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Dr. Stephen Franklin is a fictional character portrayed by Richard Biggs in the TV series Babylon 5.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Midnight on the Firing Line (season 1), they were 33 years old.
They appear in all 110 aired episodes and have accumulated 497 positive votes.
The character of Dr. Stephen Franklin is mainly associated with Michael Garibaldi, Cmdr. Susan Ivanova and Capt. John Sheridan.

Dr. Stephen Franklin

by Richard Biggs

character

Episodes110

  • 7.2
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    Midnight on the Firing Line
    episode S1.E1 january 1994
    The Narn attack a Centauri colony, while Raiders attack transport ships. Talia Winters arrives at the station.
  • 6.8
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    Soul Hunter
    episode S1.E2 february 1994
    A mysterious alien who steals the souls of the living arrives on the station, putting Delenn's life in danger.
  • 7
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    Born to the Purple
    episode S1.E3 february 1994
    Londo falls for a beautiful slave, whose owner wants to steal sensitive information. Garibaldi discovers that someone is using a restricted communications channel.
  • 6.4
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    Infection
    episode S1.E4 february 1994
    A living weapon wreaks havoc on the station.
  • 7.3
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    The Parliament of Dreams
    episode S1.E5 february 1994
    A week long cultural festival is takes place on board the station. Catherine Sakai, Sinclair's old girlfriend, arrives on the station and G'Kar receives a death threat.
  • 7.6
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    Mind War
    episode S1.E6 march 1994
    The Psi Cops arrive at the station to capture Talia's old Psi Corps instructor. Catherine is warned not to survey a sector of space by G'Kar.
  • 6.8
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    The War Prayer
    episode S1.E7 march 1994
    A pro-Earth group attacks a Minbari poet. Two Centauri lovers seek Londo's help.
  • 7.9
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    And the Sky Full of Stars
    episode S1.E8 march 1994
    Sinclair is kidnapped by two men who want to know what happened to him when he disappeared in the final battle of the Earth-Minbari War, something that even Sinclair does not know.
  • 7.5
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    Deathwalker
    episode S1.E9 april 1994
    A war criminal scientist who is the last of the notorious Dilgars is discovered on Babylon 5 bearing an extraordinary medication that all the powers want.
  • 7
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    Believers
    episode S1.E10 april 1994
    An alien family refuses surgery to save their dying child.
  • 6.8
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    Survivors
    episode S1.E11 may 1994
    Garibaldi is blamed for an accident aboard B5, leading to his return to the bottle.
  • 7.2
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    By Any Means Necessary
    episode S1.E12 may 1994
    While the station's dock workers stage an illegal strike, G'Kar tries to hold a Narn religious ceremony, but Londo holds the plant he needs and won't relinquish it.
  • 8.3
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    Signs and Portents
    episode S1.E13 may 1994
    Londo obtains a priceless Centauri artifact and a stranger visits each alien ambassador asking only one question.
  • 5.8
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    TKO
    episode S1.E14 may 1994
    A disgraced boxer comes to Babylon 5 to compete in the Mutai, an alien fighting match. Meanwhile, an old friend visits Ivanova so that she can mourn the loss of her father.
  • 6.6
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    Grail
    episode S1.E15 july 1994
    A man searching for the Holy Grail arrives. Ambassador Kosh may be behind a string of attacks on the station.
  • 7.2
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    Eyes
    episode S1.E16 july 1994
    Colonel Ari Ben Zayn of Earthforce Internal Affairs investigates Sinclair and his command staff for recent station actions.
  • 7.1
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    Legacies
    episode S1.E17 july 1994
    A Minbari military leader's dead body disappears on the station.
  • 7.8
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    A Voice in the Wilderness: Part 1
    episode S1.E18 july 1994
    Delenn's old friend and mentor Draal arrives on the station at the same time that an extinct civilization is found on the planet that Babylon 5 orbits. A revolt against the Earth Alliance breaks out on Mars.
  • 8
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    A Voice in the Wilderness: Part 2
    episode S1.E19 august 1994
    Earthforce Captain Ellis Pierce and an alien race both lay claim to Epsilon III, the planet which Babylon 5 orbits. The revolt on Mars continues, leading to many casualties.
  • 8.5
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    Babylon Squared
    episode S1.E20 august 1994
    Babylon 5's immediate predecessor, Babylon 4, suddenly reappears after mysteriously vanishing four years earlier.
  • 7.3
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    The Quality of Mercy
    episode S1.E21 august 1994
    Talia must enter the mind of a convicted murderer while Dr. Franklin goes to Downbelow to investigate a doctor who apparently is 'magically' healing people.
  • 8.6
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    Chrysalis
    episode S1.E22 october 1994
    Garibaldi investigates a death on the station which leads him to a terrible discovery.
  • 7.7
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    Points of Departure
    episode S2.E1 november 1994
    As Captain John Sheridan assumes command of Babylon 5, he learns the reason why the Minbari inexplicably surrendered to Earth in the Earth-Minbari War while a renegade Minbari ship seeks to restart it.
  • 7.7
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    Revelations
    episode S2.E2 november 1994
    G'Kar brings news of an old enemy's return. Dr. Franklin tries to bring Garibaldi out from his coma. Delenn returns, quite changed.
  • 7.7
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    The Geometry of Shadows
    episode S2.E3 november 1994
    Ivanova deals with a Drazi custom, which only occurs once every 5 years. Techno-mages arrive on the station.
  • 7.2
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    A Distant Star
    episode S2.E4 november 1994
    Captain Sheridan's old commanding officer Captain Jack Maynard arrives at the station aboard the Explorer-class ship EAS Cortez and disaster ensues in hyperspace.
  • 6.7
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    The Long Dark
    episode S2.E5 november 1994
    A 100-year-old sleeper ship is found adrift near the station. It has brought a deadly force with it.
  • 7.2
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    Spider in the Web
    episode S2.E6 december 1994
    Talia witnesses a murder at the hands of a Free Mars member.
  • 7.3
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    Soul Mates
    episode S2.E7 december 1994
    Visitors to the station include Londo's three wives and Talia's ex-husband. Delenn has a bad hair day.
  • 7.7
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    A Race Through Dark Places
    episode S2.E8 january 1995
    Bester has Talia investigate an "underground railroad" of telepaths escaping the Psi Corps.
  • 9.1
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    The Coming of Shadows
    episode S2.E9 february 1995
    The Centauri emperor visits the station, leading G'Kar to attempt to assassinate him. Lord Refa and Londo conspire to expand their power on Centauri Prime.
  • 7.3
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    GROPOS
    episode S2.E10 february 1995
    A task force of ground troops led by Dr. Franklin's father General Richard Franklin is assembled at Babylon 5, leading to some friction.
  • 7.5
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    All Alone in the Night
    episode S2.E11 february 1995
    While investigating strange readings on a Starfury patrol, Sheridan is kidnapped by aliens. General Hague makes an unofficial visit to the station. Delenn is called before the Grey Council in response to her recent transformation.
  • 7.7
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    Acts of Sacrifice
    episode S2.E12 february 1995
    G'Kar asks Sheridan and Delenn for help from their respective governments in the Narn-Centauri War, which the Narn are losing. Ivanova shows a representative from a new species around the station.
  • 7.4
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    Hunter, Prey
    episode S2.E13 march 1995
    A fugitive with secret Earthforce data relating to President Santiago's death takes refuge on Babylon 5.
  • 7.3
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    There All the Honor Lies
    episode S2.E14 april 1995
    Sheridan kills a Minbari warrior in self-defense, but a Minbari witness to the incident claims it was not justified.
  • 7.8
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    And Now for a Word
    episode S2.E15 may 1995
    ISN arrives on Babylon 5 to film a documentary about the station, its crew and its mission. During the filming of the documentary, Babylon 5 must deal with a skirmish between the Narn and the Centauri on its doorstep.
  • 8.9
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    In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum
    episode S2.E16 may 1995
    Sheridan discovers that Morden has a connection to his late wife Anna. Nightwatch, a new agency on Earth, is trying to recruit new personnel on Babylon 5.
  • 7.2
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    Knives
    episode S2.E17 may 1995
    An old friend asks for help from Londo. Sheridan is possessed by a strange creature.
  • 7.9
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    Confessions and Lamentations
    episode S2.E18 may 1995
    Dr. Franklin tries desperately to find a cure for a disease which is killing off all the Markab on the station.
  • 8.2
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    Divided Loyalties
    episode S2.E19 october 1995
    Lyta Alexander returns to the station with news that one of the officers on the station is an undercover operative.
  • 9.2
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    The Long, Twilight Struggle
    episode S2.E20 october 1995
    The Centauri war machine rolls on toward the Narn homeworld, unknowingly aided by the Shadows, while the remains of the Narn fleet plan a last-ditch counter-attack.
  • 8
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    Comes the Inquisitor
    episode S2.E21 october 1995
    Kosh tests Delenn's allegiance while G'Kar attempts to bring his people together on Babylon 5.
  • 9.1
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    The Fall of Night
    episode S2.E22 november 1995
    The command staff are caught between a rock and a hard place when Sheridan agrees to give sanctuary to a Narn warship, while EarthForce attempts to placate the increasingly aggressive Centauri Republic.
  • 8.4
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    Matters of Honor
    episode S3.E1 november 1995
    A small colony is attacked by the Shadows. It's the location of a Ranger training base, Marcus Cole goes to Babylon 5 to get help. Sheridan and Delenn embark on a mission to help the Rangers in the newly built White Star. Meanwhile Earth force sends a representative to find out more about the ship that destroyed Lt. Keffer.
  • 7.4
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    Convictions
    episode S3.E2 november 1995
    A mad bomber is loose on Babylon 5. When they find him, he threatens to detonate the station, if his demands are not met. Meanwhile G'Kar and Londo are trapped in an elevator. Londo wants to work together so they can escape, but G'Kar refuses to aide his nemesis.
  • 7.4
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    A Day in the Strife
    episode S3.E3 november 1995
    Sheridan and Ivanova deal with a dispute with the worker's guild. A probe arrives, and presents the station with a test. If they pass, it promises to share advanced technology. if they fail, the station will be destroyed in a few hours. Garibaldi talks to Franklin about his stim usage.
  • 8.2
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    Passing Through Gethsemane
    episode S3.E4 november 1995
    Kosh's ship arrives at the station bearing a surprise visitor, Lyta Alexander returns after visiting the Vorlon home world. Brother Edward, a monk with Brother Theo visits with Delenn to discuss religion. Soon he begins to hear voices. They discover that Edward is experiencing repressed memories, someone is forcing him to relive past moments. Why would someone make a monk relive such horrors?
  • 7.9
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    Voices of Authority
    episode S3.E5 january 1996
    Sheridan has an interesting time dealing with the new Political Officer stationed by EarthGov. Ivanova and Marcus take the White Star in search of the First Ones.
  • 8.1
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    Dust to Dust
    episode S3.E6 february 1996
    Bester returns to Babylon 5 to stop the flow of Dust, a powerful new drug which can temporarily unlock telepathic powers. But Captain Sheridan and the crew can't risk Bester reading their minds and uncovering their secret Shadow war preparations.
  • 6.8
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    Exogenesis
    episode S3.E7 february 1996
    Marcus and Franklin investigate a series of strange incidents in Downbelow caused by a mysterious parasite.
  • 8.6
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    Messages from Earth
    episode S3.E8 february 1996
    Sheridan discovers a terrifying new alliance between the Shadows and another race.
  • 9.1
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    Point of No Return
    episode S3.E9 february 1996
    Nightwatch takes control of Babylon 5 security. The widow of the former Centauri Emperor visits Londo, and gives Londo and Vir news of their future.
  • 9.6
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    Severed Dreams
    episode S3.E10 april 1996
    When President Clark escalates his brutal repression of the people of the Earth Alliance, Captain Sheridan declares Babylon 5 independent.
  • 7.9
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    Ceremonies of Light and Dark
    episode S3.E11 april 1996
    After severing ties with Earth, the command staff must deal with some unexpected issues. Delenn suggests they go through a Minbari rebirth ceremony. Secrets are revealed, and hidden dangers are revealed as a group loyal to Clark takes Delenn hostage.
  • 7.5
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    Sic Transit Vir
    episode S3.E12 april 1996
    Vir returns to Babylon 5, and meets his fiancée Lyndisty. As he and his bride-to-be get to know each other, a Narn attacks, and takes a blood oath to kill them. The command staff must figure out why someone would want to kill Vir.
  • 7
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    A Late Delivery from Avalon
    episode S3.E13 april 1996
    An impressive man in medieval armor arrives on the station, claiming to be King Arthur. Is he the genuine hero, sent by the Vorlons? If not, who is he and what are his secrets?
  • 8.3
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    Ship of Tears
    episode S3.E14 april 1996
    Bester arrives in a Starfury. He wants the crew's help in tracking down weapons, which turns out to be telepaths captured by the Shadows. They discover why the Shadows wanted telepaths for their war.
  • 8.7
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    Interludes and Examinations
    episode S3.E15 may 1996
    Garibaldi tries to get Franklin to face up to his stim usage. Londo waits anxiously for Adira to return. Morden returns first, and manipulates the situation to his advantage. The alliance asks Sheridan to prove he has forces equal to the Shadows before they will commit. Sheridan calls on Kosh for assistance, but Kosh is resistant at first, Kosh finally agrees to help Sheridan, and later pays the price for his involvement.
  • 9.1
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    War Without End: Part One
    episode S3.E16 may 1996
    Jeffrey Sinclair returns to Babylon 5 with a mission: to take Babylon 4 back in time to where it is most needed.
  • 9.4
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    War Without End: Part Two
    episode S3.E17 may 1996
    The mission to send Babylon 4 where it's needed continues. Sinclair's destiny is revealed. Sheridan sees what will happen to Centauri Prime in the future. Zathras explains who the "One" is.
  • 7.2
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    Walkabout
    episode S3.E18 september 1996
    Kosh's replacement arrives. Dr. Franklin falls in love with a singer during his walkabout.
  • 6.6
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    Grey 17 Is Missing
    episode S3.E19 october 1996
    With Sinclair gone, the Rangers need a new leader, and everyone looks to Delenn. But some in the warrior caste will not accept her in this new role, and seek a way to block her. Marcus must stop Neroon from interfering in the ceremony at any cost. Meanwhile, Garibaldi investigates the death of a maintenance worker and a mysterious cult on a section that "vanished."
  • 8.4
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    And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
    episode S3.E20 october 1996
    Religious leaders gather on Babylon 5 to bring news of events on Earth. Sheridan and Delenn figure out where the Shadows will strike next. G'Kar is captured by Lord Refa on Narn.
  • 8.6
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    Shadow Dancing
    episode S3.E21 october 1996
    Delenn asks the League for ships for a mission, she won't tell them where or when the mission will take place. The League hesitates, but they agree to support her. The fleet manages to prevent an attack by a Shadow Fleet. Franklin finally finds himself, and confronts his inner demons. An unexpected visitor from Sheridan's past arrives.
  • 9.4
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    Z'ha'dum
    episode S3.E22 october 1996
    After his supposedly dead wife Anna turns up very much alive on Babylon 5, Sheridan travels with her to the Shadows' homeworld Z'ha'dum. Secrets are revealed and Kosh's warning that he will die haunts Sheridan.
  • 8.2
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    The Hour of the Wolf
    episode S4.E1 november 1996
    After the incident on Z'ha'dum, Sheridan is presumed dead, Garibaldi is missing and the fragile alliance against the Shadows is crumbling. Londo faces Emperor Cartagia. Babylon 5 is in a holding pattern, waiting for the next shoe to drop.
  • 8.2
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    Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?
    episode S4.E2 november 1996
    G'Kar finds trouble while searching for Garibaldi. Sheridan hovers between life and death.
  • 8.4
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    The Summoning
    episode S4.E3 november 1996
    A mysterious spacecraft heads towards Babylon 5 as Ivanova and Marcus search for more First Ones to aid in the war.
  • 8.5
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    Falling Toward Apotheosis
    episode S4.E4 november 1996
    Refugees from worlds destroyed by the Vorlons come to Babylon 5 en masse.
  • 9
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    The Long Night
    episode S4.E5 january 1997
    Sheridan schemes to lure the Shadows into open warfare with the Vorlons.
  • 8.9
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    Into the Fire
    episode S4.E6 february 1997
    Sheridan has managed to get the Vorlons and Shadows into one sector, where they are not attacking each other directly. He and Delenn lead a fleet into the sector where the source of the conflict is finally revealed, this is the end of the Shadow War.
  • 7.9
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    Epiphanies
    episode S4.E7 february 1997
    Earth prepares to shut down Babylon 5.
  • 7.6
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    The Illusion of Truth
    episode S4.E8 february 1997
    ISN reporters come to Babylon 5 to interview the Command staff, and film them for a documentary. The staff is reluctant at first, but they finally agree.
  • 7.8
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    Atonement
    episode S4.E9 february 1997
    While defending her love for Sheridan to the Minbari, Delenn might be forced to expose an astonishing secret.
  • 7.4
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    Racing Mars
    episode S4.E10 april 1997
    Sheridan clashes with Garibaldi. Franklin and Marcus encounter trouble near the Mars resistance camp.
  • 7.5
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    Lines of Communication
    episode S4.E11 april 1997
    Delenn meets the Drakh for the first time. Stephen and Marcus reach an understanding with the Mars Resistance.
  • 7.3
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    Conflicts of Interest
    episode S4.E12 may 1997
    Ivanova prepares for her first resistance broadcast. Garibaldi is reunited with his former lover Lise Hampton.
  • 8
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    Rumors, Bargains and Lies
    episode S4.E13 may 1997
    Delenn meets with Neroon to discuss the war that's torn their planet apart. She proposes a plan but she'll need his support. Sheridan launches an eccentric plan involving misdirection, rumors, etc, to get the League to agree to a new role for the White Star Fleet.
  • 8.2
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    Moments of Transition
    episode S4.E14 may 1997
    The Minbari war between the warrior and the religious castes comes to an end, leading to the formation of a new Grey Council. Bester comes to Babylon 5 to make Lyta an offer. Clark's forces attack a transport convoy carrying thousands of civilians, prompting Sheridan to change strategies.
  • 9
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    No Surrender, No Retreat
    episode S4.E15 may 1997
    After Clark's order causes the death of civilians, Sheridan decides it's time to attack Clark's forces directly. First mission is a colony that's being oppressed by some Earth Cruisers. Some in Earth force also distrust Clark, Sheridan might find some allies, amongst those he might be fighting.
  • 7.6
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    Exercise of Vital Powers
    episode S4.E16 june 1997
    Garibaldi meets with his benefactor. He wants to join with Edgar Industries. But his employer wants proof of his commitment. He wants Garibaldi to bring in Sheridan. Meanwhile Franklin finally manages to temporarily revive a telepath that had been captured by the Shadows. He'll need Lyta's help to continue his research.
  • 8.6
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    The Face of the Enemy
    episode S4.E17 june 1997
    Garibaldi sets up Sheridan who is promptly taken into custody by Clark's men. The reason behind Garibaldi's behavior and what happened to him when he disappeared in his Starfury is revealed.
  • 8.4
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    Intersections in Real Time
    episode S4.E18 june 1997
    Sheridan has been captured. Now he's being tortured for information. How long can he hold out?
  • 8.8
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    Between the Darkness and the Light
    episode S4.E19 october 1997
    Garibaldi, now freed of Bester's influence, tries to find allies to free Sheridan. But no one trusts him, not even those who used to call him friend. Now Garbaldi, Franklin, and Lyta try to free Sheridan. Meanwhile Ivanova and Marcus find out Clark has new more powerful ships. They take a contingent of White stars to destroy the new ships, someone will pay a high price for the victory.
  • 9.2
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    Endgame
    episode S4.E20 october 1997
    The battle for Earth concludes as Sheridan leads his forces to Earth to confront Clark's forces in an all out battle. Meanwhile Marcus learns of the alien device Franklin used to heal Garibaldi when he was critically injured. But to save a person's life, someone else must die.
  • 8.5
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    Rising Star
    episode S4.E21 october 1997
    Earth is now free from Clark. Sheridan must now face the new President for his actions. He's forced to resign. Delenn, G'Kar, and Londo offer the Earth President a chance to join the newly formed Inter Stellar Alliance. Garibaldi searches for Lise. Ivanova revives and tries to deal with what her recovery cost someone else.
  • 7.7
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    The Deconstruction of Falling Stars
    episode S4.E22 october 1997
    In the distant future, a man examines key moments in the history of Earth, starting with the formation of the Interstellar Alliance on Babylon 5.
  • 7.2
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    No Compromises
    episode S5.E1 january 1998
    Captain Lochley arrives just as preparations are underway for Sheridan's swearing in ceremony as the President of the newly formed Interstellar Alliance. Telepaths arrive seeking a sanctuary while they search for a home world.
  • 7.8
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    The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
    episode S5.E2 january 1998
    After suffering a heart attack, Londo enters a dream state and is faced with some uncomfortable truths.
  • 7.3
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    The Paragon of Animals
    episode S5.E3 february 1998
    Military crises threaten the ongoing formation of the Interstellar Alliance but Sheridan asserts its power.
  • 7.8
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    A View from the Gallery
    episode S5.E4 february 1998
    A day in the life of Mack and Bo, two maintenance workers on Babylon 5. As the station comes under attack from an unknown race of aliens, they encounter the command staff and the ambassadors each dealing with the crisis.
  • 6.9
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    Learning Curve
    episode S5.E5 february 1998
    Two Minbari Rangers-in-training come to the station and learn a difficult lesson. A new underworld boss tries to take control of Downbelow.
  • 6.7
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    Strange Relations
    episode S5.E6 february 1998
    The command crew are put in a difficult position when a unit of Psi Cops, led by Bester, comes to the station to arrest the colony of telepaths. The secret of Sheridan and Lochley's past is revealed.
  • 6.5
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    Secrets of the Soul
    episode S5.E7 march 1998
    Lyta becomes closer to Byron and the colony of telepaths while Franklin investigates a terrible secret from the Hyach's distant past.
  • 7.8
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    Day of the Dead
    episode S5.E8 march 1998
    It is the Brakiri Day of the Dead. They purchase a large section of the station for their holiday. That night everyone in that sector meets with people who have passed away. Most of the inhabitants of the sector are happy to see their loved ones, but Lennier's encounter leaves him with troubling news about his future.
  • 7.2
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    In the Kingdom of the Blind
    episode S5.E9 march 1998
    Byron and other telepaths seek a homeworld of their own.
  • 7.2
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    A Tragedy of Telepaths
    episode S5.E10 march 1998
    Lochley asks Bester for help in dealing with a group of telepaths who have locked themselves in an area of Downbelow. G'Kar is reunited with an old friend in the Centauri royal palace.
  • 6.9
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    Phoenix Rising
    episode S5.E11 april 1998
    A group of telepaths hold Garibaldi and others hostage on Babylon 5.
  • 7.4
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    The Ragged Edge
    episode S5.E12 april 1998
    Garibaldi is sent to retrieve a witness to the shipping line attacks from the Drazi homeworld. G'Kar becomes a figure of veneration among the Narn. Stephen comes to a difficult decision.
  • 7.5
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    The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father
    episode S5.E13 april 1998
    A day in the life of Alfred Bester, who starts his day in Psi Corps HQ, where he is well liked and respected. He gets an assignment to track down a rogue telepath. Two recruits accompany him. They follow the telepath's trail to Babylon 5, where he isn't as popular.
  • 7.4
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    Meditations on the Abyss
    episode S5.E14 may 1998
    Delenn reassigns Lennier to a Ranger training mission on the border of Centauri space. Vir learns he is the new Centauri ambassador to Babylon 5.
  • 8
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    Darkness Ascending
    episode S5.E15 june 1998
    Sheridan finally discovers why Delenn had Lennier assigned to the White Star Fleet, and orders his ship to return. But Lennier takes his fighter and continues his mission, where he finally gets the information the Alliance needs. Lyta contacts G'Kar and reminds him of the offer he made to her in "The Gathering." She's willing to help the Narn in exchange for money to find a home world for telepaths.
  • 8.5
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    And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
    episode S5.E16 june 1998
    The Alliance show the member worlds evidence of the Centauri actions, while Londo and Vir are in their room with copies of the evidence. Eventually they're let into the meeting, where they all see the evidence Lennier gathered. Sheridan comes up with a plan to peacefully enforce a blockade, but Garibaldi's issues jeopardize his plans.
  • 8.6
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    Movements of Fire and Shadow
    episode S5.E17 june 1998
    Londo and G'Kar return to Centauri Prime to figure out who in the government started the attacks, and are put in jail. G'Kar eventually figures a way for Londo to get out, and Londo tries to gather support. Garibaldi learns of two member worlds's plans to attack Centauri Prime. He informs Sheridan, who rushes off to try and stop the attack. Delenn and Lennier head back to Minbar to convince the council to build new ships, but are attacked in hyperspace. Lyta and Franklin find out what's been controlling the Centauri attack fleet.
  • 8.9
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    The Fall of Centauri Prime
    episode S5.E18 october 1998
    On the now devastated Centauri Prime, Londo ascends to the throne after learning to his horror his secret masters who arranged all this.
  • 7.9
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    The Wheel of Fire
    episode S5.E19 november 1998
    Back on Babylon 5, G'Kar finds himself the focus of a Narn religious movement while Garibaldi and Lyta have their own personal problems.
  • 8
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    Objects in Motion
    episode S5.E20 november 1998
    Garibaldi and Lise are going to get married. He'll run her late husband's company. An assassin is hired to kill Lise. Zack has a plan to smoke him out, but another person wants G'Kar dead as well. Both attacks are prevented. Garibaldi deals with the people who ordered the hit on Lise. G'Kar and Lyta leave the station.
  • 8
    /10

    Objects at Rest
    episode S5.E21 november 1998
    The various veterans of Babylon 5 prepare to go their separate ways, but not before Lennier makes a terrible but foretold mistake.
  • 9.2
    /10

    Sleeping in Light
    episode S5.E22 november 1998
    Nearing the end of his 20 year life extension, Sheridan bids his farewells to all his friends and family, while the now obsolete Babylon 5 is prepared for decommissioning.

Best moments10

  • 6.5
    /10
    62% of the votes

    Secrets of the Soul
    episode S5.E7 march 1998
    Lyta becomes closer to Byron and the colony of telepaths while Franklin investigates a terrible secret from the Hyach's distant past.
  • 7.2
    /10
    58% of the votes

    Walkabout
    episode S3.E18 september 1996
    Kosh's replacement arrives. Dr. Franklin falls in love with a singer during his walkabout.
  • 8.5
    /10
    58% of the votes

    Babylon Squared
    episode S1.E20 august 1994
    Babylon 5's immediate predecessor, Babylon 4, suddenly reappears after mysteriously vanishing four years earlier.
  • 7.5
    /10
    58% of the votes

    Deathwalker
    episode S1.E9 april 1994
    A war criminal scientist who is the last of the notorious Dilgars is discovered on Babylon 5 bearing an extraordinary medication that all the powers want.
  • 7.9
    /10
    35% of the votes

    Confessions and Lamentations
    episode S2.E18 may 1995
    Dr. Franklin tries desperately to find a cure for a disease which is killing off all the Markab on the station.
  • 8.6
    /10
    19% of the votes

    Shadow Dancing
    episode S3.E21 october 1996
    Delenn asks the League for ships for a mission, she won't tell them where or when the mission will take place. The League hesitates, but they agree to support her. The fleet manages to prevent an attack by a Shadow Fleet. Franklin finally finds himself, and confronts his inner demons. An unexpected visitor from Sheridan's past arrives.
  • 7.3
    /10
    17% of the votes

    GROPOS
    episode S2.E10 february 1995
    A task force of ground troops led by Dr. Franklin's father General Richard Franklin is assembled at Babylon 5, leading to some friction.
  • 7
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Born to the Purple
    episode S1.E3 february 1994
    Londo falls for a beautiful slave, whose owner wants to steal sensitive information. Garibaldi discovers that someone is using a restricted communications channel.
  • 6.7
    /10
    10% of the votes

    The Long Dark
    episode S2.E5 november 1994
    A 100-year-old sleeper ship is found adrift near the station. It has brought a deadly force with it.
  • 7.8
    /10
    10% of the votes

    A View from the Gallery
    episode S5.E4 february 1998
    A day in the life of Mack and Bo, two maintenance workers on Babylon 5. As the station comes under attack from an unknown race of aliens, they encounter the command staff and the ambassadors each dealing with the crisis.

Votes per episode

season
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
  • Season 4
  • Season 5
Season 1
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E0
2
E1
0
E2
19
E3
0
E4
1
E5
1
E6
0
E7
0
E8
98
E9
0
E10
0
E11
0
E12
5
E13
0
E14
0
E15
0
E16
0
E17
0
E18
0
E19
86
E20
0
E21
0
E22
Season 2
0
E1
1
E2
0
E3
8
E4
12
E5
0
E6
0
E7
4
E8
0
E9
23
E10
0
E11
0
E12
4
E13
0
E14
0
E15
0
E16
0
E17
48
E18
0
E19
0
E20
0
E21
0
E22
Season 3
0
E1
0
E2
1
E3
0
E4
0
E5
0
E6
4
E7
0
E8
0
E9
0
E10
0
E11
0
E12
0
E13
0
E14
1
E15
0
E16
0
E17
70
E18
0
E19
0
E20
23
E21
0
E22
Season 4
0
E1
0
E2
0
E3
0
E4
0
E5
0
E6
0
E7
0
E8
0
E9
3
E10
0
E11
0
E12
0
E13
0
E14
0
E15
5
E16
0
E17
0
E18
0
E19
0
E20
0
E21
0
E22
Season 5
0
E1
0
E2
0
E3
9
E4
0
E5
0
E6
59
E7
1
E8
0
E9
0
E10
0
E11
3
E12
4
E13
0
E14
0
E15
0
E16
0
E17
0
E18
0
E19
1
E20
1
E21
0
E22