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The end of the Shadow wars, the focus is on Earth
During this season we see the wrapping up the shadow wars. Captain Sheridan returns from the dead to lead the opponents of the darkness into battle. The Vorlons show their true colors, the Shadows and their role are understood and the last of the first ones travel beyond the rim, once and for all. <
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>With the end of the shadow Wars the focus is brought to the legacy the Shadows have left behind: the darkness remaining on Earth and the other worlds allied with the dark ones. In this season we see our heroes mostly dealing with liberating Earth from the evil clutches of President Clark, the Psycore and their allies. Lots of great episodes right until the end of the seasons that ends with the superb episode "Deconstruction of Falling Stars". In this episode, we see the story of B5 and the aftereffects of the actions of our heroes as a part of the recorded history one million years removed from our story. This is a great conclusion to the season, wanting to show how the work of few people can really effect long lasting change. JMS, the writer and creator of B5 is very hot on the personal responsibility of individuals in creating change for the many i.e. we should never feel that it is a waste of time to act even alone, to create collective change, as the actions of the few people of integrity can create lasting for all. This episode is almost a manifesto for his beliefs in this regard, as well as showing how history is fickle in its representations of events, depending on who is in charge at the time. Lots of wisdom in this last episode, that is also very moving in its very final scenes. <
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>Lots going on in this season, mostly because it seemed as if the funding for B5 was going to be cut, making this the last season. But at the last minute a venue for the last season for B5 was found, making Season 5 possible. By then however some o the actors had found other work, so this is for example the last time we get to see Ivanova...So enjoy her in this season, as she will be gone in Season 5. Generally speaking, this is the last majestic season of B5 and probably its most natural conclusion. A great, great show. <
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"The Year Everything Changed"
This is the year that Babylon 5 ended. And then ended again. And then again. And then was picked up to end again a year later. <
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>The Great Maker, JMS, wrote to save the day, fearing that his show wouldn't make it one more year, and wrapped up everything he could in his grand five-year plan in this fourth season. The series suffers for it, overcompacted as that made it, but also soars in some places. <
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>The Shadow War plays out in the first six episodes. That ends and you really sense "the show is done... they don't have to say much more after this, do they?" at the end of the sixth episode, Into the Fire. But, lo and behold, there's more dragged back in on that in ep. 7, Epiphanies... And ep. 9, Atonement, is a lovely look back to the past after that... But a series so strong and running at such a pace shouldn't let itself run on fumes - see the godawful ep. 8, The Illusion of Truth. <
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>Then, the Minbari have a war and Earth has a war and the series ends with a new finale - all things resolved and brilliant - the whole world nearly at peace - in Rising Star. Ahh. <
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>Then, for some reason, the series has an epilogue of variable short stories tacked on. A coda of occasional genius (see the brothers preserving the Rangers segment) and downright stabbing pains to the senses (the faux talk show segments), ep. 22, The Deconstruction of Falling Stars, ends the series on a sublime note as humanity finally leaves the sun behind and transcends this plane of existence. Neat, that. <
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>Wham, there's more. The fifth season remains to establish the Fall of Centauri Prime and the final destinies of the lead characters, the station, and the potential for the aborted spin-off series Crusade. It's really a bit like "this year gets the plot and that year gets the characters..." only, it's not quite that way at all. This year has Marcus and Ivanova - that's a major advantage. And the fifth year does have some plot... some. <
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>But this climax season is surely still nearly just about all it needs to be to end the series. What comes to Lyta, Londo, G'Kar, Vir, and Sheridan is all fairly expected in year five. What we get here is the completion of much of the really suspenseful part of the series. At least two thirds of the glorious plot arcs are consummated. Wham. <
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>The 4th Season - "No Surrender, No Retreat" - the Climax. The first third averages 8 out of 10, the second third averages 6.5 out of 10, and the final third averages 8.5 out of 10. <
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>Enjoy Mars. Enjoy G'Kar and Londo, of course. Enjoy three, count 'em, three (!) giant, meaningful ideological wars and their resolutions. Enjoy, finally, the tying-up (or, at least, addressing well) of just about every plot thread that you can think of from Day One of the series. Enjoy the best episodes of the series, the one-two-three punch of Exercise of Vital Powers, The Face of the Enemy, and Intersections in Real Time, a very bleak, very, very brilliant stretch of television there. <
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>Enjoy the tearful tragedy and the so sweet rejoicing of these endings. Cherish your B5 collection.

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A top-notch sci-fi series...
Nominated for 6 Emmys and 3 Hugo Awards in its five-season run, Babylon 5 changed the landscape of the TV science fiction series genre. Following on the heels of hit series such as Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5 is unrivaled by any of its peers in its application of special effects. The brainchild of J. Michael Straczynski (writer for such shows as Murder She Wrote and Walker, Texas Ranger), the hour-long sci-fi drama series breaks new ground by deploying a five-season storyline that follows the outline of a traditional novel. As such, Babylon 5 is more like a mini-series that lasts five years instead of the usual three to five nights. And also unlike its predecessors, the series showcases original advanced technologies, believable alien characters (who speak alien and not English), and boasts of superb costume and makeup. Premiering in mid-season 1994, Babylon 5 established a solid audience and continues to inspire new generations of fans via syndicated reruns on cable... <
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>Babylon 5 follows the daily events that transpire on Babylon 5, a five-mile long space station from the year 2258. Built by the Earth Alliance, Babylon 5 orbits a lone planet in interplanetary (neutral) space. The setting for an Earthling military post and a transportation hub for businessmen and general travelers, the space station's primary purpose is to provide a safe haven for the airing of differences between the alien races. Similar in function to the United Nations, Babylon 5 is tasked with preserving the peace between the five primary space-traveling civilizations - the Earth Alliance, the Mimbari Federation, the Centauri Republic, the Narn Regime, and the Vorlon Empire. Headed by Commander Jeffrey Sinclair (Michael O'Hare), and later by Capt. John J. Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner), Babylon 5 is home to almost 300,000 humans and their alien counterparts. With so many confined to such a small area, the space station is ripe for internal struggle, racial conflict, regular cast members' personal problems, and showdowns between various political interests. It's this intricate and diverse storyboard, coupled with amazing visual effects, that makes Babylon 5 one of the most successful sci-fi TV shows in recent memory... <
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>The Babylon 5 (Season 4) DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere "The Hour of the Wolf" in which Capt. Sheridan and Garibaldi are both missing and presumed dead in the aftermath of the Z'ha'dum explosion. Meanwhile, Londo has taken on a new job as a security advisor to the emperor of the Centauri Republic... Other notable episodes from Season 4 include "The Illusion of Truth" in which a pack of ISN reporters arrives on Babylon 5, incurring Capt. Sheridan's wrath and later his blessing, and "The Face of the Enemy" in which Garibaldi betrays the trust of his former commander, Capt. Sheridan, setting a trap for him and using Sheridan's father as the bait... <
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>Below is a list of episodes included on the Babylon 5 (Season 4) DVD: <
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>Episode 67 (The Hour of the Wolf) <
>Episode 68 (What Ever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?) <
>Episode 69 (The Summoning) <
>Episode 70 (Falling Towards Apotheosis) <
>Episode 71 (The Long Night) <
>Episode 72 (Into the Fire) <
>Episode 73 (Epiphanies) <
>Episode 74 (The Illusion of Truth) <
>Episode 75 (Atonement) <
>Episode 76 (Racing Mars) <
>Episode 77 (Lines of Communication) <
>Episode 78 (Conflicts of Interest) <
>Episode 79 (Rumors, Bargains, and Lies) <
>Episode 80 (Moments of Transition) <
>Episode 81 (No Surrender, No Retreat) <
>Episode 82 (The Exercise of Vital Powers) <
>Episode 83 (The Face of the Enemy) <
>Episode 84 (Intersections in Real Time) <
>Episode 85 (Between the Darkness and the Light) <
>Episode 86 (Endgame) <
>Episode 87 (Rising Star) <
>Episode 88 (The Deconstruction of Falling Stars) <
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