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Babylon 5: Signs and Portents

Poster for Babylon 5 Season 1

22 episodes · first aired Jan 26, 1994

Season one is set in the year 2258 aboard a five-mile-long, totally self-sufficient United Nations-like space station. Babylon 5 is where humans and aliens try to work out their differences peacefully, in neutral territory full of mystery, suspense, and adventure. The space outpost is a hotbed of interplanetary intrigue, conspiracies, and betrayals among myriad life-forms living and working together.

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  1. 1 Midnight on the Firing Line Jan 26, 1994 · 44m · TMDB 7.0 When the Narn attack a Centauri colony, Londo and G'Kar nearly come to blows. Meanwhile, raiders are attacking transport ships near the station.
  2. 2 Soul Hunter Feb 2, 1994 · 44m · TMDB 7.1 A badly damaged ship is brought into the station and the strange alien inside is identified as a soul hunter - an immortal race who can sense death and supposedly steal someone's soul.
  3. 3 Born to the Purple Feb 9, 1994 · 44m Londo unknowingly falls for a beautiful slave, whose owner wants her to steal sensitive information. Garibaldi discovers that someone is using a restricted communications channel.
  4. 4 Infection Feb 16, 1994 · 44m Dr. Franklin gets a visit from an old friend and former mentor, xenoarchaeologist Dr. Vance Hendricks who wants Franklin's help to analyze some organic artifacts he found on a dead world…
  5. 5 The Parliament of Dreams Feb 23, 1994 · 44m Sinclair's old flame, Catherine Sakai, arrives during a week-long festival when humans and aliens demonstrate their dominate religious beliefs. An old enemy sends an assassin to kill G'Kar.
  6. 6 Mind War Mar 2, 1994 · 44m The Psi-Cops arrive at the station to capture a rogue telepath, Talia's old Psi Corps instructor. Catherine Sakai is warned not to survey Sigma 957 by G'Kar.
  7. 7 The War Prayer Mar 9, 1994 · 44m A racist group is terrorizing non-humans on Babylon 5. Meanwhile Londo has trouble with two young Centauri who want to break with tradition by ignoring their arranged marriages, and…
  8. 8 And the Sky Full of Stars Mar 16, 1994 · 44m Sinclair is kidnapped and interrogated by two men determined to prove he betrayed earth during the Battle of the Line.
  9. 9 Deathwalker Apr 20, 1994 · 44m Na'Toth attacks an alien woman that has just arrived on the station, claiming that she is the Dilgar war criminal Jha'dur - known as Deathwalker. Meanwhile, Talia is hired by Kosh to…
  10. 10 Believers Apr 27, 1994 · 44m An alien couple comes to Dr. Franklin with their fatally ill son. The child could be cured by a simple operation, but the parents' religion specifically forbids it. Meanwhile, Ivanova…
  11. 11 Survivors May 4, 1994 · 44m There is an explosion in one of the fighter bays just days before the president is to visit Babylon 5. A dying man implicates Garibaldi, which is just what the head of presidential…
  12. 12 By Any Means Necessary May 11, 1994 · 44m The station's dock workers stage an illegal strike after an accident in the docking bays. G'Kar tries to take part in a Narn religious ceremony, but must find a replacement G'Quan-Eth…
  13. 13 Signs and Portents May 18, 1994 · 44m A Centauri noble comes to Babylon 5 to transport an important relic in Londo's possession back to the homeworld. And a mysterious man visits all the alien ambassadors asking them an…
  14. 14 TKO May 25, 1994 · 44m Garibaldi is surprised when an old friend comes to Babylon 5 to fight in the "Mutai" - a savage alien fighting arena. Meanwhile, Ivanova has trouble dealing with her father's death.
  15. 15 Grail Jul 6, 1994 · 44m A man comes to Babylon 5 asking the alien ambassadors for information that can help him with his quest to find the Holy Grail, while a Downbelow gangster gives security problems by…
  16. 16 Eyes Jul 13, 1994 · 44m Sinclair's decisions the last year catch up with him, when an internal affairs investigator arrives to test the crew's loyalty to Earth Force with the help of a telepath. And Lennier shows…
  17. 17 Legacies Jul 20, 1994 · 44m A Minbari war cruiser comes to Babylon 5 to display the body of a recently dead Minbari leader, while Ivanova and Talia battle for the fate of a young girl with newly discovered telepathic…
  18. 18 A Voice in the Wilderness (1) Jul 27, 1994 · 44m Strange signals start coming from Epsilon 3, the planet below Babylon 5. A science ship is sent to investigate, but is fired upon by a defense system on the planet. Meanwhile, Garibaldi…
  19. 19 A Voice in the Wilderness (2) Aug 3, 1994 · 44m The situation heats up when an Earth Force heavy cruiser arrives to "protect Earth's interests", and the fusion reactors on Epsilon 3 start going out of control, and may blow up the planet…
  20. 20 Babylon Squared Aug 10, 1994 · 44m Babylon 4 reappears at the same place it disappeared four years before, and Sinclair and Garibaldi lead an expedition to evacuate its crew. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned by the Grey…
  21. 21 The Quality of Mercy Aug 17, 1994 · 44m Dr. Franklin investigates an unlicensed medical practitioner in Downbelow, while Londo takes Lennier for a tour of Babylon 5's seedier locales. And in the brig, a convicted murderer waits…
  22. 22 Chrysalis Oct 3, 1994 · 44m The Centauri are about to withdraw from a quadrant of space because the Narn are harassing them, when Londo gets an offer to take care of the problem. Meanwhile, Garibaldi tries to find…