The Best Babylon 5 Episodes of All Time
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Best Babylon 5 episodes, no matter how popular they are. of All Time
List of the best Babylon 5 episodes, as determined by voters like you. With CGI effects that were way ahead of it's time, Babylon 5 was one of the most critically acclaimed space operas of all time. With all the amazing episodes of the show that exist, it's hard to trust just one person's opinion of what the top Babylon 5 episodes of all time are. Fans of Babylon 5 are very passionate about the show, and there are often debates over which episodes are the greatest. That's why this list exists- so you can vote for your favorites and we can find out once and for all what everyone thinks the best episode is.
List below includes Infection, The Wheel of Fire and more. What is the best Babylon 5 episode of all time? Look below and find out.Most divisive: Confessions and Lamentations
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Revelations
Season 2 Episode 2: Londo becomes more indebted to the sinister Morden. - 2
Z'Ha'Dum
Season 3 Episode 22: Londo's political status changes. The history and motives of the Shadows are revealed. - 3April 01, 1996The 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.
- 4May 20, 1996While 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.
- 5May 26, 1997"No Surrender, No Retreat" is a key episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. The episode also gives its name to the entire fourth season of the series, thus emphasizing its importance.
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Point of No Return
February 26, 1996Clark has just declared marshal 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. - 7February 01, 1995"The Coming of Shadows" is a key episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. It won the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
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War Without End (1)
May 16, 1996Ivanova 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. - 9November 25, 1998Twenty 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.
- 10May 06, 1996Morden 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.
- 11September 22, 1996Z'ha'dum is the final episode of the third season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
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Shadow Dancing
September 15, 1996With 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. - 13
The Fall of Centauri Prime
October 28, 1998As 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. - 14August 10, 1994Babylon 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.
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In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum
Season 2 Episode 16: Sheridan discovers the amazing truth about his wife's death--and Kosh reveals an ancient secret that threatens the universe. 
16September 08, 1996Londo forces Vir to participate in a plan to kill G'Kar. Sheridan struggles with figuring out the Shadows' tactics.- 17October 03, 1994"Chrysalis" is the final episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
- 18November 27, 1995One 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.
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In the Beginning
January 04, 1998The Earth military encounters an alien race called the Minbari. Through a series of accidents and misunderstandings, a war breaks out that nearly results in the death of every human on Earth. The war and its aftermath provide the background for the TV series ""Babylon 5."" - 20February 19, 1996An archeologist is brought 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.
- 21November 25, 1996With 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.
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Endgame
October 12, 1997"Endgame" is an episode from the fourth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. - 23
Into the Fire
February 03, 1997In 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. - 24
The Long Night
January 27, 1997As 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... an undetectable weapon has been acquired... Tonight Cartagia must die. - 25August 15, 1995Two 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.
- 26August 01, 1995Draal reveals himself for Sheridan, while Refa and Londo set a plan in motion that will lead to the final defeat of the Narns.
- 27May 10, 1995Sheridan 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.
- 28June 17, 1998Sheridan 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. And Vir hires Franklin and Lyta to investigate why the Drazi don't return the bodies from destroyed Centauri ships.
- 29February 05, 1996Bester 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...
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Signs and Portents
Season 1 Episode 13: Londo finds a sacred Centauri relic. Pirate attacks on transport ships become more brazen. - 31
A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 19: 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. - 32October 06, 1997Garibaldi 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 fleets' next rendezvous point, by a group of completely new advanced-technology destroyers.
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Matters of Honor
Season 3 Episode 1: Sheridan encounters a Shadow vessel. Londo tries to end his alliance with the Shadows. - 34
The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
Season 4 Episode 22: In the season finale, the story of the InterStellar Alliance is projected eons into the future. - 35
Voices of Authority
Season 3 Episode 5: There's a new, powerful ally in the fight against the Shadows. - 36November 04, 1996In 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 the emperor.
- 37June 09, 1997After 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.
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War Without End: Part I
Season 3 Episode 16: Sinclair returns to accompany Sheridan on a life-threatening mission involving Babylon 4. - 39
War Without End: Part II
Season 3 Episode 17: Sheridan moves through time, experiencing his future. - 40
The Summoning
November 18, 1996Ivanova 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. - 41
And Now for a Word
May 03, 1995We see life on Babylon 5 through the eyes of ISN, supplemented by interviews, statistics and even a few commercials. - 42
Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
November 11, 1996"Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?" is an episode from the fourth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. - 43
The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father
Season 5 Episode 13: While tracking an unstable telepath trainee on Babylon 5, Bester instructs two interns on the motives of the Psi Corps. - 44
The Quality of Mercy
August 17, 1994Dr. Franklin investigates an unlicensed medical practitioner in Downbelow, while Londo takes Lennier for a tour of Babylon 5's seedier locales. And in the brig, a convicted murderer waits for his sentence to be carried out - the death of personality. - 45April 20, 1994"Deathwalker" is an episode from the first season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
- 46April 08, 1996"Ceremonies of Light and Dark" is an episode from the third season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
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Midnight on the Firing Line
Season 1 Episode 1: Sinclair tries to calm things down after a Narn attack on a peaceful Centauri agricultural colony rekindles old hatreds. - 48
Confessions and Lamentations
May 24, 1995A 100% fatal and 100% contagious plague is killing the Markabs. Dr. Franklin tries to find a cure, but is being opposed by the Markabs themselves, who believe the plague only affect the immoral. - 49
Intersections in Real Time
Season 4 Episode 18: Sheridan is tortured by a ruthless Earth official. - 50
A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 18: 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. - 51November 16, 1994A mysterious group known as ""techno-mages"" take up temporary residence at Babylon 5 and Londo is very eager to get an audience with them. Meanwhile the Drazi cause problems for the newly promoted Commander Ivanova with their rather unusual election process.
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Sic Transit Vir
Season 3 Episode 12: Vir causes controversy by aiding the Narn without authorization. - 53
Day of the Dead
Season 5 Episode 8: A comedy team (comedic magicians PENN & TELLER) visits Babylon 5. - 54August 08, 1995"Comes the Inquisitor" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
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Soul Mates
December 14, 1994Londo summons his three wives to Babylon 5 so he can divorce two of them, Talia gets a visit from her obnoxious ex-husband - the only man ever to leave the PSI Corps... and Delenn has her first bad hair day. - 56
Points of Departure
Season 2 Episode 1: Babylon 5 gets a new leader: Captain John Sheridan. - 57
The War Prayer
Season 1 Episode 7: 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. - 58
The Exercise of Vital Power
Season 4 Episode 16: Garibaldi arrives on Mars to rendezvous with a powerful business leader--and their plans could cost Sheridan his life. - 59
Rising Star
Season 4 Episode 21: Marcus makes the ultimate sacrifice for Ivanova. - 60
Legacies
Season 1 Episode 17: A Minbari military leader's dead body disappears on the station.
