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The Best Episodes of Babylon 5 Season 5

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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 5 Episode 1 - No Compromises
    7.2/10(654 votes)

    #1 - No Compromises

    S5:E1

    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

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  2. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 2 - The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
    7.8/10(687 votes)

    #2 - The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari

    S5:E2

    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

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  3. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 3 - The Paragon of Animals
    7.3/10(617 votes)

    #3 - The Paragon of Animals

    S5:E3

    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

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  4. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 4 - A View from the Gallery
    7.8/10(780 votes)

    #4 - A View from the Gallery

    S5:E4

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

    Director:Janet Greek
    Writers:J. Michael Straczynski, Harlan Ellison

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  5. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 5 - Learning Curve
    6.9/10(613 votes)

    #5 - Learning Curve

    S5:E5

    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

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  6. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 6 - Strange Relations
    6.7/10(612 votes)

    #6 - Strange Relations

    S5:E6

    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

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  7. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 7 - Secrets of the Soul
    6.5/10(602 votes)

    #7 - Secrets of the Soul

    S5:E7

    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

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  8. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 8 - Day of the Dead
    7.8/10(742 votes)

    #8 - Day of the Dead

    S5:E8

    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

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  9. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 9 - In the Kingdom of the Blind
    7.2/10(593 votes)

    #9 - In the Kingdom of the Blind

    S5:E9

    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

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  10. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 10 - A Tragedy of Telepaths
    7.1/10(596 votes)

    #10 - A Tragedy of Telepaths

    S5:E10

    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

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  11. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 11 - Phoenix Rising
    6.9/10(585 votes)

    #11 - Phoenix Rising

    S5:E11

    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

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  12. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 12 - The Ragged Edge
    7.4/10(577 votes)

    #12 - The Ragged Edge

    S5:E12

    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

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  13. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 13 - The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father
    7.5/10(631 votes)

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

    S5:E13

    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

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  14. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 14 - Meditations on the Abyss
    7.4/10(573 votes)

    #14 - Meditations on the Abyss

    S5:E14

    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

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  15. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 15 - Darkness Ascending
    7.9/10(579 votes)

    #15 - Darkness Ascending

    S5:E15

    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

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  16. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 16 - And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
    8.5/10(623 votes)

    #16 - And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder

    S5:E16

    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

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  17. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 17 - Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)
    8.6/10(638 votes)

    #17 - Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)

    S5:E17

    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

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  18. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 18 - The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)
    8.9/10(683 votes)

    #18 - The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)

    S5:E18

    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

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  19. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 19 - The Wheel of Fire
    7.9/10(590 votes)

    #19 - The Wheel of Fire

    S5:E19

    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

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  20. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 20 - Objects in Motion
    8.0/10(604 votes)

    #20 - Objects in Motion

    S5:E20

    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
    Writers:J. Michael Straczynski, Harlan Ellison

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  21. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 21 - Objects at Rest
    8.0/10(613 votes)

    #21 - Objects at Rest

    S5:E21

    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

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  22. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 22 - Sleeping in Light
    9.2/10(1119 votes)

    #22 - Sleeping in Light

    S5:E22

    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

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"No Compromises" is the best rated episode of "Babylon 5" season 5. It scored 7.2/10 based on 654 votes. Directed by Janet Greek and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 1/21/1998. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari".