This is another episode that I tend to not watch very often.  Most of season 1 falls into that category, whereas seasons 2, 3, and 4 have maybe one or two that I avoid.  This one is pretty direct and … Continue reading The Last Best Hope- “And the Sky Full of Stars”

This is another episode that I don’t tend to revisit during a casual re-watch.  There is some decent stuff here, a little expansion of Delenn and Londo’s characters and more warning signs from Earth.  We get a bit more of … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“The War Prayer”

This episode is a mixed bag for me personally, and much of that has nothing to do with the episode itself. It has a lot going for it! We get a deeper look into how telepaths work, we get a … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“Mind War”

As much as I tend to skip Born to the Purple or Infection when I re-watch season 1, I always make time to stop off at S1E5 Parliament of Dreams.  An arc heavy episode for Sinclair, some fun world building … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“The Parliament of Dreams”

I may have been talking trash about Born to the Purple, but Infection is a further step down.  I have rewatched this series many, many times front to back, but Infection is a very skippable episode and not one that … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“Infection”

Like most shows, especially in the era of 22 episode seasons, not every episode can be a winner.  Babylon 5 is no exception and Born to the Purple S1E3 is the first that I would consider kind of a dud. … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “Born to the Purple”

In the arena of 90’s science fiction television there were plenty of giants.  Three different Star Trek shows spanned the decade, followed by another that moved the franchise into the 00’s.  There were also very popular shows outside of that … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “Midnight on the Firing Line”