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The Best Episodes of X-Men Season 5

Every episode of X-Men Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of X-Men Season 5!

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The X-Men are an elite team of mutants, genetically gifted human beings with superpowers, sworn to fight for mutant rights against hostile Government agencies, whilst at the same time protecting mankind from mutant supremacist Magneto

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    X-Men Season 5 Episode 1 - The Phalanx Covenant (1)
    7.6/10(832 votes)

    #1 - The Phalanx Covenant (1)

    S5:E1

    Rushing to investigate a disturbance downtown, the X-Men find Sabretooth on the rampage again, but realize too late that it isn't really Sabretooth at all. It is the Phalanx, a voracious alien life-form that can assume the guise of anything or anyone. Before long, the X-Men are all captured, except for Beast, who must find a way to stop the alien horror from devouring the entire Earth.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. X-Men Season 5 Episode 2 - The Phalanx Covenant (2)
    7.6/10(826 votes)

    #2 - The Phalanx Covenant (2)

    S5:E2

    Snatched from the jaws of the Phalanx by the villainous Mr. Sinister, Beast and Forge search for allies to help them battle the alien threat. Gathering assistance from such unlikely sources as Magneto and Sinister himself, they embark upon a daring and risky plan to free the planet from the clutches of the Phalanx by traveling straight into the belly of the beast.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching

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  3. X-Men Season 5 Episode 3 - A Deal with the Devil
    7.1/10(836 votes)

    #3 - A Deal with the Devil

    S5:E3

    The former Soviet Union's living weapon, Omega Red, is thawed out by the US Military to deal with an abandoned Soviet nuclear submarine near Hawaii. He asks for his old enemy, Wolverine, and the woman responsible for freezing him most recently, Storm, to accompany him on the mission. Omega Red is offered restored humanity, but once aboard the warhead-filled sub, he reveals his true, deadly intentions.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. X-Men Season 5 Episode 4 - No Mutant Is an Island
    6.9/10(873 votes)

    #4 - No Mutant Is an Island

    S5:E4

    Cyclops, still in mourning after Jean Grey's "death", quits the X-men and returns to his orphanage home and encounters his friend Sarah. She tells him that a wealthy man has decided to adopt all the mutant children, especially Rusty, but his intentions are to make them his army to destroy all humans in the world so that mutants are accepted. It's up to Cyclops to stop him and save the mutant children.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. X-Men Season 5 Episode 5 - Longshot
    6.1/10(878 votes)

    #5 - Longshot

    S5:E5

    Longshot, a rebel from another world, tumbles into this world with no memory and a murderous gang led by the six-armed woman warrior Spiral hot on his trail. It turns out that Longshot is on the run from Mojo, maniacal inter-dimensional TV executive. Using Jubilee as the 'prize', Mojo and his minions lure Longshot and the X-Men into a deadly contest which Mojo broadcasts 'live' to up his ratings.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Frank Squillace
    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching

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  6. X-Men Season 5 Episode 6 - Bloodlines
    7.7/10(831 votes)

    #6 - Bloodlines

    S5:E6

    Nightcrawler gets a mysterious message. He is informed that his birth mother (whom he never knew) is in trouble. He turns to the X-Men for assistance. Jubilee is baffled that Nightcrawler wants to help the mother who abandoned him -- she has never known her birth parents and feels pretty hostile toward them, whoever they are. Nightcrawler admits there has been pain, but his faith in God has helped him overcome her rejection. The plot thickens when one of the team members recognizes Nightcrawler's mother's voice.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  7. X-Men Season 5 Episode 7 - Storm Front (1)
    6.6/10(795 votes)

    #7 - Storm Front (1)

    S5:E7

    The dashing alien, Arkon, unleashes terrible weather conditions over Washington D.C. to get Storm's attention. It works, he begs her to return with him to his planet, Corsus, to save it from meteorological chaos which threatens his people.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Mirith J. Colao

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  8. X-Men Season 5 Episode 8 - Storm Front (2)
    6.8/10(793 votes)

    #8 - Storm Front (2)

    S5:E8

    Spectacular preparations for Storm's wedding to Arkon proceed quickly. But as Jubilee helps Storm, the new queen, prepare for the wedding, Jubilee can't help notice how badly the palace workers are treated. Meanwhile, Wolverine, Cyclops and Beast discover there are fleet ships bringing slaves from the neighboring planet.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Brooks Wachtel

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  9. X-Men Season 5 Episode 9 - Jubilee's Fairytale Theatre
    5.3/10(834 votes)

    #9 - Jubilee's Fairytale Theatre

    S5:E9

    Jubilee tells children her own fairy tale having herself, her fellow X-Men and their greatest enemies be the characters in it.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Brooks Wachtel

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  10. X-Men Season 5 Episode 10 - The Fifth Horseman
    6.9/10(808 votes)

    #10 - The Fifth Horseman

    S5:E10

    Fabian Cortez helps Apocalypse escape from the astral plane.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching

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  11. X-Men Season 5 Episode 11 - Old Soldiers
    7.7/10(836 votes)

    #11 - Old Soldiers

    S5:E11

    Wolverine thinks back to the time when he fought during World War II and teamed up with Captain America.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching

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  12. X-Men Season 5 Episode 12 - Descent
    7.5/10(810 votes)

    #12 - Descent

    S5:E12

    The origin of Mr. Sinister is revealed.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching

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  13. X-Men Season 5 Episode 13 - Hidden Agendas
    6.4/10(782 votes)

    #13 - Hidden Agendas

    S5:E13

    When the army learns of Sam Guthrie's cannonball power, they try to enlist him in their ranks.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. X-Men Season 5 Episode 14 - Graduation Day
    8.3/10(909 votes)

    #14 - Graduation Day

    S5:E14

    At a Mutant/Human Relations Summit, Henry Peter Gyrich attacks.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston
    Writer:Jim Krieg

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Phalanx Covenant (1)" is the best rated episode of "X-Men" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 832 votes. Directed by Fred Miller, Larry Houston and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/7/1996. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Phalanx Covenant (2)".