In 2262, longstanding conflicts between telepaths and normal humans lead to a major clash on the space station. A new captain takes over, and Sheridan continues Babylon 5's peacekeeping mission by forming the InterStellar Alliance.
All episodes — Wheel of Fire
S5 E1No Compromises
Jan 21, 19987.245 min
Lochley takes command of Babylon 5 and Byron petitions her for asylum aboard the station. An assassin pledges to kill Sheridan at his inauguration.
S5 E2The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari
Jan 28, 19987.545 min
Londo collapses from a heart attack, and must battle with his guilt in a dream state. Delenn learns that Lennier is planing to leave Babylon 5 to join the Rangers.
S5 E3The Paragon of Animals
Feb 4, 19987.245 min
A small world plagued by raiders begs the alliance for help. Garibaldi tries forming an intelligence unit of telepaths.
S5 E4A View from the Gallery
Feb 11, 1998745 min
We see the action from the viewpoint of two maintenance workers as a race of savage aliens attacks the station.
S5 E5Learning Curve
Feb 18, 19986.645 min
Four rangers come from Minbar with a status report to Delenn, while a Downbelow racketeer decides it's time to get rid of Zack.
S5 E6Strange Relations
Feb 25, 19986.845 min
Bester arrives at the station to arrest the Downbelow telepaths, and Londo barely escapes an assassination attempt when the ship he was to be aboard explodes.
S5 E7Secrets of the Soul
Mar 4, 19986.745 min
As more telepaths arrive at the station, the denizens of Downbelow start taking notice. Tensions build until one of the telepaths is assaulted, and the others decide to take revenge - against Byron's wishes. Meanwhile, Franklin tries to fin
S5 E8Day of the Dead
Mar 11, 19987.245 min
The Brakiri buy a part of Babylon 5 for a religious ceremony where the dead are supposed to return. Comedians Rebo and Zooty arrive to do a show on the station.
S5 E9In the Kingdom of the Blind
Mar 18, 19986.645 min
Londo starts to suspect that all is not right on Centauri Prime, when a good friend is murdered. On Babylon 5, Byron tries to force the council to give him and his telepaths a homeworld of their own.
S5 E10A Tragedy of Telepaths
Mar 25, 19986.945 min
The telepaths have barred themselves inside an area of Downbelow, and their telepathic tricks force Lochley to ask Bester for help. G'Kar finds an old friend locked in a cell in the Centauri palace.
S5 E11Phoenix Rising
Apr 1, 19986.745 min
More bloodhound units arrive and the fight with the violent faction of Byron's followers intensifies until the rogues seize Medlab - with Garibaldi and Franklin in it.
S5 E12The Ragged Edge
Apr 8, 19987.145 min
It looks like the Alliance will get a break in the investigation of the recent shipping line attacks, when a possible witness may have survived the latest attack and taken refuge on the Drazi homeworld. Garibaldi is sent to find him, but th
S5 E13The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father
Apr 15, 19987.145 min
A telepath murders his roommate and escapes on a ship bound for Babylon 5. Bester is given the job of capturing him, and brings along two PSI Cop interns to show them how he works.
S5 E14Meditations on the Abyss
May 27, 19987.245 min
Delenn reassigns Lennier to a Ranger training mission on the border of Centauri space, hoping he can find some proof regarding the Centauri involvement in the shipping line attacks. Vir undergoes some dramatic changes when he learns that he
S5 E15Darkness Ascending
Jun 3, 19987.745 min
Lennier investigates Centauri signals that may be connected to the attacks. Lyta tries to continue Byron's dream of finding a homeworld for telepaths. Lise visits Garibaldi only to discover he's drinking again.
S5 E16And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder
Jun 10, 19987.845 min
The evidence collected against the Centauri is presented to the council of the Interstellar Alliance, and a boycott against the Centauri is issued. In reaction, the Centauri withdraw from the Alliance and make it clear that they will circum
S5 E17Movements of Fire and Shadow (1)
Jun 17, 19987.845 min
Sheridan finally authorizes the White Star fleet to participate in the war. Delenn travels to Minbar to start a Minbari-Earth joint project to build a prototype White Star destroyer class ship. Vir hires Franklin and Lyta to investigate why
S5 E18The Fall of Centauri Prime (2)
Oct 28, 19988.345 min
As Centauri Prime is being bombarded, the Drakh, the real masters behind the war, reveal themselves to Londo. They force him to go along with their plan to alienate the Centauri from the Alliance, and use what's left as their new home.
S5 E19The Wheel of Fire
Nov 4, 19987.345 min
Earth Force orders the arrest of Lyta for financing terrorism against the PSI Corps. Sheridan confronts Garibaldi about his drinking. G'Kar struggles with his growing mass of worshippers.
S5 E20Objects in Motion
Nov 11, 1998845 min
Tessa Holloran, former Number One of the Mars resistance, arrives with a warning for Lise and Michael: an assassin has been hired to kill them. Meanwhile, G'Kar gets ready to leave, though not everybody is happy about it.
S5 E21Objects at Rest
Nov 18, 19987.245 min
It is near the end of 2262, and many changes are abound. Londo, G'Kar and Garibaldi have already left, and Franklin will be taking up his new position on Earth shortly. Finally, Sheridan and Delenn leave for Minbar, where the Alliance's rec
S5 E22Sleeping in Light
Nov 25, 19988.345 min
Twenty years after his death and resurrection at Z'ha'dum, Sheridan feels his life force ebbing away, and invites some old friends for a final gathering.