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8.6/10 (947 votes)
#1

Chrysalis

S1:E22

The Centauri are about to withdraw from a quadrant of space because the Narn are harassing them, when Londo gets an offer to take care of the problem. Meanwhile, Garibaldi tries to find out what his informant stumbled upon that got him killed.

8.4/10 (955 votes)
#2

Babylon Squared

S1:E20

Babylon 4 reappears at the same place it disappeared four years before, and Sinclair and Garibaldi lead an expedition to evacuate its crew. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned by the Grey council. They inform her that they have selected a new leader - her.

8.3/10 (976 votes)
#3

Signs and Portents

S1:E13

A Centauri noble comes to Babylon 5 to transport an important relic in Londo's possession back to the homeworld. And a mysterious man visits all the alien ambassadors asking them an unusual question.

8.0/10 (861 votes)
#4

A Voice in the Wilderness (2)

S1:E19

The situation heats up when an Earth Force heavy cruiser arrives to "protect Earth's interests", and the fusion reactors on Epsilon 3 start going out of control, and may blow up the planet and Babylon 5.

7.9/10 (1004 votes)
#5

And the Sky Full of Stars

S1:E8

Sinclair is kidnapped and interrogated by two men determined to prove he betrayed earth during the Battle of the Line.

7.8/10 (863 votes)
#6

A Voice in the Wilderness (1)

S1:E18

Strange signals start coming from Epsilon 3, the planet below Babylon 5. A science ship is sent to investigate, but is fired upon by a defense system on the planet. Meanwhile, Garibaldi worries about a lover he left back on Mars, when fighting breaks out there.

7.6/10 (1020 votes)
#7

Mind War

S1:E6

The Psi-Cops arrive at the station to capture a rogue telepath, Talia's old Psi Corps instructor. Catherine Sakai is warned not to survey Sigma 957 by G'Kar.

7.5/10 (940 votes)
#8

Deathwalker

S1:E9

Na'Toth attacks an alien woman that has just arrived on the station, claiming that she is the Dilgar war criminal Jha'dur - known as Deathwalker. Meanwhile, Talia is hired by Kosh to oversee some rather strange negotiations.

7.3/10 (1002 votes)
#9

The Parliament of Dreams

S1:E5

Sinclair's old flame, Catherine Sakai, arrives during a week-long festival when humans and aliens demonstrate their dominate religious beliefs. An old enemy sends an assassin to kill G'Kar.

7.3/10 (833 votes)
#10

The Quality of Mercy

S1:E21

Dr. Franklin investigates an unlicensed medical practitioner in Downbelow, while Londo takes Lennier for a tour of Babylon 5's seedier locales. And in the brig, a convicted murderer waits for his sentence to be carried out - the death of personality.

7.2/10 (879 votes)
#11

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.

7.2/10 (851 votes)
#12

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.

7.1/10 (1234 votes)
#13

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.

7.1/10 (800 votes)
#14

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.

7.0/10 (1064 votes)
#15

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.

7.0/10 (982 votes)
#16

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.

6.8/10 (1145 votes)
#17

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.

6.8/10 (949 votes)
#18

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.

6.8/10 (857 votes)
#19

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.

6.6/10 (859 votes)
#20

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.

6.4/10 (1008 votes)
#21

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.

5.8/10 (910 votes)
#22

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.

5.8/10 (910 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.

6.4/10 (1008 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.

6.6/10 (859 votes)
#3

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.

6.8/10 (1145 votes)
#4

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.

6.8/10 (949 votes)
#5

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.

6.8/10 (857 votes)
#6

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.

7.0/10 (1064 votes)
#7

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.

7.0/10 (982 votes)
#8

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.

7.1/10 (1234 votes)
#9

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.

7.1/10 (800 votes)
#10

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.

7.2/10 (879 votes)
#11

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.

7.2/10 (851 votes)
#12

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.

7.3/10 (1002 votes)
#13

The Parliament of Dreams

S1:E5

Sinclair's old flame, Catherine Sakai, arrives during a week-long festival when humans and aliens demonstrate their dominate religious beliefs. An old enemy sends an assassin to kill G'Kar.

7.3/10 (833 votes)
#14

The Quality of Mercy

S1:E21

Dr. Franklin investigates an unlicensed medical practitioner in Downbelow, while Londo takes Lennier for a tour of Babylon 5's seedier locales. And in the brig, a convicted murderer waits for his sentence to be carried out - the death of personality.

7.5/10 (940 votes)
#15

Deathwalker

S1:E9

Na'Toth attacks an alien woman that has just arrived on the station, claiming that she is the Dilgar war criminal Jha'dur - known as Deathwalker. Meanwhile, Talia is hired by Kosh to oversee some rather strange negotiations.

7.6/10 (1020 votes)
#16

Mind War

S1:E6

The Psi-Cops arrive at the station to capture a rogue telepath, Talia's old Psi Corps instructor. Catherine Sakai is warned not to survey Sigma 957 by G'Kar.

7.8/10 (863 votes)
#17

A Voice in the Wilderness (1)

S1:E18

Strange signals start coming from Epsilon 3, the planet below Babylon 5. A science ship is sent to investigate, but is fired upon by a defense system on the planet. Meanwhile, Garibaldi worries about a lover he left back on Mars, when fighting breaks out there.

7.9/10 (1004 votes)
#18

And the Sky Full of Stars

S1:E8

Sinclair is kidnapped and interrogated by two men determined to prove he betrayed earth during the Battle of the Line.

8.0/10 (861 votes)
#19

A Voice in the Wilderness (2)

S1:E19

The situation heats up when an Earth Force heavy cruiser arrives to "protect Earth's interests", and the fusion reactors on Epsilon 3 start going out of control, and may blow up the planet and Babylon 5.

8.3/10 (976 votes)
#20

Signs and Portents

S1:E13

A Centauri noble comes to Babylon 5 to transport an important relic in Londo's possession back to the homeworld. And a mysterious man visits all the alien ambassadors asking them an unusual question.

8.4/10 (955 votes)
#21

Babylon Squared

S1:E20

Babylon 4 reappears at the same place it disappeared four years before, and Sinclair and Garibaldi lead an expedition to evacuate its crew. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned by the Grey council. They inform her that they have selected a new leader - her.

8.6/10 (947 votes)
#22

Chrysalis

S1:E22

The Centauri are about to withdraw from a quadrant of space because the Narn are harassing them, when Londo gets an offer to take care of the problem. Meanwhile, Garibaldi tries to find out what his informant stumbled upon that got him killed.

7.1/10 (1234 votes)

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.

6.8/10 (1145 votes)

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.

7.0/10 (1064 votes)

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.

6.4/10 (1008 votes)

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.

7.3/10 (1002 votes)

The Parliament of Dreams

S1:E5

Sinclair's old flame, Catherine Sakai, arrives during a week-long festival when humans and aliens demonstrate their dominate religious beliefs. An old enemy sends an assassin to kill G'Kar.

7.6/10 (1020 votes)

Mind War

S1:E6

The Psi-Cops arrive at the station to capture a rogue telepath, Talia's old Psi Corps instructor. Catherine Sakai is warned not to survey Sigma 957 by G'Kar.

6.8/10 (949 votes)

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.

7.9/10 (1004 votes)

And the Sky Full of Stars

S1:E8

Sinclair is kidnapped and interrogated by two men determined to prove he betrayed earth during the Battle of the Line.

7.5/10 (940 votes)

Deathwalker

S1:E9

Na'Toth attacks an alien woman that has just arrived on the station, claiming that she is the Dilgar war criminal Jha'dur - known as Deathwalker. Meanwhile, Talia is hired by Kosh to oversee some rather strange negotiations.

7.0/10 (982 votes)

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.

6.8/10 (857 votes)

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.

7.2/10 (879 votes)

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.

8.3/10 (976 votes)

Signs and Portents

S1:E13

A Centauri noble comes to Babylon 5 to transport an important relic in Londo's possession back to the homeworld. And a mysterious man visits all the alien ambassadors asking them an unusual question.

5.8/10 (910 votes)

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.

6.6/10 (859 votes)

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.

7.2/10 (851 votes)

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.

7.1/10 (800 votes)

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.

7.8/10 (863 votes)

A Voice in the Wilderness (1)

S1:E18

Strange signals start coming from Epsilon 3, the planet below Babylon 5. A science ship is sent to investigate, but is fired upon by a defense system on the planet. Meanwhile, Garibaldi worries about a lover he left back on Mars, when fighting breaks out there.

8.0/10 (861 votes)

A Voice in the Wilderness (2)

S1:E19

The situation heats up when an Earth Force heavy cruiser arrives to "protect Earth's interests", and the fusion reactors on Epsilon 3 start going out of control, and may blow up the planet and Babylon 5.

8.4/10 (955 votes)

Babylon Squared

S1:E20

Babylon 4 reappears at the same place it disappeared four years before, and Sinclair and Garibaldi lead an expedition to evacuate its crew. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned by the Grey council. They inform her that they have selected a new leader - her.

7.3/10 (833 votes)

The Quality of Mercy

S1:E21

Dr. Franklin investigates an unlicensed medical practitioner in Downbelow, while Londo takes Lennier for a tour of Babylon 5's seedier locales. And in the brig, a convicted murderer waits for his sentence to be carried out - the death of personality.

8.6/10 (947 votes)

Chrysalis

S1:E22

The Centauri are about to withdraw from a quadrant of space because the Narn are harassing them, when Londo gets an offer to take care of the problem. Meanwhile, Garibaldi tries to find out what his informant stumbled upon that got him killed.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
4 ★ 8.2 22
★ 9.2 Endgame
★ 7.3 Conflicts of Interest
3 ★ 8.1 22
★ 9.6 Severed Dreams
★ 6.6 Grey 17 Is Missing
2 ★ 7.8 22
★ 9.2 The Long, Twilight Struggle
★ 6.7 The Long Dark
5 ★ 7.7 22
★ 9.2 Sleeping in Light
★ 6.5 Secrets of the Soul
1 ★ 7.3 22
★ 8.6 Chrysalis
★ 5.8 TKO