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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Point of No Return
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Out Where the Buses Don't Run
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    S2:E3

    Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer thought to be dead.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Babylon Squared
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Boot
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S1:E10

    Meg goes under cover as a Marine recruit in order to investigate the mysterious death of a female private in a boot camp. The facts point at the two drill instructors SSgt. Carrington and Sgt. Gonzales. But a newspaper clipping found by Lt. Austin changes the situation completely. Locations: Parris Island; Washington D.C.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Hemlock
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S1:E15

    Due to the transposition of two digits of a phone number, Lt. Austin receives a fax with the itinerary for a person with the codename 'Shepherd'. Later, a Commander from the Royal Navy shows up demanding that paper. After receiving it he shoots Meg, seriouly wounding her. Trying to find out who this 'Shepherd' is and why this document is so important, they end up chasing an assassin named 'Hemlock' apparently working for Russian hardliners and trying to kill the man behind 'Shepherd' - Boris Yeltsin who is due in the US for a secret treaty signing. Locations: Washington, D.C.; Bethesda; Leesburg, Va.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Revelations
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    S2:E2

    Sheridan's sister comes to visit him at his new command, G'Kar returns with grave tidings from the rim of known space, Dr. Franklin tries to wake Gribaldi from the coma with the alien healing device obtained from Dr. Rosen, and something is happening in Delenn's quarters.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Acts of Sacrifice
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    S2:E12

    G'Kar struggles to control the Narns on Babylon 5 as he asks the different ambassadors for help in the war against the Centauri. Ivanova shows a representative from a new species around the station, so he may decide if humans are worthy of their presence.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - A Distant Star
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S2:E4

    A giant explorer class ship comes to Babylon 5 for re-supply - its captain an old friend of Sheridan. Dr. Franklin gets on the command staff's nerves when he starts handing out "food plans".

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Parliament of Dreams
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    S1:E5

    Sinclair's old flame, Catherine Sakai, arrives during a week-long festival when humans and aliens demonstrate their dominate religious beliefs. An old enemy sends an assassin to kill G'Kar.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - By Any Means Necessary
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    S1:E12

    The station's dock workers stage an illegal strike after an accident in the docking bays. G'Kar tries to take part in a Narn religious ceremony, but must find a replacement G'Quan-Eth plant that was destroyed in the accident.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - A Race Through Dark Places
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    S2:E8

    Bester returns to Babylon 5 to shut down an underground organization that smuggles rogue telepaths out of the PSI Corps' reach. Meanwhile, Sheridan has some disagreements with Earth Force over the rent of his quarters.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Smoked
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E14

    After a lightning strike, a damaged Tomcat flying over Cuba is forced to land by the Cuban air force. Harm and Meg, accompanied by Cdr. Krennick and undersecretary of state Bair go to Cuba to negotiate the return of the pilot and aircraft. The main goal is to prevent the download of the Tomcat's classified software. But the CIA's actual plans are totally different ... Locations: Washington,D.C.; Cuba

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Soul Hunter
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    S1:E2

    A badly damaged ship is brought into the station and the strange alien inside is identified as a soul hunter - an immortal race who can sense death and supposedly steal someone's soul.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Nobody Lives Forever
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S1:E20

    A passionate romance distracts Crockett to the point that it nearly derails the pursuit of three thugs on a rampage.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Brig Break
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    S1:E8

    Harm and Meg investigate the theft of stolen missiles at the SEATAC Naval Base. While interrogating PO1 Quinn of the theft, a prison-break takes place and Lt. Austin is taken hostage. Contrary to the Major in charge, Lt. Rabb thinks that this is a well-planned breakout with a big goal. Locations: SEATAC Island Naval Base and surrounding areas

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Survivors
    6.9/10(18 votes)

    S1:E11

    There is an explosion in one of the fighter bays just days before the president is to visit Babylon 5. A dying man implicates Garibaldi, which is just what the head of presidential security wants to hear, as she blames him for her father's death.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - GROPOS
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    S2:E10

    Babylon 5 gets considerable space problems when 25,000 Earth Force soldiers arrive. Led by General Richard Franklin, Stephen Franklin's father, they are to use Babylon 5 as a staging point for a risky military operation.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Eyes
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    S1:E16

    Sinclair's decisions the last year catch up with him, when an internal affairs investigator arrives to test the crew's loyalty to Earth Force with the help of a telepath. And Lennier shows great interest in Garibaldi's attempt at assembling a 1990's motorcycle.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Desert Storm
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E6

    The Sliders land on a world with little water and come to the aid of a mysterious young woman whose gift to find water is being exploited by a group of thugs.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Paradise Lost
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E15

    The Sliders arrive in a small community, where the citizens are all young and fearful of outsiders. They don't expect much trouble, until they uncover a deadly secret.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Honor Among Thieves?
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E16

    Crockett & Tubbs want to bring in a serial killer, but fear that it may blow their covers to break too soon.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Slither
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E22

    While on vacation, Quinn and Rembrandt get mixed up in an illegal snake deal and find themselves stuck in the middle of no where surrounded by deadly snakes. Meanwhile, Wade and Maggie get involved with a shady man in their search for the others.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 25 - This Slide of Paradise
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E25

    The Sliders track Rickman to a world where a mad scientist has been experimenting with genetic testing and has created a race of human hybrids.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Trust Fund Pirates
    5.3/10(9 votes)

    S2:E21

    A Bolivian cruise ship is attacked by pirates leading Crockett and Tubbs to enlist the help of a renegade pilot in the contraband business to solve the case.

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:N/A

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Jim Johnston Ratings Summary

"Point of No Return" is the best rated episode directed by Jim Johnston. It scored 8.5/10 based on 16 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/26/1996 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Out Where the Buses Don't Run".