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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Voyager Season 5

Every episode of Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Voyager Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 6 - Timeless
    8.7/10(3165 votes)

    S5:E6

    Stardate: Unknown. In the future, Harry Kim attempts to correct a mistake he made 15 years earlier, which had resulted in the loss of Voyager during use of experimental engine technology.

    Director:LeVar Burton
    Writers:Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga, Rick Berman

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  2. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 2 - Drone
    8.6/10(3012 votes)

    S5:E2

    Stardate: Unknown. A transporter accident merges some of Seven of Nine's nanoprobes with The Doctor's mobile emitter to create a 29th century Borg drone.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writers:Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga, Bryan Fuller

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  3. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 15 - Dark Frontier
    8.5/10(2714 votes)

    S5:E15

    Stardate: 52619.2. When Janeway hatches a daring plan to steal technology from a crippled Borg ship, Seven is coerced into returning to the Borg collective.

    Directors:Cliff Bole, Terry Windell
    Writers:Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga

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  4. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 23 - Relativity
    8.5/10(2704 votes)

    S5:E23

    Stardate: Unknown. The crew of a time ship from the future recruits Seven to attempt preventing Voyager's forthcoming destruction.

    Director:Allan Eastman
    Writers:Nick Sagan, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor

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  5. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 11 - Latent Image
    8.3/10(2662 votes)

    S5:E11

    Stardate: Unknown. A gap in The Doctor's memory uncovers clues to a mystery involving the nature of his existence.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Joe Menosky

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  6. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 25 - Equinox (1)
    8.3/10(2443 votes)

    S5:E25

    Stardate: Unknown. Voyager encounters another Federation starship, the USS Equinox, in the Delta Quadrant. But as an alien presence prepares an attack, Janeway begins to uncover the Equinox's sinister secret.

    Directors:David Livingston, Kenneth Biller, John T. Kretchmer
    Writers:Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga, Rick Berman

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  7. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 21 - Someone to Watch Over Me
    8.0/10(2592 votes)

    S5:E21

    Stardate: Unknown. Under the guidance of the Doctor, Seven of Nine learns some social aspects of human dating.

    Director:Robert Duncan McNeill
    Writers:Brannon Braga, Michael Taylor

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  8. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 10 - Counterpoint
    7.9/10(2608 votes)

    S5:E10

    Stardate: Unknown. When trying to transport illegal refugees through the territory of a xenophobic civilization, Janeway must put her trust in a defector who offers his help.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  9. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 1 - Night
    7.8/10(2457 votes)

    S5:E1

    Stardate: 52081.2. Traveling through a large area of space completely devoid of stars and civilizations, the Voyager crew copes with the prospect of long-term isolation.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writers:Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga

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  10. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 4 - In the Flesh
    7.8/10(2537 votes)

    S5:E4

    Stardate: Unknown. The crew discovers an outpost manned by a group of Species 8472, who have taken human form as a training measure for an invasion of the Alpha Quadrant.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:Nick Sagan

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  11. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 14 - Bliss
    7.8/10(2392 votes)

    S5:E14

    Stardate: Unknown. The Voyager crew is lured into a giant space creature that consumes starships as food, and only Seven and the Doctor may have the ability to save the ship.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Bill Prady

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  12. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 7 - Infinite Regress
    7.6/10(2396 votes)

    S5:E7

    Stardate: Unknown. A transmission emanating from surviving technology from a destroyed Borg vessel induces multiple personality disorder in Seven of Nine.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:Bryan Fuller

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  13. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 17 - Course: Oblivion
    7.6/10(2613 votes)

    S5:E17

    Stardate: Unknown. The entire ship and crew begin to disintegrate, leading to a discovery that they aren't what they seem.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writers:Nick Sagan, Bryan Fuller

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  14. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 19 - Think Tank
    7.5/10(2351 votes)

    S5:E19

    Stardate: Unknown. With Voyager pinned down by a fleet of bounty hunters, Janeway receives an offer from a group of geniuses infamous for solving unsolvable problems but asking unconventional prices.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writers:Brannon Braga, Michael Taylor, Rick Berman

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  15. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 12 - Bride of Chaotica!
    7.3/10(2631 votes)

    S5:E12

    Stardate: Unknown. Trans-dimensional photonic lifeforms become entangled in a war with the characters from Tom Paris' "Captain Proton" program after mistaking Voyager's holodeck for reality.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writers:Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor

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  16. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 13 - Gravity
    7.2/10(2279 votes)

    S5:E13

    Stardate: Unknown. Stranded on a planet with little hope for rescue, Tuvok and Paris are befriended by a woman who becomes enamored with Tuvok.

    Director:Terry Windell
    Writers:Nick Sagan, Bryan Fuller

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  17. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 8 - Nothing Human
    7.1/10(2301 votes)

    S5:E8

    Stardate: Unknown. A moral dilemma arises when the Doctor is forced to consult the specialized medical database of a Cardassian war criminal in order to save Torres' life.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:Jeri Taylor

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  18. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 9 - Thirty Days
    7.1/10(2259 votes)

    S5:E9

    Stardate: Unknown. Tom Paris is demoted to ensign and is sentenced to thirty days in the brig for disobeying orders. While serving his sentence, Tom writes a letter to his father about the events that led to his demotion.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Kenneth Biller

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  19. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 24 - Warhead
    7.1/10(2139 votes)

    S5:E24

    Stardate: Unknown. After Kim beams an alien missile onboard Voyager it links up to the Doctor's systems and requests that it is allowed to complete its mission of mass destruction.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writers:Brannon Braga, Kenneth Biller, Michael Taylor

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  20. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 3 - Extreme Risk
    6.8/10(2235 votes)

    S5:E3

    Stardate: Unknown. In order to retrieve a probe stuck in a hazardous atmosphere, Tom Paris designs a new type of shuttlecraft named the 'Delta Flyer'. Torres begins to exhibit reckless behavior by engaging in dangerous holodeck programs.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Kenneth Biller

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  21. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 20 - Juggernaut
    6.7/10(2067 votes)

    S5:E20

    Stardate: Unknown. An accident on a Malon freighter becomes a countdown to an explosive toxic-waste disaster, and preventing the explosion depends on Torres' ability to take control of a volatile mission.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writers:Nick Sagan, Bryan Fuller, Kenneth Biller

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  22. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 16 - The Disease
    6.6/10(2217 votes)

    S5:E16

    Stardate: Unknown. Unable to resist his strong feelings for an alien woman, Ensign Kim breaks Starfleet protocol and engages in a torrid affair that lands him in hot water with the captain.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writers:Kenneth Biller, Michael Taylor

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  23. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 22 - 11:59
    6.4/10(2338 votes)

    S5:E22

    Stardate: Unknown. Captain Janeway relates the story of her distant ancestor Shannon O'Donnell during the construction of the Millennium Gate on Earth during New Year's Eve 1999. She must convince the last holdout, local bookstore owner Henry Janeway to approve the plan.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writers:Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga

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  24. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 5 - Once Upon a Time
    6.1/10(2269 votes)

    S5:E5

    Stardate: Unknown. While Voyager searches for the crew of the crashed Delta Flyer carrying Tuvok, Paris and Ensign Wildman, Neelix must keep Naomi occupied. When it is discovered that Samantha is badly injured, he must decide how much he should tell her daughter.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  25. Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 Episode 18 - The Fight
    5.0/10(2334 votes)

    S5:E18

    Stardate: Unknown. While boxing on the holodeck, Chakotay is contacted by a telepathic species. However, prolonged communication may leave him insane or braindead.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writers:Joe Menosky, Michael Taylor

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Timeless" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 3165 votes. Directed by LeVar Burton and written by Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga, Rick Berman, it aired on 11/18/1998. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Drone".