Babylon 5

1994
4.6
110 reviews
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The Complete Fifth Season episodes (22)

1 No Compromises
8/26/13
Season-only
As Captain Elizabeth Lochley takes command of Babylon 5, Sheridan is inaugurated as president of the InterStellar Alliance. A telepath thwarts an assassination attempt on Sheridan.
2 The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
8/26/13
Season-only
During a heart attack, Londo experiences an epiphany and apologizes to G'Kar. Lennier surprises Delenn with unwelcome news: he is quitting as her aide.
3 The Paragon of Animals
8/26/13
Season-only
Military crises threaten the ongoing formation of the InterStellar Alliance, but Sheridan asserts its power. Sheridan wants to use the telepaths for information gathering.
4 A View From the Gallery
8/26/13
Season-only
An alien attack on Babylon 5 is viewed from the perspective of two lowly maintenance workers.
5 Learning Curve
8/26/13
Season-only
Delenn receives a status report from the Rangers on Minbar. A Ranger-in-training visits Babylon 5 and fights a powerful criminal. Lochley has some surprising secrets in her past, including the fact that she fought on the side of the corrupt Earth government against Sheridan in the recent war.
6 Strange Relations
8/26/13
Season-only
The secret of Sheridan and Lochley's past marriage is revealed. Psi Corps cop Bester tracks down the rogue telepaths. Londo's life is endangered, and G'Kar is assigned as Londo's bodyguard.
7 Secrets of the Soul
8/26/13
Season-only
A telepath is assaulted, and the others vow revenge. The Hyach are hiding their medical history, and Dr. Franklin tries to find out why.
8 Day of the Dead
8/26/13
Season-only
A comedy team (comedic magicians PENN & TELLER) visits Babylon 5. During a macabre alien celebration, station residents meet spirits of the dead.
9 In the Kingdom of the Blind
8/26/13
Season-only
Byron and other telepaths seek a homeworld of their own. On Centauri Prime, Londo's friend is murdered, and Londo fears for his own life.
10 A Tragedy of Telepaths
8/26/13
Season-only
Lochley asks Bester for help in dealing with a group of telepaths who have locked themselves in an area of Downbelow. The telepath resistance becomes violent. Alliance members accuse each other of the recent shipping attacks. G'Kar finds his former aide in a Centauri prison.
11 Phoenix Rising
8/26/13
Season-only
The fight with Byron's followers gains intensity. Garibaldi and Dr. Franklin are inside the medlab when it is seized. The telepath crisis eventually comes to a horrific end, and Garibaldi swears a personal vendetta on Bester.
12 The Ragged Edge
8/26/13
Season-only
Garibaldi is sent to retrieve a witness to the shipping line attacks from the Drazi homeworld. G'Kar returns to the station and finds he is a revered religious figure after his book is published.
13 The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father
8/26/13
Season-only
While tracking an unstable telepath trainee on Babylon 5, Bester instructs two interns on the motives of the Psi Corps.
14 Meditations on the Abyss
8/26/13
Season-only
Vir learns he is the new Centauri ambassador to Babylon 5. Lennier travels to the Centauri border for evidence linking them to the attacks on shipping lines. Sheridan attempts to preserve peace among the agitated Alliance members.
15 Darkness Ascending
8/26/13
Season-only
Lennier's discovery of the Centauri's involvement in the shipping line attacks promises to cause all-out war. Lyta makes a deal with G'Kar to find a home for the telepaths. Garibaldi's alcoholism worsens.
16 And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
8/26/13
Season-only
Sheridan announces the Centauris' guilt. After a boycott is issued against them, they recede from the alliance and threaten to use force. Londo finds trouble when he returns home with G'Kar. Garibaldi takes on an awesome responsibility.
17 Movements of Fire and Shadow
8/26/13
Season-only
The seemingly purposeless Centauri attacks culminate in a bizarre and terrifying climax. The White Star fleet joins the war, while Minbari decides to help Earth build a destroyer-class ship.
18 The Fall of Centauri Prime
8/26/13
Season-only
Londo discovers that the Drakhs are really behind the war, planning to alienate the Centauris from the alliance. He also learns his fate. Sheridan searches for Delenn's lost ship.
19 The Wheel of Fire
8/26/13
Season-only
Lyta is arrested for terrorism, while the number of G'Kar's worshippers begins to grow. Garibaldi makes a decision after Sheridan confronts him about his alcoholism.
20 Objects in Motion
8/26/13
Season-only
Lise and Michael learn they are the targets of an assassin, and G'Kar prepares to leave.
21 Objects at Rest
8/26/13
Season-only
The end of 2262 brings many changes to Babylon 5. Amidst farewells and new beginnings, disaster occurs as Sheridan and Delenn travel to their new home, Minbar, where the alliance headquarters is located.
22 Sleeping in Light
8/26/13
Season-only
The series finale. Twenty years after the formation of the InterStellar Alliance, Sheridan summons his dearest surviving friends for a bittersweet reunion.

About this show

In 2259, Babylon 5's captain declares the station an independent state and forms a war council to battle the evil Shadows--and their allies on Earth.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
110 reviews
David Lim
May 6, 2017
Before The Expanse. Before Battlestar Galactica...there was Babylon 5. This show was groundbreaking on multiple fronts. It was the first show to have a long-term multi-year storyline (JMS's Five-year plan). It was also the first TV show to use CGI for all its visual effects, which resulted in incredible visuals that still stand up even by modern standards. And the show's creator (Joe Michael Straczynski) was one of the first showrunners to actively engage with fans via the internet. Unlike modern TV shows, Babylon 5 takes its time with developing its ambitious plot and its characters. By the 4th season it's exploring epic and profound themes, not to mention some of the best space battles that have ever been committed to screen. If you're (like me) a fan of The Expanse and impatiently waiting for next season, I can strongly recommend Babylon 5 to tide you over. IMHO it's one of the greatest science fiction shows in TV history.
Mark McClan (formerly Blatchford)
April 30, 2022
It is all that other 5 star reviewers have said, and more. Loved it years ago, then again when it was rerun, and loved it again just last year when I pulled out the DVD set and binge watched it all again. It is so much more than just the cutting edge effects for the time, with some deep underlying themes that are still relevant today, and some poignant one liners...especially from G'Kar - my favourite being "I don't need to teach them anything, they need to unlearn fear, unlearn hatred".
Ben Blackney
January 14, 2019
Babylon 5 is one of the best sci fic shows of all time. It's a show that has it all, action, drama, suspense, awesome space battles and much more. Brilliantly written as a 5 year story arc that spanned the shows run JMS tells a tremendous story and pays of all the plot points he laid throughout the run. The acting is sensational and some of the actors should have won way more awards than they did. My only gripe is with Warner Brothers who choose to do nothing with the show. This show needs a HD release or a new series but they have shelved it for years. SD is not doing it any justice and with Star Trek now back on TV time for B5 to do the same.