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 alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
Season 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 5 is "Enemies (2)", rated 8.4/10 from 1252 user votes. It was directed by Martin Wood and written by Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Brad Wright. "Enemies (2)" aired on 6/29/2001 and is rated 0.9 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Threshold (3)".
8.4/10 1,252 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
7.5/10 1,194 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
7.6/10 1,267 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
7.5/10 1,183 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
7.1/10 1,171 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
6.8/10 1,157 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
7.3/10 1,147 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
7.5/10 1,175 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
8.1/10 1,208 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
8.4/10 1,310 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
7.4/10 1,132 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
8.0/10 1,526 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
7.7/10 1,246 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
7.6/10 1,161 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
8.1/10 1,164 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
8.1/10 1,155 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
7.7/10 1,130 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
7.3/10 1,129 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
7.9/10 1,229 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
7.2/10 1,111 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
8.4/10 1,329 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
8.5/10 1,199 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