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A disappointment after the superb two previous seasons, the final run of Babylon 5 found Claudia Christian departed and Ivanova replaced by Captain Elizabeth Lochley (Tracy Scoggins), who in a soap-opera twist turned out to be Sheridan's first wife. Sheridan was promoted to President of the Interstellar Alliance and the action moved to a group of telepaths seeking sanctuary from the PSI-Corp on B5. Giving a prominent role to Patricia Tallman's Lyta Alexander, a love story for her was woven with the leader of the telepaths, Byron (Robin Atkin Downs). Meanwhile the aftermath of the Shadow War was explored as the origin of human telepaths became clear in "Secrets of the Soul," and the appearance of PSI-Corp's Bester (Walter Koenig) brought the plight of the refugees to a powerful close in "A Tragedy of Telepaths" and "Phoenix Rising."
This was immediately followed by a rare episode not written by J. Michael Straczynski. Much was expected of "Day of the Dead," penned by Neil Gaiman, the British creator of DC's landmark Sandman comic and graphic novel series. Yet despite a change of tone including a guest appearance by Penn & Teller as 23rd-century comedy favorites Rebo & Zooty, the story proved an incongruous side trip into an unexplained twilight zone of fantasy. As usual the season picked up toward the end, with a string of fine political episodes leading to "The Fall of Centauri Prime" and the haunting "Objects at Rest," in which Sheridan and Delenn leave Babylon 5 for new quarters on Minbar.
The final episode, "Sleeping in Light," was directed by J. Michael Straczynski and made an epilogue to the series. Set 20 years later, after all the sound and fury this quiet, elegiac tale is the apotheosis of the love story that proved the balance to the tragedy of the preceding darkness. A personal story resolved against a background of the epic, at once transcendent, deeply human, and profoundly optimistic, "Sleeping in Light" is as moving as any hour in the history of television drama and a thoroughly satisfying conclusion to one of the greatest series ever made. --Gary S. Dalkin
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By Dragondack
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Brilliantly done TV series one of the best ever done and still would stand up today almost wish it had gone on & on.
By Judy Daviau
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I had forgotten how much I liked this series. I remembered that It was good but after getting all 5 seasons and watching them all, I have to say I'm very glad to have watched it again, all these years later. Well worth the price. I know I will watch all five seasons again a couple of time over the years.
The regular characters are well defined, you really get to like and dislike some of them. For all the weird costumes and hairstyles, and what not, the acting gets you beyond laughing at them and brings you right along to caring about them.
Very good Sci-Fi series. A great addition to my collection.
The regular characters are well defined, you really get to like and dislike some of them. For all the weird costumes and hairstyles, and what not, the acting gets you beyond laughing at them and brings you right along to caring about them.
Very good Sci-Fi series. A great addition to my collection.
By fatface
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Fans of any Sci Fi series such a Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly owe it to themselves to watch B5. Babylon 5 is one of the most entertaining and addictive shows ever. You are also bound to get yourself a deal for these dvds as well so pick them up now!. Babylon 5's fifth season is probably the worst season of the bunch but that still does not mean it is bad. It is still a fantastic seires and a wonderful season. Go buy and watch this NOW!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Remember one of the best serie I've watched
I don't care about cgi quality, this show is about 15 years old, and still very enjoyable. The story and caracters got me hooked week after week.
Published 5 months ago by patrick
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great service....
Hard to find item here on Prince Edward ISland these days. Glad to find it. Great service and arrived in excellent condition.
Published 16 months ago by Gordon Lavoie
4.0 out of 5 stars
Babylon 5 : It is what it is.
Please... begin by season 1 to 4 before watching this !
Enjoy the end of a 5 years serie. Of course too much was conclued in the year 4 for technical reasons. Read more
Enjoy the end of a 5 years serie. Of course too much was conclued in the year 4 for technical reasons. Read more
Published 21 months ago by R. Jerome
4.0 out of 5 stars
Touching end to a very good series
Fascinating, sometimes maddening mix of wonderful and silly,
intelligent and dumb, insightful and obvious. Read more
intelligent and dumb, insightful and obvious. Read more
Published 22 months ago by K. Gordon
3.0 out of 5 stars
Babylon 5: The Complete Fifth Season
For the most part I was very pleased with this season, yet the last CD was really lacking. It seemed rushed, like they were tired of working on the series. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Watcher
4.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat Anti-climatic
The fifth season of Babylon 5 was excellent, and wrapped up the series, concluding the longest mini-series in television history. Read more
Published on July 19 2004 by Bradley Potts
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thanks for a Wonderful Series
Anyone who is a fan of Babylon 5 will or has already bought this 5th and final DVD set. This was the year that almost was not. Thanks to TNT, Warner Bros. Read more
Published on July 17 2004 by Melvin Ah Ching
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, but not the best B5: "The Wheel of Fire"
J. Michael Straczynski's apt title for the fifth and final season of "Babylon 5", "The Wheel of Fire" is a suitable summary of what transpires. Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by John Kwok
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finished what it wanted to, but still ended too soon.
The fifth and final season of Babylon 5 managed to do what very few television series ever manage; it ended where it wanted to end and with an episode amongst the most potent in... Read more
Published on July 13 2004 by C. Hoekstra
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful End to one of the greatest Shows of all time
Though Season 5 had some early rough patches. It starts rolling in my opinion after the issue between the Psy-Cor ends with Bryon and Lita. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2004 by John La Rocca
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