B5 Watchthrough: A Voice in the Wilderness

 

This one's a two-parter, and it's a crucial arc episode, so you should watch the whole thing. Fortunately, it's one of the better episodes of Season 1.

A few things to note: Problems on Mars continue to escalate. Garibaldi was in a rocky relationship with a woman named Lise Hampton on Mars, which ended when he took the job on B5. There is growing unrest on Minbar. PsiCorps has secret training facilities.

This is the start of a string of very strong--and important--episodes leading up to the finale (with the exception of The Quality of Mercy).

Deep dive:

• Rowan Kaiser's analysis and review at the AV Club.
• Lurker's Guide episode page.

B5 Watchthrough: Babylon Squared

 




BWatch Babylon Squared in full. It's a crucial arc episodes, and it's one of the best episodes of Season 1. Babylon 5's dad humor is in full swing, there's time travel, there are glimpses into the future, and the crew is really gelling as an ensemble. It's hard to say much about this one without spoiling it--the most I'll tell you is that Babylon 4, the previous station that mysteriously vanished 24 hours after going operational, reappears.

Deep dive:

• Rowan Kaiser's analysis and review at the AV Club.
• Lurker's Guide episode page.