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"Matters of Honor" launched Babylon 5's third season with the introduction of the White Star, a spacecraft added to enable more of the action to take place away from the station. Also introduced was Marcus Cole (Jason Carter)--in another nod to The Lord of the Rings, a Ranger not so far removed from Tolkien's Strider. In "Voices of Authority" the show finds an epic scale as Ivanova seeks the mysterious "First Ones" for allies against the Shadows, and evidence is discovered pointing to the truth behind President Santiago's assassination. A third of the way through the season "Messages from Earth," "Point of No Return," and "Severed Dreams" prove pivotal, changing the nature of the story in a way previously unimaginable on network TV. Earth slides into dictatorship, the fascistic Nightwatch takes control of off-world security, and Sheridan take decisive action by declaring Babylon 5 independent.
"Interludes and Examinations" presented the death of a major supporting character, while the two-part "War Without End" reached apocalyptic dimensions in a complex tale resolving the destiny of Sinclair and the fate of Babylon 4 (dovetailing elegantly with the events of the first season's "Babylon Squared"), resolving a 1,000-year-old paradox and presenting a vision of a very dark future for Sheridan and Delenn. All this was trumped by the monumental "Z'ha'dum." In the preceding "Shadow Dancing" Anna Sheridan (Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Boxleitner's real-life wife) returned from the dead, no longer entirely human. In the mythologically resonant climax Anna invited Sheridan back to the Shadow homeworld with no hope of survival. Just as in The Lord of the Rings Gandalf fell into the abyss at Khazad-Dum, so Sheridan took a comparable leap into the unknown on an alien world. --Gary S. Dalkin
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The complete third season of this acclaimed science-fiction cult favorite is now available as a 6-disc DVD collector's set.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Audio and video problems,
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This review is from: Babylon 5: The Complete Third Season [6 Discs] (DVD)
After reading reviews of all the box sets and some of the problems some people have had,I just wanted to add my experiences.I too had a few occasions where the picture would break up and even freeze as someone else has mentioned. I removed the dvd from the player and cleaned it useing a cd/dvd spray cleaner.When I reinserted the dvd and played it again I had no further problems. I have encountered this on one or two other brand new dvds of other shows and in each instance a good cleaning solved the problem. The discs never look dirty or scratched and are always played fresh out of the case which leads me to believe it may be a coating of something that cant be seen by the naked eye but is detectable by the players laser. It may not solve everyones problem but its worth trying before returning the discs for an exchange and then encountering the same problem. I hope this helps as the series itself is great and nothing is more frustrating then having a problem in the middle of watching it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast shippping and perfect condition,
This review is from: Babylon 5: The Complete Third Season (Repackage) (DVD)
Babylon 5 is a fantastic Tv show and i am very pleased with this repackage ( it actualy looks brand new ).
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the strongest seasons, where the larger mysteries of the plot start to become clear,
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This review is from: Babylon 5: The Complete Third Season (Repackage) (DVD)
Fascinating, sometimes maddening mix of wonderful and silly,intelligent and dumb, insightful and obvious. At it's best it's the 'Wire' of science fiction, challenging 'Battlestar Galactica' for intelligence and emotional depth. This was an early case of a series having a pre-planned multi-year arc, so throughout there are sometimes intentionally confusing or mysterious details that return to be finally explained as having great importance a season or two or three later. On the other hand, because this preceded the acceptance of truly serial cable shows, each episode is more self contained than more recent shows in a sometimes annoyingly neat way. The show is also full of allusions; Shakespeare, the Bible, Buddhism, King Arthur, the Koran. Certainly the writing is grounded in pretty heady stuff. Of course, sometimes it's dealt with in a pretty heavy handed way. Season 3 was a roller coaster of good and bad episodes, with the best --suddenly making sense of obscure things from season 1 -- simply brilliant, and other episodes just acting as filler. And that may be the series' biggest problem. If this show could have been 12 episodes a year instead of 22, as is the case with most current serialized series, there would be a lot fewer episodes that felt lacking in substance, as if the show were just marking time. I wish it was even more consistently great, but - in the end - it was more than good enough. P.S. To echo what others have written here, be careful with the special features. They sometimes have a nasty habit of acting as spoilers and giving away plot twists to come.
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