Babylon 5: Season 3
Babylon 5 Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes.
Season 3 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 2.
- 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 3 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Matters of Honor
Nov 6, 1995
An Earth Force investigator comes to Babylon 5 with Lt. Keffer's last recording, asking the ambassadors if they recognize the ship in it. Meanwhile, Londo takes steps to remove him
Convictions
Nov 13, 1995
A bomber is loose on Babylon 5; setting of bombs with seemingly no pattern. G'Kar blames the Centauri, Londo blames the Narn - and in it all, Lennier is critically injured. At the
A Day in the Strife
Nov 20, 1995
The new Centauri appointed Narn government send a replacement for G'Kar, while an alien probe threatens to destroy Babylon 5 unless it gets the answers for a series of complicated
Passing Through Gethsemane
Nov 27, 1995
One of the monks starts having disturbing visions and realizes that his past may not be how he remembers it. Meanwhile, Lyta causes a bit of commotion when she returns from the Vor
Voices of Authority
Jan 29, 1996
Delenn decides it's time to try to contact some of the first ones and enlists the help of Draal, while Babylon 5 is assigned a political officer.
Dust to Dust
Feb 5, 1996
Bester comes to the station to track down a dealer of Dust - an illegal drug that gives normal people temporary telepathic powers. G'Kar is also interested in the drug. He sees it
Exogenesis
Feb 12, 1996
Marcus starts snooping around Downbelow when some of his contacts start behaving unusually and a lurker is found dead with a strange creature bonded to his spine. Ivanova investiga
Messages from Earth
Feb 22, 1996
An archaeologist arrives at Babylon 5 with a grave massage: a dormant Shadow ship has been found on Ganymede. It must be destroyed before it falls into the hands of President Clark
Point of No Return
Feb 26, 1996
Clark has just declared martial law, and while Nightwatch prepare to take control of the station, Zack has to decide whose side he's on. In an exercise of bad timing, the prophetic
Severed Dreams
Apr 1, 1996
The renegade destroyer "Alexander" arrives at Babylon 5 and Sheridan is forced to announce the station's secession from the Earth Alliance, and prepare for an attack by Clark's for
Ceremonies of Light and Dark
Apr 8, 1996
Delenn prepares for a ceremony of rebirth, the station's computer goes through an interesting change, Londo "encourages" Refa to stop associating with the Shadows, and the remains
Sic Transit Vir
Apr 15, 1996
Vir returns to Babylon 5 to find that he now has a wife and that two Narns are out for his blood. Meanwhile, Ivanova investigates the activities of the mysterious Centauri Abrahamo
A Late Delivery from Avalon
Apr 22, 1996
A mysterious man comes to Babylon 5 dressed in chainmail and armed with a sword. His name? King Arthur - Son of Uther Pendragon, come to help when he is needed most.
Ship of Tears
Apr 29, 1996
Bester comes to Babylon 5, this time seeking help against a common enemy - the Shadows. Meanwhile, G'Kar demands to be included in the War Council.
Interludes and Examinations
May 6, 1996
Morden returns to secure Londo's cooperation again, Garibaldi confronts Franklin about the stims, and Kosh gives Sheridan a victory against the Shadows - but at a price.
War Without End (1)
May 16, 1996
Ivanova gets a distress call from herself pleading for help as the Shadows destroy Babylon 5. It is dated eight days into the future. At the same time, on Minbar, Sinclair is given
War Without End (2)
May 23, 1996
While Sheridan is unstuck in time, seeing a glimpse of a future Centauri Prime in ruins, the others continue with their plan to take Babylon 4 back in time.
Walkabout
Aug 18, 1996
The new Vorlon ambassador arrives, Sheridan decides it's time to test just how effective telepaths are against the Shadow ships, and Franklin is on walkabout in Downbelow and falls
Grey 17 Is Missing
Sep 1, 1996
Garibaldi investigates an area where a maintenance worker disappeared and finds a whole floor that was forgotten after construction, including its rather strange inhabitants. Meanw
And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
Sep 8, 1996
Londo forces Vir to participate in a plan to kill G'Kar. Sheridan struggles with figuring out the Shadows' tactics.
Shadow Dancing
Sep 15, 1996
With the Shadows next target known, a massive counterattack is prepared. Ivanova and Marcus scout ahead in the White Star, while the fleet stands by in hyperspace. At the same time
Z'ha'dum
Sep 22, 1996
After he has recovered from the shock of seeing her, Anna gives Sheridan an ultimatum - come to Z'ha'dum with her, or never know what happened to her there.