Directors:Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.
    Writers:Eric J. Robbins, Lauren Wilkinson

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  9. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 9 - Lagrange Point
    5.3/10(1482 votes)

    #9 - Lagrange Point

    S5:E9

    After Moll and the Breen capture a mysterious structure that contains the Progenitors' power, Captain Burnham must lead a covert mission to retrieve it before the Breen figure out how to use it.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writers:Sean Cochran, Ari Friedman

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  10. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 10 - Life, Itself
    4.7/10(2151 votes)

    #10 - Life, Itself

    S5:E10

    Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors' technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Book puts himself in harm's way to help Burnham survive and Rayner leads the U.S.S. Discovery in an epic winner-takes-all battle against Breen forces.

    Director:Olatunde Osunsanmi
    Writers:Michelle Paradise, Kyle Jarrow

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Red Directive" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Discovery" season 5. It scored 5.2/10 based on 2459 votes. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Michelle Paradise, it aired on 4/4/2024. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Under the Twin Moons".