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The Best Episodes of Babylon 5 Season 3

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Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 1 - Matters of Honor
    8.3/10(875 votes)

    #1 - Matters of Honor

    S3:E1

    An Earth Force investigator comes to Babylon 5 with Lt. Keffer's last recording, asking the ambassadors if they recognize the ship in it. Meanwhile, Londo takes steps to remove himself from the Shadows, and Sheridan takes the White Star out for its first mission.

    Director:Kevin G. Cremin
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  2. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 2 - Convictions
    7.4/10(823 votes)

    #2 - Convictions

    S3:E2

    A bomber is loose on Babylon 5; setting of bombs with seemingly no pattern. G'Kar blames the Centauri, Londo blames the Narn - and in it all, Lennier is critically injured. At the same time, a group of monks request permission to live on the station.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  3. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 3 - A Day in the Strife
    7.4/10(776 votes)

    #3 - A Day in the Strife

    S3:E3

    The new Centauri appointed Narn government send a replacement for G'Kar, while an alien probe threatens to destroy Babylon 5 unless it gets the answers for a series of complicated scientific questions.

    Director:David J. Eagle
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  4. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 4 - Passing Through Gethsemane
    8.2/10(977 votes)

    #4 - Passing Through Gethsemane

    S3:E4

    One 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.

    Director:Adam Nimoy
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  5. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 5 - Voices of Authority
    7.9/10(848 votes)

    #5 - Voices of Authority

    S3:E5

    Delenn decides it's time to try to contact some of the first ones and enlists the help of Draal, while Babylon 5 is assigned a political officer.

    Director:Menachem Binitsky
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  6. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 6 - Dust to Dust
    8.1/10(841 votes)

    #6 - Dust to Dust

    S3:E6

    Bester 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.

    Director:David J. Eagle
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  7. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 7 - Exogenesis
    6.8/10(788 votes)

    #7 - Exogenesis

    S3:E7

    Marcus starts snooping around Downbelow when some of his contacts start behaving unusually and a lurker is found dead with a strange creature bonded to his spine. Ivanova investigates Corwin's loyalties when he receives a promotion.

    Director:Kevin G. Cremin
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  8. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 8 - Messages from Earth
    8.6/10(900 votes)

    #8 - Messages from Earth

    S3:E8

    An archaeologist arrives at 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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  9. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 9 - Point of No Return
    9.1/10(1011 votes)

    #9 - Point of No Return

    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:J. Michael Straczynski

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  10. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 10 - Severed Dreams
    9.6/10(1446 votes)

    #10 - Severed Dreams

    S3:E10

    The 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.

    Director:David J. Eagle
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  11. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 11 - Ceremonies of Light and Dark
    7.9/10(826 votes)

    #11 - Ceremonies of Light and Dark

    S3:E11

    Delenn prepares for a ceremony of rebirth, the station's computer goes through an interesting change, Londo "encourages" Refa to stop associating with the Shadows, and the remains of the Nightwatch on Babylon 5 plan to strike at Sheridan through Delenn.

    Director:John C. Flinn III
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  12. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 12 - Sic Transit Vir
    7.5/10(829 votes)

    #12 - Sic Transit Vir

    S3:E12

    Vir returns to Babylon 5 to find that he now has a wife and that two Narns are out for his blood. Meanwhile, Ivanova investigates the activities of the mysterious Centauri Abrahamo Linconi.

    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  13. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 13 - A Late Delivery from Avalon
    7.0/10(844 votes)

    #13 - A Late Delivery from Avalon

    S3:E13

    A mysterious man comes to Babylon 5 dressed in chainmail and armed with a sword. His name? King Arthur - Son of Uther Pendragon, come to help when he is needed most.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  14. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 14 - Ship of Tears
    8.3/10(859 votes)

    #14 - Ship of Tears

    S3:E14

    Bester comes to Babylon 5, this time seeking help against a common enemy - the Shadows. Meanwhile, G'Kar demands to be included in the War Council.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  15. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 15 - Interludes and Examinations
    8.7/10(867 votes)

    #15 - Interludes and Examinations

    S3:E15

    Morden 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.

    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  16. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 16 - War Without End (1)
    9.1/10(1065 votes)

    #16 - War Without End (1)

    S3:E16

    Ivanova 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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  17. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 17 - War Without End (2)
    9.4/10(1108 votes)

    #17 - War Without End (2)

    S3:E17

    While 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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  18. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 18 - Walkabout
    7.2/10(809 votes)

    #18 - Walkabout

    S3:E18

    The new Vorlon ambassador arrives, Sheridan decides it's time to test just how effective telepaths are against the Shadow ships, and Franklin is on walkabout in Downbelow and falls in love with a singer.

    Director:Kevin G. Cremin
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  19. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 19 - Grey 17 Is Missing
    6.6/10(822 votes)

    #19 - Grey 17 Is Missing

    S3:E19

    Garibaldi investigates an area where a maintenance worker disappeared and finds a whole floor that was forgotten after construction, including its rather strange inhabitants. Meanwhile, Delenn is about to take on the role of Ranger One, but Neroon swears to stop her.

    Director:John C. Flinn III
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  20. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 20 - And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
    8.4/10(877 votes)

    #20 - And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place

    S3:E20

    Londo forces Vir to participate in a plan to kill G'Kar. Sheridan struggles with figuring out the Shadows' tactics.

    Director:David J. Eagle
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  21. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 21 - Shadow Dancing
    8.5/10(811 votes)

    #21 - Shadow Dancing

    S3:E21

    With 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.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  22. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 22 - Z'ha'dum
    9.4/10(1135 votes)

    #22 - Z'ha'dum

    S3:E22

    After he has recovered from the shock of seeing her, Anna gives Sheridan an ultimatum - come to Z'ha'dum with her, or never know what happened to her there.

    Director:Adam Nimoy
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Matters of Honor" is the best rated episode of "Babylon 5" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 875 votes. Directed by Kevin G. Cremin and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 11/6/1995. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Convictions".