"Babylon 5" Endgame (1997)

User Rating:

9.5/10   

Director:

John Copeland

Writers:

J. Michael Straczynski (creator) and
J. Michael Straczynski (written by)

TV Series:

"Babylon 5" (1994)

Original Air Date:

13 October 1997 (Season 4, Episode 20)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The battle for Earth concludes as Sheridan leads his forces to Earth to confront Clark's forces in an all out battle...

Plot Keywords:

Space | Space Station | Saga | Mass Destruction | Fascism

Cast

Bruce Boxleitner	...	Capt. John Sheridan
Claudia Christian	...	Cmdr. Susan Ivanova
Jerry Doyle	...	Michael Garibaldi
Mira Furlan	...	Delenn
Richard Biggs	...	Dr. Stephen Franklin
Bill Mumy	...	Lennier
Jason Carter	...	Marcus Cole
Stephen Furst	...	VIr Cotto (credit only)
Jeff Conaway	...	Zack Allan (credit only)
Patricia Tallman	...	Lyta Alexander
Andreas Katsulas	...	G'Kar (credit only)
Peter Jurasik	...	Londo Mollari (credit only)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ungela Brockman	...	Earthforce NCO
Kenneth Cortland	...	Telepath
Rick Cramer	...	Earthforce Officer
Maggie Egan	...	Jane / ISN Anchor
Karen Fineman	...	Kelley
J. Patrick McCormack	...	General Lefcourt
Gary McGurk	...	President Morgan Clark
Marjorie Monaghan	...	Number One
David Purdham	...	Captain James
Carolyn Seymour	...	Senator Crosby
Julian Stone	...	Captain Charles 'Charlie' Mitchell

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

Richard Biggs asked if he could do his own stunts for the fight when Franklin, Garibaldi and Lyta all enter the bunker. They granted his request. When they filmed it, he accidentally knocked the stunt person out and he immediately bent down to check on him. He felt he had ruined the shot by bending down, but the producers told him that they thought it was okay, since it would seem like Franklin was checking on an injured person. He apologized to the stuntman for the accidental contact.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Delenn: Marcus. Marcus. The transport has arrived. We have to send her back to Babylon 5. It's dangerous to keep her here. We're almost at Mars.
Ranger Marcus Cole: [at Ivanova's bedside] She would want to be here for the battle, conscious or otherwise.
Delenn: I know. But we must do what's best for her.
Ranger Marcus Cole: She's dying. What is there to do?
Delenn: Make her comfortable in her last hours. We cannot do that here. On Babylon 5, they will see to all her needs - as long as she has them.

The wonderful culmination of season 4--a must-see

For those die-hard fans of BABYLON 5, this is THE episode of season 4 that you must see! Finally, after three seasons of despotic rule, President Clark is about to be attacked all-out by the forces led by Sheridan. And, unlike the episode that wrapped up the Shadow/Vorlon war, this one is VERY satisfying--offering a great resolution to the wars that have taken up so much of season four.

Sheridan and his allies on Mars have some sort of sneak attack, but what exactly this entails in uncertain. Well, I don't want to give it away, but it does involve the use of the telepaths rescued from Z'Ha'Dum,...and boy does this come together well! In some amazingly exciting and tense moments, the future of the Earth is in the balance and there is absolutely no let-up in the show from the start to the exciting finish. There is nothing about the episode to complain about--it is a truly magnificent episode and a must-see.