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Episode 112: “Sleeping in Light”
It’s the end, but the moment has been prepared for. Steven Schapansky joins us for the Babylon 5 finale. We’ll be back, after a good long hiatus, to cover the spinoff episodes and movies. Tha...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Sleeping in Light”
And so we have come to the end of this journey. Five years of amazing storytelling, populated by amazing characters. Four years of us pulling it apart and exploring the things we loved and the th...
Earhart’s: “Sleeping in Light” Spoiler Space
“Wait,” you ask. “How can there be spoilers if this is the last episode?” Well, there are a few other bits like tie-in novels, comics, and a couple tries at new series in the B5 universe....
Episode 111: “The River of Souls”
The station may be emptying out, but we’re not quite done yet. Jason Snell reminded us this Babylon 5 “movie” aired before the series finale, so we’re dutifully covering it now–and maki...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “The River of Souls”
So, we (almost) began our B5 journey with a tale of this alien species, the Soul Hunters. And we (almost) end the journey with another tale, this one including an alien played by Martin Sheen. He...
Earhart’s: “The River of Souls” Spoiler Space
While this movie was created as mostly a stand-alone story for TNT, JMS did include a thing or three that tied into the rest of the B5 universe. Here is where you can talk about what is to come.
Episode 110: “Objects at Rest”
Final departures, fateful errors, and a first-and-last message to a child. Not to mention THE SHOT. Which SHOT are we talking about? Find out as we discuss the penultimate-penultimate story of Ba...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Objects at Rest”
…not that there’s much left to be spoiled about! There’s only one TV movie and one episode left in Babylon 5 proper! But if you’re new to the show and want to speculate about those episo...
Earhart’s: “Objects at Rest” Spoiler Space
The thing happened. The thing that Spoiler Space in the podcast was made for. The thing that we spent so much time analyzing hints and signals from previous seasons finally happened here. But may...
Episode 109: “Objects in Motion”
So many feels: a huge chunk of our cast reaches their points of departure and Babylon 5 approaches the fall of night. JMS’s endgame is in sight.
Zocalo” Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Objects in Motion”
It’s been a very long journey. Five years, to be exact. But now more of our beloved characters are departing to new stages in their lives. Talk about how they all got here in this thread.
Earhart’s: “Objects in Motion” Spoiler Space
So, there’s only two episodes left after this one. You can discuss this episode and talk about what’s left in this thread. (Of the show proper. Yeah, we know there’s more tie-in movies an...
Episode 108: “Wheel of Fire”
So we can all just breathe now that the conflict with Centauri Prime is over, right? You would be wrong, friend! See Lyta go rogue as she’s never gone rogue before. See John and Delenn realize ...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Wheel of Fire”
We’re so close to the end. Fortunately, Garibaldi seems to have gotten some help just before the finale. Unfortunately, G’Kar seems to have gotten a few followers too many, and Lyta’s Had E...
Earhart’s: “Wheel of Fire” Spoiler Space
How’s this newly aggressive attitude going to work out for Lyta? Any thoughts on the bun in the oven? Spoilers go here!
Episode 107: “The Fall of Centauri Prime”
What more can we say? Lizbeth Myles joins us as all of Londo’s chickens come definitively home to roost.
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “The Fall of Centauri Prime”
“A (Centauri) Republic, if you can keep(er) it.” — Benjamin Franklin (Please, no spoilers for what few future episodes or spinoffs remain.)
Earhart’s: “The Fall of Centauri Prime” Spoiler Space
Once upon a time, Londo Mollari answered a question exactly the wrong way. Talk about his future here.
Episode 106: “Movements of Fire and Shadow”
All year long, Sheridan and Delenn have been trying to pull together a historic political alliance. They’ve been contending with not only the forces of history, but the fundamental forces of pe...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Movements of Fire and Shadow”
We knew it was coming. We could see it. Talk about how we got to this point in this thread.
Earhart’s: “Movements of Fire and Shadow” Spoiler Space
Boy howdy, did we know it was coming. Talk about how it all shakes out here.
Episode 105: “And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder”
Reckoning. War. One of the most powerful episodes of Babylon 5 ever, during the underrated Season 5. So powerful, in fact, that our Control Group, one Steven Schapansky, demanded to be let on the...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder”
After all their hard work, it looks like the Interstellar Alliance can’t prevent war from breaking out. Talk about how they got here without spoiling future episodes in this thread.
Earhart’s: “And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder” Spoiler Space
Things are coming apart at the seams. Here is where you talk about just how apart they come.
Episode 104: “Darkness Ascending”
Things are ramping up: Lennier, the hero. Lyta, the opportunist. Garibaldi, the watched. Londo, the lonely. The threads are all coming together as we approach the end of Babylon 5….
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Darkness Ascending”
Things continue to coalesce in an episode with a surprising number of continuity callbacks all the way from the pilot. Talk about what goes on and how we got here in this chat.
Earhart’s: “Darkness Ascending” Spoiler Space
We’re back in arc territory, or at least multiple plotlines are beginning to come together with probably tragic results in some cases. Here you can talk about what’s ahead for the Alliance an...
Episode 103: “Meditations on the Abyss”
Almost the full ensemble gets together for what might be the calm before the storm, with lots of character beats in an episode that–spoiler alert–we all pretty much believe is FABOO.
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Meditations on the Abyss”
See, this episode title is almost a pun, because Lennier and Findell were meditating on the brink of asphyxiation, and, and, and… …listen, you have to like this episode because Chip likes pun...
Earhart’s: “Meditations on the Abyss” Spoiler Space
When this episode first appeared, some fans decried it for not being “part of the arc,” or just a “slice of life.” Use the full power of your hindsight and let us know if they were right.
Episode 102: “The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father”
“I want to see the TV series set in the HR department at Psi Corps.” –James Thomson
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “The Corps Is Mother, The Corps Is Father”
Bester is back yet again, chasing yet another problem telepath to Babylon 5. This time his backup is two brand-new interns, about to get a fast education on pursuit procedures and just what it’...
Earhart’s: “The Corps Is Mother, The Corps Is Father” Spoiler Space
It’s Psi Cop Bester’s turn for a day-in-the-life episode as we continue toward the end of the series. Here’s the place to talk about any events going forward from this point as well as even...
Episode 101: “Day of the Dead”
The legendary Neil Gaiman made his American television debut writing the only episode of B5 not authored by Joe Straczynski since late Season 2. Was this mystical character piece too much of a de...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Day of the Dead”
What happens when a sci-fi show that has made it to the last of its planned seasons lands one of the hottest writers in comics to pen an episode? You get a Babylon 5 episode that goes to some int...
Earhart’s: “Day of the Dead” Spoiler Space
Here we can freely talk about the fallout from Lochley actually selling a part of the Babylon 5 station to the Brakiri when the Drazi had put in an offer first. And also Rebo and Zooty’s stella...
Episode 100: “The Ragged Edge”
This episode has epic ’90s computer matte compositing of a balcony, set to a particularly stirring Christopher Franke score! Oh, and Garibaldi does the secret agent thing, hamstrung by his retu...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “The Ragged Edge”
Here’s the big thing we commented on as we recorded the podcast: this is the first time in ages, it feels like, that we’ve had the whole core cast involved in the story. What’d you think? N...
Earhart’s: “The Ragged Edge” Spoiler Space
Now that we’re done with the Byron arc, what do you think about the stuff set up in “The Ragged Edge”?
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Phoenix Rising”
We shall not see the likes of that hair again.
Earhart’s: “Phoenix Rising” Spoiler Space
So we can’t spoil anything about Byron’s future, because, well. But what does this coda to the telepath crisis imply for the rest of the season, and is it paid off?
Episode 99: “Phoenix Rising”
It’s the end of the Byron arc, in dramatically tragic fashion–which means it is of course time for our own harbinger of doom, Jason Snell, to return to delight in misfortune.
Episode 98: “A Tragedy of Telepaths”
The two threads–the telepath colony crisis and the secret Centauri attacks on ISA ships–get pulled tighter together, with an unexpected rescue of Na’Toth (the real one!) and an entirely exp...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “A Tragedy of Telepaths”
Na’Toth’s back! Yay! Bester’s back. Um, yay? What did you think of the predicament Byron’s telepaths have gotten themselves into? And the sticky galacto-political situation? Let’s talk ...
Earhart’s: “A Tragedy of Telepaths” Spoiler Space
Boy, those Interstellar Alliance ambassadors sure can get testy! Where are their grievances, and the telepath crisis, and poor Na’Toth going, anyway?
Episode 97: “In the Kingdom of the Blind”
No more pastels for the Regent, no. Damian London portrays a very different Regent from the sweet old man we used to know as Londo begins to suspect very dark things are afoot in his supposedly l...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “In the Kingdom of the Blind”
The poor Regent…
Earhart’s: “In the Kingdom of the Blind” Spoiler Space
So there’s some stuff happening on Centauri Prime, and Byron’s made his move. How’s that all gonna work out?
Episode 96: “Secrets of the Soul”
As Steven discovers a long-buried secret about an Alliance race, Byron discovers an even more deeply buried secret about telepaths in EVERY race–just as life is getting even rougher for his fol...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Secrets of the Soul”
There are some definite parallels between the revelations about the Hyach-do and the telepaths. Did they make for a good episode? Please discuss in a way that preserves the awe and mystery of fut...
Earhart’s: “Secrets of the Soul” Spoiler Space
Things get more complicated for Byron’s telepaths as well as Steven’s new job. Where is it all going? Please discuss.
Episode 95: “Strange Relations”
We all come together in a better place to find a roomful of singing telepaths, an irritated Bester, an irritated Lochley, an irritated Garibaldi, and (thank heavens) a gleefully mischievious Dele...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “Strange Relations”
“How many wives has he got?” Did you see this revelation coming? Did it make sense? How are things going for our wayfaring telepaths? What do you think of Byron now? Aisle or window seat? Le...
Earhart’s: “Strange Relations” Spoiler Space
When Chip first watched this episode, back in the day, he had this delayed reaction of, “Oh, yeah. Telepath colony? Of course Bester would show up!” Chip is not very smart. Please feel free ...
Episode 94: “Learning Curve”
We use the word “spackle” a few times in this podcast. We like that word. Rolls off the tongue. MEANWHILE, for the second episode in a row the stars of the show aren’t our regulars. What’...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Learning Curve”
In which we see Ranger trainees as they try to apply what they’ve taken from their lessons to the reality of Babylon 5 and Captain Lochley as she continues to adjust to the realities of her new...
Earhart’s: “Learning Curve” Spoiler Space
A second crime boss has been thwarted by security. Will there be a third down the road? We get a closer look at how Ranger training works and the personalities involved. Will we see more of them ...
Episode 93: “A View from the Gallery”
DEPLOY THE GREEK CHORUS! Two never-before-seen minor characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern their way through the space station and their cast. In Spoiler Space for the previous episode, our int...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “A View from the Gallery”
Mack and Bo are your guides to the mysterious world of Babylon 5 (and Babylon 5). And yet, you’ve presumably seen four seasons and change, so you pretty much know the place already, right? Wh...
Earhart’s: “A View from the Gallery” Spoiler Space
A bit of a bottle show, “A View from the Gallery” is. And yet, Chip, Shannon and Erika found a few things here that are markers toward the rest of Season 5. What about you?
Episode 92: “The Paragon of Animals”
Telepath politics. Gunboat diplomacy. Newlywed apartment living. Doesn’t sound like much. SPOILER ALERT: We absofragginlutely loved this episode.
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “The Paragon of Animals”
It was easy to get everyone to agree to do something. Now President Sheridan has to get them to all agree on how to do it. He gets unexpected help from the same telepath group that he granted san...
Earhart’s: “The Paragon of Animals” Spoiler Space
As if nearly being assassinated on the eve of his inauguration wasn’t bad enough, Interstellar Alliance President John Sheridan now has to pull off the impossible and convince everyone to sign ...
Episode 91: “The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari”
It’s the second episode of a brand new season with a brand new status quo, so what do you do? Ignore all the new people and new situations, and do a character study about alllll of the bad deci...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari”
We have possibly set a record for the longest blog post title on b5audioguide.com. But hey! Londo’s crisis was as serious as a heart attack! What’d you think of that, and of Lennier’s depar...
Earhart’s: “The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari” Spoiler Space
Wherein we discuss the putative redemption of one prime minister of Centauri Prime and the amorous pursuits of one Ranger trainee.
Episode 90: “No Compromises”
Somewhat to their surprise, the cast and crew and showrunner got their fifth season. But to quote some guy way back in the first, “Nothing’s the same anymore.” Sheridan’s wearing a suit, ...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “No Compromises”
The season that JMS and crew never thought would arrive arrived. Let us know what you think of the kickoff to Babylon 5‘s final year. Spoilers to the left, please.
Earhart’s: “No Compromises” Spoiler Space
Let us contemplate the futures of Tracy Scoggins/Elizabeth Lochley, John Sheridan’s beard, Michael Garibaldi’s job, and B5‘s fifth season itself!
Episode 89: “Thirdspace”
Creepy Cthulhu aliens from beyond Firstspace and Secondspace! This Untold Tale of Babylon 5 was produced after the fourth season when they had no hint there would be a fifth. Is this a better “...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Thirdspace”
So, it turns out there was an even more powerful alien-race-with-dubious-motives than the Vorlons. In other news, water is wet. There’s ALWAYS a bigger fish. Did “Thirdspace” pull off prese...
Earhart’s: “Thirdspace” Spoiler Space
As part of the move to TNT, a couple of B5 TV movies happened. This is the one that didn’t crib chunks of its footage from previous episodes. This is the one that supposedly took place during S...
Episode 88: “In the Beginning”
Four years into BABYLON 5, JMS took a mulligan with a brand new prequel movie that served as a pilot for the series’s relaunch on the TNT network! Is it a better beginning to B5 than the origin...
Zocalo: Spoiler-free Discussion of “In the Beginning”
Put yourself in the mindset of someone who happened to turn on TNT on basic cable in the States on January 4, 1998, and saw Babylon 5 for the first time. Would this have grabbed you? Would it ha...
Earhart’s: “In the Beginning” Spoiler Space
There may not be all that much to talk about in the spoiler thread for this prequel–the project began when there was even doubt there would be a fifth season–but if you see some things that ...
Episode 87: “The Deconstruction of Falling Stars”
It’s a season finale, and it’s entirely cuckoo bananapants! We look into the distant future of the B5 universe along with our traditional season-ending appearance by our beloved Control Group...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “The Deconstruction of Falling Stars”
We get a series of glimpses into the future of the “Babylon 5” universe in this episode, technically the second of four finales. You can talk about how well it stuck its landing for you here,...
Earhart’s: “The Deconstruction of Falling Stars” Spoiler Space
Okay, so now everyone knows there’s going to be a telepath war. And everyone knows that Sheridan and Delenn’s new coalition started something that worked for a very, very VERY long time, but ...
Episode 86: “Rising Star”
Boy howdy, does this feel like the last episode of the entire series! Where could B5 possibly go from here? (We’ll talk about that in spoiler space, of course.) Jason Snell was actually at the ...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Rising Star”
Sheridan and his forces have succeeded in freeing Earth and its territories from Clark’s totalitarian government. But no good deed goes unpunished, as now the new interim government has to figu...
Earhart’s: “Rising Star” Spoiler Space
The Earth Civil War has ended and this new thing called an Interstellar Alliance has risen from the League of Non-Aligned Worlds. Talk about how well it goes here.
Episode 85: “Endgame”
So. Much. Happens. Y’all. All of Sheridan’s planning comes together and the Earth Civil War is at an end. Did it happen too fast, or was the payoff worth the buildup? Join us!
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Endgame”
Sheridan and his alliance bring an end to their second war in a season of television. And Marcus whispers sweet nothings in Susan’s ear. Talk about everything that brought us to this point here...
Earhart’s: “Endgame” Spoiler Space
Exeunt one President and one Ranger. Enter an intergalactic force to liberate Mars and Earth. Talk about the next acts here.
Episode 84: “Between the Darkness and the Light”
It’s a little known fact that American television regulations were changed following the initial broadcast of this episode because it was determined that so. much. stuff. happening in a single ...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Between the Darkness and the Light”
Everyone to the rescue! Garibaldi, Franklin, and Lyta save Sheridan, the Alliance charges in to help, and Ivanova rains on Earthgov’s ambush parade. As we careen down the last hill of the rolle...
Earhart’s: “Between the Darkness and the Light” Spoiler Space
Garibaldi’s been allowed to explain. Sheridan has been rescued. Ivanova has broken up what would have been a devastating ambush, but at the cost of her own life. Next up, freeing Mars. This is ...
Episode 83: “Intersections in Real Time”
Welcome to John Sheridan’s darkest ordeal. Good morning. (Artificial daylight comes on.) Shall we begin?
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “Intersections in Real Time”
John Sheridan is facing the worst possible situation since Z’ha’dum. And this time it’s at the hands of his own people. Talk about how we got into this mess here.
Earhart’s: “Intersections in Real Time” Spoiler Space
John Sheridan is trapped in a vicious, never-ending cycle of physical and mental torture. Here is where you can talk about the ripple effects going forward.
Episode 82: “The Face of the Enemy”
Steven Schapansky rejoins us because (1) Mike Vejar and (2) Michael Garibaldi–as we find out just exactly WHAT has been going on underneath Steven’s favorite character’s shaved pate. That s...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “The Face of the Enemy”
Garibaldi has been very upset with Sheridan this season. But did you expect him to help turn Sheridan over to the enemy? We’ve had Garibaldi shift gears pretty abruptly this season. Did you exp...
Earhart’s: “The Face of the Enemy” Spoiler Space
Garibaldi plays the role of Judas and now Sheridan is a prisoner of the Clark regime. Bester is our monologuing villain and shows Garibaldi just how badly he’s been used. Here we get to talk ab...
Stephen Furst, 1954-2017
The cohosts of B5AG are mightily tired of saying good-bye to the stars of Babylon 5. If Babylon 5 has a moral center, it’s Stephen Furst’s Vir Cotto. We have only to look at other intende...
Episode 81: “The Exercise of Vital Powers”
Two out of three podcasters surveyed loved “(The) Exercise of Vital Powers.” Worldbuilding! One out of three didn’t. Lots of talking! Find out who’s on which side, and where we all stand...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “The Exercise of Vital Powers”
So, there’s a whole lot of discussion and much is learned in this episode. The frozen telepaths are back and Franklin is trying to do something with them. Good thing Lyta happens by. Garibaldi ...
Earhart’s: “The Exercise of Vital Powers” Spoiler Space
If you’re in this thread, you know what Sheridan told Franklin. You know what Garibaldi did next. You know how things went down. And you get to talk all about it here.
Episode 80: “No Surrender, No Retreat”
Well, Sheridan promised us last episode that things would get super serious. JMS wastes no time; there’s a reason all of Season 4 shares a title with this episode. Too much, too quickly, too so...
Zocalo: Spoiler-Free Discussion of “No Surrender, No Retreat”
The information has been gathered, the plans have been laid. Now it’s time to kick some butt. Talk about the liberation of Proxima 3 and everything that has led up to it here.
Earhart’s: “No Surrender, No Retreat” Spoiler Space
Here begins the campaign to liberate Earth. And here is where you can talk about how well that turned out in upcoming episodes.