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Babylon 5 S1E3 — Born to the Purple
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Babylon 5•Season 1•Episode 3

Born to the Purple

7.0/10 · 1,231 votesFeb 9, 199444 min

Ranked #16 of 22 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Londo unknowingly falls for a beautiful slave, whose owner wants her to steal sensitive information. Garibaldi discovers that someone is using a restricted communications channel.

Directed byBruce Seth Green
Written byLarry DiTillio
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Cast11

Michael O'Hare

Michael O'Hare

Jeffrey Sinclair

Jerry Doyle

Jerry Doyle

Michael Garibaldi

Claudia Christian

Claudia Christian

Susan Ivanova

Mira Furlan

Mira Furlan

Delenn

Richard Biggs

Richard Biggs

Stephen Franklin

Andreas Katsulas

Andreas Katsulas

G'Kar

Peter Jurasik

Peter Jurasik

Londo Mollari

Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson

Talia Winters

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Julie Caitlin Brown

Na'Toth

Stephen Furst

Stephen Furst

Vir Cotto

Bill Mumy

Bill Mumy

Lennier

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Bruce Seth Green

Bruce Seth Green

Director

L

Larry DiTillio

Writer

J

John C. Flinn III

Director of Photography

S

Suzanne Sternlight

Editor

K

Kerry Rossall

Stunt Coordinator

D

Dorian Vernacchio

Art Direction

M

Myke Michaels

Key Hair Stylist

J

Jon Johnson

Sound Designer

N

Nancy S. Fallace

Assistant Set Decoration

J

Jon Johnson

Sound Supervisor

M

Mike Schilz

Second Assistant Director

M

Marla K. Bechtel

Assistant Editor

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Episode Summary

"Born to the Purple" is episode 3 of Babylon 5 season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 1,231 votes, ranking #16 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Bruce Seth Green and written by Larry DiTillio, it aired on February 9, 1994.

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