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The Best Episodes of Medium Season 5

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

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Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Medium Season 5 Episode 1 - Soul Survivor
    7.5/10(243 votes)

    #1 - Soul Survivor

    S5:E1

    Delavos receives help from Allison when he investigates the murder of his friends sister. But the case is taken into an unexpected direction when when Allison's visions involves the friend's former husband and current spouse. On the domestic front, Bridgette finds herself in trouble at school when she is caught drawing pictures of her teacher in the nude.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writers:Craig Sweeny, Robert Doherty

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  2. Medium Season 5 Episode 2 - Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead
    8.3/10(286 votes)

    #2 - Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead

    S5:E2

    Allison dreams of a ghost who was a witness to several murders. Meanwhile, Ariel has a strange reaction to an assignment in health class.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  3. Medium Season 5 Episode 3 - A Person of Interest
    7.6/10(263 votes)

    #3 - A Person of Interest

    S5:E3

    While working on a 17 year-old-crime, Allison exhibits unusual behavior that may be pivotal in solving the case, but at the same time puts her family at risk. Meanwhile, Joe's dinner invitation to a colleague yields surprising results.

    Director:Patricia Arquette
    Writers:Craig Sweeny, Robert Doherty

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  4. Medium Season 5 Episode 4 - ...About Last Night
    7.6/10(231 votes)

    #4 - ...About Last Night

    S5:E4

    Allison wakes up under a freeway overpass, not knowing where she is or how she got there. Her lack of recent memory causes her to start thinking she may have killed someone with her car.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Ken Schefler

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  5. Medium Season 5 Episode 5 - A Taste of Her Own Medicine
    7.9/10(256 votes)

    #5 - A Taste of Her Own Medicine

    S5:E5

    Allison is asked to help find a missing daughter and her visions seem to incriminate her father, but Allison believes this is wrong after a chat with the woman's mother. Meanwhile, Joe is suffering from sleep deprivation, while Scanlon and Lynn's relationship is severely tested.

    Director:Ronald L. Schwary
    Writer:Moira Kirland

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  6. Medium Season 5 Episode 6 - Apocalypse...Now?
    7.9/10(238 votes)

    #6 - Apocalypse...Now?

    S5:E6

    A horrific apocalyptic dream has Allison shaken, as does the earthquake which follows. Convinced that the end is near, Allison seeks wisdom from a survival guru and purchasing provisions. Meanwhile, Ariel has a crush on a upperclassman who needs help with his geometry class

    Director:Larry Teng
    Writer:Michael Narducci

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  7. Medium Season 5 Episode 7 - A Necessary Evil
    7.6/10(229 votes)

    #7 - A Necessary Evil

    S5:E7

    Allison is visited once again by the ghost of Agent Cooper, who tries to help her figure out who the real murderer is in a confusing case. Allison begins to question Agent Cooper's motives though and is unsure whether or not she should heed his advice.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writer:Matt Witten

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  8. Medium Season 5 Episode 8 - Truth Be Told
    7.7/10(229 votes)

    #8 - Truth Be Told

    S5:E8

    Allison has a dream about a game show that can detect lies, and upon waking up she hears a buzzer in her head whenever someone tells her a lie. Allison's new talent is put to good use during a murder investigation.

    Director:Ernest R. Dickerson
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Corey Reed

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  9. Medium Season 5 Episode 9 - All In the Family
    7.3/10(241 votes)

    #9 - All In the Family

    S5:E9

    Allison investigates when a brother and sister report the disappearance of their mother. Meanwhile, Joe's sister moves in with Joe and Allison after walking out on her husband Ryan, but Joe's father has advice from beyond the grave about her relationship.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writers:Diane Ademu-John, Gary Tieche

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  10. Medium Season 5 Episode 10 - Then... and Again
    8.1/10(257 votes)

    #10 - Then... and Again

    S5:E10

    Allison and Devalos are shot and Allison awakens in 2004, five years earlier and now nine months pregnant with her third child, Marie. Allison's dreams informs her about an innocent man who will be convicted of murder, and she works to clear his name.

    Director:Larry Teng
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Corey Reed

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  11. Medium Season 5 Episode 11 - The Devil Inside (1)
    8.1/10(252 votes)

    #11 - The Devil Inside (1)

    S5:E11

    Allison comes face-to-face with her stalker from her dreams. He believes he is doing God's work and must stop her. Allison and her family must remain under house arrest until they capture him. Meanwhile, Joe agonizes over whether or not to make a big gamble that could potentially save his company.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  12. Medium Season 5 Episode 12 - The Devil Inside (2)
    8.0/10(252 votes)

    #12 - The Devil Inside (2)

    S5:E12

    Allison’s possessed stalker, Lucas Harvey, continues to torment her by infiltrating her dreams and causing her to be less than reliable to Devalos and Scanlon during an investigation of serial killings. Meanwhile, Joe tries to use Marie's new gift of picking the right stock as a way to save his company.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Michael Narducci

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  13. Medium Season 5 Episode 13 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (1 & 2)
    8.1/10(256 votes)

    #13 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (1 & 2)

    S5:E13

    Allison leaves her job at the D.A.'s office after she's recruited to work for the Lydecker Corporation by another psychic who works there. While enjoying her new job, Allison still regrets leaving the D.A.'s office so suddenly, and has dreams about a serial killer running loose in Phoenix. Meanwhile, extenuating circumstances cause Ariel to start taking pills.

    Directors:Arlene Sanford, Peter Werner
    Writers:Craig Sweeny, Robert Doherty

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  14. Medium Season 5 Episode 14 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (3)
    8.0/10(185 votes)

    #14 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (3)

    S5:E14

    Allison struggles with her decision to switch jobs. When continues to have visions about a serial killer she is forced to choose between honoring the contract with her new job and sharing her information with the police.

    Director:Miguel Sandoval
    Writer:Davah Avena

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  15. Medium Season 5 Episode 15 - The Man in the Mirror
    7.9/10(218 votes)

    #15 - The Man in the Mirror

    S5:E15

    After falling into a coma during an investigation, Allison's spirit finds it's way into the body of a man named Todd Emory. Joe and the kids have to adjust to living with Allison's spirit in the body of Todd, who insists on living with them.

    Director:Patricia Arquette
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Corey Reed

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  16. Medium Season 5 Episode 16 - The First Bite Is the Deepest
    8.3/10(285 votes)

    #16 - The First Bite Is the Deepest

    S5:E16

    Allison turns to Cynthia Keener (who is now in jail) when she starts dreaming of a former kidnap victim who Cynthia had once rescued.

    Director:Patricia Arquette
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  17. Medium Season 5 Episode 17 - The Talented Ms. Boddicker
    7.8/10(220 votes)

    #17 - The Talented Ms. Boddicker

    S5:E17

    While Allison is coping with Joe's job relocation to San Diego, she dreams about and then subsequently meets a bank teller named Mrs. Boddicker who predicted a robbery at her bank.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Michael Narducci

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  18. Medium Season 5 Episode 18 - Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo
    7.8/10(236 votes)

    #18 - Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo

    S5:E18

    Allison finds out she has a brain tumor and must get surgery to get rid of it, but then has a dream that the surgery will take away her dreams after dreaming that Castillo is going to kill Joe and the girls.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writers:Craig Sweeny, Robert Doherty

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Soul Survivor" is the best rated episode of "Medium" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 243 votes. Directed by Aaron Lipstadt and written by Craig Sweeny, Robert Doherty, it aired on 2/2/2009. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead".