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Babylon 5 Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1998 - 1998
A sci-fi drama is set in the 23rd century on a space station where the Babylon 5 crew try to keep the peace.
Episode 1
No Compromises
Wed, Jan 21, 1998 60 mins
Capt. Elizabeth Lochley (Tracy Scoggins) arrives to take command of the space station, where Sheridan refuses to cancel his inauguration despite threats to his life. Lt. Corwin: Joshua Cox. John: Anthony Crivello. Byron: Robin Atkin Downes.
Episode 2
The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
Wed, Jan 28, 1998 60 mins
Londo (Peter Jurasik) suffers a heart attack and must face his greatest fear in order to recover; Lennier (Bill Mumy) requests a transfer home to Minbar. Sheridan: Bruce Boxleitner. Delenn: Mira Furlan. G'Kar: Andreas Katsulas. Franklin: Richard Biggs.
Episode 3
The Paragon of Animals
Wed, Feb 4, 1998 60 mins
The Alliance faces its first test when the Drazi and several other races refuse to sign the Declaration of Principles; Garibaldi tries to hire telepaths for his covert operations force. Garibaldi: Jerry Doyle. Verchan: Tony Abatemarco. Byron: Robin Atkin Downes.
Episode 4
A View from the Gallery
Wed, Feb 11, 1998 60 mins
As a hostile alien force prepares to attack the station, two winsome maintenance guys go about their duties. Mack: Raymond O'Conner. Bo: Lawrence LeJohn. Byron: Robin Atkin Downes. Lt. Corwin: Joshua Cox. Sheridan: Bruce Boxleitner. Delenn: Mira Furlan.
Episode 5
Learning Curve
Wed, Feb 18, 1998 60 mins
Gambling racketeers terrorize Down Below; Garibaldi confronts Lochley (Tracy Scoggins) about her loyalties during the civil war. Trace: Trevor Goddard. Turval: Turhan Bay. Tannier: Brendan Ford. Rastenn: Nathan Anderson. Durhan: Brian McDermott.
Episode 6
Strange Relations
Wed, Feb 25, 1998 60 mins
Bester (Walter Koenig) lands on Babylon 5 with intentions of taking the refugee telepaths into custody; an assassination attempt is made on Londo (Peter Jurasik). Garibaldi: Jerry Doyle. Lochley: Tracy Scoggins. Byron: Robin Atkin Downes.
Episode 7
Secrets of the Soul
Wed, Mar 4, 1998 60 mins
Franklin (Richard Biggs) uncovers a centuries-old mystery while pulling together data on inter-species diseases; and a meeting of the minds between Byron and Lyta also yields a puzzle. Lyta: Patricia Tallman. Byron: Robin Atkin Downes.
Episode 8
The Day of the Dead
Wed, Mar 11, 1998 60 mins
The Brakiri negotiate to purchase a section of Babylon 5 for a religious ceremony; and all await the arrival of the comedy team of Rebo and Zooty. Sheridan: Bruce Boxleitner. Delenn: Mira Furlan.
Episode 9
In the Kingdom of the Blind
Wed, Mar 18, 1998 45 mins
Londo starts to suspect that all is not right on Centauri Prime, when a good friend is murdered. On Babylon 5, Byron tries to force the council to give him and his telepaths a homeworld of their own.
Episode 10
A Tragedy of Telepaths
Wed, Mar 25, 1998 60 mins
Londo and G'Kar (Peter Jurasik, Andreas Katsulas) make a discovery on Centauri Prime. Meanwhile, members of the Alliance accuse each other of conducting attacks on their ships; and strife with the telepaths continues to mount. Sheridan: Bruce Boxleitner. Delenn: Mira Furlan.
Episode 11
Phoenix Rising
Wed, Apr 1, 1998 45 mins
More bloodhound units arrive and the fight with the violent faction of Byron's followers intensifies until the rogues seize Medlab - with Garibaldi and Franklin in it.
Episode 12
The Ragged Edge
Wed, Apr 8, 1998 45 mins
It looks like the Alliance will get a break in the investigation of the recent shipping line attacks, when a possible witness may have survived the latest attack and taken refuge on the Drazi homeworld. Garibaldi is sent to find him, but the Intelligence Chief's alcohol problem complicates the mission. G'Kar returns to Babylon 5 to discover that his book has been published, and he is now a revered religious figure.
Episode 13
The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father
Wed, Apr 15, 1998 60 mins
The inner workings of the Psi Corps are observed as Bester (Walter Koenig) hunts a dangerous telepath whose trail leads to Babylon 5. Sheridan: Bruce Boxleitner. Delenn: Mira Furlan.
Episode 14
Meditations on the Abyss
Wed, May 27, 1998 45 mins
Delenn reassigns Lennier to a Ranger training mission on the border of Centauri space, hoping he can find some proof regarding the Centauri involvement in the shipping line attacks. Vir undergoes some dramatic changes when he learns that he is the new Centauri ambassador to Babylon 5.
Episode 15
Darkness Ascending
Wed, Jun 3, 1998 45 mins
Lennier investigates Centauri signals that may be connected to the attacks. Lyta tries to continue Byron's dream of finding a homeworld for telepaths. Lise visits Garibaldi only to discover he's drinking again.
Episode 16
And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
Wed, Jun 10, 1998 45 mins
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 17
Movement of Fire and Shadow
Wed, Jun 17, 1998 60 mins
Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) tries to unite Alliance forces to discover the strategy behind the Centauri attacks, but the Drazi have their own remedy for the escalating war; Franklin (Richard Biggs) and Lyta make a shocking discovery on the Drazi homeworld. Londo: Peter Jurasik.
Episode 18
The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)
Wed, Oct 28, 1998 45 mins
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 19
The Wheel of Fire
Wed, Nov 4, 1998 60 mins
G'Kar (Andreas Katsulas) receives a hero's welcome when he returns to the station; Lyta is charged with aiding telepathic terrorists; Lochley (Tracy Scoggins) confronts Garibaldi (Jerry Doyle) about his drinking problem. Sheridan: Bruce Boxleitner. Delenn: Mira Furlan.
Episode 20
Objects in Motion
Wed, Nov 11, 1998 45 mins
Tessa Holloran, former Number One of the Mars resistance, arrives with a warning for Lise and Michael: an assassin has been hired to kill them. Meanwhile, G'Kar gets ready to leave, though not everybody is happy about it.
Episode 21
Objects at Rest
Wed, Nov 18, 1998 60 mins
Sheridan and Delenn leave the station for a new life on Minbar, but their hopes for a happy departure are sidetracked by Lennier (Bill Mumy); G'Kar's successor arrives at Babylon 5. Londo: Peter Jurasik. Ta'Lon: Marshall Teague. Franklin: Richard Biggs.
Episode 22
Sleeping in Light
Wed, Nov 25, 1998 60 mins
Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) gathers old friends on Minbar, then returns to the site of his last brush with death; Zack oversees the decommissioning of the space station. Delenn: Mira Furlan. Ivanova: Claudia Christian. Franklin: Richard Biggs. Garibaldi: Jerry Doyle.
