Mpierre's Analysis of the Babylon 5 Episodes
This section contains content which was originally pubblished on the Lurker's Guide and modified with added comments
Contents:
Season 1 -
Season 2 -
Season 3 -
Season 4 -
Season 5 -
Movies -
Lost Tales -
Characters
See Also: The Lurker's guide to Babylon 5
Importance Rating
| Image | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
 | Avoid | You should avoid these 2 episodes |
 | Unimportant | You can safely skip it |
 | Normal | Watch it for the full experience, otherwise, skip it |
 | Interesting | You should watch it |
 | Important | Don't miss this episode |
 | Wham! | These are the core episodes |
Season 1: Signs and Portents
| Ep# | Prod# | Rating | Importance | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 6.32 | | The Gathering |
| 1 | 103 | 7.21 | | Midnight on the Firing Line |
| 2 | 102 | 7.10 | | Soul Hunter |
| 3 | 104 | 6.72 | | Born to the Purple |
| 4 | 101 | 5.51 | | Infection |
| 5 | 108 | 7.73 | | The Parliament of Dreams |
| 6 | 110 | 8.17 | | Mind War |
| 7 | 107 | 6.57 | | The War Prayer |
| 8 | 106 | 8.76 | | And The Sky Full Of Stars |
| 9 | 113 | 7.97 | | Deathwalker |
| 10 | 105 | 7.20 | | Believers |
| 11 | 111 | 7.19 | | Survivors |
| 12 | 114 | 7.32 | | By Any Means Necessary |
| 13 | 116 | 9.06 | | Signs and Portents |
| 14 | 119 | 5.74 | | TKO |
| 15 | 109 | 6.98 | | Grail |
| 16 | 122 | 7.28 | | Eyes |
| 17 | 115 | 7.35 | | Legacies |
| 18 | 120 | 8.10 | | A Voice in the Wilderness part 1 |
| 19 | 121 | 8.12 | | A Voice in the Wilderness part 2 |
| 20 | 118 | 8.94 | | Babylon Squared |
| 21 | 117 | 7.15 | | The Quality of Mercy |
| 22 | 112 | 9.30 | | Chrysalis |
Season 2: The Coming Of Shadows
| Ep# | Prod# | Rating | Importance | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 201 | 7.91 | | Points of Departure |
| 24 | 202 | 8.35 | | Revelations |
| 25 | 203 | 7.90 | | The Geometry of Shadows |
| 26 | 204 | 7.30 | | A Distant Star |
| 27 | 205 | 6.99 | | The Long Dark |
| 28 | 206 | 7.64 | | A Spider in the Web |
| 29 | 208 | 7.58 | | Soul Mates |
| 30 | 207 | 8.19 | | A Race Through Dark Places |
| 31 | 209 | 9.59 | | The Coming of Shadows |
| 32 | 210 | 7.28 | | GROPOS |
| 33 | 211 | 8.21 | | All Alone in the Night |
| 34 | 212 | 7.72 | | Acts of Sacrifice |
| 35 | 213 | 7.86 | | Hunter, Prey |
| 36 | 215 | 7.55 | | There All the Honor Lies |
| 37 | 214 | 8.30 | | And Now For a Word |
| 38 | 217 | 9.26 | | In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum |
| 39 | 216 | 6.99 | | Knives |
| 40 | 218 | 8.09 | | Confessions and Lamentations |
| 41 | 220 | 8.43 | | Divided Loyalties |
| 42 | 219 | 9.46 | | The Long, Twilight Struggle |
| 43 | 221 | 8.46 | | Comes the Inquisitor |
| 44 | 222 | 9.39 | | The Fall of Night |
Season 3: Point of No Return
| Ep# | Prod# | Rating | Importance | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 301 | 8.33 | | Matters of Honor |
| 46 | 302 | 7.36 | | Convictions |
| 47 | 303 | 7.33 | | A Day in the Strife |
| 48 | 305 | 8.26 | | Passing Through Gethsemane |
| 49 | 304 | 8.12 | | Voices of Authority |
| 50 | 306 | 8.57 | | Dust to Dust |
| 51 | 307 | 6.82 | | Exogenesis |
| 52 | 308 | 8.92 | | Messages from Earth |
| 53 | 309 | 9.21 | | Point of No Return |
| 54 | 310 | 9.81 | | Severed Dreams |
| 55 | 311 | 8.03 | | Ceremonies of Light and Dark |
| 56 | 313 | 7.41 | | Sic Transit Vir |
| 57 | 312 | 7.61 | | A Late Delivery from Avalon |
| 58 | 314 | 8.56 | | Ship of Tears |
| 59 | 315 | 9.35 | | Interludes and Examinations |
| 60 | 316 | 9.19 | | War Without End, Part One |
| 61 | 317 | 9.33 | | War Without End, Part Two |
| 62 | 318 | 7.74 | | Walkabout |
| 63 | 319 | 6.75 | | Grey 17 Is Missing |
| 64 | 320 | 8.76 | | And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place |
| 65 | 321 | 9.22 | | Shadow Dancing |
| 66 | 322 | 9.69 | | Z'ha'dum |
Season 4: No Surrender, No Retreat
| Ep# | Prod# | Rating | Importance | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 401 | 8.75 | | The Hour of the Wolf |
| 68 | 402 | 8.98 | | Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi? |
| 69 | 403 | 8.63 | | The Summoning |
| 70 | 404 | 8.74 | | Falling Toward Apotheosis |
| 71 | 405 | 8.93 | | The Long Night |
| 72 | 406 | 9.27 | | Into the Fire |
| 73 | 407 | 8.33 | | Epiphanies |
| 74 | 408 | 7.49 | | The Illusion of Truth |
| 75 | 409 | 8.56 | | Atonement |
| 76 | 410 | 7.72 | | Racing Mars |
| 77 | 411 | 8.17 | | Lines of Communication |
| 78 | 412 | 7.95 | | Conflicts of Interest |
| 79 | 413 | 8.32 | | Rumors, Bargains and Lies |
| 80 | 414 | 8.81 | | Moments of Transition |
| 81 | 415 | 9.11 | | No Surrender, No Retreat |
| 82 | 416 | 8.54 | | The Exercise of Vital Powers |
| 83 | 417 | 9.24 | | The Face of the Enemy |
| 84 | 418 | 8.12 | | Intersections in Real Time |
| 85 | 419 | 8.62 | | Between the Darkness and the Light |
| 86 | 420 | 9.25 | | Endgame |
| 87 | 421 | 8.85 | | Rising Star |
| 88 | 422 | 8.47 | | The Deconstruction of Falling Stars |
Season 5: Wheel of Fire
| Ep# | Prod# | Rating | Importance | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 502 | 7.22 | | No Compromises |
| 90 | 503 | 8.44 | | The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari |
| 91 | 504 | 7.84 | | The Paragon of Animals |
| 92 | 505 | 7.83 | | A View from the Gallery |
| 93 | 506 | 7.44 | | Learning Curve |
| 94 | 507 | 7.67 | | Strange Relations |
| 95 | 508 | 7.55 | | Secrets of the Soul |
| 97 | 509 | 8.43 | | In the Kingdom of the Blind |
| 98 | 510 | 8.42 | | A Tragedy of Telepaths |
| 99 | 512 | 7.99 | | Phoenix Rising |
| 96 | 511 | 8.23 | | Day of the Dead |
| 100 | 513 | 8.47 | | The Ragged Edge |
| 101 | 514 | 8.23 | | The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father |
| 102 | 515 | 8.23 | | Meditations on the Abyss |
| 103 | 516 | 8.72 | | Darkness Ascending |
| 104 | 517 | 9.09 | | And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder |
| 105 | 518 | 9.36 | | Movements of Fire and Shadow |
| 106 | 519 | 9.20 | | The Fall of Centauri Prime |
| 107 | 520 | 8.58 | | Wheel of Fire |
| 108 | 521 | 8.57 | | Objects in Motion |
| 109 | 522 | 8.87 | | Objects at Rest |
| 110 | 523 | 9.34 | | Sleeping in Light |
Movies
| Ep# | Prod# | Rating | Importance | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 0 | 8.90 | | Babylon 5: In the Beginning |
| 112 | 0 | 7.68 | | Thirdspace |
| 114 | 0 | 7.79 | | The River of Souls |
| 115 | 0 | 0.00 | | A Call to Arms |
| 117 | 0 | 0.00 | | The Legend of the Rangers |
The Lost Tales
| Ep# | Prod# | Rating | Importance | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 0 | 0.00 | | Voices in the Dark |
Characters
| Name | Episodes | A Story | B Story | C Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Sinclair | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Susan Ivanova | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Michael Garibaldi | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Talia Winters | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Franklin | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Londo Mollari | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Delenn | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| G'Kar | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kosh Naranek | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Sheridan | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Vir Cotto | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lennier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyta Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brother Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bester | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lt. Corwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catherine Sakai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Na'Toth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warren Keffer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Lockley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drazi Ambassador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brakiri Ambassador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ISN Anchor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centauri Minister/Regent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lise Hampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Welch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lord Refa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neroon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ta'lon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cartagia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zathras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Sheridan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Edgars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna Sheridan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centauri Emperor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General William Hague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devereaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montoya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Allan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lt. Corwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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