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10 Best Episodes of Medium - Season 5

Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.

Written by Sophie and last updated on dec 30, 2022.

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Medium - S5E5

#15 - A Taste of Her Own Medicine (Season 5 - Episode 5)

Allison is asked to help find a missing daughter and her visions seem to incriminate her father, but Allison believes this is wrong after a chat with the woman's mother. Meanwhile, Joe is suffering from sleep deprivation, while Scanlon and Lynn's relationship is severely tested.

The episode was rated 7.38 from 71 votes.

Medium - S5E12

#14 - The Devil Inside (2) (Season 5 - Episode 12)

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Allison’s possessed stalker, Lucas Harvey, continues to torment her by infiltrating her dreams and causing her to be less than reliable to Devalos and Scanlon during an investigation of serial killings. Meanwhile, Joe tries to use Marie's new gift of picking the right stock as a way to save his company.

The episode was rated 7.45 from 64 votes.

Medium - S5E7

#13 - A Necessary Evil (Season 5 - Episode 7)

Allison is visited once again by the ghost of Agent Cooper, who tries to help her figure out who the real murderer is in a confusing case. Allison begins to question Agent Cooper's motives though and is unsure whether or not she should heed his advice.

The episode was rated 7.47 from 68 votes.

Medium - S5E1

#12 - Soul Survivor (Season 5 - Episode 1)

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Delavos receives help from Allison when he investigates the murder of his friends sister. But the case is taken into an unexpected direction when when Allison's visions involves the friend's former husband and current spouse. On the domestic front, Bridgette finds herself in trouble at school when she is caught drawing pictures of her teacher in the nude.

The episode was rated 7.47 from 68 votes.

Medium - S5E16

#11 - The Man in the Mirror (Season 5 - Episode 16)

After falling into a coma during an investigation, Allison's spirit finds it's way into the body of a man named Todd Emory. Joe and the kids have to adjust to living with Allison's spirit in the body of Todd, who insists on living with them.

The episode was rated 7.48 from 62 votes.

Medium - S5E14

#10 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (2) (Season 5 - Episode 14)

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While at her new job at the Lydecker Corporation, Allison shares the dreams she's been having of the serial killer in Phoenix with Devalos and Scanlon. Her new boss finds out though, and tells her that her dreams belong to him and she must stop sharing them with others.

The episode was rated 7.49 from 39 votes.

Medium - S5E10

#9 - Then...and Again (Season 5 - Episode 10)

Allison and Devalos are shot and Allison awakens in 2004, five years earlier and now nine months pregnant with her third child, Marie. Allison's dreams informs her about an innocent man who will be convicted of murder, and she works to clear his name.

The episode was rated 7.51 from 70 votes.

Medium - S5E8

#8 - Truth Be Told (Season 5 - Episode 8)

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Allison has a dream about a game show that can detect lies, and upon waking up she hears a buzzer in her head whenever someone tells her a lie. Allison's new talent is put to good use during a murder investigation.

The episode was rated 7.56 from 68 votes.

Medium - S5E13

#7 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (1) (Season 5 - Episode 13)

Allison leaves her job at the D.A.'s office after she's recruited to work for the Lydecker Corporation by another psychic who works there. While enjoying her new job, Allison still regrets leaving the D.A.'s office so suddenly, and has dreams about a serial killer running loose in Phoenix. Meanwhile, extenuating circumstances cause Ariel to start taking pills.

The episode was rated 7.57 from 56 votes.

Medium - S5E11

#6 - The Devil Inside (1) (Season 5 - Episode 11)

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Allison comes face-to-face with her stalker from her dreams. He believes he is doing God's work and must stop her. Allison and her family must remain under house arrest until they capture him. Meanwhile, Joe agonizes over whether or not to make a big gamble that could potentially save his company.

The episode was rated 7.59 from 66 votes.

Medium - S5E18

#5 - The Talented Ms. Boddicker (Season 5 - Episode 18)

While Allison is coping with Joe's job relocation to San Diego, she dreams about and then subsequently meets a bank teller named Mrs. Boddicker who predicted a robbery at her bank.

The episode was rated 7.60 from 58 votes.

Medium - S5E2

#4 - Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead (Season 5 - Episode 2)

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Allison dreams of a ghost who was a witness to several murders. Meanwhile, Ariel has a strange reaction to an assignment in health class.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 70 votes.

Medium - S5E17

#3 - The First Bite is the Deepest (Season 5 - Episode 17)

Allison turns to Cynthia Keener (who is now in jail) when she starts dreaming of a former kidnap victim who Cynthia had once rescued.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 59 votes.

Medium - S5E15

#2 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (3) (Season 5 - Episode 15)

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Allison struggles with her decision to switch jobs. When continues to have visions about a serial killer she is forced to choose between honoring the contract with her new job and sharing her information with the police.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 65 votes.

Medium - S5E19

#1 - Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo (1) (Season 5 - Episode 19)

Allison finds out she has a brain tumor and must get surgery to get rid of it, but then has a dream that the surgery will take away her dreams after dreaming that Castillo is going to kill Joe and the girls.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 60 votes.

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