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The Best Episodes of Babylon 5 Season 3

Every episode of Babylon 5 Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Babylon 5 Season 3!

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...
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Matters of Honor" is the best rated episode of "Babylon 5" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 799 votes. Directed by Kevin G. Cremin and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 11/6/1995. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Convictions".

  • Matters of Honor
    8.4/10799 votes

    #1 - Matters of Honor

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/1995

    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

  • Convictions
    7.4/10746 votes

    #2 - Convictions

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/1995

    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

  • A Day in the Strife
    7.4/10705 votes

    #3 - A Day in the Strife

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/1995

    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

  • Passing Through Gethsemane
    8.2/10886 votes

    #4 - Passing Through Gethsemane

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/1995

    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

  • Voices of Authority
    7.9/10769 votes

    #5 - Voices of Authority

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/1996

    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

  • Dust to Dust
    8.1/10758 votes

    #6 - Dust to Dust

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/1996

    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

  • Exogenesis
    6.8/10716 votes

    #7 - Exogenesis

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/1996

    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

  • Messages from Earth
    8.6/10822 votes

    #8 - Messages from Earth

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/1996

    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

  • Point of No Return
    9.1/10915 votes

    #9 - Point of No Return

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/1996

    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

  • Severed Dreams
    9.6/101,313 votes

    #10 - Severed Dreams

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/1/1996

    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

  • Ceremonies of Light and Dark
    7.9/10744 votes

    #11 - Ceremonies of Light and Dark

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/1996

    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

  • Sic Transit Vir
    7.5/10747 votes

    #12 - Sic Transit Vir

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/15/1996

    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

  • A Late Delivery from Avalon
    7.0/10759 votes

    #13 - A Late Delivery from Avalon

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/22/1996

    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

  • Ship of Tears
    8.3/10776 votes

    #14 - Ship of Tears

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 4/29/1996

    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

  • Interludes and Examinations
    8.7/10791 votes

    #15 - Interludes and Examinations

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 5/6/1996

    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

  • War Without End (1)
    9.1/10964 votes

    #16 - War Without End (1)

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 5/16/1996

    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

  • War Without End (2)
    9.3/101,003 votes

    #17 - War Without End (2)

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/1996

    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

  • Walkabout
    7.2/10740 votes

    #18 - Walkabout

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 8/18/1996

    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

  • Grey 17 Is Missing
    6.6/10748 votes

    #19 - Grey 17 Is Missing

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 9/1/1996

    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

  • And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
    8.4/10790 votes

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

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 9/8/1996

    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

  • Shadow Dancing
    8.6/10738 votes

    #21 - Shadow Dancing

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 9/15/1996

    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

  • Z'ha'dum
    9.4/101,035 votes

    #22 - Z'ha'dum

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 9/22/1996

    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