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Babylon 5: The Complete Fifth Season
 
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Babylon 5: The Complete Fifth Season

Bruce Boxleitner , Jerry Doyle , David J. Eagle , Doug Lefler    NR (Not Rated)   DVD
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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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From the beginning, both were running out of time. The space station that was the last, best hope for peace was sooner or later certain to be eclipsed by new political coalitions and technical advances. And John Sheridan, who guided the massive freeport through its most tumultuous days, knew that his own fate had been inalterably prophesied. Now both storylines converge in a 22-episode final season (with dazzling Exclusive DVD Extras!) whose events also include Sheridan's attempts to wage peace for the Interstellar Alliance, the tragic fate of the telepaths and the ultimate fireball destruction of the outmoded station after it is declared to be a spaceway navigational hazard. You're cleared for final approach to Babylon 5.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great service...., Feb 12 2012
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, but not the best B5: "The Wheel of Fire", July 14 2004
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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Babylon 5: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)
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. In the aftermath of the Shadow War and the successful rebellion against EarthGov's President Clark, John Sheridan is elected President of the Interstellar Alliance. However, all is not peace and tranquility, as he must soon contend with a telepath crisis on Babylon 5 involving the followers of ex-Psi Cop Byron (Robin Atkin Downes), and tensions between the Alliance and the Centauri Republic.

Here's a list of the episodes:

1. No Compromises (Captain Elizabeth Lochley arrives as B5's new commander and Sheridan is approached by Byron to create a telepath colony on the station.)
2. The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari (Londo comes to terms with his mortality after suffering a nearly fatal heart attack. Lennier arrives at a momentuous decision which will have tragic consequences towards the end of the season.)
3. The Paragon of Animals (Garibaldi seeks Byron's assistance in creating an Interstellar Alliance intelligence unit comprised of telepaths.)
4. A View from the Gallery (Maintenance workers offer a unique perspective on living and working aboard B5 as the station is attacked by mysterious aliens.)
5. Learning Curve (Delenn is reunited with an old friend, a Minbari ranger, while his students stop a racketeer's attempt to seize control of Downbelow's Brown Sector.)
6. Strange Relations (Londo avoids an assassination attempt, and G'Kar becomes his bodyguard.)
7. Secrets of the Soul (Franklin discovers a deadly secret about an Interstellar Alliance race, while Downbelow objects to the presence of Byron's telepath colony.)
8. Day of the Dead (Neil Gaiman penned this script about a Brakiri religious festival, in which Lennier, Garibaldi and Lochley must come to grips with their worst fears. Comedic duo Penn and Teller portray the interstellar comedic sensation Rebo and Zooty.)
9. In the Kingdom of the Blind (Byron tries to blackmail the Interstellar Alliance into giving his telepath colony a world of its own.)
10. A Tragedy of Telepaths (Lochley finally seeks Sheridan's permission to have Bester and his Psi Cops remove Byron's colony.)
11. Phoenix Rising (The telepath crisis is finally resolved, but not until after several deaths, and a final decision made by Byron.)
12. The Ragged Edge (G'Kar returns to Babylon 5, and to his dismay, discovers that his book was published, transforming him into a prophet hailed by countless fellow Narn. Garibaldi seeks out a possible human witness of a Raider attack, and stumbles accidentally on evidence implicating the Centauri Republic in thses attacks.)
13. The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father (Bester's "humanity" is revealed as he trains two young Psi Cop apprentices in apprehending a dangerous rogue telepath who has fled to Bester's "favorite" place, Babylon 5.)
14. Meditations on the Abyss (With Delenn's blessing, Lennier joins a White Star to uncover evidence pointing to Centauri involvement in the Raider attacks against Alliance shipping. Meanwhile Londo is officially appointed Prime Minister of the Centauri Republic, and he appoints Vir as his successor as ambassador to Babylon 5.)
15. Darkness Ascending (Lennier risks losing his life in uncovering key evidence proving Centauri involvement in the Raider attacks against shipping. Lyta seeks a homeworld for the telepaths, offering a Faustian bargain with G'Kar.)
16. And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder (The Interstellar Alliance receives proof of Centauri involvement against Alliance shipping, and authorizes a blockade of Centauri space.)
17. Movements of Fire and Shadow (Sheridan orders the White Star fleet to intervene in an unauthorized attack on Centauri Prime by some Alliance warships.)
18. The Fall of Centauri Prime (Sheridan arrives too late to stop the attack. Meanwhile the Drakh reveal themselves to Londo and obtain his obediance by threatening the Centauri homeworld with total annihilation. He is crowned Emperor soon after the Regent's death.)
19. The Wheel of Fire (EarthGov issues a warrant for Lyta's arrest. She is seized and held in B5's brig. Meanwhile G'Kar must contend with his religious followers.)
20. Objects in Motion (Garibaldi is warned that an assassin has arrived on Babylon 5, intending to kill him and his fiance, Lise Edgars. G'Kar joins in the plot organized by Sheridan to foil the assassination attempt.)
21. Objects at Rest (Sheridan and Delenn bid farewell to Babylon 5, bound for the new Alliance capitol, the city of Tuzenor on Minbar.)
22. Sleeping in Light (Written and filmed at the end of Season Four, when there was a strong possibility that Babylon 5 would not be renewed for a fifth season, this episode is a fitting conclusion to the series. It is set twenty years after the events chronicled in Season Four, when Sheridan asks his friends to visit him for the last time in his home on Minbar.)

Warner Brothers has done a fine job in digital remastering of these episodes. As before, it is replete with interviews with cast members and J. Michael Straczynski's comments of several key episodes.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat Anti-climatic, July 19 2004
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Bradley Potts (Chicagoland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Babylon 5: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)
The fifth season of Babylon 5 was excellent, and wrapped up the series, concluding the longest mini-series in television history. Unfortunately, it ends up being rather anti-climactic. With the Shadow War and the Earth Civil War both concluded in the fourth season, it just has no place to go here. The character pieces with Londo trapped as the new Emperor of the Centauri Republic and Garibaldi falling back into alchoholism are powerful and interesting, but can't match the action of the Earth civil war. In the final analysis, a good series with good stories, but not up to the standards of previous seasons.
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