Replied: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 17:58:24 EST Replied: "Dan Wood " From danwood@pobox.com Fri Nov 15 12:28:50 1996 Received: from MIT.EDU (PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU [18.69.0.28]) by bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU (8.7.6/2.3JIK) with SMTP id MAA08235; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:28:49 -0500 Received: from mail2.zocalo.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA23498; Fri, 15 Nov 96 12:22:46 EST Received: from zocalo.net (zocalo.net [157.22.1.7]) by mail.zocalo.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id JAA09188 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:30:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from [159.153.212.185] (dwood.ea.com [159.153.212.185]) by zocalo.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id JAA00524 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:22:25 -0800 (PST) X-Sender: danwood@zocalo.net Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Homepage: http://zocalo.net/~danwood/ X-Files: TRUST NO ONE Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:10:28 -0800 To: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU From: Dan Wood Subject: [emhavens] add franke tv/babylon-5/setting/season1 Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.info,rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated,rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5,alt.tv.babylon-5,rec.arts.sf.tv,alt.answers,rec.answers,news.answers Subject: Babylon 5 FAQ (F): Setting for season 4 Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Organization: Conspiracy of Light Followup-To: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5 Reply-To: danwood@pobox.com Summary: This document is a supplement to the Babylon 5 FAQ list. It contains information to help viewers of the show who are catching up with the show in season 4 (season title as yet unknown; Earth year 2261). Archive-name: tv/babylon-5/setting/season4 Frequency: bi-weekly Last-modified: 8 Nov 1996 +-----------------------------------+ | BABYLON 5 FAQ, part (F): | | Setting for season #4 | | | | A guide for viewers who wish to | | catch up to the events leading | | up to season 4, premiering in | | North America in November 1996. | | This is the year 2261 in the | | opening credits. | | | | This holds SPOILERS for season | | 1, 2, 3 episodes. | +-----------------------------------+ *** THIS IS A PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE SEASON 4 FAQ. PLEASE SEND ME ANY *** COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS FOR THE NEXT EDITION! There are SIX parts to the FAQ: (A) Information about B5; (B) News and Sched- ule; (C), (D), (E), (F) are the settings for seasons 1, 2, 3, 4 respectively. The latest version of all parts of the FAQ can be retrieved via anonymous ftp at ftp://ftp.hyperion.com/pub/Babylon-5/ or via e-mail by sending a note to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with any or all of these lines in the message body: send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/faq send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/news-schedule send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/setting/season1 send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/setting/season2 send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/setting/season3 send usenet/news.answers/tv/babylon-5/setting/season4 WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) users should see http://www.hyperion.com/lurk/lurker.html for the much more detailed "Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5"; the information in this document is similar to the "Universe" section. ------------------------- Contents of this document ------------------------- 1. Introduction 2. The Setting of Babylon 5 3. The Major Players 4. The Characters 5. The Story So Far 6. Past and Current reference 7. Credits and Legalese ------------------------------ Subject: 1. Introduction It was the year of fire / The year of destruction / The year we took back what was ours. It was the year of rebirth / The year of great sadness / The year of pain / and the year of joy It was a new age / It was the end of history / It was the year everything changed The year is 2261 / The place: Babylon 5. -- Various characters on 'Babylon 5' ------------------------------ Subject: 2. The Setting of Babylon 5 A hundred years ago, humanity made contact with its first alien civilization -- or more to the point, they made contact with us. Before the arrival of the Centauri, we were confined to our own solar system, forced to use slow sleeper ships to explore the universe. The Centauri gave us the stars, offered us the use of their "jumpgates" -- portals into hyperspace -- and later, taught us to make our own. In exchange for this and other technologies, they asked only for trinkets, novelties to sell back home. In the eighty years that followed, humanity flexed its muscles, expanding outward at a rapid pace. When a group of less powerful races was attacked by an invading army, Earth came to their aid, cementing its role as a major galactic power, if a young, brash one. The wave of euphoria came crashing down when humanity made contact with a mysterious race called the Minbari. The Earth-Minbari War began with a misunderstanding, a human captain and a Minbari commander too quick on the trigger. Thanks to bad luck or something darker, our first meeting with the Minbari resulted in the death of their supreme religious and political leader. To the Minbari, what followed was a holy war, vengeance for the murder of their spiritual leader. Earth was no match for the technologically superior Minbari, and they easily beat us back to our home planet. Then, without explanation, as their ships closed in on Earth and wiped out our last desperate defenses, the Minbari halted their advance and surrendered. Only an elite few knew why. The Babylon Project was conceived in the aftermath of the war. Modeled after the United Nations, it would be a meeting place, neutral ground where the powers could meet and work out their differences peacefully. The first three Babylon stations were sabotaged in mid-construction. The fourth was completed, but just as it was about to go online, it vanished without a trace. The Earth government would have stopped there, but some of the alien governments, seeing the value of a meeting ground, offered financial assistance for the construction of a fifth station. Naturally, there were strings attached. Babylon 5 is the story of the last of the Babylon stations, the last hope for a galaxy without war. It begins in the year 2257 with the opening of the Babylon 5 station. + + + + + Babylon 5 has failed in its original mission, yet has it done much more than was intended. A great war is underway against a powerful enemy that existed only in legends until a few years ago. Having seceeded from its Earth govern- ment that once ran the station, Babylon 5 is now the center of activity of a great alliance among dozens of races to push back the forces of darkness. The alliance has recently found its first real victory, but at great expense; the fate of Babylon 5 and the surrounding governments hang in the balance. ------------------------------ Subject: 3. The Major Players ======== a. Babylon 5 (an independent state) Babylon 5 was an outpost operated by the Earth Allance, built with the aid of a few alien governments. Captain Sheridan declared independence in mid-2260 to side with the resistance opposing the corrupt government on Earth. By continuing its function as a remote outpost for use by a multitude of species, B5 has been able to maintain its autonomy from Earth. With the war against the Shadows out in the open, the station has served as a base of operations. The station orbits around a planet, once thought barren, which houses an ancient, vast machine that may prove useful to the forces of light in the years to come. ======== b. The Earth Alliance The Earth Alliance, headquartered in Geneva, is currently under martial law, led by its corrupt president, William Morgan Clark. Several colonies of Earth (including Babylon 5) have seceded from the EA, but Clark's grip back home is strong, thanks to his loyalists and help from Psi-Corps, a government agency in charge of overseeing humans with telepathic abilities, and the Night Watch, and Orwellian agency designed to stifle political dissent. Earth has taken a questionable stance by allying itself with the expansionist Centauri Empire, hoping to save its own skin by allowing the Centauri to roll unhindered over the lesser races Earth once saved. Even worse is the fact the EA goverment appears to be working behind the scenes with the Shadows, the great Enemy against which Babylon 5 is leading the forces of light. ======== c. The Minbari Federation An old, highly spiritual race, the Minbari are humanoid with exterior bone crests on their heads. Once an adversary of Earth, the Minbari Federation has teamed up with Babylon 5 and a coalition of many other races to fight an ancient enemy from a thousand years ago, the Shadows. The Grey Council, Minbar's ruling body, was recently dissolved, with a rift opening between the Warrior Caste and the Religious Caste. Only a few know that Minbar and Earth have linked histories: a human, Sinclair, the first commander of Babylon 5, traveled back in time to the previous war against the Shadows and delivered a new base of operations, Babylon 4, to the Minbari. Sinclair became a great spiritual leader, the founder of Minbari society and a prophet thanks to his knowledge of future events. Sinclair's journey opened a doorway between Minbari and humans, and since the last war a thousand years ago, Minbari souls have been slowly reincarnating in human bodies. Upon discovering that, the Minbari halted their recent war against the humans. ======== d. The Centauri Republic The Centauri Republic, once a fading former power, has allied itself with the Shadows and is enjoying a renaissance of military and political might. The Centauri are even allowing the Shadows to house ships and personnel on their homeworld. The insane Centauri Emperor, Cartagia, believes the Shadows will elevate him to godhood if he cooperates with them. Instead, the pact is likely to leave Cartagia dead and Centauri Prime in ruins. Centauri are mostly human in appearance; men wear their hear in fans whose height indicate social standing, and women have shaved heads. ======== e. The Narns Once a major power, the Narn Regime was one of the victims of Centauri expansionism, especially humiliating since they were unwilling subjects of the Centauri Republic a hundred years ago and had only recently won their freedom. Under the leadership of former ambassador G'Kar, now living in sanctuary on Babylon 5, the Narn are assisting with Babylon 5 security and doing what they can to help in the struggle in the fight against the Shadows while attempting to rebuild their homeworld and their forces. Narns have a reptilian appearance and are easily provoked. ======== f. The Vorlon Empire The Vorlons are an ancient race, the last remaining member of a group of elder races known as the First Ones who ruled the galaxy millions of years ago. The Vorlons have visited the lesser races for eons, manipulating many of them for their own purposes; they are responsible for the appearance of telepathy in at least some races, a modification they hoped would aid the eventual defeat of the Shadows, their ancient adversaries. Though the Vorlons have helped orchestrate the alliance of the Shadows, and have shown themselves to be an awesome military power, they are reluctant to involve themselves directly, preferring to place younger races on the front lines and avoid the risks of direct confrontation. ======== g. The Shadows The Shadows are a dark power, ancient beyond even the Vorlons. They have fought fierce wars against the First Ones across millions of years. The last Great War against the Shadows was ten thousand years ago; after that, perhaps thinking the Shadows destroyed, most of the First Ones departed. A thousand years ago the Shadows rose again, and were defeated by an alliance of the few remaining First Ones and others, including the Minbari. The Shadows have been working over the millenia to spark struggle and chaos among the lesser races, ostensibly to provoke growth and evolution; their method is the opposite of that of the Vorlons, who prefer to manipulate the other races more subtly. The Shadows generally choose to make themselves invisible, though some -- such as telepaths -- can not only sense their presence, but are able to immobilize Shadow ships, a fact which has not escaped the notice of Babylon 5's crew and their allies in the Shadow war. ======== h. The Rangers The Rangers are an "army of light," comprised of Humans and Minbari, formed to gather information and perform covert operations in the war against the Shadows. With fighting out in the open, so too is their presence. Their leader is Minbari Ambassador Delenn, with the aid of Captain Sheridan. Rangers are identified by a pin which depicts elements of human and Minbari appearance. ------------------------------ Subject: 4. The Characters ======== a. Main Cast (appearing in most episodes throughout the season) i. Humans CAPTAIN JOHN SHERIDAN Bruce Boxleitner The commander of Babylon 5 and leader of the war against the Shadows, Sheridan was representative of the Earth Alliance before he declared Babylon 5's independence from the Earth Alliance. He was assigned to Babylon 5 because he seemed the hard-line military type; yet he was part of the growing movement against the corruption back on Earth. When he found out that the Shadows were responsible for the loss of his wife Anna, he pledged himself to help the Vorlons and the Minbari defeat them. Sheridan has recently found himself romantically involved with Delenn, the representative of the Minbari. COMMANDER SUSAN IVANOVA Claudia Christian Second in command and in charge of the day-to-day operations, along with some ambassadorial duties, on Babylon 5, Ivanova is an ambitious career officer, hoping one day to command B5 or her own starship. She can be quirky or pessimistic at times, but she has a dry sense of humor that shows itself in the rare moments she is able to relax among others. Having poor success in relationships, most recently in losing Talia, she is not an easy person to get to know. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and raised abroad on Earth, Ivanova is a latent telepath, "not even a P1," but has spent her life hiding her talent from Psi Corps after their legally-mandated drug treatments drove her mother to suicide. SECURITY CHIEF MICHAEL ALFREDO GARIBALDI Jerry Doyle In charge of security on Babylon 5. Though he has a troubled past, bouncing from position to position and trying to overcome alcoholism, he seems to have found his home on Babylon 5. Garibaldi is something of a smart-aleck, always ready to crack a joke, but given to bouts of self-doubt and introspection when nobody's looking. His rank is "Chief Warrant Officer." DR. STEPHEN FRANKLIN Richard Biggs Having just recovered from an addiction to medical stimulants and returned to duty after a break to deal with his personal problems, Franklin is charge of Medlab on Babylon 5. A specialist in xenobiology (alien biology), his background is mainly in experimental medicine, so his bedside manner is occasionally not what it should be. His strong sense of personal morality is at times in conflict with his duties as the chief medical provider for aliens from hundreds of worlds and cultures, some of whom view his obligations rather differently. He is known to operate outside the rules when he feel the issue is important. In his middle thirties now, he spent years hitchhiking through space, offering his medical services in exchange for the opportunity to examine new life forms. ii. Ambassadors AMBASSADOR LONDO MOLLARI Peter Jurasik The representative of the Centauri Republic. Once on an inconsequential assignment, Londo struck a Faustian bargain with the Shadows -- new "friends" he knew nothing about -- putting the Centauri on an expansionist path that has resulted in the decimation of the Narn homeworld and brought chaos to the region of the Galaxy near Babylon 5, exactly what the Shadows wanted. Once jovial and indulgent, Londo has now removed most of his enemies in the Centauri Government, and seems destined to become Emporer. AMBASSADOR DELENN Mira Furlan Religious, with a strong sense of fate and justice, Delenn was the Minbari ambassador, and is now the leader of the Rangers in the fight against the Shadows. Once a member of Minbar's ruling body, the Grey Council, she lost her position after her controversial decision to undergo a transformation that gave her human characteristics, a transformation that has brought her very close to Captain Sheridan. G'KAR Andreas Katsulas The ambassador of the Narn Regime when there was a Narn Regime to represent, G'Kar is now a refugee in exile, wanted by the Centauri Republic. Sheridan granted him asylum on Babylon 5, and now G'Kar has joined the effort to fight the Shadows however he can; he eventually hopes to retake his homeworld from the Centauri. G'Kar is well-read, deeply spiritual, and extremely intelligent. AMBASSADOR KOSH Ardwight Chamberlain (translation) Chris Franke (voice effects) Jeffrey Willerth (in the suit) and animatronics Kosh is the representative of the Vorlon Empire, and is the replacement for the first Vorlon representative, also called Kosh, who was killed by the Shadows. While the first ambassador was mysterious, withdrawn, and enigmatic, the new ambassador has all those traits and also seems less friendly and tolerant of others. As with his predecessor, he communicates through a complex sequence of musical tones, translated into English by a device on his encounter suit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ======== b. Supporting Characters (also in the opening credits) iii. Ambassador assistants VIR COTTO Stephen Furst Diplomatic Attache to Ambassador Londo. Vir feels strongly that the choices Londo has made over the past year and a half are taking the Centauri down a self-destructive and morally wrong path, and has gone from timid to bold in expressing that opinion to Londo. He feels somewhat powerless in his position, close to the major decisions but always on the sidelines. Vir sympathizes greatly with the plight of the Narns, and managed to save thousands of Narn lives through forged travel papers while he was stationed on Minbar last year. LENNIER Bill Mumy Delenn's aide, originally brought up monastery on the Minbari homeworld. He reveres Delenn as an almost holy figure and accepts her physical transformation without question. He has pledged his life to her, in fact, and is perfectly willing to die by her side. Still something of an innocent thanks to his isolated upbringing, Lennier has learned some of the art of diplomacy during his tenure on Babylon 5. Lennier has been helpful to Delenn in leading the Rangers and fighting against the Shadows. iv. Humans MARCUS COLE Jason Carter A Ranger permanently stationed on Babylon 5, he oversees the flow of information from rangers stationed in the area. Often flamboyant and acerbic, Marcus has picked up the Minbari language and fighting skills from his Ranger training. He has taken a liking to Commander Ivanova, though she's approaching the relationship with more than a little caution. Unlike many Humans who felt a calling to become a Ranger, he says he joined their number only after his brother was killed by Shadows. ZACK ALLAN Jeff Conaway Garibaldi's principal lieutenant, Zack is earnest and trustworthy, if not necessarily the brightest person on the station. He earned Garibaldi's trust last year when he rejected the Machiavellian "Nightwatch" organization that was bent on taking control away from the station on behalf of President Clark. LYTA ALEXANDER Patricia Tallman A former Psi Corps telepath -- the first one assigned to the station, in fact. Three years ago she scanned Ambassador Kosh, an experience that brought her back to the station to serve as an aide for Kosh. She has been helpful to Sheridan in the fight against the shadows, proving that telepaths have an advantage against Shadow ships. With the original Ambassador Kosh now dead, she is having a difficult time working with his replacement. ======== c. Recurring and Past Characters +-----------------------------------+ | This section lists characters | | that are seen from time to time | | on Babylon 5. Characters that | | have appeared in the past, and | | may have some relevance to the | | current season, are listed here | | as well, to provide context. | +-----------------------------------+ EMPORER CARTAGIA Wortham Krimmer The current Emporer of the Centauri Empire, a figurehead placed in power by the Lord Refa and his ambitious allies. LORIEN Wayne Alexander An alien who finds Sheridan after the fall. JEFFREY DAVID SINCLAIR Michael O'Hare The commander of Babylon 5 and representative of the Earth Alliance for its first two years of operation, Sinclair was transferred to Minbar to serve as Earth ambassador, but unofficially to function as head of the Rangers. Sinclair recently brought Babylon 4 back through time to aide the Minbari in their war against the Shadows of 1000 years ago; in doing so, he used the same device that had transformed Delenn in order to attain Minbari appearance, and in doing so, became Valenn, Minbar's great spiritual leader who formed the Grey Council. PRESIDENT WILLIAM MORGAN CLARK Gary McGurk The president of the Earth Alliance, Clark was vice-president when he had President Santiago assassinated; he rose to power with the help of Nightwatch, the Psi Corps, and some kind of involvement with the Shadows, dissolving the EA Senate and declaring Martial Law. AMBASSADOR KOSH NARANEK [same credits as the 'new' Kosh] One of the oldest Vorlons, possibly thousands of years old, Kosh was the Ambassador to Babylon 5 until he was killed by the Shadows. Though as secluded and cryptic as any Vorlon, Kosh had seen something special in Sheridan and had given him various 'lessons' that supposedly help Sheridan to understand himself. In fact, Kosh saved Sheridan's life, leaving his encounter suit and appearing as an angel, recognizeable to many species as a holy being of light. Kosh had also enlisted Lyta Alexander as an aide for unknown purposes. ALFRED BESTER Walter Koenig A Psi-Cop, one of an elite unit of the Psi Corps whose function is to track down rogue telepaths, among other things. A powerful figure in the Psi-corps, perhaps in part because of his high P12 psi rating, Bester was often at odds with Babylon 5 personell; he recently found himself an unexpected ally of Sheridan and the fight against the shadows when he discovered that the woman that he loved had been abducted by the Shadows. MORDEN Ed Wasser A member of the same expedition Sheridan's wife was on, Morden works for the Shadows. He is often accompanied by one or two of them, though they're invisible to most people. Never a major player, he is always ready to talk to Londo and pass messages to and from his "associates." Morden is meticulously polite, but nonetheless is a menacing presence who can casually discuss the deaths of tens of thousands of Narn as easily as most people talk about the weather. He is involved with dealings between Shadows and the corrupt Earth government as well. ANNA SHERIDAN Melissa Gilbert (Originally: Beth Toussaint) John Sheridan's wife was presumed killed in an explosion while on an expedition to a newly discovered planet which we now know as Z'ha'dum. She wasn't killed, but was used by the Shadows. She finally surfaced after five years, but it was discovered that her personality had been implanted and was no longer really Anna. She was killed when the White Star exploded on Z'ha'dum. BROTHER THEO Louis Turenne A Dominican monk, establishing residence on the station to study the religious beliefs of alien races. Willing to trade the services of his order for the ability to stay on the station, Theo and his brothers have been helpful spiritual guides in the difficult days of the war against the Shadows. JACK Macaulay Bruton He was Garibaldi's seemingly loyal assistant until he shot him in the back as soon as Garibaldi discovered a conspiracy to assassinate President Santiago. Garibaldi identified him as his assailant, but he disappeared while being transferred to earth for prosecution. LORD REFA William Forward A ruthless, unprincipled Centauri noble who worked with Londo in a bid for power. But over the last year, Refa and Londo found themselves at odds when Londo realized he was uncomfortable with the chaos he had initiating. Londo finally eliminated and disgraced Refa, paving the way to Londo's ascension with his rival eliminated. LIEUTENANT DAVID CORWIN Joshua Cox Third in command in C&C, after Sheridan and Ivanova. Corwin is shy but well-intentioned, a loyal officer, and has accepted Sheridan's decision to secede from the Earth Alliance. DRAAL John Schuck The steward of the vast machinery below on Epsilon 3. He is a Minbari who was looking for a new purpose in life when he heeded the call to become caretaker of the planet. He has offered his services in the upcoming Shadow War, though Sheridan has kept Draal as his 'ace in the hole' so far. TALIA WINTERS Andrea Thompson Operating as Babylon 5's resident telepath for nearly two years, Talia left the station when her unwilling involvement in a classified Psi Corps experiment was exposed and changed her forever. Her whereabouts -- or her fate -- are not known. ------------------------------ Subject: 5. The Story So Far +-----------------------------------+ | This section contains spoilers | | for Babylon 5 seasons 1 through | | 3. It contains no spoilers for | | this or subsequent seasons. | +-----------------------------------+ Babylon 5, a space station constructed with the hope of keeping the various races in the galaxy at peace, seems to function as it should for a while. In the first year of its operation, the station's Commander Sinclair discovers that he had been captured and interrogated in the Earth-Minbari war of a decade ago, only to have his memory erased for unknown reasons. The crew of B5 discover that the barren world below them is actually housing a vast underground complex of machinery, and the mystery of the disappearance of Babylon 4 is partly revealed: it had been taken through time by unknown forces to assist in a war in an unknown place and time. Behind the scenes, an ancient race, known only as The Shadows, is building its forces. Through Morden, a Human intermediary, the Shadows subtly begin working their influence on the galaxy by capitalizing on the desires of Centauri ambassador Londo Mollari to rebuild his fading empire. Londo lets his benefactors assist him by destroying a Narn outpost, thus reigniting conflict with the Narn Government. On that same day, the President of the Earth Alliance is killed in an explosion that few realize is really an assassination, and Delenn, the Minbari ambassador, activates a machine that will cause her to physically transform. Days later, the original commander of the station, Sinclair, is reassigned, and Captain Sheridan takes command, unaware of the existance of the Shadows. The mystery of the Minbari surrender is finally revealed: The Minbari discovered that Minbari souls were being reborn in humans. Delenn emerges from a cocoon to appear nearly human; she claims she has done so to promote peace between the Humans and the Minbari. The situation on Earth is getting worse; covert forces are working in the background and the "Night Watch" program is stomping down on dissidents; meanwhile, Sheridan reveals that he is part of an underground movement to gain control back from the corrupted government; he brings his trusted officers into the fold. On the eve of an historic speech that would have brought peace between the Narn and Centauri, Londo calls upon his unknown agents to attack a major Narn colony, starting a war. Ambassadors Kosh and Delenn reveal the existance of the Shadows behind the Centauri brutality; Sheridan is enlisted to help in an upcoming war against them; he takes it personally when he learns that the Shadows were likely responsible for the death of his wife five years ago when she travelled to a planet called Z'ha'dum. The Centauri, with the aid of the Shadows, terminate the war with the Narn decisively by bombing the Narn homeworld "into the stone ages." The Centauri soon begin annexing other worlds; the enigmatic Ambassador Kosh finally reveals himself, revealing that Vorlons appear to most races as angels; and a shadow ship has been caught on camera, undoing the secrecy that the shadows had been maintaining. The Great War is begun. The Minbari give Sheridan a powerful new ship, the White Star, to command in the upcoming fight against the Shadows. Further corruption in Earth government is revealed when it is learned that the Shadows have been cooperating with certain individuals in government. The Earth alliance plunges into civil war as martial law is declared back home; Sheridan is forced to secede from Earth and is only able to keep the forces at bay with the help of the Minbari. The shadows begin attacking openly (and seemingly randomly); Sheridan builds an alliance among the many races by enlisting the help of the Vorlons, an act which results in the death of Ambassador Kosh. Sinclair returns to the station with a message from the past; with the help of the machinery on the planet below, The White Star takes Babylon 4 through time to assist in a war against the Shadows of 1000 years ago. Londo continues his ascension to power in the Centauri government, removing his political rival. Using a discovery that telepaths interfere with the functionality of Shadow Ships, Sheridan and Delenn organize their alliance in to a preemptive strike against the Shadows, celebrating a difficult victory. Sheridan's wife appears, returning from Z'ha'dum, the homeworld of the Shadows, and attempts to convince Sheridan that the shadows really aren't the bad guys; Sheridan rejects her plea when he discovers that her personality has been altered; instead, he rigs the White Star to crash onto and detonate a bomb on Z'ha'dum; Hearing the advice of Ambassador Kosh in his head, Sheridan jumps into an abyss below him just before the explosion; he is presumed dead. Immediately after the explosion, the shadow ships that had been threatening B5 dissapear, possibly returning home; one of the ships seems to have taken Garibaldi along with it. ------------------------------ Subject: 6. Past and Current Episode Reference +-----------------------------------+ | This section contains brief de- | | scriptions of episodes up to, | | and including, the current sea- | | son. These entries do contain | | minor spoilers, enough to iden- | | tify the episode title based on | | its storyline. | +-----------------------------------+ FOR THE FIRST THREE SEASONS, PLEASE SEE PART (C), (D), (E) OF THIS DOCUMENT. Season 3: "Point of No Return" * The Hour of the Wolf Londo learns of a disturbing deal back home; Ivanova heads to Z'ha'dum. * What Ever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi? G'Kar avoids the Centauri while he searches for Garibaldi. * The Summoning Delenn continues to rally support for a plan to attack the Shadows. * Falling Toward Apotheosis * The Long Night * Into the Fire * Epiphanies * The Illusion of Truth * Atonement * Racing Mars * Lines of Communication ------------------------------ Subject: 7. Credits and Legalese This text file may be distributed online, in complete or excerpted form, as long as acknowledgement is made to the authors, and the URL of the current version of this file is indicated. (see top of document.) The Babylon 5 Frequently Asked Questions List part (F) is Copyright 1996 by Dan Wood and Steven Grimm. Acknowledgement is made to J. Michael Straczynski, previous FAQ maintainer Lee Whiteside and to excerpted contributions from the Babylon 5 online libraries. Currently maintained by Dan Wood (danwood@pobox.com) Comments, suggestions, etc. are always appreciated. 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