Wind at My Back: 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 Wind at My Back 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
Coming of Age
Nov 5, 2000
A mysterious stranger arrives in New Bedford and expresses interest in Grace. Fat tries to prove to himself that he is no longer a little kid. Honey is unable to reopen her salon
Oh Happy Day
Nov 12, 2000
The situation with Grace causes stress for May. Grace and Van's thoughts turn to wedding plans. Honey's salon reopens, but she has trouble attracting business. Hub meets a young g
The Trick Cyclist
Dec 3, 2000
Members of the family struggle with how to take care of May while maintaining their own lives. Maisey worries that she will be shipped off as May is unable to look after her.
New Girls In Town
Dec 10, 2000
May's nurse arrives in New Bedford. A new girl enters Fat and Pritchard's class.
Marriage of True Minds
Jan 14, 2001
Max looks forward to his anniversary with Honey. Someone is sending Rebecca secret admirer letters. Hub receives a letter for athletics.
Enter Eddie Jackson
Jan 28, 2001
Hub gets to know a young man who is passing through town. Fat seeks a chess master to coach him in the game. Someone special pays May a visit.
The Summer Plague
Feb 4, 2001
New Bedford readies itself for the annual Silver Dome fishing tournament and Bank picnic at Bass Lake.
Reconciliation
Feb 11, 2001
A man who worked with Hub at the lumber mill takes up a temporary position at the mine. The Bell Award is to be presented in New Bedford, and Honey, as the mayor's wife, must make
Crack In The Mirror
Feb 18, 2001
The Masked Rider comes to town. Grace receives a strange letter.
Pay Back
Apr 1, 2001
Grace decides how she will deal with Van. Honey and Max talk to Hub about his future.
A Wind at My Back Christmas Part 1
Dec 23, 2001
Wartime tensions find their way into New Bedford and divide the Bailey and Sutton families.
A Wind at My Back Christmas Part 2
Dec 23, 2001
Wartime tensions find their way into New Bedford and divide the Bailey and Sutton families.