Midnight on the Firing Line

Contents: Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview When the Narn attack a Centauri colony, Londo and G’Kar nearly come to blows. Meanwhile, raiders are attacking transport ships near the station. Paul Hampton as The Senator. Peter Trencher as Carn Mollari. Sub-genre: Action/intrigue P5 Rating: 6.99 Production number: 103 Original air... [Read more]

Soul Hunter

Contents: Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview Delenn is in danger when a soul hunter, an alien who captures the souls of the dying, arrives at the station. W. Morgan Sheppard as Soul Hunter #1. John Snyder as Soul Hunter #2. Sub-genre: Suspense P5 Rating: 7.05 Production number: 102 Original air date: February 2, 1994 DVD release date:... [Read more]

Born to the Purple

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview Londo’s career is in jeopardy when a beautiful slave seduces him and steals a sensitive computer file. Garibaldi investigates an unauthorized use of a restricted communications channel. Fabiana Udenio as Adira Tyree. Clive Revill as Trakis. Robert Phalen as Andrei Ivanov. P5 Rating: 6.79 Production... [Read more]

Infection

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview An archaeologist smuggles ancient artifacts onto the station, unleashing a living weapon. David McCallum as Dr. Vance Hendricks. Marshall Teague as Nelson Drake. Sub-genre: Action P5 Rating: 6.33 Production number: 101 Original air date: February 18, 1994 DVD release date: November 5, 2002 Written by... [Read more]

The Parliament of Dreams

Overview – Backplot - Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview Sinclair’s old flame, Catherine Sakai, arrives during a weeklong festival when humans and aliens demonstrate their religious beliefs. An old enemy sends an assassin to kill G’Kar. Thomas Kopache as Tu’Pari. Julia Nickson as Catherine Sakai. Originally titled “Carnival!” Sub-genre:... [Read more]

Mind War

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview Talia’s old Psi Corps instructor, the victim of a secret experiment, is the target of a manhunt involving the Psi-Cops. Catherine wants to survey a promising planet for possible mining, but G’Kar warns her to stay away. Walter Koenig as Bester. Felicity Waterman as Kelsey. William Allen Young... [Read more]

The War Prayer

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview A violent attack on a Minbari poet rocks B5 and leaves Sinclair scrambling to flush out a vicious pro-Earth group. Two star-crossed young Centauri lovers seek Londo’s protection. Ivanova is shaken when a man from her past arrives at the outpost. Nancy Lee Grahn as Shaal Mayan. Danica McKellar as... [Read more]

And the Sky Full of Stars

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview Sinclair is kidnapped and interrogated by members of a pro-Earth group, determined to find out what transpired when the commander was briefly missing in action during the final battle of the Earth/Minbari war — something Sinclair has never been able to remember. Judson Scott as Knight One. Christopher... [Read more]

Deathwalker

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview The station becomes a hotbed of galactic controversy when Sinclair is forced to protect a notorious war criminal — a scientist who’s invented an immortality serum. Ambassador Kosh hires telepath Talia Winters to oversee a very unusual negotiation. Sarah Douglas as Deathwalker/Jha’Dur Robin... [Read more]

Believers

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview Dr. Franklin asks Sinclair to intermediate with an alien family who, because of their religious beliefs, refuse to allow surgery that would save their dying child. Silvana Gallardo as Dr. Maya Hernandez Jonathon Kaplan as Shon Tricia O’Neil as M’Ola Stephen Lee as Tharg Sub-genre: Drama P5... [Read more]

Survivors

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview Garibaldi’s past catches up to him, with some disastrous consequences. He’s blamed by some for an accident aboard B5, which leads to hitting the bottle again after a prolonged abstinence. Elaine Thomas as Lianna Kemmer Tom Donaldson as Cutter Originally titled “A Knife in the Shadows” Sub-genre:... [Read more]

By Any Means Necessary

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview An accident in the docking area kills a worker, threatening to spark an illegal strike. Londo interferes in an important Narn religious observation which leads to a confrontation between him and G’Kar. John Snyder as Orin Zento Katy Boyer as Neeoma Connoly Aki Aleong as Senator Hidoshi Originally... [Read more]

Signs and Portents

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview A sharp increase in raider activity has the station on the defensive. Londo obtains a priceless Centauri artifact. A mysterious stranger visits the station’s alien ambassadors. Gerrit Graham as Lord Kiro Fredi Olster as Lady Ladira Ed Wasser as Morden Originally titled “Raiding Party” Sub-genre:... [Read more]

TKO

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview An old friend of Garibaldi’s arrives and tries to take part in a dangerous alien combat sport. A rabbi helps Ivanova come to terms with her father’s death. Theodore Bikel as Rabbi Koslov Greg McKinney as Walker Smith Soon-Tek Oh as The Muta-Do Don Stroud as Caliban Sub-genre: Drama P5 rating:... [Read more]

Grail

Overview – Backplot – Questions – Analysis – Notes – JMS Overview A traveller comes to B5, seeking the Holy Grail. A series of unexplained attacks on several Lurkers may be linked to Ambassador Kosh. David Warner as Aldous Gajic Tom Booker as Jinxo William Sanderson as Deuce Sub-genre: Mystery P5 Rating: 7.43 Production number: 109 Original air date: July 6, 1994 DVD... [Read more]