Voltron: Legendary Defender S1E5 — Tears of the Balmera

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Voltron: Legendary Defender•Season 1•Episode 5

Tears of the Balmera

7.9/10 · 295 votesJun 10, 201624 min

Ranked #6 of 11 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Hunk and Coran try to retrieve a new crystal from the Balmera while the rest of the team work to prevent Sendak from leaving the castle with Voltron.

Directed byChris Palmer

Previous episodeE4 · Fall of the Castle of Lions Next episodeE6 · Taking Flight

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Season 1 Episodes11

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The Rise of Voltron

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Some Assembly Required

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Return of the Gladiator

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Fall of the Castle of Lions

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Taking Flight

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Return to the Balmera

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Rebirth

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Crystal Venom

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Collection and Extraction

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The Black Paladin

Cast9

Jeremy Shada

Jeremy Shada

Lance (voice)

Tyler Labine

Tyler Labine

Hunk (voice)

Bex Taylor-Klaus

Bex Taylor-Klaus

Pidge Gunderson / Katie Holt (voice)

Steven Yeun

Steven Yeun

Keith (voice)

Rhys Darby

Rhys Darby

Coran (voice)

Josh Keaton

Josh Keaton

Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane (voice)

Kimberly Brooks

Kimberly Brooks

Princess Allura (voice)

Neil Kaplan

Neil Kaplan

Emperor Zarkon (voice)

Cree Summer

Cree Summer

Witch Haggar (voice)

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Chris Palmer

Chris Palmer

Director

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Episode Summary

"Tears of the Balmera" is episode 5 of Voltron: Legendary Defender season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 295 votes, ranking #6 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Chris Palmer, it aired on June 10, 2016.

Next: E6 · Taking Flight Best of Season 1