8.345 minSeason 5 • Episode 22
LatestTwenty years after his death and resurrection at Z'ha'dum, Sheridan feels his life force ebbing away, and invites some old friends for a final gathering.
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.
Writing
Straczynski's 5-year novel-for-television, planned beginning to end.
Acting
Katsulas and Jurasik: a friendship that destroys empires.
Direction
Early CGI jank gives way to genuinely operatic space battles.
Creator
J. Michael Straczynski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Straczynski wrote 92 of 110 episodes himself—a TV record for single-series authorship that still stands.
The show pioneered the 'arc' format that Lost and Breaking Bad would later perfect, but did it first with practical sets and 90s CGI.
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