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The Best Episodes of The Good Fight Season 5

Every episode of The Good Fight Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Good Fight Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 2 - Once there was a court...
    8.4/10(593 votes)

    S5:E2

    Diane and Marissa find themselves arguing at the Circuit 9 3/4 Court, led by the quirky "Judge" Hal Wackner. Meanwhile, Carmen Moyo proves herself to be an effective, yet underestimated, new associate.

    Director:Michael Trim
    Writer:Jonathan Tolins

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  2. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 7 - And the fight had a détente...
    8.4/10(511 votes)

    S5:E7

    At Circuit 9 3/4 court, Marissa is assigned to "prosecute" two contrasting "cancel culture" cases, which both leave her questioning the intentions of Wackner, David Cord and Del Cooper. The tension between Diane and Liz increases while they work together on a high profile case against the Chicago PD.

    Director:Carrie Preston
    Writer:Tegan Shohet

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  3. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 1 - Previously on...
    8.2/10(749 votes)

    S5:E1

    A flashback to 2020 reveals how the team at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart experienced the year's major events.

    Director:Brooke Kennedy
    Writers:Robert King, Michelle King

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  4. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 3 - And the court had a clerk...
    8.2/10(516 votes)

    S5:E3

    Diane is aghast when Kurt reveals he recognized the face of a man featured in a U.S. Capitol insurrection "Most Wanted" poster. Intrigued by Wackner, Marissa sneaks over to his copy shop "courtroom" and is thrilled by what she encounters. Back in legitimate court, Liz uses a current case to tackle Section 230.

    Director:Tyne Rafaeli
    Writer:William M. Finkelstein

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  5. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 4 - And the clerk had a firm…
    8.1/10(489 votes)

    S5:E4

    When a comedy streaming network executive, Del Cooper, asks Liz to conduct a sensitivity read on one of his comedians, the entire firm ends up fighting over how comedy and 'cancel culture' collide. Meanwhile, FBI agent Madeline Starkey goes after Kurt for his alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Jacquelyn Reingold

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  6. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 5 - And the firm had two partners...
    8.0/10(483 votes)

    S5:E5

    Liz and Carmen represent Oscar Rivi, who is suing Harbor Hospital over the wrongful death of his daughter. Jay's investigation of the case triggers some PTSD that forces him to dig deeper into his own experience with Covid. With Madeline Starkey still hell-bent on getting Kurt to come clean, Diane decides to take matters into her own hands.

    Director:Nikki M. James
    Writer:Davita Scarlett

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  7. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 6 - And the two partners had a fight...
    8.0/10(492 votes)

    S5:E6

    When Reddick/Lockhart associates start posting anonymous hate messages about Julius and Diane on a new interoffice app, Diane's name partner position at the firm is once again questioned. At home, Diane grapples with her marriage after learning Kurt is considering a job offer from the NRA. Meanwhile, Wackner goes to real court to have his approach and sanity questioned.

    Director:Brooke Kennedy
    Writer:Aurin Squire

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  8. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 10 - And the violence spread...
    7.6/10(518 votes)

    S5:E10

    In the season five finale, it's too many courts and too little time for the folks at Reddick/Lockhart. Marissa is mounting a strong defense in Vinetta's court for Matteo, while Diane attempts to get an interview with him in order to spring Matteo from court. Carmen, Liz, and Allegra defend drug dealer, Oscar Rivi, as prosecutors attempt to put him back in prison.

    Director:Robert King
    Writers:Robert King, Michelle King

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  9. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 9 - And the end was violent...
    7.5/10(442 votes)

    S5:E9

    Liz and Diane struggle to get David Lee and the Dubai overlords to accept the new name partner, Allegra Jurado. Oscar Rivi attempts to make his cannabis business legitimate, but realizes that the corporate world can be just as cut-throat as his own. When the justice system fails to detain and prevent a man from continually committing anti-Asian hate crime, the cops discover another way for justice -- Wackner's court.

    Director:Brooke Kennedy
    Writer:Eric Holmes

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  10. The Good Fight Season 5 Episode 8 - And the détente had an end...
    7.1/10(498 votes)

    S5:E8

    Julius fights to defend himself in Wackner's court in a surreal and harrowing effort to reclaim his car...and his dignity-all because of an alleged parking violation. Meanwhile, after focus group feedback threatens to sink Del Cooper's reality show about Wackner, both Marissa and Wackner embrace different tactics to help revive the court

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Laura Marks

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Once there was a court..." is the best rated episode of "The Good Fight" season 5. It scored 8.4/10 based on 593 votes. Directed by Michael Trim and written by Jonathan Tolins, it aired on 7/1/2021. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "And the fight had a détente...".