Armed with a new commander and a fortified sense of purpose, Babylon 5 continues its often perilous but always vital peace mission among the five competing interstellar races that inhabit it, each variously comprised of diplomats, smugglers, terrorists and dreamers. On Blu-ray for the first time in a 4-disc, 22-episode set, the sophomore season of the Emmy-winning series has been digitally remastered. All aboard for Season Two: The Coming of Shadows.
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EPISODE LIST
1. Points of Departure (11/2/94)
2. Revelations (11/9/94)
3. The Geometry of Shadows (11/16/94)
4. A Distant Star (11/23/94)
5. The Long Dark (11/30/94)
6. Spider in the Web (12/7/94)
7. Soul Mates (12/14/94)
8. A Race Through Dark Places (1/25/95)
9. The Coming of Shadows (2/2/95)
10. Gropos (2/9/95)
11. All Alone in the Night (2/16/95)
12. Acts of Sacrifice (2/23/95)
13. Hunter, Prey (3/2/95)
14. There All the Honor Lies (4/27/95)
15. And Now for a Word (5/4/95)
16. In the Shadow of Z'ha'Dum (5/11/95)
17. Knives (5/18/95)
18. Confessions and Lamentations (5/25/95)
19. Divided Loyalties (10/12/95)
20. The Long, Twilight Struggle (10/19/95)
21. Comes the Inquisitor (10/26/95)
22. The Fall of Night (11/2/95)
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EPISODE GUIDE
Disc 1: Episodes 1-5
1. Points of Departure (11/2/94)
New station chief Capt. John Sheridan is tested by a warship leader (Richard Grove) who wants to goad him into initiating a battle so that Minbari forces can justify a counterattack on Bablyon 5.
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2. Revelations (11/9/94)
How long will Mollari's complicity in the cataclysmic ruin of Quadrant 37 remain a secret? Meanwhile, Garibaldi has suspicions about Earth Alliance's new leader and Delenn emerges from her cocoon.
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3. The Geometry of Shadows (11/16/94)
One Drazi faction wears green. The other wears purple. And both sides wear Ivanova out as she mediates a dispute the emblematic colors ignite. A wizardly Techno-mage (Michael Ansara) brings awesome magic and an ominous prophecy.
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4. A Distant Star (11/23/94)
No ship lost in hyperspace has ever been recovered. But Sheridan is determined to try because his long-time friend Capt. Jack Maynard (Russ Tamlyn) is at the helm of the distressed explorer vessel.
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5. The Long Dark (11/30/94)
A drifting, century-old spacecraft carries a crewperson (Anne-Marie Johnson) in hypernetic sleep. And something else: a phantom-like spaceling that a self-styled prophet (Dwight Schultz) calls a Soldier of Darkness.
Disc 2: Episodes 6-11
6. Spider in the Web (12/7/94)
Who or what is disrupting negotiations that a Mars Colony representative (Andrian Barbeau) hopes will bring peace to the planet? The secret rests with an individual (Michael Beck) more dead than alive – a cyberzombie run by a remote computer.
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7. Soul Mates (12/14/94)
Now that Londo has permission to rid himself of two of his three meddlesome wives, he must decide which one he'll keep. Meanwhile, Talia's troublesome Psi Corps ex (Keith Szarabajka) arrives.
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8. A Race Through Dark Places (1/25/95)
Babylon 5 may be an "underground railroad" for unregistered telepaths to slip through the dragnet of Psi Corps cop Bester (Walter Koenig). Meanwhile, Sheridan squabbles with Earth Central over rental fees levied against his quarters.
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9. The Coming of Shadows (2/2/95)
He comes in peace – but brings conflict. The arrival of the aged Centauri Emperor (Turhan Bey) puts rival ambassadors Mollari and G'Kar at the forefront of a string of schemes, murders and misunderstandings.
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10. Gropos (2/9/95)
The station is a neutral port-of-call in the Centauri/Narn War. so why has Gen. Franklin (Paul Winfield) brought 25,000 infantry troops – GROPOS or ground-pounders – aboard for immediate billeting?
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11. All Alone in the Night (2/16/95)
Sheridan is abducted by aliens, probed and forced into gladiator-like matches. Delenn also faces a difficult mission: her efforts to be a link to understanding humans make her an outcast among the Minbari.
Disc 3: Episodes 12-17
12. Acts of Sacrifice (2/23/95)
Sheridan walks a fine line between the acrimonious Centauri and Narns. Ivanova wrestles with another diplomatic problem: the Lumati (with Paul Williams as the translator) expect to have sex with her to seal an accord.
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13. Hunter, Prey (3/2/95)
Somewhere in the station's five mile expanse, a fugitive doctor (Tony Steedman) hides. Earth Alliance's orders are clear: shoot to kill. But Sheridan suspects the runaway might be innocent of the charges against him.
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14. There All the Honor Lies (4/27/95)
A Minbari warrior is dead and Sheridan is accused of murder – all part of a vengeful plot to unseat him. But not all the station's goings-on are so serious, especially when hot new souvenirs hit the gift shop.
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15. And Now for a Word (5/4/95)
Who could have imagined an Interstellar News Network crew would be present as Centauri/Narn relations erupt into deadly conflict? Keep those cameras rolling: this ought to be a ratings smash!
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16. In the Shadow of Z'ha'Dum (5/11/95)
Is Sheridan above the law? His heart overrides his head when he illegally detains a visitor (Ed Wasser) who may know if Sheridan's wife Anna, presumed dead on an ill-fated scientific exploration, is still alive.
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17. Knives (5/18/95)
He sees stranges visions, dreams strange dreams. Gradually, Sheridan understand he's become host to an alien lifeform. Meanwhile, a friend (Carmen Argenziano) wishing to die challenges Mollari to an obligatory Centauri death match.
Disc 4: Episodes 18-22
18. Confessions and Lamentations (5/25/95)
The disease: drafa. The mortality rate: 100%. While Franklin seeks a cure and Delenn risks her well-being among the race most threatened by the illness, other station residents make that race a scapegoat.
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19. Divided Loyalties (10/12/95)
Lyta Alexander (Patricia Tallman) returns to Bablyon 5, convinced there is a traitor on board. Ivanova makes a startling revelation.
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20. The Long, Twilight Struggle (10/19/95)
A final bloody battle determines the outcome of the Centauri/Narn conflict – and signals an even greater threat to all civilization.
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21. Comes the Inquisitor (10/26/95)
G'Kar rallies the Narns on the station to uphold the resistance effort against the Centauri. Delenn undergoes a torturous test of her allegiance to Kosh by a bizarre emissary called Sebastian (Wayne Alexander).
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22. The Fall of Night (11/2/95)
Earth reacts to the Centauri's rapid invasion of several worlds – but it's not what Sheridan expected. Amazing revelations are made about the Shadows and the Vorlons. |
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