The BEST episodes of Psych season 5

Every episode of Psych season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Psych season 5!

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

Last Updated: 9/4/2024Network: USA NetworkStatus: Ended
Yang 3 in 2D
star
8.23
1272 votes

#1 - Yang 3 in 2D

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/2010

The Yin/Yang trilogy comes to a thrilling close as Shawn and Gus race to save a woman kidnapped by Yin. Only this time, they are forced to use Yang's knowledge of Yin to solve the case by allowing her to accompany them on the investigation.

Directors: Mel Damski
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Dual Spires
star
8.14
1244 votes

#2 - Dual Spires

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/2010

Shawn and Gus receive a mysterious e-mail inviting them to the annual Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky Northern California town nearly invisible on the map. When they arrive the pair quickly find themselves embroiled in the mysterious death of local high school student Paula Merral.

Directors: Matt Shakman
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We'd Like to Thank the Academy
star
8.13
1335 votes

#3 - We'd Like to Thank the Academy

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2010

When they solve a case without following proper protocols, Shawn and Gus are ordered by the Chief to take a crash course at the police academy in order to learn the correct way to handle cases, but the two resort back to their old ways.

Directors: Tawnia McKiernan
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Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part
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8.05
1382 votes

#4 - Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/2010

Shawn and Gus return to Vancouver to visit their old nemesis Despereaux in prison at the felon's request, who then uses them to escape and pull one last job before he is extradited to the United States. Only while he is out, he is framed for the murder of a Crown Attorney and now asks the guys for help clearing his name of this most recent – and frankly unseemly – charge.

Directors: Steve Franks
Writer: Steve Franks
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Not Even Close... Encounters
star
8.05
1348 votes

#5 - Not Even Close... Encounters

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/2010

Shawn and Gus get themselves hired onto the case when an unstable lawyer claims his assistant was abducted by aliens.

Directors: John Badham
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The Polarizing Express
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8.04
1296 votes

#6 - The Polarizing Express

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/2010

Due to an unlawful entry into a criminals property, Shawn gets suspended from his consultant postition and gets Henry fired from his position at the SBPD at the same time. Shawn has a series of Scrooge type dreams where Tony Cox is his 'spirit guide'.

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Viagra Falls
star
7.94
1259 votes

#7 - Viagra Falls

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/18/2010

Shawn and Gus work with two retired police officers to solve the murder of a police chief.

Directors: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Todd Harthan
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Dead Bear Walking
star
7.90
1321 votes

#8 - Dead Bear Walking

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/15/2010

When a polar bear trainer is found dead, Shawn works to prove the bear's innocence.

Directors: Andy Berman
Writer: Andy Berman
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One, Maybe Two, Ways Out
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7.88
1424 votes

#9 - One, Maybe Two, Ways Out

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/8/2010

When a spy is framed for a crime she didn't commit, she decides to use Shawn and Gus to prove her innocence.

Directors: Mel Damski
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Romeo and Juliet and Juliet
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7.86
1448 votes

#10 - Romeo and Juliet and Juliet

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/14/2010

When the daughter of a Chinese Triad family disappears, Shawn and Gus take on the case.

Directors: Steve Franks
Writer: Steve Franks
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In Plain Fright
star
7.85
1301 votes

#11 - In Plain Fright

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/2010

While on the haunted house ride at Santa Barbara's Scare Fest, Shawn and Gus witness a murder and are soon led to believe the person who committed it is the ghost of a man who fell to his death at Scare Fest 13 years ago.

Directors: Stephen Surjik
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Feet Don't Kill Me Now
star
7.73
1368 votes

#12 - Feet Don't Kill Me Now

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/21/2010

When a woman is found dead with a bottle of pills that are lab trial samples, Lassiter and Gus, who are taking the same tap class, team up to dance their way to catching a murderer

Directors: Mel Damski
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Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)
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7.73
1327 votes

#13 - Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/11/2010

When a member of a gang of car thieves turns up dead, Shawn and Gus must infiltrate a drag racing ring to find the killer. Shawn soon finds himself enjoying the fast lane too much, which not only endangers the investigation but also their lives.

Directors: Mel Damski
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Shawn 2.0
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7.70
1358 votes

#14 - Shawn 2.0

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2010

Shawn has to face serious competition when a talented criminal profiler named Declan Rand comes to Santa Barbara to help solve the murders of donors on a liver-transplant list.

Directors: David Crabtree
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Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is
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7.67
1249 votes

#15 - Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/4/2010

A wealthy widow's young date is murdered, pitting Shawn and Gus against a dirty rotten scoundrel they are convinced trained the victim to be a con artist.

Writer: Andy Berman
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Ferry Tale
star
7.59
1242 votes

#16 - Ferry Tale

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/2010

Shawn and Gus help a prison guard locate his escaped inmates while on a ferry boat headed to the Channel Islands.

Directors: Reginald Hudlin
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