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The Best Episodes of Babylon 5 Season 5

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

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 where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Babylon 5" season 5 is "No Compromises", rated 7.2/10 from 585 user votes. It was directed by Janet Greek and written by J. Michael Straczynski. "No Compromises" aired on 1/21/1998 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari".

  • No Compromises
    7.2/10 585 votes

    #1 - No Compromises

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/1998

    Lochley takes command of Babylon 5 and Byron petitions her for asylum aboard the station. An assassin pledges to kill Sheridan at his inauguration.

    Director: Janet Greek

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
    7.8/10 616 votes

    #2 - The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/28/1998

    Londo collapses from a heart attack, and must battle with his guilt in a dream state. Delenn learns that Lennier is planing to leave Babylon 5 to join the Rangers.

    Director: David J. Eagle

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Paragon of Animals
    7.3/10 552 votes

    #3 - The Paragon of Animals

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/4/1998

    A small world plagued by raiders begs the alliance for help. Garibaldi tries forming an intelligence unit of telepaths.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • A View from the Gallery
    7.8/10 692 votes

    #4 - A View from the Gallery

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/11/1998

    We see the action from the viewpoint of two maintenance workers as a race of savage aliens attacks the station.

    Director: Janet Greek

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski, Harlan Ellison

  • Learning Curve
    6.9/10 546 votes

    #5 - Learning Curve

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/1998

    Four rangers come from Minbar with a status report to Delenn, while a Downbelow racketeer decides it's time to get rid of Zack.

    Director: David J. Eagle

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Strange Relations
    6.7/10 547 votes

    #6 - Strange Relations

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/1998

    Bester arrives at the station to arrest the Downbelow telepaths, and Londo barely escapes an assassination attempt when the ship he was to be aboard explodes.

    Director: John C. Flinn III

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Secrets of the Soul
    6.5/10 536 votes

    #7 - Secrets of the Soul

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/4/1998

    As more telepaths arrive at the station, the denizens of Downbelow start taking notice. Tensions build until one of the telepaths is assaulted, and the others decide to take revenge - against Byron's wishes. Meanwhile, Franklin tries to find out why the Hyach are hiding part of their medical history.

    Director: Tony Dow

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Day of the Dead
    7.8/10 670 votes

    #8 - Day of the Dead

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 3/11/1998

    The Brakiri buy a part of Babylon 5 for a religious ceremony where the dead are supposed to return. Comedians Rebo and Zooty arrive to do a show on the station.

    Director: Doug Lefler

    Writer: Neil Gaiman

  • In the Kingdom of the Blind
    7.2/10 530 votes

    #9 - In the Kingdom of the Blind

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/1998

    Londo starts to suspect that all is not right on Centauri Prime, when a good friend is murdered. On Babylon 5, Byron tries to force the council to give him and his telepaths a homeworld of their own.

    Director: David J. Eagle

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • A Tragedy of Telepaths
    7.1/10 533 votes

    #10 - A Tragedy of Telepaths

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/25/1998

    The telepaths have barred themselves inside an area of Downbelow, and their telepathic tricks force Lochley to ask Bester for help. G'Kar finds an old friend locked in a cell in the Centauri palace.

    Director: Tony Dow

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Phoenix Rising
    6.9/10 520 votes

    #11 - Phoenix Rising

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 4/1/1998

    More bloodhound units arrive and the fight with the violent faction of Byron's followers intensifies until the rogues seize Medlab - with Garibaldi and Franklin in it.

    Director: David J. Eagle

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Ragged Edge
    7.4/10 518 votes

    #12 - The Ragged Edge

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/1998

    It looks like the Alliance will get a break in the investigation of the recent shipping line attacks, when a possible witness may have survived the latest attack and taken refuge on the Drazi homeworld. Garibaldi is sent to find him, but the Intelligence Chief's alcohol problem complicates the mission. G'Kar returns to Babylon 5 to discover that his book has been published, and he is now a revered religious figure.

    Director: John Copeland

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father
    7.5/10 572 votes

    #13 - The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 4/15/1998

    A telepath murders his roommate and escapes on a ship bound for Babylon 5. Bester is given the job of capturing him, and brings along two PSI Cop interns to show them how he works.

    Director: Stephen Furst

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Meditations on the Abyss
    7.4/10 518 votes

    #14 - Meditations on the Abyss

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 5/27/1998

    Delenn reassigns Lennier to a Ranger training mission on the border of Centauri space, hoping he can find some proof regarding the Centauri involvement in the shipping line attacks. Vir undergoes some dramatic changes when he learns that he is the new Centauri ambassador to Babylon 5.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Darkness Ascending
    8.0/10 526 votes

    #15 - Darkness Ascending

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 6/3/1998

    Lennier investigates Centauri signals that may be connected to the attacks. Lyta tries to continue Byron's dream of finding a homeworld for telepaths. Lise visits Garibaldi only to discover he's drinking again.

    Director: Janet Greek

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
    8.5/10 567 votes

    #16 - And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 6/10/1998

    The evidence collected against the Centauri is presented to the council of the Interstellar Alliance, and a boycott against the Centauri is issued. In reaction, the Centauri withdraw from the Alliance and make it clear that they will circumvent the blockade by force if necessary.

    Director: Goran Gajić

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)
    8.6/10 582 votes

    #17 - Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 6/17/1998

    Sheridan finally authorizes the White Star fleet to participate in the war. Delenn travels to Minbar to start a Minbari-Earth joint project to build a prototype White Star destroyer class ship. Vir hires Franklin and Lyta to investigate why the Drazi don't return the bodies from destroyed Centauri ships.

    Director: John C. Flinn III

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)
    8.9/10 620 votes

    #18 - The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 10/28/1998

    As Centauri Prime is being bombarded, the Drakh, the real masters behind the war, reveal themselves to Londo. They force him to go along with their plan to alienate the Centauri from the Alliance, and use what's left as their new home.

    Director: Douglas E. Wise

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • The Wheel of Fire
    7.9/10 538 votes

    #19 - The Wheel of Fire

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 11/4/1998

    Earth Force orders the arrest of Lyta for financing terrorism against the PSI Corps. Sheridan confronts Garibaldi about his drinking. G'Kar struggles with his growing mass of worshippers.

    Director: Janet Greek

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Objects in Motion
    8.0/10 552 votes

    #20 - Objects in Motion

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 11/11/1998

    Tessa Holloran, former Number One of the Mars resistance, arrives with a warning for Lise and Michael: an assassin has been hired to kill them. Meanwhile, G'Kar gets ready to leave, though not everybody is happy about it.

    Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski, Harlan Ellison

  • Objects at Rest
    8.0/10 559 votes

    #21 - Objects at Rest

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 11/18/1998

    It is near the end of 2262, and many changes are abound. Londo, G'Kar and Garibaldi have already left, and Franklin will be taking up his new position on Earth shortly. Finally, Sheridan and Delenn leave for Minbar, where the Alliance's recently finished headquarters are located.

    Director: John Copeland

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Sleeping in Light
    9.2/10 1,035 votes

    #22 - Sleeping in Light

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 11/25/1998

    Twenty years after his death and resurrection at Z'ha'dum, Sheridan feels his life force ebbing away, and invites some old friends for a final gathering.

    Director: J. Michael Straczynski

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski