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Medium · Season 5

Medium season 5 episode 16: The First Bite Is the Deepest

Aired 18 May 200943 minRated TV-14

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “The First Bite Is the Deepest”

Allison turns to Cynthia Keener (who is now in jail) when she starts dreaming of a former kidnap victim who Cynthia had once rescued.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 16 of 18 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 15 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Patricia Arquette, written by Diane Ademu-John.

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Patricia Arquette
Writer
Diane Ademu-John
Guest stars
Rumer Willis as Bethany SimmonsBalthazar Getty as Christopher Dennis SipesEbon Moss-Bachrach as Simon BurwellAnjelica Huston as Cynthia KeenerNed Schmidtke as Terry Cavanaugh

Credits: TMDB.

More from Medium Season 5

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18

Every episode of Season 5Medium episode guide

Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.