Episode
Babylon 5: The Coming of Shadows
Overview
The aging Centauri emperor travels to Babylon 5 despite his failing health. Refa sees this as an opportunity to have Londo publicly embarrass the emperor, while G'Kar prepares to assassinate him.
Details
- Series
- Babylon 5
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1995-02-01
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Coming of Shadows is Episode 9 in The Coming of Shadows of Babylon 5. It aired on 1995-02-01. The runtime is 45 min.
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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 10: GROPOS
Babylon 5 gets considerable space problems when 25,000 Earth Force soldiers arrive. Led by General Richard Franklin, Stephen Franklin's father, they are to use Babylon 5 as a staging point for a risky military operation.
More episodes from this season
Episode 7: Soul Mates
Londo summons his three wives to Babylon 5 so he can divorce two of them, Talia gets a visit from her obnoxious ex-husband - the only man ever to leave the PSI Corps, and Delenn has her first bad hair day.
Episode 11: All Alone in the Night
While leading a Starfury squadron to investigate the disappearance of several ships, Sheridan is captured by an alien vessel. Meanwhile, Delenn is summoned to appear before the Grey Council to discuss her recent change in appearance.
Episode 6: Spider in the Web
A friend of Talia comes to Babylon 5 to negotiate a deal to help Mars become more self-sufficient, when a man calling out "Free Mars!" electrocutes him.
Episode 12: Acts of Sacrifice
G'Kar struggles to control the Narns on Babylon 5 as he asks the different ambassadors for help in the war against the Centauri. Ivanova shows a representative from a new species around the station, so he may decide if humans are worthy of their presence.
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.
Episode 13: Hunter, Prey
The president's physician comes to Babylon 5 on the run from Earth Force special intelligence. They say he has classified information he plans to sell to alien governments, though Sheridan soon learns otherwise.
Episode 4: A Distant Star
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".
Episode 14: There All the Honor Lies
Sheridan is assaulted by the Minbari Lovell, and is forced to kill him in self-defense. But a Minbari who witnessed the incident claims Sheridan assaulted Lovell - and everybody knows Minbari do not lie.
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 15: And Now for a Word
We see life on Babylon 5 through the eyes of ISN, supplemented by interviews, statistics and even a few commercials.