Episode

Babylon 5: Ship of Tears

Name: Babylon 5: Ship of Tears
Released: 1996-04-29
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Andreas Katsulas, Peter Jurasik

Babylon 5Point of No Return1996-04-29

Overview

Bester comes to Babylon 5, this time seeking help against a common enemy - the Shadows. Meanwhile, G'Kar demands to be included in the War Council.

Details

Series: Babylon 5
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 14
Air date: 1996-04-29
Runtime: 45 min

Episode context

Ship of Tears is Episode 14 in Point of No Return of Babylon 5. It aired on 1996-04-29. The runtime is 45 min.

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Episode 13: A Late Delivery from Avalon 1996-04-22 | 45 min A mysterious man comes to Babylon 5 dressed in chainmail and armed with a sword. His name? King Arthur - Son of Uther Pendragon, come to help when he is needed most.

Episode 15: Interludes and Examinations 1996-05-06 | 45 min Morden returns to secure Londo's cooperation again, Garibaldi confronts Franklin about the stims, and Kosh gives Sheridan a victory against the Shadows - but at a price.

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Episode 16: War Without End (1) 1996-05-16 | 45 min Ivanova gets a distress call from herself pleading for help as the Shadows destroy Babylon 5. It is dated eight days into the future. At the same time, on Minbar, Sinclair is given a nine-hundred-year-old letter from Valen, telling him that a drastic action must be taken to prevent that future.

Episode 11: Ceremonies of Light and Dark 1996-04-08 | 45 min Delenn prepares for a ceremony of rebirth, the station's computer goes through an interesting change, Londo "encourages" Refa to stop associating with the Shadows, and the remains of the Nightwatch on Babylon 5 plan to strike at Sheridan through Delenn.

Episode 17: War Without End (2) 1996-05-23 | 45 min While Sheridan is unstuck in time, seeing a glimpse of a future Centauri Prime in ruins, the others continue with their plan to take Babylon 4 back in time.

Episode 10: Severed Dreams 1996-04-01 | 45 min The renegade destroyer "Alexander" arrives at Babylon 5 and Sheridan is forced to announce the station's secession from the Earth Alliance, and prepare for an attack by Clark's forces. Meanwhile, Delenn is forced to go to Minbar when the Grey Council refuses to act upon increased Shadow activity.

Episode 18: Walkabout 1996-08-18 | 45 min The new Vorlon ambassador arrives, Sheridan decides it's time to test just how effective telepaths are against the Shadow ships, and Franklin is on walkabout in Downbelow and falls in love with a singer.

Episode 9: Point of No Return 1996-02-26 | 45 min Clark has just declared martial law, and while Nightwatch prepare to take control of the station, Zack has to decide whose side he's on. In an exercise of bad timing, the prophetic widow of emperor Turhan finally comes to the station, granting Londo the visit he's been begging her for, for a long time.

Episode 19: Grey 17 Is Missing 1996-09-01 | 45 min Garibaldi investigates an area where a maintenance worker disappeared and finds a whole floor that was forgotten after construction, including its rather strange inhabitants. Meanwhile, Delenn is about to take on the role of Ranger One, but Neroon swears to stop her.

Episode 8: Messages from Earth 1996-02-22 | 45 min An archaeologist arrives at Babylon 5 with a grave massage: a dormant Shadow ship has been found on Ganymede. It must be destroyed before it falls into the hands of President Clark.

Episode 20: And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place 1996-09-08 | 45 min Londo forces Vir to participate in a plan to kill G'Kar. Sheridan struggles with figuring out the Shadows' tactics.