The Incredible Hulk: Season 5
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 The Incredible Hulk 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.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The Phenom
Oct 2, 1981
David befriends a rookie baseball player who gets mixed up with a crooked sports agent.
Two Godmothers
Oct 9, 1981
David is kidnapped by a trio of convicts who have escaped from a women's prison. The situation becomes even more complicated when one of the women goes into labor.
Veteran
Oct 16, 1981
A disturbed man is plotting to assassinate a politician who was once a Vietnam war hero. So when David discovers evidence of the plot, he must warn the authorities before it is too
Sanctuary
Nov 6, 1981
While working as a caretaker at a convent, David poses as a minister in order to protect a wounded boy who has been smuggled into the United States from Mexico.
Triangle
Nov 13, 1981
An irate lumber baron becomes a threat to David's relationship with a young woman, and tries to force David out of town.
Slaves
May 5, 1982
After being captured by an ex-convict, David is forced to work as a slave in a gold mine.
A Minor Problem
May 12, 1982
David enters a small deserted town that has been affected by bacteria. Now he must find an antidote for those who have been exposed to the plague--including himself.