Background
Show cover for Babylon 5

The Worst Episodes of Babylon 5

Genres:DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

Every episode of Babylon 5 ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Babylon 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...
Episodes
110
Avg. Rating
7.8
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.1
7.7
8.3
8.1
6.8
7.7
7.4
8.2
7.0
7.7
7.4
8.4

Filter By Season (5)

  • TKO
    5.8/10(914)
    Loading...

    #1 - TKO

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 5/25/1994

    Garibaldi is surprised when an old friend comes to Babylon 5 to fight in the "Mutai" - a savage alien fighting arena. Meanwhile, Ivanova has trouble dealing with her father's death.

    Director: John C. Flinn III

    Writer: Larry DiTillio

    Comments

    0
  • Infection
    6.4/10(1,010)
    Loading...

    #2 - Infection

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 2/16/1994

    Dr. Franklin gets a visit from an old friend and former mentor, xenoarchaeologist Dr. Vance Hendricks who wants Franklin's help to analyze some organic artifacts he found on a dead world. But the artifacts seem to have a will of their own and start to manipulate Hendricks' assistant.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

    Comments

    0
  • Secrets of the Soul
    6.5/10(556)
    Loading...

    #3 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • Grail
    6.6/10(865)
    Loading...

    #4 - Grail

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 7/6/1994

    A man comes to Babylon 5 asking the alien ambassadors for information that can help him with his quest to find the Holy Grail, while a Downbelow gangster gives security problems by mind-wiping all who oppose him.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: Christy Marx

    Comments

    0
  • Grey 17 Is Missing
    6.6/10(768)
    Loading...

    #5 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • The Long Dark
    6.7/10(805)
    Loading...

    #6 - 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

    Comments

    0
    Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Babylon 5

    READ
  • Strange Relations
    6.7/10(564)
    Loading...

    #7 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • Soul Hunter
    6.8/10(1,152)
    Loading...

    #8 - Soul Hunter

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 2/2/1994

    A badly damaged ship is brought into the station and the strange alien inside is identified as a soul hunter - an immortal race who can sense death and supposedly steal someone's soul.

    Director: Jim Johnston

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

    Comments

    0
  • The War Prayer
    6.8/10(954)
    Loading...

    #9 - The War Prayer

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 3/9/1994

    A racist group is terrorizing non-humans on Babylon 5. Meanwhile Londo has trouble with two young Centauri who want to break with tradition by ignoring their arranged marriages, and instead marry for love.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: D.C. Fontana

    Comments

    0
  • Survivors
    6.8/10(861)
    Loading...

    #10 - Survivors

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 5/4/1994

    There is an explosion in one of the fighter bays just days before the president is to visit Babylon 5. A dying man implicates Garibaldi, which is just what the head of presidential security wants to hear, as she blames him for her father's death.

    Director: Jim Johnston

    Writer: Marc Scott Zicree

    Comments

    0
  • Exogenesis
    6.8/10(734)
    Loading...

    #11 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • Learning Curve
    6.9/10(564)
    Loading...

    #12 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • Phoenix Rising
    6.9/10(538)
    Loading...

    #13 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • Born to the Purple
    7.0/10(1,065)
    Loading...

    #14 - Born to the Purple

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 2/9/1994

    Londo unknowingly falls for a beautiful slave, whose owner wants her to steal sensitive information. Garibaldi discovers that someone is using a restricted communications channel.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: Larry DiTillio

    Comments

    0
  • Believers
    7.0/10(983)
    Loading...

    #15 - Believers

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 4/27/1994

    An alien couple comes to Dr. Franklin with their fatally ill son. The child could be cured by a simple operation, but the parents' religion specifically forbids it. Meanwhile, Ivanova escorts a damaged star liner through raider territory.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: David Gerrold

    Comments

    0
  • A Late Delivery from Avalon
    7.0/10(779)
    Loading...

    #16 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • Midnight on the Firing Line
    7.1/10(1,244)
    Loading...

    #17 - Midnight on the Firing Line

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 1/26/1994

    When the Narn attack a Centauri colony, Londo and G'Kar nearly come to blows. Meanwhile, raiders are attacking transport ships near the station.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

    Comments

    0
  • Legacies
    7.1/10(808)
    Loading...

    #18 - Legacies

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 7/20/1994

    A Minbari war cruiser comes to Babylon 5 to display the body of a recently dead Minbari leader, while Ivanova and Talia battle for the fate of a young girl with newly discovered telepathic powers.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: D.C. Fontana

    Comments

    0
  • Spider in the Web
    7.1/10(792)
    Loading...

    #19 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • A Tragedy of Telepaths
    7.1/10(549)
    Loading...

    #20 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • By Any Means Necessary
    7.2/10(886)
    Loading...

    #21 - By Any Means Necessary

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 5/11/1994

    The station's dock workers stage an illegal strike after an accident in the docking bays. G'Kar tries to take part in a Narn religious ceremony, but must find a replacement G'Quan-Eth plant that was destroyed in the accident.

    Director: Jim Johnston

    Writer: Kathryn M. Drennan

    Comments

    0
  • Eyes
    7.2/10(857)
    Loading...

    #22 - Eyes

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 7/13/1994

    Sinclair's decisions the last year catch up with him, when an internal affairs investigator arrives to test the crew's loyalty to Earth Force with the help of a telepath. And Lennier shows great interest in Garibaldi's attempt at assembling a 1990's motorcycle.

    Director: Jim Johnston

    Writer: Larry DiTillio

    Comments

    0
  • A Distant Star
    7.2/10(809)
    Loading...

    #23 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • There All the Honor Lies
    7.2/10(763)
    Loading...

    #24 - 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

    Comments

    0
  • Knives
    7.2/10(760)
    Loading...

    #25 - 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

    Comments

    0

Worst Episodes Summary

"TKO" is the worst rated episode of "Babylon 5". It scored 5.8/10 based on 914 votes. Directed by John C. Flinn III and written by Larry DiTillio, it aired on 5/25/1994. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Infection".