WE'VE ARRIVED AT ONE OF THE GREATEST EPISODES EVER PUT ON TELEVISION.

@brent5055

28 күн бұрын

I couldn't agree with you more !!

@marioangelguzmeli7750

28 күн бұрын

Absolutely and the roller coaster is going downwards

@wyrmshadow4374

28 күн бұрын

Only 1 episode more amazing. Entilzha.

@stevemartegani

28 күн бұрын

1,000% agreed!

@Dmitriy.0

28 күн бұрын

This is one of the best ones. My favorite is still 6 ahead.

"He is behind me, you are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else." This is what rolling a Natural 20 on an Intimidation check looks like. Delenn kicked ALL of the ass in this episode.

@stue2298

28 күн бұрын

This is why people love Delenns character so much, she is soft, feminine and caring with a love for life, and when people go against that she is the most terrifying woman. What a strong female character should be.

@grendalsuncle4040

27 күн бұрын

Well said ​@@stue2298

@ZakhadWOW

27 күн бұрын

and of course her speech invoking both Dukhat and Valen to the GC functionary..

@this.is.a.username

27 күн бұрын

RIP Mira Furlan, in Velen's name I miss her.

@rakat2746

16 күн бұрын

So it is. First rule of the series: "Never piss of Delenn."

This episode won the 1997 Hugo Award for Science Fiction (Best Dramatic Presentation), beating Star Trek : First Contact (great movie), Independence Day and Mars Attacks.

@exile220ify

23 күн бұрын

And the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials And Tribble-Ations"

I'm one of the original viewers i still love the fact that new viewers are enjoying the whole Babylon5 Universe

Delenn is a force of the universe! Nothing can stand in her way for long. RIP Mira Furlan.

"If you value your lives, be somewhere else!" There it is fellas, probably my favourite moment from the show and one of Delenns best. Love your reaction, I think we all had the same one and not just the first time round. Don't be disheartened though, there are plenty of emotional highs and lows yet to come and I can't wait to share them with you. Love and light.

There were three EPIC moments in this - the breaking of the Grey Council, B5 seceeding, and Delenn's Charge of the Rohirimm moment. SO GOOD.

@charlesmaurer6214

28 күн бұрын

Each one could match "Luke I am your Father" alone.

@ZakhadWOW

27 күн бұрын

@@charlesmaurer6214 WHy does EVERYONE GET THAT WRONG? THAT IS NOT THE LINE Luke: "he told me YOU killed him!!" Vader: "No, **I** am your father." And no, it isnt a little deal, it is in fact a HUGE deal.

@DoremiFasolatido1979

18 күн бұрын

@@ZakhadWOW Not really. It's less of a plot-twist and more of a cheap and mostly irrelevant gimmick.

Star Wars had the brand recognition, Star Trek had the budget and the fx, but the story of B5... It's excellent. Having watched this a million times, it's fun to re-live that 'first time' feeling with you all. "And so it begins." Because, yeah, you ain't seen nothin' yet.

RIP Mira Furlan

@TheLorken

28 күн бұрын

I looked her up because of this comment, and damn she seems like a badass off screen too.

@Ruosteinenknight

26 күн бұрын

Mira's fate has really bitter after taste, given the history of balkans. As a Croatian who had married a serb, she got blacklisted from croatian theather scene for speaking out against the conduct of her fellow Croatians(she also refused to quit peforming in Belgrade) during Yugoslav break-up wars (the fact that she was married to an ethnic Serb didn't help matters). It tells something how deep that hostility goes that Croation weekly news magazine Globus publicly apologized their smear campaing against Mira week after she had died. Sure, better late than never, but they could've issued that apology when she was still alive.

@this.is.a.username

25 күн бұрын

"We all come together in the same place at the end of time. If I do not see you again here, I will see you in a little while in the place where no shadows fall."

The scene with ISN going dark is probably one of the most chilling moments ever. Journalists are usually taken for granted. They're yapping and yapping some stuff for their own agenda, who cares. But here a journalist tried to do his solemn duty to say the truth. All the truth. And he was silenced before he could finish his job. It's really scary. ISN was a great thing in B5 from a story telling perspective and I find it funny that other races don't have journalism unlike the Humans.

@neilbiggs1353

28 күн бұрын

One thing that I always appreciate is that it involves the anchor who has been around since the first season (possibly first episode). You have a small connection to this journalist, and then you get the panicked moment where she begs Rick to stop. It's just a fantastic sccene

@robgraham5697

28 күн бұрын

Dictators always try to control information. People without information are easy to lie to.

@raifthemad

24 күн бұрын

Is it more or less chilling, than most, if not all the legacy media ignoring any story that doesn't reinforce their viewers world views, or if they have to cover one of those, purposefully doing the deceitful edits and lying their arses off about the situation. When ISN comes back, it will be much more like modern journalism btw.

@modisp

13 күн бұрын

That scene is extra chilling for me. In Lithuania same happened to our national TV in 1991 when Soviet troops tried to seize government by force. There were literally journalists translating news while Russian troops were beating on the door. Crew only surrendered when Russians said will open fire.

@Petrosman

13 күн бұрын

@modisp I think JMS was inspired by that tbh. Such a chilling thing. Even the set design reminded me of the footage I've seen from that day. I was watching a docuseries about the Cold War and Vilnius being attacked was one of the things covered.

"Hiroshi? HIROSHI!" Goose bumps even after hearing the line a hundred times.

@SirMarshalHaig

28 күн бұрын

'Fire on all decks' Also better than special effects...you can imagine.

The scene where the Narns get ambushed is heartbreaking every time I watch it. They disobeyed Garibaldi's order to stay and wait, and instead ran into the fire. It might speak to the character of the Narns and why they lost the war. But it sucks seeing them dying when they didn't have to. Such a proud and sad people that went through so much pain and suffering.

@apocalypsezero

28 күн бұрын

They knew the first spot gave a foothold for the boarding troops, which would lead to more problems. They were trying to get them upon entry, at a chokepoint, and cut down on losses and other issues. They were too slow. It also shows that they know what the cost is to giving an inch of ground. Sucks to witness, but powerful message displayed.

@LesterManley-so3om

28 күн бұрын

They weren't moving slow. The scene was slow-mo'ed. Not 50 percent....more like 25 so it does look like they are moving slow but 50 percent is wayyyy-sloooow.

@ianstopher9111

28 күн бұрын

Some must be sacrificed, if all are to be saved.

@Petrosman

28 күн бұрын

@@ianstopher9111 they took that a little bit too literally

@coffeeveins

28 күн бұрын

It was a result of bad luck. They were setting up to choke them at a bottle neck, only to realize with no time to change position that they were breaching behind where they’d thought. Staying put would have meant the breaching soldiers could ignore them and advance into the station. At least the entry point neither side had cover. God knows how hard it might have been if they gotten in where they could hunker down behind cover and/or spread out on the station.

I am LOVING all the love and respect yall have for G'Kar.. RIP Andreas Katsulas, that beautiful man was taken from us way too soon.

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

amazing character!first everyone hates him and expect him to be the villain of the show, then they fall in love with him! 😊

"If you value your lives, be somewhere else." I jumped out of my chair the first time I saw this episode. Let's go!!

Fun fact: Jerry Doyle broke his arm during the filming of the battle scene… the scene where Sheridan gets the applause from the civilians, Doyle has his hand deep in his pocket and he’s moving slow because of the pain and he hadn’t gone to get it taken care of yet

@dustinowens9552

28 күн бұрын

Yes the script called for his leg to be hurt, not his arm. But he waited to go to the hospital till they filmed the last scene of the day. He did not want to have to make them film it late, thus making the episode late. Granted the CGI rendering of this ep almost caused the episode to be late anyway. Also there was a insite told by JMS later on. Twice on the show when Garabaldi was written to be injured, something would happen in real life to him. So he made JMS promise not to write anymore scenes of Garabaldi getting seriously hurt.

@sdfried4877

27 күн бұрын

@@dustinowens9552Claudia’s broken foot occurred after a line JMS wrote for her. Needless to say, the cast was getting nervous.

_"Demons Run when a Good Man goes to War"_ Weird quote. I mean, really? Yea, OK, I can see that.

This episode made me realise how important GROPOS was as an episode. Not only did they upgrade Babylon5's defences but the episode pointed out the "human" cost of combat.

This was so epic seeing it back in the 90s. And even though now the special effects are dated it's still looked amazing plus that line is just unforgettable

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

good series are not affected by the aging of their effects. an incredibly good episode, then - and today. ❤😊

Priceless reaction when the Minbari showed up! My brother and I did the same all those years ago, our dad came rushing into the room wondering what was going on.

I don't know if it was said on the live stream but there is a great blooper from this episode. When the Major comes in and says that General Hauge was dead.. he originally came in and said "He couldn't make it. His agent double booked him on Deep Space Nine." Additional... you guys have no idea how terrifying a single Minbari War Cruiser is to an Earth ship. And Delenn brought 3. When you guys eventually watch the movie about the Earth Minbari War... you'll realize how OP they are.

@WereMike

28 күн бұрын

Too true. That's why those attacking destroyers burned out their RCS turning around and yeeting out of there.

@pezdispencer113

28 күн бұрын

She was also in a relatively unknown ship that bad only been seeing once by earth and is supposedly responsible for one of their bases (ep where they went to mars and found the shadow ship).

@konoko1984

26 күн бұрын

Also ironic that Robert Foxworth's role in DS9 is almost an opposite of B5 - a starfleet admiral leading a coup agains Federation government for the sake of "security".

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

The civilians may have believed that Earth had won the war, but the military knew the truth. No wonder they immediately withdrew!..

"Only one Human Captain has ever survived battle with the Minbari Fleet. He is behind me, you are in front of me..." Most epic taunt ever uttered in Scifi history.

@walkir2662

18 күн бұрын

After thinking more, I think the simple "why not?" is more impressive, but yeah.

@Trek001

10 күн бұрын

​@@walkir2662 But not so much when you think that other Captains survived the Battle of the Line

Delenn's "He is behind me, *you* are in front of me..." is one of the most celebrated lines in the entire series.

@LesterManley-so3om

24 күн бұрын

If the Membari opened up on the Earth force ships it wouldn't have been a battle...I would have been a slaughter.

One of the greatest episodes of sci fi ever!!! The scene between John and his dad is simply perfect and Delenn is the GOAT!

It took Mira Furlan (Delenn) several takes and some strategic weakening for that staff to break, but she made it work, every time.

This is why we love Delen

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

it's sad that furlan is gone so young.. doesn't that rob us of the chance to see her in this role again?

And from this point on the show will never be the same again

Buckle up ,gentlemen ...you are in for one hell of a ride with this one ....

Delenn referenced 4 years because they were present before the start of The Gathering and there was about a year in between that and the start of season 1.

@charlesmaurer6214

28 күн бұрын

Note the Gathering the station had been online for a bit already too but was finally getting the final major ambassador on board

Severed Dreams isn't just one of the best episodes of Babylon 5; it's one of the finest episodes in all of science fiction. So good!

This episode earned B5 it's 4th Emmy, it's 2nd for Best Dramatic Presentation (Coming of Shadows was the first)

@charlesmaurer6214

28 күн бұрын

Also the Hugo over two blockbuster scifi movies the same year.

@wrorchestra1

28 күн бұрын

@@charlesmaurer6214 it beat out Independence Day, Mars Attacks, Star Trek First Contact and the DS9 episode "Trials and Tribble-ations"

@exile220ify

23 күн бұрын

Babylon 5 only won two Emmy Awards, one for makeup and one for visual effects. I think you're thinking of the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. This was their 2nd win of that award, following The Coming Of Shadows. They were nominated for, but did not win, for "The Gathering" (series pilot) and "Sleeping In Light" (series finale). In the latter episode, the Hugo trophy won for this episode appears as a prop on General Ivanova's desk :)

“Be somewhere else!” Epicness!

When the ISN studio gets hit and the ceiling starts falling, the newscaster's reactions looked so real because they were. The debris falling so close was an accident. Watching this, I think avout how there's SO MUCH yet to be revealed. G'kar had temporary telepathic power because of the dust he took. I dont recall an actual head ount, but if all rhe non-warrior castefollowed, and the Grey Council is made up of 9, that would be 5 of 9 since the council was off balance with warrior caste having 4 members. But then, I couldve missed something.

I agree with Ray; God Tier Episode Here. My only regret for this episode is that the props team didn't weaken the staff enough for Delenn to break so they had to cut it in other than that her speech to the Grey Council would have been an AMAZING 1 Shot Speech.

Robert Foxworth who played General Hague was unavailable for this episode due to him getting a role on Star Trek Deep Space 9. Bruce McGill was introduced as Major Ryan to fill the role in the story.

@chrisnielsen9885

28 күн бұрын

He double booked himself and Trek was higher paying so he blew off B5 which had been booked way in advance. I’m glad JMS killed his character off if the actor is that unreliable

@tvdroid22

28 күн бұрын

Bruce McGill was a happy accident. There was some confusion in the name vs face, meaning they had someone else in mind, but thought they were McGill. JMS said McGill was great so it all worked out fine.

@AmberSmith-zx2rp

28 күн бұрын

@@tvdroid22 He wanted Everett McGill for the role, but didn't remembered the first name.

@tvdroid22

27 күн бұрын

@@AmberSmith-zx2rp Yeah, what she said.

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

the general was briefly in the show, but he was an important, well-conceived and played character, that's why we still remember him to this day.

21:55 - IFF is a wonderful thing. It transmits a signal that lets your side know if they are shooting at a friendly. 26:44 - figure also every crew member on the bridges of the Earth ships looking at their COs, and wondering if they are about to have Earth-Minbari War 2. And those crew members remember stories of what happened in E-M W1.

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

the claim that earth won the war is the biggest joke in the show! 😊damn i love this series!!

Delenn's scene with the council was supposed to be a continuous take, but the bloody staff refused to break and they had to make a cut there.

This episode beat the Blockbusters Independance Day and Star Trek First Contact for the Hugo. 2 Movies with bigger budgets than the entire B5 series and JMS totally kicked their butts with a single little TV show. Other big scifi films that year included Mars Attacks, Dragonheart, Eraser, The Arrival, Phenomenon, Chain Reaction, Escape from LA, Space Jam, Barbwire and several forgettable ones. (I worked in a Theater that summer too.)

Phil Morris who plays Bill Trainer the officer next to the acting Captain of the Alexander (Major Ed Ryan) also played the Martian Man Hunter (Jon Jonz) on Smallville for several episodes. 😮

@ryansyler8847

21 күн бұрын

For me he'll always be Jackie Chiles..."Who told you to put the balm on? I didn't tell you to put the balm on. Why did you put the balm on? Do you even know what balm is?" "This is the most public yet of my many humiliations." "A bra has got to fit against the skin...like a glove!" and the immortal "Oh and, by the way, they're real...and they're spectacular!"

How can they tell who's who? IFF. Identification: Friend or Foe. A signal is sent out by each ship that 'interrogates' other craft in the area. That signal must be replied with the correct code. For example your ship sends out a QXO signal. The correct reply is PBD. If that isn't received the craft giving the incorrect reply is marked as a 'Foe'.

Your reactions to this episode were amazing, so raw and filled with excitement and emotion. The last 3 episode just continued to build to the culmination of this episode. Such a wild ride and I appreciate you guys letting us share this journey with you.

Best part about Delenn's speech? It was a bluff! Remember, Minbari cannot kill humans. She's there with maybe 1 ship that can fire on humans (the White Star has a mixed crew) and relying on them to break.

I can not express how amazing this episode was to watch when it first aired. This is my second best episode ever of tv ever and #1 is still to come. There was so much build up and hype to this episode. fan forums were crazy, the watch party me, my brother and uncle had was unreal. This probably is the best ever threat given in televison history.

If you value your lives ..be somewhere else ...love it

I agree with Londo. None of this would have happened if the Earthers hadn't stopped pushing the like button.

And now you know why this episode is considered by many as THE BEST of B5. To be clear,the rest of us think it's one of the best. The main competition is the two parter WWE, eps 16 and 17 of this season. Guys, you are forgetting an important part of Delenn's speech: "He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else". The closing part is important. There's no way Earth's military would go against the Minbari. All the flag officers in EarthForce are veterans of the Earth-Minbari war. They certainly won't even THINK about reenacting that disaster. And "Garibaldi better not be dead"? You guys just wait.

I am so gratified your team is reacting to B5. It was ahead of its time. And don't skip what is, imo, the best part of Delenn's line: "Why not?"

That speech from Delenn is one of the best two speeches in the entire series, you've still got the other one to look forward to.

@christopherchance4860

17 күн бұрын

there are three!!!!

The scene in which Delenn breaks the Council was meant to be filmed in one continuous, unbroken shot - and it almost was.... until the moment came when Mira Furlan had to snap the leadership staff in half. It had been weakened to allow her to do this - but not weakened enough (and there's a funny blooper that shows this). They further weakened the staff, Mira broke it, and the scene was continued.

The Rangers training planet was a Drazi colony, so it wasn't unoccupied. And it was implied the Shadows wanted it because of the Rangers training base.

The only part better than "He is behind me, you are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else." is teh quiet "why not?" before, the famous quote is just doubling down for dense captains. Also notice how they came in via jumpgate, but left on tehir own jumpdrive, with an insane turn for a ship without inertial dampers.

Put yourself back in the 90’s. Tv didn’t have story arcs. Star Trek had a couple episodes that called back to earlier episodes, but there was never any tv with large story arcs. Today there are huge arcs that rarely come to ahead. I’m glad u r all diggin it.

The Hyperion class cruiser is an old ship design in this era. The ship was designed for the Dilgar War if my memory serves. They are not built to handle such firepower.

@cruelangel8689

28 күн бұрын

Correct. No artificial gravity either. Is why when you see the interiors all the crew are strapped in.

@Colin4763

28 күн бұрын

There were 2 hyperion ships that came in with the first wave of ships. They are never seen again. The Churchill that rammed the destroyer had been badly damaged but, we never saw the part of the firefight where the Churchill was hit. Now this is only head canon but I think that the 2 Hyperions we see once are the ships that maul The Churchill. but they are destroyed in the fight. As I said this is only head canon but, it does explain what happend to the Churchill and the 2 missing Hyperions. with the minimum of speculation.

@user-ow1jb7wg8u

27 күн бұрын

​@@Colin4763 I remember reading somewhere that they initially wanted the space battle to be much longer, but it just wasn't in the budget, and that you would've seen the Churchill and Alexander destroy the other two ships, but because of the budget and time they couldn't film it.

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

like sending a Dreadnought to chase the Bismarck.the fight will be VERY short! 😊

@Colin4763

25 күн бұрын

@user-ow1jb7wg8u well time was extremely tight for the production of the episode, JMS has said that the final rendering was completed on the journey from the B5 studio to the network studio where they uploaded the episode to PTEN (I think that was the name of the distribution company) as I said time was tight

You do not know what awaits you; I envy you this first knowledge of Babylon." 5

To comment about how they know who to target, even though some of what they do is visual, they are also paying attention to their HUDs, which have IFF Friend or Foe identification that was already pre-set.

Delenn has two of her best lines ever, but the first one is sadly overshadowed by that second. Best moment ever. Glad you enjoyed it!

He is behind me. You are in front of me. BEST LINE EVER! Love Delenn. Love all the characters on this show. can't wait for what's coming.

Just to show how scared the earth ships were they didn't use the jump gate to retreat, they fired up their own jump drives and opened the vortex behind them as they turned to run

I love that he called Star Wars and Trek Tash compared to this. This episode was the best science fiction to grace any screen ever, before or after.

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

to call Kathleen Kennedy's creations "garbage" is the same as giving them an Oscar! 😅

We don't often see the harder side of Delenn, but when we do, she's terrifyingly intimidating.

Now that you've seen this episode, you should REALLY see the blooper reel for the "where's general Hague?" scene. Short, but funny as hell 😄

I have been waiting for this since you guys started watching

I saw this show a few years ago and then watched it again with one of my brothers. We're both still fans of this masterpiece of a sci-fi opera.

This episode netted you a new viewer who will be going back to see what you have watched already. Nice work!

@RKnights

21 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard!

This show had soooo many great moments. But this one, particularly Delenn’s “DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE F’ING WITH!!!” facial expression, vocal tone, & powerful words remain etched in my mind forever.

Every time I see the Mimbari ships arrive I feel a sense of relief, then it switches to Delenn and I get nervous. Like a Titan arriving on the battlefield, and everyone becomes the prey.

Didn’t see it mentioned but Jerry Doyle actually broke his arm during the shooting of the big brawl. In the scene where Zack is helping him, he ain’t acting. The director asked if he could the scene while they were waiting for the ambulance and he agreed.

one of the best episodes, love that you liked it, i remember watching this back in the 90s when i was a kid

Back when I was a kid, I remember watching B5 on Saturday afternoons. I know the CG textures look dated now, but at the time, we'd never seen anything like it before. They really were pioneers in visual FX. To this episode: simply flawless. And there is more - much more to come.

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

when the first season came out i watched it on a black and white tv.unbelievable but it gave a great retro element to the show!i recommend everyone to watch one of their favorite episodes like this.definitely they will be interested! 😊

Been waiting for this ep reaction for weeks. You didn't disappoint. Michael literally vibrating, this was awesome. Can't wait for 17.

You can hear the bricks falling on those human shups after Delens proclamation .... and the crews going NOPE NOPE ....

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

it was like a moment from a children's cartoon where the Big Bad gets poked with a needle and suddenly shrinks!gorgeous!!.. 🤣🤣🤣

Congrats on finding the best show ever made.

Ok now we just have to get to episode 16 so that we can finish blowing their minds.

My best memory of Godzilla Final Wars was my friend saying in the big finale of Godzilla & Mothra vs two other kaiju, "Only one kaiju has defeated Godzilla. She is behind me, you are in front of me."

Not coincidentally, my favourite episodes of Babylon 5 (and I've watched every bit of it at least a dozen times through) are the four that they were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation: "The Gathering" - nominated (series pilot) "The Coming Of Shadows" - won "Severed Dreams" - won "Sleeping In Light" - nominated (series finale) Fun fact: the Hugo Award trophy they won for this episode appears as a prop on a desk in "Sleeping In Light" - which was a great flex :)

One of the best episodes of the series, and the culminating episode of one of the best 3 episode arcs in the show. The shift into the overarc begins.

Delenn is FKING AWESOME! 💪🥰💪 +20 YEARS now and I STILL GET GOOSEBUMPS! 😁🤣😂🤣

@michaelriddick7116

28 күн бұрын

"Orion 7 and Proxina 3 have broken away from the Earth alliance" GOOSEBUMPS!!! 😊💗 God I love this show! :D

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

indomitable will, and a big heart! great woman! ❤

Fun fact, the actor who played General Hague blew off Babylon 5 to appear in an episode of Star Trek Deep Space 9. So JMS said f**k that guy and killed his character off-screen 🤣

@jokerz7936

28 күн бұрын

To be fair Homefront and Paradise Lost is a great two-parter. Babylon 5 and DS9 were both amazing shows the 90's was a golden age of Sci-Fi tv.

@Spaceballz123

28 күн бұрын

Fun fact the CGI team mixed up the ship names during production. If you pay close attention the Churchill rams the Roanoke and B5 destroys the Agripa but Sheridan tells Roanoke to surrender.

@philly83

28 күн бұрын

His agent double booked him.

@kelaarin

28 күн бұрын

@@philly83there was nothing to be done.

@Nergalsama01

28 күн бұрын

@@kelaarin So they had to do with Bruce McGill, sir. XD

Dude on the left bouncing up and down in his seat the whole battle 😂 I feel ya bro!!❤

You know, my brain has never caught the line "Omega 1" before; wow. Damn JMS for giving them a blueprint...

One of the best moments of any TV show ever. Serious air-punching moment right here...

Flounder and D-Day in the same show. The Deltas would be proud ( if you know, you know 😊)

1:50 Top-notch Malicious Compliance from the Narn (Far better at that part of security seeing as they were all basically lemmings when going against the breaching pod troops). Glad you got to see Delenn's Crowning Moment of Awesome! RIP Mira. Delenn: "If you value your lives: Be Somewhere Else!" Clarks's Earthforce Captains: "Err, I left the oven on." "Oops! I forgot my dental appointment." "I think the dog ate my orders."

Such a great episode. Fully deserving of the Hugo award.

He is behind me, and sometimes, when the mood strikes, he is underneath me.... All kidding aside, this is the beginning of some of the best written TV, not just sci fi but TV period, ever written and acted.

This show can go so hard. I love it.

it was so great to watch this episode with you guys. I have such a great time. thanks for the wonderful reaction

I have been saying to so many people for almost 30 years that Babylon 5 is the greatest sci-fi series ever created. AND, it would have been better if the network execs had left JMS alone.

Thsi episode right fully won the Hugo award that year, without much debate.

Great reaction guys! There is so much epicness to come.

The EarthForce marines looked very much like Desert Storm US infantry because they wanted the viewers to see the men their heroes were shooting at as friendlies. To subtly suggest the feelings of both sides.

keep in mind, according to lore making those jump gates is not something you can just *do*, you have to make calculations and plots before hand. So in all likely hood those pilots were making the calculations the minute the Minbari showed up and the lead ships statement was already just bluster because he probably *had* to say something on record rather than just fleeing in silence .

The first guy to start clapping at the end is JMS.

I've always assumed that since a shadow war comes around about every 1,000 years; that's about how long it takes them to "grow" new ships.

Best Sci-fi show ever

THIS is the greatness of Babylon 5. THIS!!!! 💥💥💥💥💥

Glad yall were present for this one. I laughed at those comments about SW and ST haha while of course they are great franchises no doubt, look at what lil ol B5 can pull by saving every penny to inject in to episodes like this and what an epic cast and writers can pull inside a hot tub warehouse.

After all this time, to see this scene again.... Hollywood, take notes... THIS IS HOW YOU CREATE A STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER.... doesn't have to be able to beat everyones ass without messing up her hair, no OP superpowers, still able to love, be feminine and vulnerable.... BUT still instill in you the fear like when your mom calls you by your first, middle and last name.... you know shit was shat in those Human captains as the halled ass ...😂😂😂😂

@boqndimitrov8693

26 күн бұрын

hollywood is too busy making politics my friend! the wants, needs, and opinions of us, its public and customers no longer matter. and when the movie bosses fail - again and again, the excuse is US!

@HouseTargaryen24601

5 күн бұрын

​@@boqndimitrov8693B5 is an extremely political show. It was also an exceptionally written one. Sci-fi is usually political.

this was the episode i waited for you guys to see!!!

Appreciate all the guest stars: Bruce McGill, Phil Morris, Kim Miyori and Rance Howard.

a little titbit that you may not know but the actor that plays General Hague took a gig on star trek voyager and was not available for this episode, so he was killed off screen by JMS because of it and Bruce Mcgill was brought in to play the Major in command of the Alexander