By Lisa Fary Alert Raygunner Hoobajoobah has pointed out that there are glaring similarities between our beloved BSG S4 and our formerly beloved Babylon 5 S5. ... (Continue reading)
This is the weirdest episode so far. Aldous Gajic is a human who wanders around space looking for the Holy Grail and he winds up on Babylon 5 for some reason, but I can’t remember why because the idiocy... (Continue reading)
“TK Doh!” would be more accurate. Susan Ivanova gets weepy with Rabbi Koslov, who’s come to the station to admonish her for being a bad Jew, and Garibaldi catches up with his old friend Walker Smith, who is... (Continue reading)
Woohoo! Mr. Morden finally shows up on Babylon 5 bringing his pompadour and crabby associates with him. Morden visits the ambassadors, asking a simple enough question: what do you want? “A slice of chocolate swirl cheesecake,” isn’t the answer... (Continue reading)
Did we ever see a labor dispute in Star Trek? In that future, we humans had managed to leave our petty squabbles behind so we could live in a peaceful galaxy where everyone looks good in stretchy polyester jumpsuits... (Continue reading)
Garibaldi gets framed for a terrorist act and walks around looking serious while wearing 23rd century casual menswear, which looks a lot like casual menswear from 1994. This episode is mostly back story for him, which can be summarized... (Continue reading)
Welcome to another edition of the Babylon 5 Theater of Ethics. Let’s meet the cast! The sick alien kid will be played by. . . a sick alien kid with a pitiful cough. The religious parents will be played by M’ola... (Continue reading)
Ambassador Kosh is a jerk and I think he has Asperger’s Syndrome. He doesn’t answer the question you’ve asked – he answers some wacko interpretation of your question, and even then, it could be days later – and he... (Continue reading)
Oh, God, there are sixteen more episodes in season one. I made it through “Infection” and I’d like for the viewing to painless from here, but that is not in the cards. “And the Sky Full of Stars”... (Continue reading)
You know what Babylon 5 has been missing so far? Racism. And hate crimes involving the stabbing and branding of alien poets. Humans are, of course, the responsible, hateful party. “The War Prayer” brings the... (Continue reading)