Babylon 5

1994
4.8
918 reviews
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The Complete First Season episodes (22)

1 Midnight on the Firing Line
1/26/94
Sinclair tries to calm things down after a Narn attack on a peaceful Centauri agricultural colony rekindles old hatreds.
2 Soul Hunter
2/2/94
Babylon 5's alien residents fear the alien soul hunter Sinclair rescues from a disabled spaceship is there to steal their soul.
3 Born to the Purple
2/9/94
Londo falls for a nightclub dancer who tries to get confidential information from him.
4 Infection
2/16/94
An artifact brought onto Babylon 5 by Dr. Franklin's mentor turns his assistant into a killing machine.
5 The Parliament of Dreams
2/23/94
An assassin stalks G'Kar while a conference on the religious beliefs of various alien cultures takes place. Sinclair meets an old girlfriend.
6 Mind War
3/2/94
Talia's former lover and teacher, who can kill with pure thought, flees from the cops and ends up on Babylon 5.
7 The War Prayer
3/9/94
Susan meets her old lover who is now part of a pro-Earth terrorist group that plans to kill an alien ambassador on Babylon 5.
8 And The Sky Full of Stars
3/16/94
Two mysterious men kidnap Sinclair in hopes of learning what happened during his 24-hour blackout at the Battle of the Line.
9 Deathwalker
4/20/94
A war criminal, whose experiments on sentient beings have lead to an immortality serum, comes to Babylon 5.
10 Believers
4/27/94
Dr. Franklin is troubled when the religious beliefs of a boy's parents prevent him from performing a life-saving operation on him.
11 Survivors
5/4/94
Garibaldi is framed for causing a fatal explosion.
12 By Any Means Necessary
5/11/94
The dock workers strike, crippling the station, after a shuttle bay accident kills one of them.
13 Signs And Portents
5/18/94
Londo finds a sacred Centauri relic. Pirate attacks on transport ships become more brazen.
14 TKO
5/25/94
Babylon 5 hosts a deadly martial arts competition. Susan's family rabbi helps her deal with her father's death.
15 Grail
7/6/94
A man who has spent his life searching for the Holy Grail arrives on Babylon 5.
16 Eyes
7/13/94
An investigation is begun on Babylon 5 by a bitter Earth Force special investigator that may remove Sinclair as commander.
17 Legacies
7/20/94
The disappearance of a young Minbari warrior's warriors threatens peace on Babylon 5. Ivanova tries to stop the PSI Corps from getting a telepathic woman.
18 A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 1
7/27/94
Remnants of an ancient civilization found on the dead planet Babylon 5 orbits could lead to the station's destruction. First of a two-part episode.
19 A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 2
8/3/94
Remnants of an ancient civilization found on the dead planet Babylon 5 orbits could lead to the station's destruction. Second of a two-part episode.
20 Babylon Squared
8/10/94
Babylon 4, which disappeared four years ago, suddenly reappears and its crew has no idea what year it is.
21 The Quality of Mercy
8/17/94
A doctor who uses an alien device to cure any ailment meets Dr. Franklin. Londo and Lennier go out for a night on the town.
22 Chrysalis
10/26/94
Garibaldi discovers a plot to assassinate the Earth president and is shot. Sinclair, who asks Catherine to marry him, learns about the hole in his mind from Delenn before she enters a chrysalis state.

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

4.8
918 reviews
Peter Kolodziejczak
April 5, 2014
This is by far the best Sci-Fi show ever. To me it was always been far more believeable than Star Trek. It actually shows humans as a less advanced space faring race, something not often depicted. Their is much more realistic political, racial and spiritul structure to the story. So many great twists including things you wouldn't think matter, and come to find are very significant later on.
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Mari Adkins
November 6, 2017
this is how to write and air a tv show. JMS knows how to write and direct a story. that he wrote a four season arc with a heart-wrenching but beautiful and appropriate is something he should be praised for. In many ways, it's a shame that the fifth season had to be written and tacked on. however, it neither took away from the series nor added anything to it. Sleeping in the Light will always be the best episode of anything i've ever seen on television. i've been a fan of B5 since the first movies and the pilot aired. it's perfect as is. and i thank JMS for giving us this amazing gift.
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Mike Japp
November 1, 2019
Awesome sci-fi, great writing, intertwined episodes and evolving characters. Many Star Trek people were involved in Babylon 5 because they thought it was great too! CGI is dated now but was great for its time. Get into the stories and you will understand why the show won many awards. Just as good as Star Wars and Star Trek!
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