The BEST episodes of Star Trek: Voyager season 5

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

Follow the adventures of the Federation starship Voyager, under the command of Captain Kathryn Janeway. Voyager is in pursuit of a rebel Maquis ship in a dangerous part of the galaxy when it is suddenly thrown thousands of light years away into the Delta Quadrant. With much of her crew dead, Captain Janeway is forced to join forces with the Maquis to find a way back home.

Last Updated: 11/3/2024Network: UPNStatus: Ended
Dark Frontier (2)
star
8.17
849 votes

#1 - Dark Frontier (2)

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/1999

After defeating a Borg ship, Captain Janeway decides to launch an attack to steal a trans-warp coil to shorten Voyager's journey home. The Borg detect her plan, and access Seven Of Nine's neural transceiver to deliver an ultimatum: re-join the collective or the ship and its crew will be assimilated. If she agrees, the ship will be guaranteed safe passage through Borg space.

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Dark Frontier (1)
star
8.12
2517 votes

#2 - Dark Frontier (1)

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/1999

Stardate: 52619.2 - After defeating a Borg ship, Captain Janeway decides to launch an attack on another damaged Sphere to steal a trans-warp coil. However, as the crew prepare for their heist, the Borg Queen is secretly aware of the entire plan.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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Equinox (1)
star
8.07
1888 votes

#3 - Equinox (1)

Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/26/1999

Voyager encounters another Federation starship, the Equinox, commanded by Captain Ransom, which was also abducted by the Caretaker. However, a terrible secret is exposed by the Doctor and Captain Ransom steals Voyager's technology along with Seven of Nine and the Doctor as hostages.

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Drone
star
8.03
2296 votes

#4 - Drone

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/1998

A transporter accident merges some of Seven Of Nine's Borg nanoprobes with the Doctor's 29th Century holo-emitter to create a 29th Century super-Borg.

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In the Flesh
star
7.84
2289 votes

#5 - In the Flesh

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/1998

The crew of Voyager discover a simulation of Starfleet Headquarters being run by Species 8472 being used to practice launching an assault on the Alpha Quadrant. With the aid of regular doses of drugs, Species 8472 are able to shape-shift into human form.

Directors: David Livingston
Writer: Nick Sagan
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Relativity
star
7.83
1999 votes

#6 - Relativity

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/1999

When Voyager is destroyed, Captain Braxton of the 29th Century Timeship Relativity contacts Seven of Nine to travel back in time and discover who planted the 'temporal disruptor.' However, she must do this without being discovered by the past Janeway.

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Timeless
star
7.81
2363 votes

#7 - Timeless

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1998

Voyager uses new quantum slipstream technology in an attempt to get home, but a miscalculation causes the ship to crash into an ice planet. Fifteen years later, the sole survivors, Chakotay and Kim, steal the Delta Flyer in an attempt to send a message back in time and avert the disaster, however, Captain Geordi LaForge is determined to stop them at all costs.

Directors: LeVar Burton
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Someone to Watch Over Me
star
7.80
1820 votes

#8 - Someone to Watch Over Me

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1999

The Doctor tries to introduce Seven of Nine to the concept of dating. After a disastrous first date the Doctor personally guides her, but he soon realises that he is falling in love with her.

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Night
star
7.74
2318 votes

#9 - Night

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/1998

Stardate: 52081.2 - Voyager comes to the aid of a warring species as Captain Janeway reflects on the decisions she has made during their time in the Delta Quadrant and their outcomes.

Directors: David Livingston
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Bliss
star
7.70
1906 votes

#10 - Bliss

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/1999

The discovery of a wormhole leading directly to Earth elates the crew beyond belief, but Seven Of Nine remains unconvinced that this is real. To help her cause, she recruits Naomi Wildman, the Doctor and an alien pilot named Qatai to stop the ship from entering.

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Counterpoint
star
7.57
2085 votes

#11 - Counterpoint

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1998

While traveling through Devore space, Captain Janeway must hide all telepaths on board in transporter stasis as telepathy is illegal under Devore law. After Voyager is repeatedly searched, the leader of the investigations requests asylum and wishes to defect.

Directors: Les Landau
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Extreme Risk
star
7.55
2175 votes

#12 - Extreme Risk

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/1998

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.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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Think Tank
star
7.55
1991 votes

#13 - Think Tank

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1999

Voyager is ambushed by a race known as the Hazari with no way of escape. Soon, an alien 'Think Tank' arrives with an answer to the ship's problem and all they ask in return is Seven of Nine.

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Course: Oblivion
star
7.49
1879 votes

#14 - Course: Oblivion

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/1999

After Paris and Torres tie the knot, the ship and its crew start to disintegrate on the molecular level.

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Thirty Days
star
7.49
2070 votes

#15 - Thirty Days

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1998

When Voyager encounters a planet entirely of water they discover that the forcefield maintaining its integrity is breaking down. Tom Paris directly disobeys orders in an attempt to save the planet, which results in him being demoted to Ensign and placed in the brig for thirty days.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
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Latent Image
star
7.47
2080 votes

#16 - Latent Image

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/1999

The Doctor discovers that his short-term memory has been altered with some events being deleted, so he launches an investigation into whom or what could be responsible. When he sets a trap and the culprit is caught, he is shocked at who it is and why they're doing it.

Writer: Joe Menosky
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Warhead
star
7.46
1787 votes

#17 - Warhead

Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1999

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.

Writer: Nick Sagan
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Infinite Regress
star
7.41
1922 votes

#18 - Infinite Regress

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/1998

After encountering a piece of Borg technology known as a Vinculum which connects drone's minds together, Seven of Nine begins exhibiting the personalities of people that she assimilated as a member of the collective. Soon, they become so strong that they may overwhelm Seven's own personality.

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Nothing Human
star
7.39
1895 votes

#19 - Nothing Human

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1998

When an alien attaches itself to B'Elanna's nervous system, the Doctor enlists the help of a holographic recreation of the Cardassian Dr. Crell Mossett. She refuses all treatment when the Bajoran crew informs her that this doctor was responsible for sadistic war crimes during the occupation.

Directors: David Livingston
Writer: Jeri Taylor
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Gravity
star
7.37
1808 votes

#20 - Gravity

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1999

When Tuvok, Paris and the Doctor are pulled into a planet by its intense gravity and crash, they wait to be rescued. From their perspective, many weeks have passed with no contact from Voyager, while on board, only a few hours have passed as they plan a rescue attempt.

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The Disease
star
7.31
1606 votes

#21 - The Disease

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/1999

Without medical clearance, Kim becomes involved in a love affair with a member of the Varo species. Problems arise when they become biochemically interdependent after the incident.

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Juggernaut
star
7.21
1749 votes

#22 - Juggernaut

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/1999

After encountering a damaged Malon freighter, a repair crew from Voyager tries to contain a toxic chemical leak that threatens a nearby inhabited planet. Before they embark on the mission, two crewmen from the ship warn them about the 'Angel of Decay' that wreaks havoc on board the ship.

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Bride of Chaotica!
star
7.13
1739 votes

#23 - Bride of Chaotica!

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/1999

Photonic energy life forms mistake the characters in Tom's holonovel for real people. The holodeck characters interpret this as an attack, and soon Dr. Chaotica tries to wipe them out. The only person that can stop him is Captain Janeway in the role of Queen Arachnia of the Spider People.

Directors: Allan Kroeker
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Once Upon a Time
star
7.04
2005 votes

#24 - Once Upon a Time

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1998

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.

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The Fight
star
6.85
1690 votes

#25 - The Fight

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/1999

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

Writer: Joe Menosky
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