Episode
Babylon 5: A Distant Star
Overview
A giant explorer class ship comes to Babylon 5 for re-supply - its captain an old friend of Sheridan. Dr. Franklin gets on the command staff's nerves when he starts handing out "food plans".
Details
- Series
- Babylon 5
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1994-11-23
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
A Distant Star is Episode 4 in The Coming of Shadows of Babylon 5. It aired on 1994-11-23. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 3: The Geometry of Shadows
A mysterious group known as "techno-mages" take up temporary residence at Babylon 5 and Londo is very eager to get an audience with them. Meanwhile, the Drazi cause problems for the newly promoted Commander Ivanova with their rather unusual election process.
Episode 5: The Long Dark
A 100-year-old space exploration ship appears near Babylon 5 with two passengers - a woman in cryogenic sleep, the corpse of her husband, and something sinister that has unfinished business with a half mad lurker.
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Episode 7: Soul Mates
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Episode 8: A Race Through Dark Places
Bester returns to Babylon 5 to shut down an underground organization that smuggles rogue telepaths out of the PSI Corps' reach. Meanwhile, Sheridan has some disagreements with Earth Force over the rent of his quarters.
Episode 9: The Coming of Shadows
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Episode 10: GROPOS
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Episode 11: All Alone in the Night
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Episode 12: Acts of Sacrifice
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