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The Worst Episodes of Babylon 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 Worst Episode
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    Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 14 - TKO
    5.8/10(989 votes)

    #1 - TKO

    S1:E14

    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

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  2. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 4 - Infection
    6.4/10(1094 votes)

    #2 - Infection

    S1:E4

    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

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

    #3 - 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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  4. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 15 - Grail
    6.6/10(931 votes)

    #4 - Grail

    S1:E15

    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

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  5. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 19 - Grey 17 Is Missing
    6.6/10(826 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Babylon 5 Season 2 Episode 5 - The Long Dark
    6.7/10(870 votes)

    #6 - The Long Dark

    S2:E5

    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

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

    #7 - 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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  8. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 2 - Soul Hunter
    6.8/10(1250 votes)

    #8 - Soul Hunter

    S1:E2

    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

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  9. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 7 - The War Prayer
    6.8/10(1034 votes)

    #9 - The War Prayer

    S1:E7

    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

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  10. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 11 - Survivors
    6.8/10(926 votes)

    #10 - Survivors

    S1:E11

    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

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  11. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 7 - Exogenesis
    6.8/10(794 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 5 - Learning Curve
    6.9/10(614 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 11 - Phoenix Rising
    6.9/10(587 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 3 - Born to the Purple
    7.0/10(1156 votes)

    #14 - Born to the Purple

    S1:E3

    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

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  15. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 13 - A Late Delivery from Avalon
    7.0/10(848 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 1 - Midnight on the Firing Line
    7.1/10(1349 votes)

    #16 - Midnight on the Firing Line

    S1:E1

    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

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  17. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 10 - Believers
    7.1/10(1069 votes)

    #17 - Believers

    S1:E10

    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

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  18. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 17 - Legacies
    7.1/10(870 votes)

    #18 - Legacies

    S1:E17

    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

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  19. Babylon 5 Season 2 Episode 6 - Spider in the Web
    7.1/10(854 votes)

    #19 - Spider in the Web

    S2:E6

    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

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  20. Babylon 5 Season 5 Episode 10 - A Tragedy of Telepaths
    7.1/10(597 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 12 - By Any Means Necessary
    7.2/10(959 votes)

    #21 - By Any Means Necessary

    S1:E12

    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

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  22. Babylon 5 Season 1 Episode 16 - Eyes
    7.2/10(922 votes)

    #22 - Eyes

    S1:E16

    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

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  23. Babylon 5 Season 2 Episode 4 - A Distant Star
    7.2/10(875 votes)

    #23 - A Distant Star

    S2:E4

    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

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  24. Babylon 5 Season 2 Episode 17 - Knives
    7.2/10(821 votes)

    #24 - Knives

    S2:E17

    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

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  25. Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 18 - Walkabout
    7.2/10(813 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"TKO" is the worst rated episode of "Babylon 5". It scored 5.8/10 based on 989 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".