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The Best Episodes of Stargate SG-1 Season 5

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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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  • Revelations
    8.4/10(21)
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    #1 - 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

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  • Enemies (2)
    8.3/10(26)
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    #2 - 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

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  • Summit (1)
    8.2/10(21)
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    #3 - 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

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  • 2001
    8.1/10(23)
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    #4 - 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

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  • Last Stand (2)
    8.1/10(20)
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    #5 - 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

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  • Between Two Fires
    8.0/10(22)
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    #6 - 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

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  • Menace
    8.0/10(21)
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    #7 - 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

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  • Meridian
    8.0/10(20)
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    #8 - 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

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  • Proving Ground
    7.9/10(21)
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    #9 - 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

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  • Fail Safe
    7.9/10(22)
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    #10 - 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

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  • Desperate Measures
    7.7/10(19)
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    #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

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  • Wormhole X-Treme!
    7.6/10(30)
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    #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

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  • Ascension
    7.5/10(22)
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    #13 - 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

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  • 48 Hours
    7.5/10(20)
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    #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

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  • The Warrior
    7.4/10(20)
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    #15 - 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

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  • Threshold (3)
    7.3/10(23)
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    #16 - 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

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  • The Tomb
    7.3/10(21)
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    #17 - 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

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  • Beast of Burden
    7.2/10(23)
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    #18 - 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

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  • The Fifth Man
    7.1/10(23)
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    #19 - 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

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  • Red Sky
    7.1/10(21)
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    #20 - 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

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  • The Sentinel
    7.1/10(19)
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    #21 - 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

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  • Rite of Passage
    6.8/10(23)
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    #22 - 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

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Revelations" is the best rated episode of "Stargate SG-1" season 5. It scored 8.4/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, it aired on 5/17/2002. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Enemies (2)".