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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 5

Every episode of Stargate SG-1 Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 5

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient...

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  1. 8.5/10(1.4k votes)

    #1 - Meridian

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    S5:E21

    Daniel Jackson is exposed to a lethal dose of radiation while visiting an alien civilization that is building a weapon of mass destruction.

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  2. 8.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #2 - Revelations

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    S5:E22

    SG-1 must come to the rescue of their once-powerful allies when the Goa'uld attack a secret Asgard laboratory.

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  3. 8.4/10(1.3k votes)

    #3 - Enemies (2)

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    S5:E1

    SG-1 finds themselves stranded in a crippled ship in a distant galaxy -- with Apophis threatening to destroy them. Teal'c is brainwashed and made loyal to Apophis once again.

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  4. 8.4/10(1.4k votes)

    #4 - 2001

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    S5:E10

    SG-1 encounters a potential new, technologically advanced ally in the war against the Goa'uld -- though they do not know the Aschen's dark secret.

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    Director:Peter DeLuise
  5. 8.1/10(1.3k votes)

    #5 - Between Two Fires

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    S5:E9

    The Tollan offer Earth advanced weapons technology, prompting a secret investigation on Tollana -- one that leads to a startling discovery.

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  6. 8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - Summit (1)

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    S5:E15

    The Tok'ra war with the Goa'uld escalates, and the rebel faction sends Daniel Jackson to a secret meeting between the System Lords.

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  8. 8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #7 - Last Stand (2)

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    S5:E16

    Dr. Jackson's undercover mission to a Goa'uld summit is complicated by the arrival of a surprise guest. The rest of the team face a full-scale invasion of the Tok'ra homeworld.

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  9. 8.0/10(1.6k votes)

    #8 - Wormhole X-Treme!

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    S5:E12

    An alien ship approaches Earth, sending SG-1 to an old friend for some answers -- where they discover that Martin Lloyd has created a TV show about the Stargate program.

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  10. 7.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #9 - Menace

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    S5:E19

    SG-1 encounters a young woman with the ability to control Replicators, and who may hold the key to the salvation of the Asgard.

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  11. 7.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #10 - Proving Ground

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    S5:E13

    SG-1 trains a team of raw cadets, and Colonel O'Neill is forced to take them into a real-life battle situation when he learns of a possible alien incursion at the SGC.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  12. 7.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #11 - Fail Safe

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    S5:E17

    Earth finds itself threatened by something even larger than the Goa'uld when the team learns that an asteroid is on a collision course with the planet.

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  13. 7.6/10(1.3k votes)

    #12 - Ascension

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    S5:E3

    An alien being is smitten with Carter and follows her back to Earth. It assumes a human form and pursues a relationship with her.

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  14. 7.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #13 - 48 Hours

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    S5:E14

    Disaster strikes the Stargate, trapping Teal'c in transit. SG-1 must turn to Russia -- and to their enemies -- for help.

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  15. 7.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #14 - Threshold (3)

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    S5:E2

    His mind altered by Apophis, Teal'c must undergo a ritual that takes him to the edge of death itself, in order for him to rediscover who he is.

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    Director:Peter DeLuise
  16. 7.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #15 - The Fifth Man

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    S5:E4

    O'Neill and Lieutenant Tyler are ambushed by Goa'uld forces and trapped behind enemy lines -- while the rest of their team discover they don't know who Tyler is.

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  17. 7.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #16 - The Tomb

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    S5:E8

    SG-1 teams with a Russian unit when one of their Stargate teams goes missing in a mysterious alien ziggurat.

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  18. 7.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #17 - Desperate Measures

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    S5:E11

    When Carter goes missing, O'Neill teams up with Col. Maybourne again to free her.

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  19. 7.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #18 - Beast of Burden

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    S5:E7

    SG-1 discovers a civilization that uses Unas as slave labor, and attempt to liberate Daniel's friend, Chaka.

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    Director:Martin Wood
  20. 7.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #19 - The Warrior

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    S5:E18

    A charismatic Jaffa leader seeks to forge an alliance between Earth and his rebel followers, winning the allegiance of Teal'c and Bra'tac.

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  21. 7.2/10(1.2k votes)

    #20 - The Sentinel

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    S5:E20

    SG-1 must turn to a pair of convicted criminals to save a world from annihilation by the Goa'uld.

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  22. 7.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #21 - Red Sky

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    S5:E5

    SG-1 discovers that their recent trip through the Stargate may have inadvertently doomed an entire civilization.

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    Director:Martin Wood
  23. 6.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #22 - Rite of Passage

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    S5:E6

    Cassandra mysteriously falls ill, sending SG-1 back to her home planet -- where they uncover a dark Goa'uld secret.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Meridian" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 1389 votes. Directed by William Waring and written by Robert C. Cooper, it aired on 5/10/2002. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Revelations".