Falling Skies: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Falling Skies Season 4.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Find Your Warrior
Jun 28, 2015 · 41 min
Tom's life hangs in the balance as his beamer drifts into space. Tom encounters a surprising guest.
Hunger Pains
Jul 5, 2015 · 42 min
A surprise skitter attack leaves the 2nd Mass without food. In desperation, Maggie, Ben, Pope, and Sara go on a dangerous mission hoping to find supplies.
Hatchlings
Jul 12, 2015 · 41 min
The 2nd Mass discovers the source for the seemingly endless supply of enemy forces. Hal disobeys his father.
Pope Breaks Bad
Jul 19, 2015 · 42 min
A mission to procure vehicles and fuel goes awry, and a desperate Pope takes things into his own hands. Cochise shares troubling news with Anne.
Non-Essential Personnel
Jul 26, 2015 · 42 min
The 2nd Mass leaves Chinatown en route to what they hope will be the final Espheni battle. Along the way, they encounter a deranged and desperate gunman who takes a hostage. Meanwh
Respite
Aug 2, 2015 · 42 min
Injured, Tom takes refuge with a unique family who has distanced themselves from the fight, giving him a glimpse of life without war. Hal and Isabella's romance grows as they searc
Everybody Has Their Reasons
Aug 9, 2015 · 42 min
The 2nd Mass arrives at a safe haven. As the two groups make plans for the final assault on the Espheni, the 2nd Mass begins to realize that things aren't exactly as they seem.
Stalag 14th Virginia
Aug 16, 2015 · 42 min
Weaver discovers a shocking truth about an old friend and must decide how to best protect the 2nd Mass. Maggie and Isabella are forced to work together.
Reunion
Aug 23, 2015 · 42 min
Tom gains a powerful new weapon. Ben puts his life on the line to extract enemy plans. Pope discovers that Tom is alive. Meanwhile, the 2nd Mass must reassess their situation when
Reborn
Aug 30, 2015 · 46 min
The final standoff brings the Masons, the 2nd Mass, and their new allies into the bowels of an iconic American location, wrought with new and unpredictable obstacles. Despite great