Babylon 5

10 Best Episodes of Babylon 5 - Season 1

Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, it's 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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 02, 2023.

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Babylon 5 - S1E1

#15 - Midnight on the Firing Line (Season 1 - Episode 1)

When the Narn attack a Centauri colony, Londo and G'Kar nearly come to blows. Meanwhile, raiders are attacking transport ships near the station.

The episode was rated 7.57 from 567 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E7

#14 - The War Prayer (Season 1 - Episode 7)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.59 from 295 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E5

#13 - The Parliament of Dreams (Season 1 - Episode 5)

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.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 324 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E17

#12 - Legacies (Season 1 - Episode 17)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 271 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E9

#11 - Deathwalker (Season 1 - Episode 9)

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.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 294 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E12

#10 - By Any Means Necessary (Season 1 - Episode 12)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 277 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E16

#9 - Eyes (Season 1 - Episode 16)

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.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 268 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E8

#8 - And the Sky Full of Stars (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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

The episode was rated 7.73 from 302 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E6

#7 - Mind War (Season 1 - Episode 6)

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.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 327 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E21

#6 - The Quality of Mercy (Season 1 - Episode 21)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 250 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E13

#5 - Signs and Portents (Season 1 - Episode 13)

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.

The episode was rated 7.97 from 291 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E18

#4 - A Voice in the Wilderness (1) (Season 1 - Episode 18)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.97 from 286 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E19

#3 - A Voice in the Wilderness (2) (Season 1 - Episode 19)

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.

The episode was rated 8.02 from 284 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E20

#2 - Babylon Squared (Season 1 - Episode 20)

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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.

The episode was rated 8.12 from 294 votes.

Babylon 5 - S1E22

#1 - Chrysalis (Season 1 - Episode 22)

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.

The episode was rated 8.20 from 271 votes.

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