Home > Portlandia > Season 5 « TV Series Page Portlandia: Season 5 (2015) SEASON: Season 5 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Want to see Episode List Season 5 Portlandia Critics Consensus No consensus yet. 100% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 8 88% Audience Score User Ratings: 65 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 The Story of Toni and Candace Air date: Jan 8, 2015 In the Season 5 premiere, a flashback to 1991 details a past episode in the life of Toni and Candace, when the merger of two book chains resulted in a dogged competition between the women to head up the Chick Lit Department. More 2 The Fiancée Air date: Jan 15, 2015 When his mother and her new boyfriend visit, Lance begins to feel pressure concerning his and Nina's relationship. More 3 Healthcare Air date: Jan 22, 2015 A rash of health issues lead to an emergency search for medical solutions. More 4 Seaworld Air date: Jan 29, 2015 The Ecoterrorists target Seaworld in San Diego. More 5 4th of July Air date: Feb 5, 2015 Kath and Dave plan an Independence Day barbecue blowout, while the Mayor and Sam plan a spectacular fireworks display. More 6 Fashion Air date: Feb 12, 2015 Quinn is recruited to be the face of a discount company's rebranding campaign, while Spyke gets caught with unlicensed "The Simpsons" merchandise. More 7 Doug Becomes a Feminist Air date: Feb 19, 2015 Doug considers the fact that he may be a male feminist, while Sandra gives Rideshare a shot. More 8 House for Sale Air date: Feb 26, 2015 The landlord moves into Carrie and Fred's house; Kath and Dave look to purchase a new home that they plan to renovate. More 9 You Can Call Me Al Air date: Mar 5, 2015 Dave and Kath try to squeeze in rehearsals for a karaoke party. More 10 Dead Pets Air date: Mar 12, 2015 In the Season 5 finale, police round up unusual suspects after a taxidermy establishment is burned down. More Portlandia: Season 5 Photos View All Photos (31) Tv Season Info Season 5 of the comedy series finds co-creators and stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein continuing to lampoon the culture of the Pacific Northwest city in a series of sketches featuring their eclectic collection of colorful locals. Among the highlights: a flashback to 1991 details a past episode in the life of Toni and Candace; Doug considers the fact that he may be a male feminist; Sandra gives Rideshare a shot; Spyke gets caught with unlicensed "The Simpsons" merchandise; and in the season finale, police round up unusual suspects after a taxidermy establishment is burned down. Among the celebrity guest stars are Matt Groening, Steve Buscemi, Anna Gunn, Paul Simon, Paul Reubens, Olivia Wilde and Oscar the Grouch. Genre: Comedy Network: IFC Premiere Date: Jan 8, 2015 Creators: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel Exec. Producer: Lorne Michaels Cast Fred Armisen as Fred/Jason/Peter/Bryce/Fixed Gear Guy/Dave/Candice/Nina Carrie Brownstein as Carrie/Donnie/Nance/Lisa/Toni/Kathy/Lance Seth Meyers Paul Simon Jeff Goldblum Chloë Sevigny as Alexandra Ed Begley Jr. Paul Reubens Jane Lynch Steve Buscemi Vanessa Bayer Natasha Lyonne Brigitte Nielsen Greta Gerwig Olivia Wilde Peter Giles Matt Groening as Himself Justin Long Anna Gunn Kyle MacLachlan Kumail Nanjiani Show More Cast News & Interviews for Portlandia: Season 5 2016 Emmy Winners Announced: Game of Thrones and Veep Win Top Awards 2016 Emmy Award Nominations View All Portlandia: Season 5 News Episodes 1 The Story of Toni and Candace Air date: Jan 8, 2015 In the Season 5 premiere, a flashback to 1991 details a past episode in the life of Toni and Candace, when the merger of two book chains resulted in a dogged competition between the women to head up the Chick Lit Department. More 2 The Fiancée Air date: Jan 15, 2015 When his mother and her new boyfriend visit, Lance begins to feel pressure concerning his and Nina's relationship. More 3 Healthcare Air date: Jan 22, 2015 A rash of health issues lead to an emergency search for medical solutions. More 4 Seaworld Air date: Jan 29, 2015 The Ecoterrorists target Seaworld in San Diego. More 5 4th of July Air date: Feb 5, 2015 Kath and Dave plan an Independence Day barbecue blowout, while the Mayor and Sam plan a spectacular fireworks display. More 6 Fashion Air date: Feb 12, 2015 Quinn is recruited to be the face of a discount company's rebranding campaign, while Spyke gets caught with unlicensed "The Simpsons" merchandise. More 7 Doug Becomes a Feminist Air date: Feb 19, 2015 Doug considers the fact that he may be a male feminist, while Sandra gives Rideshare a shot. More 8 House for Sale Air date: Feb 26, 2015 The landlord moves into Carrie and Fred's house; Kath and Dave look to purchase a new home that they plan to renovate. More 9 You Can Call Me Al Air date: Mar 5, 2015 Dave and Kath try to squeeze in rehearsals for a karaoke party. More 10 Dead Pets Air date: Mar 12, 2015 In the Season 5 finale, police round up unusual suspects after a taxidermy establishment is burned down. More Critic Reviews for Portlandia Season 5 All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (0) Five seasons into its run, the loving spoof Portlandia continues to take risks, tinkering with its format and letting its ambitions grow, even dedicating whole episodes to just one storyline. Sep 13, 2018 | Full Review… Rolling Stone Staff Rolling Stone Top Critic Given the strength of the pairings they've set up over the last few years, there's enough material to power a season that may live up to its loftiest reputation. Jan 9, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Les Chappell AV Club Top Critic Portlandia renders the strange, unique, and beguiling both alluring and welcoming. Dec 31, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Chris Cabin Slant Magazine Top Critic Portlandia is one of television's most underrated shows because the jokes and set pieces can be so bizarre that the dialogue almost becomes another language, like the script was sent from another planet. Feb 13, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Chris Longo Den of Geek The show has delved deeper into its rich stock of characters, mostly played by Armisen and Brownstein. Mar 12, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Mark A. Perigard Boston Herald Portlandia took us by surprise with this episode-in a good way-by shaking up the formula. Hopefully, this great first episode bodes well for the rest of Season Five. Jan 9, 2015 | Rating: 8.6/10 | Full Review… Christine N. Ziemba Paste Magazine The humor is broader and funnier in this half-hour that also delivers some surprising plot twists while acknowledging their "logic problems." Jan 8, 2015 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Writers Armisen, Brownstein, Krisel, Karey Dornetto and Graham Wagner have taken the single-subject approach and made two episodes that are consistently clever, involving and funny. Jan 5, 2015 | Full Review… Kristi Turnquist Oregonian View All Critic Reviews (8) Audience Reviews for Portlandia: Season 5 Feb 11, 2017 Written by and starring Carrie Brownstein, of Sleater-Kinney fame, and Fred Armisen, of Saturday Night Live fame, a sketch comedy show set in Portland, Oregon. Funny, clever and original comedy. Captures well the absurdities of everyday life as well as parodying many organisations and types of people. Often irreverent in the institutions and people they take on. The humour spans subtle to over-the-top. Therein lies the one problem with the show - the subtler stuff can be too subtle and you miss the joke. Add in the fact that each episode concentrates on a different topic and this makes the individual episodes a bit hit-and-miss. Brownstein and Armisen are wonderful as the lead actors. While Armisen's comedic credentials are already well known and respected, Brownstein is a revelation. Her background, through Sleater-Kinney, is in socially-orientated rock music, and here she takes on sketch comedy, and does so extremely well. Grant S May 18, 2015 I loved the previous seasons - this one just didn't work for me at all. Justin K May 17, 2015 Portlandia is exceptional in its originality and its ability to speak a message with complete obsurdity. Toni P Jan 16, 2015 Hipsters mocking hipsters...and sometimes other things. It took a while for me to warm up to this show stylistically but now that I have, I must say I think it's pretty ingenious. Fred and Carrie are hysterical and together they've set some sort of new bar in sketch comedy. I find much of the humor to be slightly derivative of Tim and Eric and that's not a bad thing. Colton M See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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