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Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.

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episode image Severed Dreams
9.6/10 (1338 votes)

#1 Severed Dreams

S3:E10

The renegade destroyer "Alexander" arrives at Babylon 5 and Sheridan is forced to announce the station's secession from the Earth Alliance, and prepare for an attack by Clark's forces. Meanwhile, Delenn is forced to go to Minbar when the Grey Council refuses to act upon increased Shadow activity.

episode image Z'ha'dum
9.4/10 (1059 votes)

#2 Z'ha'dum

S3:E22

After he has recovered from the shock of seeing her, Anna gives Sheridan an ultimatum - come to Z'ha'dum with her, or never know what happened to her there.

episode image War Without End (2)
9.3/10 (1023 votes)

#3 War Without End (2)

S3:E17

While Sheridan is unstuck in time, seeing a glimpse of a future Centauri Prime in ruins, the others continue with their plan to take Babylon 4 back in time.

episode image The Long, Twilight Struggle
9.2/10 (977 votes)

#4 The Long, Twilight Struggle

S2:E20

Draal reveals himself to Sheridan, while Refa and Londo set a plan in motion that will lead to the final defeat of the Narns.

episode image Endgame
9.2/10 (867 votes)

#5 Endgame

S4:E20

The only obstacle remaining between Sheridan and Earth is a fleet near Mars. With the help of the resistance, Sheridan plans to smuggle Shadow modified telepaths onto the fleet, hopefully disabling it long enough for him to take Earth. Meanwhile, Marcus is determined to find a way to help Ivanova.

episode image Sleeping in Light
9.2/10 (1049 votes)

#6 Sleeping in Light

S5:E22

Twenty years after his death and resurrection at Z'ha'dum, Sheridan feels his life force ebbing away, and invites some old friends for a final gathering.

episode image The Coming of Shadows
9.1/10 (1071 votes)

#7 The Coming of Shadows

S2:E9

The aging Centauri emperor travels to Babylon 5 despite his failing health. Refa sees this as an opportunity to have Londo publicly embarrass the emperor, while G'Kar prepares to assassinate him.

episode image The Fall of Night
9.1/10 (940 votes)

#8 The Fall of Night

S2:E22

Two officials from the Ministry of Peace come to Babylon 5; one to deal with the Centauri's continued expansion, and the other to check on the local Nightwatch. Meanwhile, a Narn heavy cruiser seeks sanctuary while they make repairs, and Keffer continues his search for proof that Shadow ships exist.

episode image Point of No Return
9.1/10 (936 votes)

#9 Point of No Return

S3:E9

Clark has just declared martial law, and while Nightwatch prepare to take control of the station, Zack has to decide whose side he's on. In an exercise of bad timing, the prophetic widow of emperor Turhan finally comes to the station, granting Londo the visit he's been begging her for, for a long time.

episode image War Without End (1)
9.1/10 (984 votes)

#10 War Without End (1)

S3:E16

Ivanova gets a distress call from herself pleading for help as the Shadows destroy Babylon 5. It is dated eight days into the future. At the same time, on Minbar, Sinclair is given a nine-hundred-year-old letter from Valen, telling him that a drastic action must be taken to prevent that future.

episode image The Long Night
9.0/10 (799 votes)

#11 The Long Night

S4:E5

As reports that the Shadows are destroying planets too start to come in, Sheridan prepares for one final showdown with the Shadows and the Vorlons. Meanwhile on Narn, Londo makes everything ready - G'Kar's chains have been weakened and an undetectable weapon has been acquired. Tonight Cartagia must die.

episode image No Surrender, No Retreat
9.0/10 (744 votes)

#12 No Surrender, No Retreat

S4:E15

With Clark having killed 10,000 unarmed refugees, Sheridan once again mobilizes for war. The first target is Proxima 3, which is being bombed into submission. At the same time, Londo tries to get G'Kar to partake in a joint Centauri-Narn statement in support of the war against Clark.

episode image In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum
8.9/10 (911 votes)

#13 In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum

S2:E16

Sheridan is shocked to learn that one of the crew of the Icarus, a science ship that exploded with his wife aboard, is alive - namely Mr. Morden. A representative of the Ministry of Peace comes to the station to recruit personnel to the Nightwatch.

episode image Into the Fire
8.9/10 (801 votes)

#14 Into the Fire

S4:E6

In the hours before the Shadows and the Vorlons meet Sheridan's alliance at Corriana 6, Ivanova and Lorien search the last of the First Ones, and Londo races back to Centauri Prime in hope of removing all Shadow influence before the Vorlon planetkiller arrives.

episode image The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)
8.9/10 (628 votes)

#15 The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)

S5:E18

As Centauri Prime is being bombarded, the Drakh, the real masters behind the war, reveal themselves to Londo. They force him to go along with their plan to alienate the Centauri from the Alliance, and use what's left as their new home.

episode image Between the Darkness and the Light
8.8/10 (713 votes)

#16 Between the Darkness and the Light

S4:E19

Garibaldi is barely able to convince Lyta and Franklin that his recent behavior was caused by Bester, and they organize a rescue for Sheridan. Meanwhile, Ivanova gets word that a trap has been set at the fleet's next rendezvous point by a group of completely new advanced-technology destroyers.

episode image Interludes and Examinations
8.7/10 (808 votes)

#17 Interludes and Examinations

S3:E15

Morden returns to secure Londo's cooperation again, Garibaldi confronts Franklin about the stims, and Kosh gives Sheridan a victory against the Shadows - but at a price.

episode image Chrysalis
8.6/10 (947 votes)

#18 Chrysalis

S1:E22

The Centauri are about to withdraw from a quadrant of space because the Narn are harassing them, when Londo gets an offer to take care of the problem. Meanwhile, Garibaldi tries to find out what his informant stumbled upon that got him killed.

episode image Messages from Earth
8.6/10 (834 votes)

#19 Messages from Earth

S3:E8

An archaeologist arrives at Babylon 5 with a grave massage: a dormant Shadow ship has been found on Ganymede. It must be destroyed before it falls into the hands of President Clark.

episode image The Face of the Enemy
8.6/10 (707 votes)

#20 The Face of the Enemy

S4:E17

After arranging for the arrest of Sheridan's father, Garibaldi gives his former commander the news, and urges him to come to Mars to arrange a rescue operation. But Garibaldi drugs Sheridan as soon as he gets there, and hands him over to Clark's forces. Finally, Edgars reveals his plans to Garibaldi.

episode image Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)
8.6/10 (587 votes)

#21 Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)

S5:E17

Sheridan finally authorizes the White Star fleet to participate in the war. Delenn travels to Minbar to start a Minbari-Earth joint project to build a prototype White Star destroyer class ship. Vir hires Franklin and Lyta to investigate why the Drazi don't return the bodies from destroyed Centauri ships.

episode image Shadow Dancing
8.5/10 (755 votes)

#22 Shadow Dancing

S3:E21

With the Shadows next target known, a massive counterattack is prepared. Ivanova and Marcus scout ahead in the White Star, while the fleet stands by in hyperspace. At the same time, Franklin finally has to face his problems as he lies fatally wounded in Downbelow.

episode image Rising Star
8.5/10 (699 votes)

#23 Rising Star

S4:E21

Clark is dead and the civil war over, but several issues are unresolved. Ivanova is grief-struck at Marcus death and Lise is missing, and Sheridan must now face the consequences of his actions. He did the right thing - but in the inconvenient way.

episode image And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
8.5/10 (577 votes)

#24 And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder

S5:E16

The evidence collected against the Centauri is presented to the council of the Interstellar Alliance, and a boycott against the Centauri is issued. In reaction, the Centauri withdraw from the Alliance and make it clear that they will circumvent the blockade by force if necessary.

episode image Babylon Squared
8.4/10 (955 votes)

#25 Babylon Squared

S1:E20

Babylon 4 reappears at the same place it disappeared four years before, and Sinclair and Garibaldi lead an expedition to evacuate its crew. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned by the Grey council. They inform her that they have selected a new leader - her.

episode image And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
8.4/10 (810 votes)

#26 And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place

S3:E20

Londo forces Vir to participate in a plan to kill G'Kar. Sheridan struggles with figuring out the Shadows' tactics.

episode image The Summoning
8.4/10 (721 votes)

#27 The Summoning

S4:E3

Ivanova and Marcus take a White Star out to search for more first ones to aid in the war, while Londo tries to convince G'Kar to swallow his pride so Cartagia will find him entertaining. A mysterious spacecraft makes its way towards Babylon 5.

episode image Falling Toward Apotheosis
8.4/10 (726 votes)

#28 Falling Toward Apotheosis

S4:E4

With the Vorlons destroying whole worlds, Babylon 5 is struggling to cope with the refugees. And with one Vorlon aboard, they cannot make a move without them knowing about it, so Sheridan decides to kill him. On Centauri Prime, Cartagia explains to Londo how he will become a god when the Vorlons destroy the planet.

episode image Signs and Portents
8.3/10 (976 votes)

#29 Signs and Portents

S1:E13

A Centauri noble comes to Babylon 5 to transport an important relic in Londo's possession back to the homeworld. And a mysterious man visits all the alien ambassadors asking them an unusual question.

episode image Matters of Honor
8.3/10 (814 votes)

#30 Matters of Honor

S3:E1

An Earth Force investigator comes to Babylon 5 with Lt. Keffer's last recording, asking the ambassadors if they recognize the ship in it. Meanwhile, Londo takes steps to remove himself from the Shadows, and Sheridan takes the White Star out for its first mission.

episode image Ship of Tears
8.3/10 (795 votes)

#31 Ship of Tears

S3:E14

Bester comes to Babylon 5, this time seeking help against a common enemy - the Shadows. Meanwhile, G'Kar demands to be included in the War Council.

episode image Intersections in Real Time
8.3/10 (753 votes)

#32 Intersections in Real Time

S4:E18

In a bleak room, an interrogator tries to force Sheridan to admit he was under alien influence and worked to undermine Earth.

episode image Divided Loyalties
8.2/10 (812 votes)

#33 Divided Loyalties

S2:E19

Lyta Alexander returns to Babylon 5 with a message from the telepath resistance: one of the command staff is a mole for PSI Corps.

episode image Passing Through Gethsemane
8.2/10 (906 votes)

#34 Passing Through Gethsemane

S3:E4

One of the monks starts having disturbing visions and realizes that his past may not be how he remembers it. Meanwhile, Lyta causes a bit of commotion when she returns from the Vorlon homeworld.

episode image The Hour of the Wolf
8.2/10 (743 votes)

#35 The Hour of the Wolf

S4:E1

In the aftermath of the explosion on Z'ha'dum, Sheridan is presumed dead and Garibaldi is missing. Delenn struggles to keep the alliance against the Shadows together, and Londo takes up his new position on Centauri Prime as security advisor to the emperor.

episode image Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
8.2/10 (739 votes)

#36 Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?

S4:E2

On Z'ha'dum, Sheridan floats somewhere between life and death. Meanwhile, G'Kar risks imprisonment to try to find Garibaldi.

episode image Moments of Transition
8.2/10 (649 votes)

#37 Moments of Transition

S4:E14

The warrior caste has surrounded the religious caste's stand in the capital city on Minbar, and demand they surrender or be destroyed. Meanwhile, Bester makes Lyta an offer for her body.

episode image Dust to Dust
8.1/10 (777 votes)

#38 Dust to Dust

S3:E6

Bester comes to the station to track down a dealer of Dust - an illegal drug that gives normal people temporary telepathic powers. G'Kar is also interested in the drug. He sees it as a potential weapon against the Centauri, but first he has to test it.

episode image A Voice in the Wilderness (2)
8.0/10 (861 votes)

#39 A Voice in the Wilderness (2)

S1:E19

The situation heats up when an Earth Force heavy cruiser arrives to "protect Earth's interests", and the fusion reactors on Epsilon 3 start going out of control, and may blow up the planet and Babylon 5.

episode image Comes the Inquisitor
8.0/10 (909 votes)

#40 Comes the Inquisitor

S2:E21

Kosh summons an inquisitor to test Delenn's motives, and G'Kar tries to maintain his position as leader of Babylon 5's Narn population while organizing an underground resistance.

Cast & Chracters

character image John Sheridan

John Sheridan

Actor: Bruce Boxleitner
character image Michael Garibaldi

Michael Garibaldi

Actor: Jerry Doyle
character image Delenn

Delenn

Actor: Mira Furlan
character image Stephen Franklin

Stephen Franklin

Actor: Richard Biggs
character image G'Kar

G'Kar

Actor: Andreas Katsulas
character image Londo Mollari

Londo Mollari

Actor: Peter Jurasik
character image Vir Cotto

Vir Cotto

Actor: Stephen Furst
character image Lennier

Lennier

Actor: Bill Mumy
character image Elizabeth Lochley

Elizabeth Lochley

Actor: Tracy Scoggins
character image Lyta Alexander

Lyta Alexander

Actor: Patricia Tallman
character image Zack Allan

Zack Allan

Actor: Jeff Conaway

The highest rated episode of Babylon 5 is "Severed Dreams" (S3E10) with a rating of 9.60.

This episode received 1,338 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "TKO" (S1E14) with a rating of 5.80.

This episode received 910 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Chrysalis" (S1E22) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 947 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "TKO" (S1E14) with a rating of 5.80.

This episode received 910 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Long, Twilight Struggle" (S2E20) with a rating of 9.20.

This episode received 977 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Long Dark" (S2E5) with a rating of 6.70.

This episode received 799 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Severed Dreams" (S3E10) with a rating of 9.60.

This episode received 1,338 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Grey 17 Is Missing" (S3E19) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 762 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Endgame" (S4E20) with a rating of 9.20.

This episode received 867 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Conflicts of Interest" (S4E12) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 618 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Sleeping in Light" (S5E22) with a rating of 9.20.

This episode received 1,049 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Secrets of the Soul" (S5E7) with a rating of 6.50.

This episode received 552 votes.

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Mike McEveety Camera First Assistant Camera
Peter B. Kowalski Camera Camera Operator
Robert Blair Camera Key Grip
Ann Bruice Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
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Cinzia Zanetti Costume & Make-Up Key Makeup Artist
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Kim M. Ferry Costume & Make-Up Makeup & Hair
Kim M. Holly Costume & Make-Up Costume Supervisor
Linda Huse Costume & Make-Up Costumer
Matthew W. Plummer Crew Scenic Artist
Alisa Matlovsky Directing Second Second Assistant Director
David McWhirter Directing Second Assistant Director
Kenneth Gilbert Directing Script Supervisor
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Fern Champion Production Casting
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Mark Paladini Production Casting
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Pam Oseransky Production Post Production Coordinator
Richard Compton Production Producer
Skip Beaudine Production Co-Producer
Susan Corbin Production Associate Producer
Christopher Franke Sound Music
Don H. Matthews Sound Sound Mixer
Elisabeth Flaum Sound Sound Effects Editor
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