The Best Episodes of Touched by an Angel Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(58 votes)

   #1 - Miles to Go Before I Sleep

   S5:E19/20/1998

   The angels make good on a promise that Andrew made to a dying man---which involves uncovering the identity of a hospital employee posing as the angel of death, as well as restoring the faith of several terminal patients.

   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writer:Unknown
2. 

   8.6/10(63 votes)

   #2 - Saving Grace (I)

   S5:E29/27/1998

   Joe Greene leaves town after receiving threats from a widow whose husband and son died in an auto accident caused by Joe. This crossover continues on Promised Land S03E01 Saving Grace (II).

   Director:Victor Lobl

   Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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   Director:Victor Lobl

   Writer:Steven Phillip Smith
3. 

   7.8/10(51 votes)

   #3 - What Are Friends For?

   S5:E310/4/1998

   Monica helps a mayoral candidate make a decision about her friendship with an old college chum, a teacher charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.

   Directors:Peter H. Hunt, Victor Lobl

   Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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   Directors:Peter H. Hunt, Victor Lobl

   Writer:Steven Phillip Smith
4. 

   7.7/10(58 votes)

   #4 - Only Connect

   S5:E410/11/1998

   A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.

   Directors:Peter H. Hunt, Tim Van Patten

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Peter H. Hunt, Tim Van Patten

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.6/10(56 votes)

   #5 - The Lady of the Lake

   S5:E510/18/1998

   Monica runs a bait and tackle shop on Lake Paradise, and is tasked with revitalizing both the lake and the faith of a progress-driven land developer.

   Director:Tim Van Patten

   Writer:Ken LaZebnik

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   Director:Tim Van Patten

   Writer:Ken LaZebnik
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   8.2/10(63 votes)

   #6 - Beautiful Dreamer

   S5:E610/25/1998

   Tess, posing as a schoolteacher, tries to help a child who wants to become a hit man by telling him the story of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.

   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Peter H. Hunt

   Writer:Unknown
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7. 

   7.9/10(57 votes)

   #7 - I Do

   S5:E711/1/1998

   A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.

   Directors:Peter H. Hunt, Stuart Margolin, Victor Lobl

   Writer:Bob Colleary

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   Directors:Peter H. Hunt, Stuart Margolin, Victor Lobl

   Writer:Bob Colleary
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   8.1/10(58 votes)

   #8 - The Wind Beneath Our Wings

   S5:E811/8/1998

   Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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9. 

   9.6/10(292 votes)

   #9 - Psalm 151

   S5:E911/15/1998

   Among a dying 8-year-old's last wishes is that his mother, a jingle writer, finish a song she started soon after he was born.

   Directors:Stuart Margolin, Sandor Stern

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Stuart Margolin, Sandor Stern

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    8.9/10(74 votes)

    #10 - The Peacemaker

    S5:E1011/22/1998

    A couple who stayed married to help their son kick his drug habit are aided by the angels in dealing with a loss that threatens to end their union for good.

    Directors:Peter H. Hunt, Sandor Stern

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:Peter H. Hunt, Sandor Stern

    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(65 votes)

    #11 - An Angel on the Roof

    S5:E1112/13/1998

    Rafael joins the angels as they try to unite a group of disparate individuals in rural Texas, including a biased motel owner to whom God is sending a Christmas miracle.

    Director:Peter H. Hunt

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Peter H. Hunt

    Writer:Unknown
12. 

    8.4/10(62 votes)

    #12 - Fool For Love

    S5:E121/3/1999

    A lawyer learns the outcome of a heart-wrenching moment from her past after a former boyfriend is brought in as a suspect in an armed robbery.

    Director:Stuart Margolin

    Writer:Ken LaZebnik

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    Director:Stuart Margolin

    Writer:Ken LaZebnik
13. 

    6.6/10(57 votes)

    #13 - The Medium and the Message

    S5:E131/10/1999

    Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.

    Director:Peter H. Hunt

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Peter H. Hunt

    Writer:Unknown
14. 

    7.8/10(49 votes)

    #14 - My Brother's Keeper

    S5:E142/7/1999

    The lives of two competitive skiers---who have a history of first and second-place finishes---are dramatically changed after an accident on the slopes that leads to a revelation.

    Director:Noel Nosseck

    Writer:Bob Colleary

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    Director:Noel Nosseck

    Writer:Bob Colleary
15. 

    8.1/10(59 votes)

    #15 - On Edge

    S5:E152/14/1999

    A 12-year-old skater, who leads a nomadic life with her dad, wants to settle down and train after she meets an Olympic contender.

    Director:Peter H. Hunt

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Peter H. Hunt

    Writer:Unknown
16. 

    8.0/10(51 votes)

    #16 - The Man Upstairs

    S5:E162/21/1999

    A salesman, whose ailing wife will be forced to leave a nursing home unless he can come up with $10,000, goes to Las Vegas and inadvertently sells his soul to an agent of the devil disguised as a casino manager.

    Director:Tim Van Patten

    Writer:Bob Colleary

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    Director:Tim Van Patten

    Writer:Bob Colleary
17. 

    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #17 - Family Business

    S5:E172/28/1999

    A spoiled young man who has dreams of being a bluesman is perplexed by his father's will, which sends him on a mysterious journey to find his inheritance.

    Director:Peter H. Hunt

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Peter H. Hunt

    Writer:Unknown
18. 

    7.5/10(54 votes)

    #18 - Anatomy Lesson

    S5:E183/7/1999

    Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.

    Director:Tim Van Patten

    Writer:Bob Colleary

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    Director:Tim Van Patten

    Writer:Bob Colleary
19. 

    7.3/10(51 votes)

    #19 - Jagged Edges

    S5:E193/28/1999

    After a stand-up comic's father dies, the angels help her face up to a devastating incident from her childhood involving her deeply depressed mother---whom she believes is dead.

    Director:Sandor Stern

    Writer:Ken LaZebnik

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    Director:Sandor Stern

    Writer:Ken LaZebnik
20. 

    7.8/10(58 votes)

    #20 - Into the Fire

    S5:E204/4/1999

    A discouraged young woman believes her problems will be solved after she joins a cult, but Monica tries to persuade her to put her faith in God.

    Directors:Tim Van Patten, Gregory Harrison

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:Tim Van Patten, Gregory Harrison

    Writer:Unknown
21. 

    7.5/10(54 votes)

    #21 - Made in the U.S.A.

    S5:E214/11/1999

    An angry Vietnam vet, who has yet to deal with a tragedy that took place during the war, runs a factory of Vietnamese workers to whom Tess is teaching citizenship.

    Directors:Tim Van Patten, Bethany Rooney

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:Tim Van Patten, Bethany Rooney

    Writer:Unknown
22. 

    7.7/10(54 votes)

    #22 - Full Circle

    S5:E224/25/1999

    A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.

    Director:Bethany Rooney

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Bethany Rooney

    Writer:Unknown
23. 

    7.9/10(70 votes)

    #23 - Black Like Monica

    S5:E235/2/1999

    Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.

    Director:Victor Lobl

    Writer:Martha Williamson

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    Director:Victor Lobl

    Writer:Martha Williamson
24. 

    8.2/10(65 votes)

    #24 - Fighting the Good Fight

    S5:E245/9/1999

    An 11-year-old boy who is living in poverty takes up boxing so he can beat up the bullies who pick on him---until he meets his idol Muhammad Ali, who tells him what's really worth fighting for.

    Director:Tim Van Patten

    Writer:Michael Glassberg

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    Director:Tim Van Patten

    Writer:Michael Glassberg
25. 

    7.9/10(68 votes)

    #25 - Hearts

    S5:E255/16/1999

    When a young woman suffers a severe head trauma after being thrown from a horse, her husband struggles with whether to allow her heart to be donated to a 16-year-old girl who will die soon without a transplant.

    Director:Victor Lobl

    Writers:Bob Colleary, Susan Cridland Wick

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    Director:Victor Lobl

    Writers:Bob Colleary, Susan Cridland Wick