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- BABYLON 5: Second Season Episode Information and Spoilers
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- By David Strauss (dss2k@virginia.edu, replayer@genie.geis.com)
- Last Update: 950105 // Last Posting: 950105 (Usenet) / 941230 (GEnie)
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- Season Two: "The Coming of Shadows"
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- Listed in airing order, with production order noted at side.
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- 1. (201) Points of Departure - Written by JMS. Directed by Janet
- Greek. As the new station commander arrives, a renegade Minbari
- warship threatens trouble. The mystery of the Battle of the Line
- is revealed.
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- 2. (202) Revelations - Written by JMS. Directed by Jim Johnston.
- G'Kar brings news of a terrible new enemy. The arrival of
- Sheridan's sister opens up old wounds. Delenn emerges from the
- chrysalis.
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- 3. (203) The Geometry of Shadows - Written by JMS. Directed by Mike
- Vejar. A group of Techno-mages visit B5, interrupting Londo's
- plans. Ivanova is promoted and takes on a diplomatic mission.
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- 4. (204) A Distant Star - Written by D.C. Fontana. Directed by Jim
- Johnston. An old friend of Sheridan's visits with an EA Explorer
- ship, forcing Sheridan to consider his career.
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- 5. (205) The Long Dark - Written by Scott Frost. Directed by Mario
- DiLeo. A ship that has been travelling for a hundred years is
- found to contain a woman, her murdered husband, and something
- else. A war vet in the Zocolo claims the end is near.
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- 6. (206) A Spider in the Web - Written by Larry DiTillio. Directed by
- Kevin Cremins. An old friend of Talia's is murdered during
- negotiations that could affect the future of the Mars colony.
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- 7. (208) Soul Mates - Written by Peter David. Directed by John Flinn.
- Londo's three wives visit the station as he reaches an important
- milestone. Talia Winters' ex-husband arrives, offering her a way
- out of the Psi Corps.
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- 8. (207) A Race Through Dark Places - Written by JMS. Directed by Jim
- Johnston. Guest starring Walter Koenig, reprising his role as Psi
- Cop Bester. Bester asks Talia to investigate the underground
- railroad of unregistered telepaths.
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- 9. (209) The Coming of Shadows - Written by JMS. Directed by Janet
- Greek. G'Kar plots to assassinate the Centauri Emperor (Turhan
- Bey) when he visits B5. Londo makes a decision that may start a
- war with the Narns. Also guest starring Malachi Throne as the
- Centauri Prime Minister.
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- 10. (210) GROPOS - Written by Larry DiTillio. Directed by Jim
- Johnston. Features the EA Marines, the Gropos, slang for "ground
- pounders." Guest starring Paul Winfield as General Richard
- Franklin, Dr. Franklin's father.
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- 11. (211) All Alone in the Night - Written by JMS. Directed by Mario
- DiLeo. The actual circumstances of Sheridan's appointment to B5
- are found to differ from the official story. Guest starring Robert
- Foxworth.
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- 12. (212) Acts of Sacrifice - Written by JMS. Directed by Jim
- Johnston. Guest starring Paul Williams and Ian Abecrombie.
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- 13. (213) Hunter, Prey - Written by JMS. Guest starring Richard Moll.
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- 14. (214) And Now For A Word - Written by JMS.
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- 15. (215) Knives - Written by Larry DiTillio.
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- 16. (216) There All The Honor Lies - Written by Peter David.
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- 17. (217) In The Shadow of Z'ha'dum - Written by JMS.
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- OTHER BABYLON 5 NEWS
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- Other titles that have been mentioned for season two are: "All Our Songs
- Forgotten" by D.C. Fontana (originally titled "Unnatural Selection"),
- "Expectations" by David Gerrold, and "The Very Long Night of Susan
- Ivanova," by JMS. "The Customer is Always Right," a JMS script previously
- mentioned, has been cancelled. Harlan Ellison is still working on the
- sequel to the "Outer Limits" episode "Demon With a Glass Hand."
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- Other guest stars for season two include: Bernie Casey.
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- B5 NOVELS
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- The first batch of original B5 novels will be put out by Dell. The first
- novel, due out in February, is "Voices" by John Vornholt. It focuses on a
- Psi Corps convention on B5, with Talia and Garibaldi as the main B5
- characters. Lois Tilton will write the second novel, "Accusations," due out
- in April. Vornholt will also write the third novel, "Blood Oath," which
- focuses on the Narns.
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- B5 SOUNDTRACK
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- Christopher Franke's B5 soundtrack will be released on his label, Sonic
- Images. A special limited edition is available now, with a general release
- coming in early 1995.
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- B5 COMICS
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- Issue #1 of DC's Babylon 5 comic, written by JMS, is "In Darkness Find Me,"
- the flip-side of incidents that took place in "Points of Departure." The
- artists are Michael Netzer and Rob Leigh. Issue #1 shows Sinclair being
- recalled to Earth and assigned to Minbar.
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- The next seven issues of the comic are based on premises by JMS as well.
- Issues 2-4 are written by Mark Moretti. Sinclair begins his new role as
- Earth's first ambassador to Minbar as the Grey Council convenes to install
- the new Minbari leader, and a Psi-Cop arrives on B5 with news about a plot
- to assassinate that leader. Issues 5-8 will be written by Tim DeHaas with
- art by John Ridgeway. The story of how Sinclair and Garibaldi met and
- formed their friendship is intercut with a present-day story featuring
- Garibaldi and Keffer.
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- B5 CD-ROM
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- The CD-ROM from Compton's is postponed indefinitely because of internal
- problems within the company. JMS has stated he expects it in Summer 1995.
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- B5 VIDEOTAPES AND LASERDISCS
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- Finally, look for the first release of B5 videotapes (first season
- episodes, of course) in the spring. Laserdiscs, in letterbox format, will
- follow in the summer.
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- (C) 1995 David S. Strauss
- Redistribution allowed as long as credits remain intact.
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