The Best Episodes of The Expanse Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(3443 votes)

   #1 - Exodus

   S5:E112/16/2020

   Holden tries to convince Fred Johnson to destroy the last sample of protomolecule. Naomi gets an important lead to her son. On Luna, Avasarala begins to hunt for Marco Inaros.

   Director:Breck Eisner

   Writer:Naren Shankar

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   Director:Breck Eisner

   Writer:Naren Shankar
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   8.4/10(3383 votes)

   #2 - Churn

   S5:E212/16/2020

   Holden and Fred deal with infiltrators on Tycho. Drummer's past comes back to haunt her. Amos returns to Baltimore. Alex and Bobbie's investigation on Mars leads to rogue soldiers.

   Director:Breck Eisner

   Writers:Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck

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   Director:Breck Eisner

   Writers:Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck
3. 

   8.5/10(3436 votes)

   #3 - Mother

   S5:E312/16/2020

   Naomi comes face to face with Filip. Holden and Fred turn the tables. Avasarala closes in on Marco's plot.

   Director:Thomas Jane

   Writer:Dan Nowak

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   Director:Thomas Jane

   Writer:Dan Nowak
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   9.3/10(4750 votes)

   #4 - Gaugamela

   S5:E412/23/2020

   Marco's grand plan shocks Earth, Mars and the Belt.

   Director:Nick Gomez

   Writer:Dan Nowak

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   Director:Nick Gomez

   Writer:Dan Nowak
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   8.6/10(3222 votes)

   #5 - Down and Out

   S5:E512/30/2020

   Amos and Clarissa are trapped in a collapsed building. Naomi contends with her old family. Holden assembles a new crew on the Roci. Alex and Bobbie make a dangerous discovery in the Belt.

   Director:Jeff Woolnough

   Writer:Matthew Rasmussen

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   Director:Jeff Woolnough

   Writer:Matthew Rasmussen
6. 

   8.0/10(2994 votes)

   #6 - Tribes

   S5:E61/6/2021

   Holden and the Roci go on the hunt. Amos and Clarissa seek shelter on a devastated Earth. Bobbie and Alex fight a desperate battle. Marco makes Drummer an offer she can't refuse. Avasarala returns to a position of power.

   Director:Jeff Woolnough

   Writer:Hallie Lambert

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   Director:Jeff Woolnough

   Writer:Hallie Lambert
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7. 

   7.8/10(3321 votes)

   #7 - Oyedeng

   S5:E71/13/2021

   Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco. On the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.

   Director:Marisol Adler

   Writer:Dan Nowak

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   Director:Marisol Adler

   Writer:Dan Nowak
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   7.5/10(3467 votes)

   #8 - Hard Vacuum

   S5:E81/20/2021

   Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.

   Director:Marisol Adler

   Writer:Dan Nowak

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   Director:Marisol Adler

   Writer:Dan Nowak
9. 

   7.7/10(3189 votes)

   #9 - Winnipesaukee

   S5:E91/27/2021

   Amos, Clarissa, and a gang of thieves work together to leave Earth. Avasarala tries to head off a brutal military strike. Drummer's new family bonds are tested as Naomi's life hangs in the balance.

   Director:Breck Eisner

   Writers:Naren Shankar, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck

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   Director:Breck Eisner

   Writers:Naren Shankar, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck
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    8.6/10(4118 votes)

    #10 - Nemesis Games

    S5:E102/3/2021

    Holden and the Roci face off against Marco's forces and Drummer, while Alex and Bobbie attempt a dangerous rescue of Naomi, and the balance of power in the Solar System shifts.

    Director:Breck Eisner

    Writers:Mark Fergus, Naren Shankar, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck

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    Director:Breck Eisner

    Writers:Mark Fergus, Naren Shankar, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck