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@midnight with Chris Hardwick: Season 5

102 episodes Premiered Jan 3, 2017
Previously on @midnight with Chris Hardwick

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of @midnight with Chris Hardwick Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

97%
Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (99): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E102 Mytharc

Series Finale

Aug 4, 2017

Final Contestants: Weird Al Yankovic, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Marcella Arguello; Jonah Ray, Matt Besser, Mamrie Hart; Grace Helbig, James Davis, Steve Agee Jen Kirkman, Scott Aukerman,