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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 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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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Enemies (2)" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 5. It scored 8.4/10 based on 1273 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Brad Wright, it aired on 6/29/2001. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Threshold (3)".

  • Enemies (2)
    8.4/101,273 votes

    #1 - Enemies (2)

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/2001

    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.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Brad Wright

  • Threshold (3)
    7.5/101,220 votes

    #2 - Threshold (3)

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/6/2001

    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.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Brad Wright

  • Ascension
    7.6/101,295 votes

    #3 - Ascension

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/13/2001

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

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

  • The Fifth Man
    7.5/101,206 votes

    #4 - The Fifth Man

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/20/2001

    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.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Red Sky
    7.1/101,194 votes

    #5 - Red Sky

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/27/2001

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

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Ron Wilkerson

  • Rite of Passage
    6.8/101,180 votes

    #6 - Rite of Passage

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 8/3/2001

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

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Heather E. Ash

  • Beast of Burden
    7.3/101,174 votes

    #7 - Beast of Burden

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/10/2001

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

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Peter DeLuise

  • The Tomb
    7.5/101,198 votes

    #8 - The Tomb

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/17/2001

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

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Between Two Fires
    8.1/101,231 votes

    #9 - Between Two Fires

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/24/2001

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

    Director: William Gereghty, Bill Gereghty

    Writer: Ron Wilkerson

  • 2001
    8.4/101,336 votes

    #10 - 2001

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/31/2001

    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.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Brad Wright

  • Desperate Measures
    7.4/101,153 votes

    #11 - Desperate Measures

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 9/7/2001

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

    Director: William Gereghty, Bill Gereghty

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Wormhole X-Treme!
    8.0/101,554 votes

    #12 - Wormhole X-Treme!

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 9/8/2001

    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.

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Brad Wright

  • Proving Ground
    7.7/101,268 votes

    #13 - Proving Ground

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/8/2002

    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.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Ron Wilkerson

  • 48 Hours
    7.6/101,182 votes

    #14 - 48 Hours

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/15/2002

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

    Director: Peter F. Woeste

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

  • Summit (1)
    8.1/101,185 votes

    #15 - Summit (1)

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/22/2002

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

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • Last Stand (2)
    8.1/101,176 votes

    #16 - Last Stand (2)

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/2002

    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.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

  • Fail Safe
    7.7/101,151 votes

    #17 - Fail Safe

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/2002

    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.

    Director: Andy Mikita

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

  • The Warrior
    7.3/101,155 votes

    #18 - The Warrior

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/2002

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

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Peter DeLuise, Christopher Judge

  • Menace
    7.9/101,253 votes

    #19 - Menace

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2002

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

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Peter DeLuise, James Tichenor

  • The Sentinel
    7.2/101,136 votes

    #20 - The Sentinel

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2002

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

    Director: Peter DeLuise

    Writer: Ron Wilkerson

  • Meridian
    8.4/101,362 votes

    #21 - Meridian

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2002

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

    Director: William Waring

    Writer: Robert C. Cooper

  • Revelations
    8.5/101,225 votes

    #22 - Revelations

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2002

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

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie