Babylon 5: Season 2
Babylon 5 Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes.
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Babylon 5 Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Babylon 5 Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Points of Departure
Nov 2, 1994
Sheridan arrives at Babylon 5 to replace Sinclair and deal with a renegade Minbari Cruiser.
Revelations
Nov 9, 1994
Sheridan's sister comes to visit him at his new command, G'Kar returns with grave tidings from the rim of known space, Dr. Franklin tries to wake Gribaldi from the coma with the al
The Geometry of Shadows
Nov 16, 1994
A mysterious group known as "techno-mages" take up temporary residence at Babylon 5 and Londo is very eager to get an audience with them. Meanwhile, the Drazi cause problems for th
A Distant Star
Nov 23, 1994
A giant explorer class ship comes to Babylon 5 for re-supply - its captain an old friend of Sheridan. Dr. Franklin gets on the command staff's nerves when he starts handing out "fo
The Long Dark
Nov 30, 1994
A 100-year-old space exploration ship appears near Babylon 5 with two passengers - a woman in cryogenic sleep, the corpse of her husband, and something sinister that has unfinished
Spider in the Web
Dec 7, 1994
A friend of Talia comes to Babylon 5 to negotiate a deal to help Mars become more self-sufficient, when a man calling out "Free Mars!" electrocutes him.
Soul Mates
Dec 14, 1994
Londo summons his three wives to Babylon 5 so he can divorce two of them, Talia gets a visit from her obnoxious ex-husband - the only man ever to leave the PSI Corps, and Delenn ha
A Race Through Dark Places
Jan 25, 1995
Bester returns to Babylon 5 to shut down an underground organization that smuggles rogue telepaths out of the PSI Corps' reach. Meanwhile, Sheridan has some disagreements with Eart
The Coming of Shadows
Feb 1, 1995
The aging Centauri emperor travels to Babylon 5 despite his failing health. Refa sees this as an opportunity to have Londo publicly embarrass the emperor, while G'Kar prepares to a
GROPOS
Feb 8, 1995
Babylon 5 gets considerable space problems when 25,000 Earth Force soldiers arrive. Led by General Richard Franklin, Stephen Franklin's father, they are to use Babylon 5 as a stagi
All Alone in the Night
Feb 16, 1995
While leading a Starfury squadron to investigate the disappearance of several ships, Sheridan is captured by an alien vessel. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned to appear before the Gre
Acts of Sacrifice
Feb 22, 1995
G'Kar struggles to control the Narns on Babylon 5 as he asks the different ambassadors for help in the war against the Centauri. Ivanova shows a representative from a new species a
Hunter, Prey
Mar 1, 1995
The president's physician comes to Babylon 5 on the run from Earth Force special intelligence. They say he has classified information he plans to sell to alien governments, though
There All the Honor Lies
Apr 26, 1995
Sheridan is assaulted by the Minbari Lovell, and is forced to kill him in self-defense. But a Minbari who witnessed the incident claims Sheridan assaulted Lovell - and everybody kn
And Now for a Word
May 3, 1995
We see life on Babylon 5 through the eyes of ISN, supplemented by interviews, statistics and even a few commercials.
In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum
May 10, 1995
Sheridan is shocked to learn that one of the crew of the Icarus, a science ship that exploded with his wife aboard, is alive - namely Mr. Morden. A representative of the Ministry o
Knives
May 17, 1995
Londo gets a visit from an old friend who seeks his help after being called a traitor by the Centarum. Sheridan starts hallucinating after being attacked by a dead alien.
Confessions and Lamentations
May 24, 1995
A 100% fatal and 100% contagious plague is killing the Markabs. Dr. Franklin tries to find a cure, but is being opposed by the Markabs themselves, who believe the plague only affec
Divided Loyalties
Jul 25, 1995
Lyta Alexander returns to Babylon 5 with a message from the telepath resistance: one of the command staff is a mole for PSI Corps.
The Long, Twilight Struggle
Aug 1, 1995
Draal reveals himself to Sheridan, while Refa and Londo set a plan in motion that will lead to the final defeat of the Narns.
Comes the Inquisitor
Aug 8, 1995
Kosh summons an inquisitor to test Delenn's motives, and G'Kar tries to maintain his position as leader of Babylon 5's Narn population while organizing an underground resistance.
The Fall of Night
Aug 15, 1995
Two officials from the Ministry of Peace come to Babylon 5; one to deal with the Centauri's continued expansion, and the other to check on the local Nightwatch. Meanwhile, a Narn h