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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!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 1 - Enemies (2)
    8.4/10(1384 votes)

    #1 - Enemies (2)

    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.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  2. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 2 - Threshold (3)
    7.5/10(1327 votes)

    #2 - Threshold (3)

    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.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  3. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 3 - Ascension
    7.6/10(1408 votes)

    #3 - Ascension

    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.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  4. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 4 - The Fifth Man
    7.5/10(1317 votes)

    #4 - The Fifth Man

    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.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  5. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 5 - Red Sky
    7.1/10(1297 votes)

    #5 - Red Sky

    S5:E5

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

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Ron Wilkerson

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  6. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 6 - Rite of Passage
    6.8/10(1285 votes)

    #6 - Rite of Passage

    S5:E6

    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

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  7. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 7 - Beast of Burden
    7.4/10(1275 votes)

    #7 - Beast of Burden

    S5:E7

    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

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  8. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 8 - The Tomb
    7.5/10(1302 votes)

    #8 - The Tomb

    S5:E8

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

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  9. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 9 - Between Two Fires
    8.1/10(1334 votes)

    #9 - Between Two Fires

    S5:E9

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

    Directors:Bill Gereghty, William Gereghty
    Writer:Ron Wilkerson

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  10. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 10 - 2001
    8.5/10(1453 votes)

    #10 - 2001

    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.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Brad Wright

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  11. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 11 - Desperate Measures
    7.4/10(1251 votes)

    #11 - Desperate Measures

    S5:E11

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

    Directors:Bill Gereghty, William Gereghty
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  12. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 12 - Wormhole X-Treme!
    8.0/10(1692 votes)

    #12 - Wormhole X-Treme!

    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.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Brad Wright, Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  13. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 13 - Proving Ground
    7.7/10(1367 votes)

    #13 - Proving Ground

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Ron Wilkerson

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  14. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 14 - 48 Hours
    7.7/10(1280 votes)

    #14 - 48 Hours

    S5:E14

    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

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  15. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 15 - Summit (1)
    8.1/10(1287 votes)

    #15 - Summit (1)

    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.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  16. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 16 - Last Stand (2)
    8.1/10(1269 votes)

    #16 - Last Stand (2)

    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.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  17. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 17 - Fail Safe
    7.7/10(1253 votes)

    #17 - Fail Safe

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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  18. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 18 - The Warrior
    7.3/10(1245 votes)

    #18 - The Warrior

    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.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:Christopher Judge, Peter DeLuise

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  19. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 19 - Menace
    7.9/10(1354 votes)

    #19 - Menace

    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.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:James Tichenor, Peter DeLuise

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  20. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 20 - The Sentinel
    7.2/10(1228 votes)

    #20 - The Sentinel

    S5:E20

    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

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  21. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 21 - Meridian
    8.5/10(1480 votes)

    #21 - Meridian

    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.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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  22. Stargate SG-1 Season 5 Episode 22 - Revelations
    8.5/10(1324 votes)

    #22 - Revelations

    S5:E22

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

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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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 1384 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi, it aired on 6/29/2001. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Threshold (3)".