Things are heating up on the station as the Earth Government goes nuts and starts killing citizens. G'Kar comes to realize that Sheridan and the Humans are the key to the future. J Michael Straczynski wrote the lot for the season and they are a nice bunch of stories.
Point of No Return February 26 1996
Written by JMS and directed by Jim Johnston
The Ministry of Peace sent an order for the Nightwatch to take over control of the Station and Sheridan has to try to figure out what to do about that. He can't very well continue building the alliance with the pro Clark Nightwatch breathing down his neck.
Lady Morella, the late Emperor Turhan's 3rd wife, comes to the Station at Londo's request. He wants to use her psychic ability to for see Londo's future. She tells him that he will be the Emperor and he could save himself from damnation by following her vague advice. She says Vir will be Emperor too. Vir laughs but Lady Morella isn't joking. Majal Barrett plays Lady Morella.
G'Kar gets let out of jail early and finds Ta'lon waiting for him. G'Kar reveals a bit of what he was working out while locked up. Sheridan figures out how to take out the Nightwatch with the help of G'Kar. Sheridan brings G'Kar and Zack into his circle.
Severed Dreams April 1 1996
Written by JMS and directed by David J Eagle
This episode won the 1997 Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation. You can see the Hugo in a later episode.
The EAS Alexander, under command of Major Ryan, arrives at the Station for repair. Ryan and his crew aren't supporting Clark and his cronies. He brings news that the Earth Colonies are refusing to go along with the martial law order which prompts Clark to start bombing Mars.
Delenn leaves B5 to confront the Grey Council for doing little to prepare for the upcoming Shadow War. She breaks the Council and leaves with the Religious and Worker castes. Another friendly Earthforce ship arrives with news that Earthforce is coming to take B5. Sheridan decides to break away and make a stand. The can barely hold off the first wave and are saved from the second wave by Delenn's posse arriving in the nick of time. It's one of my favorite scenes in the series. Her speech scares away the Earthforce ships when they tell her they don't want to fight with her.
Why not? Only one human captain has ever survived battle with the Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else.
Ceremonies of Light and Dark April 8 1996
Written by JMS and directed by John C. Flinn III
Scum bags in the defunct Nightwatch kidnap Delenn and the pilot of the Whtestar. They want things back the way they were but they just mostly die. Stupid of them to try something on B5 but that's dumb scum bags for you.
Londo poisons Lord Refa in order to get him to pull back from all the wars the Centauri are waging on 12 fronts. He wants Refa to drop his contact with Mr Mordon. That's going to be harder than it seems. Londo won't come out of this as well as he hopes. Lord Refa will have it worse in the future.
Sic Transit Vir April 15 1996
Written by JMS and directed by Jesus Trevino
Vir's wife comes to the Station and Vir is as surprised as the viewer. It's an arranged marriage and it's the first he's heard of it. He's not too keen on it, especially when he finds out she's a monster. She had helped her father "cull the herds' on Narn. They killed anyone who put up any sign of resistance and one of the survivors is on B5 gunning for her. Vir had been busy on Minbari, helping Narns to escape with false papers. It all comes out and Londo is pissed. It does help get out of his arranged marriage.
Ivanova has a dream where she arrives in C&C naked. Sheridan cooks dinner for Delenn. He cooks flarn, a Minbari dish, and it isn't good but Delenn doesn't say anything. She's so nice. Ivanova takes over Vir's underground railway to sneak more Narns out of harms way.
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