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22 episodes

Babylon 5 - The Coming of Shadows

First aired Nov 2, 1994Season 2

In season two, Babylon 5 gets a controversial new leader as the station prepares to serve as the last defense against a terrifying race known as the Shadows.

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Community reviews for Babylon 5, shown here with its season details.

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Sierbahnn

9.0

I think it would be very difficult for me to summarize all of my impressions from the Babylon Five series. It's too long and it's too involved and it's too important. What the writer has done with this work is simply outstanding. It outpaces all similar shows like the contemporary Deep Space Nine by so many miles that it makes the other look amateurish. The things you get to learn in season one pay off in season three which makes you think very hard about the stuff that you might have learned in series two and what this might mean for series four. This is the genius of writing a show and only altering things based on circumstance, not shifting writers out left and right and not having a coherent vision. I could go on about the casting of this, but suffice it to say that there's a reason that certain days are dark now that we have lost many of the cast members for this show. They brought something that hasn't been had since. It is true that the effects in this show has aged, but it is more than three decades old. And if you look at the way Star Trek looked at that time or after (which is the only comparable show budget-wise and scope-wise) this looks remarkable. The big strength of this show is its characters. They are memorable, they are engaging, and they are written with such care and precision that they live on even if their respective actors are no longer with us. I lament that not more people have watched this show in its entirety. I think many would benefit from its stories. All I can do is tell you that I believe that it is a good idea to actually sit down and watch the five seasons and the handful of movies because I think genuinely that it will make your lives better.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Points of Departure

7.6
Nov 2, 199444 min18 votes

Sheridan arrives at Babylon 5 to replace Sinclair and deal with a renegade Minbari Cruiser.

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Episode 2

Revelations

7.4
Nov 9, 199444 min17 votes

Sheridan's sister comes to visit him at his new command, G'Kar returns with grave tidings from the rim of known space, Dr. Franklin tries to wake Gribaldi from the coma with the alien healing device obtained from Dr. Rosen, and something is happening in Delenn's quarters.

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Episode 3

The Geometry of Shadows

7.8
Nov 16, 199444 min18 votes

A mysterious group known as "techno-mages" take up temporary residence at Babylon 5 and Londo is very eager to get an audience with them. Meanwhile, the Drazi cause problems for the newly promoted Commander Ivanova with their rather unusual election process.

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Episode 4

A Distant Star

7.3
Nov 23, 199444 min18 votes

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".

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Episode 5

The Long Dark

6.8
Nov 30, 199444 min16 votes

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.

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Episode 6

Spider in the Web

6.9
Dec 7, 199444 min16 votes

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.

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Episode 7

Soul Mates

7.5
Dec 14, 199444 min17 votes

Londo summons his three wives to Babylon 5 so he can divorce two of them, Talia gets a visit from her obnoxious ex-husband - the only man ever to leave the PSI Corps, and Delenn has her first bad hair day.

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Episode 8

A Race Through Dark Places

7.2
Jan 25, 199544 min16 votes

Bester returns to Babylon 5 to shut down an underground organization that smuggles rogue telepaths out of the PSI Corps' reach. Meanwhile, Sheridan has some disagreements with Earth Force over the rent of his quarters.

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Episode 9

The Coming of Shadows

8.5
Feb 1, 199544 min15 votes

The aging Centauri emperor travels to Babylon 5 despite his failing health. Refa sees this as an opportunity to have Londo publicly embarrass the emperor, while G'Kar prepares to assassinate him.

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Episode 10

GROPOS

6.9
Feb 8, 199544 min16 votes

Babylon 5 gets considerable space problems when 25,000 Earth Force soldiers arrive. Led by General Richard Franklin, Stephen Franklin's father, they are to use Babylon 5 as a staging point for a risky military operation.

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Episode 11

All Alone in the Night

7.0
Feb 16, 199544 min16 votes

While leading a Starfury squadron to investigate the disappearance of several ships, Sheridan is captured by an alien vessel. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned to appear before the Grey Council to discuss her recent change in appearance.

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Episode 12

Acts of Sacrifice

7.4
Feb 22, 199544 min16 votes

G'Kar struggles to control the Narns on Babylon 5 as he asks the different ambassadors for help in the war against the Centauri. Ivanova shows a representative from a new species around the station, so he may decide if humans are worthy of their presence.

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Episode 13

Hunter, Prey

7.3
Mar 1, 199544 min15 votes

The president's physician comes to Babylon 5 on the run from Earth Force special intelligence. They say he has classified information he plans to sell to alien governments, though Sheridan soon learns otherwise.

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Episode 14

There All the Honor Lies

7.2
Apr 26, 199544 min16 votes

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.

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Episode 15

And Now for a Word

7.6
May 3, 199544 min16 votes

We see life on Babylon 5 through the eyes of ISN, supplemented by interviews, statistics and even a few commercials.

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Episode 16

In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum

7.9
May 10, 199544 min18 votes

Sheridan is shocked to learn that one of the crew of the Icarus, a science ship that exploded with his wife aboard, is alive - namely Mr. Morden. A representative of the Ministry of Peace comes to the station to recruit personnel to the Nightwatch.

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Episode 17

Knives

6.8
May 17, 199544 min17 votes

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.

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Episode 18

Confessions and Lamentations

7.6
May 24, 199544 min17 votes

A 100% fatal and 100% contagious plague is killing the Markabs. Dr. Franklin tries to find a cure, but is being opposed by the Markabs themselves, who believe the plague only affects the immoral.

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Episode 19

Divided Loyalties

7.6
Jul 25, 199544 min17 votes

Lyta Alexander returns to Babylon 5 with a message from the telepath resistance: one of the command staff is a mole for PSI Corps.

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Episode 20

The Long, Twilight Struggle

8.7
Aug 1, 199544 min17 votes

Draal reveals himself to Sheridan, while Refa and Londo set a plan in motion that will lead to the final defeat of the Narns.

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Episode 21

Comes the Inquisitor

7.6
Aug 8, 199544 min16 votes

Kosh summons an inquisitor to test Delenn's motives, and G'Kar tries to maintain his position as leader of Babylon 5's Narn population while organizing an underground resistance.

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Episode 22

The Fall of Night

8.3
Aug 15, 199544 min15 votes

Two officials from the Ministry of Peace come to Babylon 5; one to deal with the Centauri's continued expansion, and the other to check on the local Nightwatch. Meanwhile, a Narn heavy cruiser seeks sanctuary while they make repairs, and Keffer continues his search for proof that Shadow ships exist.