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"We will be free." Such an unbelievably profound moment, genuinely. The aliens carry this show so hard its INSANE.

I finished s2 of Babylon 5 yesterday, took me quite a while and I don't have too much to say because these last few eps felt more like a setup that is about to pay off IMMENSELY (i hope.) But anyway we did it. I struggled a bit here and there but I really think it'll be worth it. Now onto s3! I hear these next 2 seasons are unmatched. But I wanted to share some random unrelated thoughts on characters so far

- G'kar is probably my favorite character, followed by Vir, Kosh, and Londo which is crazy because I really ignored G'kar early on. He reminded me of a mustache twirling villain but man his evolution is starting to become fucking unreal. Loved witnessing the death of his warrior pride once he requested sanctuary

- Londo is starting to develop this untouchable and extremely intimidating aura, which again, I did not expect. He was almost comic relief but to see him go from that to dictator-like is surely a sight to behold lmao.

- Kosh reveal: I FUCKING KNEW HE WAS GONNA BE SOME ANGEL-LIKE BEING!!! This was my most anticipated moment and despite the omega levels of camp, it delivered. My favorite part about it tho is the way Sheridan responds to it. Delenn says to him: "you see now? the Vorlons have been guiding us for millions of years!" and Sheridan goes: "more like manipulating us. Programming us so that when we saw them we would react the right way". I like the implications of the vorlons being a highly manipulative species. I was afraid it would end up being light (vorlons) vs dark (shadows). This also insinuates that this isn't what Kosh TRULY looks like.

- Sheridan: Still feels too much like a paladin and its getting a little lame. He is so bland at times and some of his b plots are almost atrocious to watch (like him being possessed or captured by an alien ship). I wasn't very fond of Sinclair but Sheridan makes me miss him.

- Ivanova and Garibaldi: I often feel like these characters slightly lack agency. Alot of their moments consist of simply following orders. I was liking the psi corps thingy with Ivanova because she starts to feel like a real human but theres only been like 3 instances of this. This also might be a hot take but her relationship with Talia felt so forced. Garibaldi is stepping up especially when he helps G'kar after the occupation

GIVE ME MORE VIR G'KAR MOMENTS PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE

EDIT: forgot to mention the shadows. by far the coolest antagonist group ive ever seen and i hope that they are as threatening as they seem.

The episode that won the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is now live on the Babylon 5 YouTube channel. (Edit: only available in the USA, unfortunately.)

I just rewatched it yesterday and it still hits hard 30 years later. It's also the episode that got me totally hooked on B5.

I was in high school and some friends had watched Season 1 and raved about it. So I jumped in at the beginning of Season 2 ("Points of Departure"). I liked what I saw. I could never get into Star Trek, but B5 struck me as more accessible, more real, more interesting. But so far in S2 it also just seemed like a cut above usual sci-fi TV. Something I'd watch, but wasn't obsessed with yet.

Then I watched The Coming of Shadows when it aired in February 1995.

The whole episode was brilliant, start to finish. Turhan Bey as the Centauri Emperor was a great one off character. A tragic figure, someone determined to do right before he passed but just missed it. Instead, Londo and Refa stepped in to create chaos and devastation. The look on Vir's face when Londo suggested getting Morden involved was great -- especially watching it yesterday knowing what horrors were to come as a result of Londo's decision in that moment.

I remember watching the episode and thinking "oh wow, they're doing something very different here" -- different in a very good way. I couldn't wait to talk about it at school the next day, and we all agreed it was a brilliant episode. After that I was all in on B5.

Curious what others thought of the episode upon rewatching it.

Hello everybody. My first post in this reddit. The first part of the video is a work in progress. The last part is just a experiment I did after Cosmos came. The music I wrote in the late 90's.

Several months ago I completed and shared my Babylon 5 Sherlocked edit. I reimagined and re-edited the show, and I modeled this new version after the episode structure of Sherlock, where each season is a trilogy of 90-minute movies.

My first movie of S1 focuses on Londo, G'Kar, and the Shadow story, using scenes spanning all the way from Midnight to Chrysalis. My third movie of S1 focuses on Homeguard, Psi-Corp, and the Earth story, using scenes spanning from Mind War to also Chrysalis.

But the second movie of S1 may be my favorite of the whole edit, and it focuses on the filler stories of S1. The video I shared in this post is the last 5 scenes from that movie, made from 5 separate filler episodes.

• Franklin reflects on god and the death of a child, from Believers.
• G'Kar performs a Narn religious ceremony, from By Any Means Necessary.
• G'Kar and Sakai speak about mysterious wonders still in the universe, from Mind War.
• Sinclair interviews for an ISN reporter about staying in space, from Infection.
• And Sinclair arranges a demonstration of Earth's religious beliefs, from The Parliament of Dreams.