7.7/10842 votes#1 - Points of Departure
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/1994
Sheridan arrives at Babylon 5 to replace Sinclair and deal with a renegade Minbari Cruiser.
Director: Janet Greek
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
7.7/10816 votes#2 - Revelations
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/1994
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: J. Michael Straczynski
7.7/10847 votes#3 - The Geometry of Shadows
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/1994
A 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.
Director: Michael Vejar
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
7.2/10794 votes#4 - A Distant Star
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/1994
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: D.C. Fontana
6.7/10793 votes#5 - The Long Dark
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/1994
A 100-year-old space exploration ship appears near Babylon 5 with two passengers - a woman in cryogenic sleep, the corpse of her husband, and something sinister that has unfinished business with a half mad lurker.
Director: Mario DiLeo
Writer: Scott Frost
7.1/10779 votes#6 - Spider in the Web
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/1994
A friend of Talia comes to Babylon 5 to negotiate a deal to help Mars become more self-sufficient, when a man calling out "Free Mars!" electrocutes him.
Director: Kevin G. Cremin
Writer: Larry DiTillio
7.3/10817 votes#7 - Soul Mates
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/1994
Londo 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.
Director: John C. Flinn III
Writer: Peter David
7.7/10803 votes#8 - A Race Through Dark Places
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/25/1995
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: J. Michael Straczynski
9.1/101,054 votes#9 - The Coming of Shadows
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/1/1995
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.
Director: Janet Greek
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
7.3/10851 votes#10 - GROPOS
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/1995
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: Larry DiTillio
7.5/10772 votes#11 - All Alone in the Night
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/16/1995
While leading a Starfury squadron to investigate the disappearance of several ships, Sheridan is captured by an alien vessel. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned to appear before the Grey Council to discuss her recent change in appearance.
Director: Mario DiLeo
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
7.6/10795 votes#12 - Acts of Sacrifice
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/22/1995
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: J. Michael Straczynski
7.4/10753 votes#13 - Hunter, Prey
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/1/1995
The president's physician comes to Babylon 5 on the run from Earth Force special intelligence. They say he has classified information he plans to sell to alien governments, though Sheridan soon learns otherwise.
Director: Menachem Binitsky
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
7.3/10747 votes#14 - There All the Honor Lies
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/26/1995
Sheridan is assaulted by the Minbari Lovell, and is forced to kill him in self-defense. But a Minbari who witnessed the incident claims Sheridan assaulted Lovell - and everybody knows Minbari do not lie.
Director: Michael Vejar
Writer: Peter David
7.8/10812 votes#15 - And Now for a Word
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 5/3/1995
We see life on Babylon 5 through the eyes of ISN, supplemented by interviews, statistics and even a few commercials.
Director: Mario DiLeo
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
8.9/10898 votes#16 - In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 5/10/1995
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.
Director: David J. Eagle
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
7.2/10744 votes#17 - Knives
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/17/1995
Londo gets a visit from an old friend who seeks his help after being called a traitor by the Centarum. Sheridan starts hallucinating after being attacked by a dead alien.
Director: Stephen L. Posey
Writer: Larry DiTillio
7.9/10794 votes#18 - Confessions and Lamentations
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 5/24/1995
A 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 affects the immoral.
Director: Kevin G. Cremin
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
8.2/10803 votes#19 - Divided Loyalties
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 7/25/1995
Lyta Alexander returns to Babylon 5 with a message from the telepath resistance: one of the command staff is a mole for PSI Corps.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
9.2/10966 votes#20 - The Long, Twilight Struggle
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 8/1/1995
Draal reveals himself to Sheridan, while Refa and Londo set a plan in motion that will lead to the final defeat of the Narns.
Director: John C. Flinn III
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
8.0/10897 votes#21 - Comes the Inquisitor
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 8/8/1995
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.
Director: Michael Vejar
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
9.1/10929 votes#22 - The Fall of Night
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 8/15/1995
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.
Director: Janet Greek
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Points of Departure" is the best rated episode of "Babylon 5" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 842 votes. Directed by Janet Greek and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 11/2/1994. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Revelations".