Touched by an Angel: 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 Touched by an Angel 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
Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Sep 20, 1998
The angels make good on a promise that Andrew made to a dying man---which involves uncovering the identity of a hospital employee posing as the angel of death, as well as restoring
Saving Grace (I)
Sep 27, 1998
Joe Greene leaves town after receiving threats from a widow whose husband and son died in an auto accident caused by Joe. This crossover continues on Promised Land S03E01 Saving G
What Are Friends For?
Oct 4, 1998
Monica helps a mayoral candidate make a decision about her friendship with an old college chum, a teacher charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.
Only Connect
Oct 11, 1998
A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.
The Lady of the Lake
Oct 18, 1998
Monica runs a bait and tackle shop on Lake Paradise, and is tasked with revitalizing both the lake and the faith of a progress-driven land developer.
Beautiful Dreamer
Oct 25, 1998
Tess, posing as a schoolteacher, tries to help a child who wants to become a hit man by telling him the story of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.
I Do
Nov 1, 1998
A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.
The Wind Beneath Our Wings
Nov 8, 1998
Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.
Psalm 151
Nov 15, 1998
Among a dying 8-year-old's last wishes is that his mother, a jingle writer, finish a song she started soon after he was born.
The Peacemaker
Nov 22, 1998
A couple who stayed married to help their son kick his drug habit are aided by the angels in dealing with a loss that threatens to end their union for good.
An Angel on the Roof
Dec 13, 1998
Rafael joins the angels as they try to unite a group of disparate individuals in rural Texas, including a biased motel owner to whom God is sending a Christmas miracle.
Fool For Love
Jan 3, 1999
A lawyer learns the outcome of a heart-wrenching moment from her past after a former boyfriend is brought in as a suspect in an armed robbery.
The Medium and the Message
Jan 10, 1999
Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.
My Brother's Keeper
Feb 7, 1999
The lives of two competitive skiers---who have a history of first and second-place finishes---are dramatically changed after an accident on the slopes that leads to a revelation.
On Edge
Feb 14, 1999
A 12-year-old skater, who leads a nomadic life with her dad, wants to settle down and train after she meets an Olympic contender.
The Man Upstairs
Feb 21, 1999
A salesman, whose ailing wife will be forced to leave a nursing home unless he can come up with $10,000, goes to Las Vegas and inadvertently sells his soul to an agent of the devil
Family Business
Feb 28, 1999
A spoiled young man who has dreams of being a bluesman is perplexed by his father's will, which sends him on a mysterious journey to find his inheritance.
Anatomy Lesson
Mar 7, 1999
Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.
Jagged Edges
Mar 28, 1999
After a stand-up comic's father dies, the angels help her face up to a devastating incident from her childhood involving her deeply depressed mother---whom she believes is dead.
Into the Fire
Apr 4, 1999
A discouraged young woman believes her problems will be solved after she joins a cult, but Monica tries to persuade her to put her faith in God.
Made in the U.S.A.
Apr 11, 1999
An angry Vietnam vet, who has yet to deal with a tragedy that took place during the war, runs a factory of Vietnamese workers to whom Tess is teaching citizenship.
Full Circle
Apr 25, 1999
A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.
Black Like Monica
May 2, 1999
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.
Fighting the Good Fight
May 9, 1999
An 11-year-old boy who is living in poverty takes up boxing so he can beat up the bullies who pick on him---until he meets his idol Muhammad Ali, who tells him what's really worth
Hearts
May 16, 1999
When a young woman suffers a severe head trauma after being thrown from a horse, her husband struggles with whether to allow her heart to be donated to a 16-year-old girl who will
Godspeed
May 23, 1999
Josie, an astronaut preparing for a mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery, struggles to cope with her God-fearing mother's death just days before the scheduled launch. Meanwhi