J Michael Straczynski pens the whole season and each show has many nice enjoyable moments. The side of light starts gathering allies for the up coming Shadow War. The Shadows have their claws deep into the Earth Government of President Clark.
Voices of Authority January 1 1996
Written by JMS and directed by Menachem Binitsky
Sheridan has to deal with the arrival of a political officer. She's quite a pushy one, popping out her clothes to try to seduce Sheridan into going along with the program of lies and misinformation. The Nightwatch is creating tension with their constant poking and snooping. They will need dealing with in the future.
Sheridan sends Ivanova to visit Draal and the Great Machine. She pops into the driver's seat and takes her brain out for a spin around the galaxy. She encounters the Shadows lurking and nearly gets caught. On her escape she picks up a bit of proof that Clark arranged the late President Santiago's assassination. He's a sack of shit that Clark. Plenty like him in the history of this planet.
Ivanova and Marcus make contact with a race from the remaining First Ones. Ivanova has to stand up to them and they bend to her will. Well, really, who wouldn't. She has a problem with Marcus, not understanding what their relationship is. He will explain, in his fashion. The clip of Clark Ivanova found is leaked to the news. It creates quite a stir.
Dust To Dust February 5 1996
Written by JMS and directed by David J Eagle
Psi Cop Bester is back and Sheridan makes him take a drug that inhibits his telepathy. Bester is there after a dealer in Dust. It's a psychotropic drug that makes the users crazy. It was secretly developed by the Psicorps to bring out telepathic powers in mundanes but it didn't work. Not that the Psicorps cared that lives were ruined and people died. It will take a while but the Psicorps will fall and Bester gets his.
G'Kar tries some Dust and winds up beating Vir Koto and Londo Molari pretty badly. He sees into Londo's mind and finds out how heavily the Centauri was involved in the war with the Narns. Kosh comes to G'Kar in his psychic state and helps move him forward on his path to enlightenment. G'Kar accepts his 60 day jail sentence with good cheer. It's there he begins to write the material that would turn into The Book Of G'Kar. The Narn continues to be one of my favorite characters.
Exogenesis February 12 1996
Written by JMS and directed by Kevin G Cremin
Marcus is working in down below gathering info and informants. One of them moves on and Marcus wonders why. It leads him to a group of humans with Vindrizi in them. The Vindrizi are a race parasitic aliens that have been gathering info for half a million years. They aren't interested in sharing their knowledge or the up coming war. They plan to leave and not get involved.
Sheridan has Ivanova feel out Lt Corwin to see if they might be able to trust him. Poor Corwin thinks it might be a date and he wastes money on fake roses. Ivanova thinks he won't fit in and she sends him home, only slightly confused. Later she tosses the flowers at Marcus. He thinks she's giving them to him, not knowing their origin.
Messages From Earth February 19 1996
Written by JMS and directed by Micheal Vejar
Dr Kirkish comes to the station with news of a Shadow ship buried in the sands of Mars. She had been there when a Shadow ship had been uncovered. Shortly after a second ship came and took it away. A tracking device in the ship lead IPX to Za'h'dum. Kirkish was told to keep the Shadow ship a secret and she had. At least until another Shadow ship was discovered on Ganymede. This time Earthforce plans to activate it themselves. She came to warn Sheridan and he takes the Whitestar to Mars to destroy the Shadow ship.
Zack has some trouble with the Nightwatch who want him to cosy up to Mr Garibaldi and learn where the Captain went for 4 days. Zack isn't at all happy with his position. He'll prove to be an asset to the Conspiracy of Light in the future. News of the attack on the Shadow ship from Earth makes it look like the Whitestar attacked the base on Ganymede. Clark declares martial law to put an end to the inquiry of Santiago's assassination.
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