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      Season 5 – Samurai Jack

      2017 Action Animation List
      100% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 96% Audience Score 250+ Ratings After being sent into the future by evil wizard Aku, young samurai Jack makes a quest to return to the past and undo the destruction caused by the wizard. Along the way Jack enlists allies to defeat some of Aku's henchmen and other villains before getting to the top dog to defeat him and find the portal that can return Jack to his own time. "Samurai Jack" was created by Genndy Tartakovsky, who had previously created "Dexter's Laboratory," one of Cartoon Network's first original series. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      An increasing intensity and maturity are evident in Samurai Jack's beautifully animated, action-packed, and overall compelling fifth season.

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      Dan Schindel Vox It hasn't missed a single beat, effortlessly recapturing everything that has always made the series great... It's intoxicatingly perfect action cinema. Feb 8, 2019 Full Review Alan Sepinwall Uproxx Samurai Jack wasn't a property I'd been dreaming of ever seeing again, but it's emerged from its trip through time and space far better than most of the recent TV revivals. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Melanie McFarland Salon.com The way that a show like this ends is less of a problem than the sad knowledge that we won't witness any more from it. At the close of all his years, Jack has found an honorable way home. May 28, 2017 Full Review Nick Statt The Verge Even with the weight of Jack's grief hanging over every moment, Tartakovsky manages to flavor certain scenes with an absurdist comedic flair. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Madeleine Slade CBR Take any single image from the new season by itself and it looks like a dynamic work of art. With so many haunting visuals, we're going to be remembering this show for a long time to come. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Omar Holmon Black Nerd Problems My god, this is the most wonderful time to be alive for fiction. Listen, when we talk about comebacks. When we talk about Ali, Foreman, Jordan, we going to have to put Samurai Jack up there with the greats. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Chuck S This is a masterpiece Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/14/23 Full Review Its Jorge B Esta temporada de Samurai Jack es brutalmente buena el inicio es increible y la madurez que tiene samurai jack gracias a Ashi que ayuda muchisimo y es de lo mejor en esta temporada junto temporada 4 es increible, pero no todo es bueno el final si me decepciono un poco, en mi opinionla temporada tenia que haber hecho unos 2 o 3 episodios para acabarla de una forma gloriosa, aunque esto suele pasar cuando apuran a un director con Gendy Tartatovsky que para que haga buenas series se le tiene que dar todo el tiempo posible. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/17/23 Full Review Luciano B One of CN's best shows from start to finish and the finale was expertly crafted and a magnificent conclusion to Jack's story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Visually outstanding, the fifth season is the highest point the show gets to. I really liked the characters in this season and the soundtrack which for me are the thing that makes this season better than the others. The conclusion of Jack's story is extremely well executed leaving fans satisfied. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member It might just be nostalgia talking, but Samurai Jack season 5 was amazing from start to finish. A more mature tone sets the stage for a great send-off to one of the best cartoon characters of all time. I only wish this wasn't the last time we get to see Jack. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The long-awaited final season for Samurai Jack (arriving no less than a dozen years after the previous one), was worth the wait, giving Jack's story a satisfying conclusion, and also taking the series to new artistic and dramatic heights. Making the jump to Adult Swim, Samurai Jack is finally able to feature bloodshed, but it also might shock fans of the Cartoon Network years to discover the inclusion of intense character development in this season, particularly in the first half. Perhaps taking a page from Marvel's Old Man Logan, the Samurai Jack introduced in the early episodes this season is a broken man, world-weary and full of regret, ultimately feeling that he's failed his mission. The latter half feels closer to the initial four seasons, with more goofy humor and cartoony antics, but the whole season is a marvel in terms of animation. Samurai Jack was always astonishing for how it found such beauty in its fight scenes, and here they're even more epic and meticulous, as well as well-paced with the story elements, as yes, this season is fully serialized, belying the episodic nature of the show's past. Jack does indeed succeed in his mission come the end, but not without paying a price, and the end is effectively bittersweet. Samurai Jack's final season is about as masterful as it could have been, and is another stirring consideration for why we may be living in the golden age of animation. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Mar 11, 2017 XCII After 50 long years of battling Aku, Samurai Jack has started to slip into madness and finds that his psyche has now become his own worst enemy. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 18, 2017 XCIII Jack's will to survive is pushed to its limits after an unseen foe launches a surprise attack. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 25, 2017 XCIV Injured, Jack chooses to create his own fate by going up against assassins from the Cult of Aku. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 8, 2017 XCV Jack works with an assassin, bent on his destruction in order to escape the creature who has swallowed them whole. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 15, 2017 XCVI Samurai Jack fights to save a group of enslaved people from being harvested as the power source for a monstrous Mega-Robot. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 22, 2017 XCVII Ashi's search for Samurai Jack helps her to see his effect on the world after encountering numerous people and places where he has changed things for the better. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 29, 2017 XCVIII Jack and Ashi overcome a series of dangerous physical and spiritual tests in order to recover Jack's sword. Details Episode 8 Aired May 6, 2017 XCIX The burgeoning relationship between Jack and Ashi takes a turn after they are hunted by one of the galaxy's deadliest creatures. Details Episode 9 Aired May 13, 2017 C Samurai Jack's worst fear is realized when he faces off against Aku; the demon makes a shocking discovery about Ashi that puts her in grave danger. Details Episode 10 Aired May 20, 2017 CI The fate of the entire universe hangs in the balance as Samurai Jack faces Aku. Details

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      Season Info

      Network
      Cartoon Network
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Action, Animation
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Mar 11, 2017