Babylon 5's immediate predecessor, Babylon 4, suddenly reappears after mysteriously vanishing four years earlier.Babylon 5's immediate predecessor, Babylon 4, suddenly reappears after mysteriously vanishing four years earlier.Babylon 5's immediate predecessor, Babylon 4, suddenly reappears after mysteriously vanishing four years earlier.
Richard Biggs
- Dr. Stephen Franklin
- (credit only)
Andrea Thompson
- Talia Winters
- (credit only)
Stephen Furst
- Vir Cotto
- (credit only)
Julie Caitlin Brown
- Na'Toth
- (as Caitlin Brown)
- (credit only)
Andreas Katsulas
- G'Kar
- (credit only)
Peter Jurasik
- Londo Mollari
- (credit only)
Doug McCoy
- Alpha Seven
- (as Doug E. McCoy)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Panicked Man
- (as Tommy Rosales)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBabylon 4 was a mile longer than Babylon 5, it could hold twice as many people, and was equipped with engines allowing it to change locations at will.
- GoofsA film crew member can be seen sitting on a pile of equipment as the Babylon 4 crew are evacuating the station.
- Quotes
Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair: [after making Ivanova believe she slept through breakfast. Rises from table] I'll notify your next of kin.
Michael Garibaldi: 4... 3... 2... 1...
Lt. Cmdr. Susan Ivanova: [in the distance] OH! GARIBALDI! YOU'RE A DEAD MAN!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Babylon 5: War Without End: Part One (1996)
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The return of Babylon 4
When a tachyon emission is detected in a remote sector of space a fighter is dispatched to investigate; it returns on auto-pilot; its pilot has died; apparently of old age. A distress call is then received; apparently from Babylon 4; the station that just disappeared four years previously. Sinclair and Garibaldi lead a mission to rescue the crew. Once on board Babylon 4 they each witness flashes of other times and meet an alien named Zathras who explains that the station is being taken by 'The One' to be used in a great war; whether in the future or the past he doesn't know. While all this is going on Delenn departs Babylon 5 alone and heads to a meeting of the Grey Council where she is offered a promotion which, if she accepts it, will mean never returning to Babylon 5.
This is a top notch episode which tells us much more about how Babylon 4 came to vanish as well as suggesting important things to come; especially when we learn the identity of 'The One'. The way Babylon 4 appears and disappears gives a real sense of urgency to the rescue mission and Zathras's words just add to the mystery; one can only assume that certain details will be returned to at a later date. The story involving Delenn is more than just padding; as one watches one can't help wondering if she will really be leaving Babylon 5 and even after the resolution certain questions remain. Not everything about the episode is serious though; we are treated to an amusing prologue where Sinclair and Garibaldi play a prank of Ivanova. Overall this was another really solid episode; the series is really getting into its stride.
This is a top notch episode which tells us much more about how Babylon 4 came to vanish as well as suggesting important things to come; especially when we learn the identity of 'The One'. The way Babylon 4 appears and disappears gives a real sense of urgency to the rescue mission and Zathras's words just add to the mystery; one can only assume that certain details will be returned to at a later date. The story involving Delenn is more than just padding; as one watches one can't help wondering if she will really be leaving Babylon 5 and even after the resolution certain questions remain. Not everything about the episode is serious though; we are treated to an amusing prologue where Sinclair and Garibaldi play a prank of Ivanova. Overall this was another really solid episode; the series is really getting into its stride.
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