The Worst Episodes of Babylon 5
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 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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Babylon 5" is "TKO", rated 5.8/10 from 881 user votes. It was directed by John C. Flinn III and written by Larry DiTillio. "TKO" aired on 5/25/1994 and is rated 0.6 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Infection".
5.8/10 881 votes#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
6.4/10 976 votes#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
6.5/10 536 votes#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
6.6/10 833 votes#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
6.6/10 742 votes#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
6.7/10 777 votes#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
6.7/10 547 votes#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
6.8/10 1,110 votes#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
6.8/10 917 votes#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
6.8/10 826 votes#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
6.8/10 710 votes#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
6.9/10 546 votes#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
6.9/10 520 votes#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
7.0/10 1,028 votes#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
7.0/10 948 votes#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
7.0/10 752 votes#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
7.1/10 776 votes#17 - 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
7.1/10 533 votes#18 - 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
7.2/10 1,197 votes#19 - 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
7.2/10 852 votes#20 - 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
7.2/10 823 votes#21 - 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
7.2/10 778 votes#22 - 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
7.2/10 763 votes#23 - 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
7.2/10 735 votes#24 - 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
7.2/10 732 votes#25 - 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