The BEST episodes of Soul Food season 5

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

A talented, eclectic ensemble cast reunites the Joseph family in the hour-long family drama, Soul Food, an Edmonds Entertainment/State Street Pictures production in association with Paramount Network Television for Showtime . Soul Food was the first original Showtime series to receive a second season order from the network. Based on the critically acclaimed film from writer/director...

Last Updated: 8/20/2024Network: ShowtimeStatus: Ended
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#1 - Survival Techniques

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/2004

Bird is kidnapped and Lem has 48 hours to save her - without anyone's help; Maxine questions Amina's influence on Ahmad; Teri mistakes Charles's daughter for his girlfriend, leading to a number of embarrassing moments.

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8.40
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#2 - Don't Think This Hasn't Been Fabulous

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/26/2004

In the series finale, Damon makes one final effort to win the love of Teri, who makes a surprising career choice by accepting a job in Atlanta. After his store has been vandalized, a recovering Lem finds some respect and reconciles with Bird; Maxine enjoys a windfall while at a casino with Kenny.

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7.80
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#3 - Fear Eats the Soul

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/19/2004

Musical guest: Common Damon returns to Chicago to face Teri; Alliance makes Kenny an offer he can't refuse; Lem collapses and is hospitalized.

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#4 - Take It to the Limit

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/5/2004

Musical guest: Talib Kweli Bird's sexual tryst with Malik is revealed to the entire family; Teri is uncomfortable with Charles' relationship with his ex-wife; Bird and Lem make an effort to work on their marriage.

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7.67
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#5 - Love Me or Leave Me

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/28/2004

Lem is stunned to find Bird with Malik; Teri and Charles struggle with the demands of her career on their relationship; Kenny realizes the dangers of being a repo man.

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7.50
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#6 - Pagan Poetry

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2004

An FBI agent talks to Lem in an attempt to catch up with Baron. Ahmad is a suspect for a purse snatching and is under police custody. Also, After Teri sleeps with a client her sisters find out.

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4 votes

#7 - The Son Also Rises

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2004

Kenny's brother visits with a request that reopens old family wounds; Willie White increases the pressure on Lem to roll over on Baron; Ahmad seeks refuge in a neighborhood school after a classmate takes his false arrest seriously.

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7.33
3 votes

#8 - Two to Tango

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/3/2004

Teri takes control of her obsession with Damon; Bird insults a local politician; Maxine pursues a celebrity educator to help her daughter learn to read.

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7.25
4 votes

#9 - A Rock Hard Place

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2004

Willie White continues pressuring Lem to hand over the goods on Baron; Teri makes a decision about her relationship with Brian; Malik tests Maxine's fidelity.

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7.20
5 votes

#10 - Angelitos Negros

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/14/2004

Teri agrees to spend the weekend at Charles' cabin; Bird has an intimate encounter with Malik; Kenny's brother reveals that he is HIV positive.

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#11 - Successful Failure

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/21/2004

The sisters have an explosive argument on Mama Joe's birthday; as Bird and Lem drift further apart, they each find refuge in other partners.

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#12 - In the Garden

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/12/2004

Musical guest: Yolanda Adams When Uncle Pete dies, Aunt Ruthie decides to move in with Teri; Bird is forced to tell her sisters and aunt about the kidnapping; Ahmad and Amina's relationship is strained when her mom comes home from prison.

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#13 - We Plan

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2004

Teri is surprised and not at all pleased when Damon's mother arrives to take back her engagement ring; Maxine is offered a full-time position at work - but her handsome new boss and new career put a strain on her relationship with Kenny.

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#14 - Decisions and Choices

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2004

Brian comes to Teri's rescue in more ways than one; Chadway Towing becomes the location for an adult movie; Ahmad questions whether or not he's "color struck."

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