01. Points of Departure midwinter.com
Sheridan: Appears on B5 with reputation of an old Minbari enemy, Star-killer, he was the only one who inflicted major damage on Minbari ships during the war. Starts his "good luck speech" - interrupted by the arrival of renegade Minbari captain. Investigates the renegade Minbari intrusion, instantly realizes that Delenn is in danger. Disarms the offender who commits suicide. Then renegade ship arrives and provokes the shooting. Sheridan realizes their intentions and to the surprise of Ivanova orders not to shoot. Finally, Minbari cruiser arrives and renegades are destroyed, actually, commit suicide.Lennier: Discloses to Sheridan and Ivanova the Grey Council secret about the reasons of Minbari surrender: soul exchange between Minbari and earthlings. Sinclair is requested by Minbari as an ambassador because he carries Minbari soul.
Delenn: Still in the cocoon, she is in the transition stage.
02. Revelations midwinter.com
Delenn: Appears in her new human shape. Says this is approved by her Government.Sheridan: His sister arrives with a late message from his deceased wife. The message is recorded before her last expedition, she is sure everything is going just fine.
Looks fascinated by Delenn. Finds out that arrested criminal is gone and says to Ivanova: It is getting cold outside...
Garibaldi: Recovers from his coma and discovers with the help of Winters that his aide is responsible. The criminal is sent to Earth, but disappears without trace. Suspects that PC and Clarke are involved, but there is no evidence...
G'Kar: Returns after investigation of the recent collapse of the Narn outpost. Starts to suspect shadows involvement.
03. The Geometry of Shadow midwinter.com
Sheridan: Promotes Ivanova, gives her 1st assignment in the new role: resolve nasty alien conflict on board B5. Contacts advanced aliens - technomages. Gets a prophecy of coming disaster and encouraging symbolic gift - a flower.Ivanova: Does her 1st diplomatic job, gets hurt, but succeeds.
Londo: Tries to contact technomages without success. Gets a prophecy as future dictator.
04. A Distant Star midwinter.com
Sheridan: Performs impossible mission of saving a ship with his old friend from hyperspace. Shadows traces are encountered.Delenn: More trouble with her Government because of her transformation.
06. A Spider in the Web midwinter.com
Sheridan: Comes closer to cooperation with Talia Winters while investigating the assassination during the Mars talks. Rejects helping EarthGov to monitor the talks.Winters: Tries to play together with Sheridan, but does not disclose to him the whole truth about covert PC activities.
07. Soul Mates midwinter.com
Londo: His comic divorce with 2 of his 3 wives. One of them saves his life after assassination attempt. Not knowing this, he chooses her to stay.Talia: Seduced by her ex-husband to leave PC.
Haribaldi: Shows certain affection for Talia helping her out.
08. A Race Through Dark Places midwinter.com
Bester: Comes to B5 to investigate telepath smuggling through B5.Sheridan: More cooperation with Winters, finds that Dr.Franklin is responsible. This is covered up - resulting in more tension with EarhGov.
Winters: Helps Sheridan against Bester. Telepath smuggling is covered up with the help of rogue telepaths.
09. The Coming of Shadows midwinter.com
Strong tragic ep, Londo's turning point.Londo: Uses Shadows help to destroy the Narn outpost thus greatly enhancing his court position. Gets ready speech to deliver. Damned by the dying Emperor, but publicly translates damnation into blessing. The war with Narns is declared as a result.
Emperor: Visits B5 with peaceful intentions, but collapses and dies before delivering his speech. Asks Dr.Franklin to send a peaceful message to G'Kar - his last good will gesture.
G'Kar: Plans to assassinate the Centauri Emperor who collapses before G'Kar can do that. Gets peaceful Centauri message from Dr.Franklin - only to find out that one hand of Centauri Gov does not know what another does, so the war starts.
10. Gropos midwinter.com
Strong war epSheridan. Cooperates with Earth General (who appears to be Franklin's father) helping him to plan a dangerous mission. Helps General Franklin to talk to his son. Mission succeeds with heavy casualties.
Dr. Franklin: Loves and hates his father who appears to be alien-phobic. With the help of Sheridan they reconcile, but differences remain. Actually, he does not get any new understanding of his father, just forces himself to feel better about him.
Garibaldi: Develops a fast affair with one female soldier. She wants to love before she dies, he likes her, but wants something more. This is a painful divide for both.
Delenn: Harassed by one of Earth soldiers, protected by another - who happens to be that Garibaldi's girl.
11. All Alone in the Night midwinter.com
Important turning point. Standard TOS-like story used as a glue for ep arc construction. Kirk-type adventure linked to counter-investigation technique.Sheridan: Get kidnapped by hostile aliens who use him for analysis: engaged in gladiator-type encounter with another captive. Realizes they are being used by the captors and persuades him to cooperate.
Delenn. Expelled from Grey Council for the human transformation. Helps to save Sheridan.
Lennier. Remains on Delenn's side.
12. Acts of Sacrifice midwinter.com
Sheridan: Tries to get Earth help for the Narns. Demands from G'Kar to take control of Narn extremists to avoid Narn-Centauri disruptions on B5.Delenn: If we will help Narns, G'Kar, you will use this to destroy the Centauri.
G'Kar: Realizes that he needs to fight for power with Narn extremists to avoid "military democracy".
13. Hunter, Prey midwinter.com
Another important confrontation between Sheridan and EarthGov.Sheridan. Gets direct instructions from EarthGov to help chasing a criminal who possesses important info valuable for aliens. Finds out that the chased one is actually a scientist with important info incriminating president Clark. With the help of Kosh smuggles the scientist out from B5.
Kosh: First case of his direct cooperation with Sheridan. promises to teach him further.
Garibaldi. Participates in Sheridan's game with EarthGov.
14. There All the Honor Lies midwinter.com
Great investigation ep. Here evidence is found not for somebody else's benefit, but to establish a relationship - and actually it is covered up.Note that this is symmetric to Sinclair's framing in The Gathering, but Sheridan aggressively turns situation around: he does kills a Minbari and then forces Minbari Government to acknowledge it is their mistake!
Sheridan. Framed to kill a Minbari. This brings a trial which will remove him from B5 command. In addition, gets an earth lawyer to defend him who is apparently linked to the operation. Finds out that most likely all this is done in cooperation between Minbari and earth hardliners. With the help of Delenn and Lennier discovers the truth. Finally, to avoid the scandal, covers the whole thing up together with Delenn and Lennier.
Lennier. Blocks Garibaldi's investigation and finds out the Minbari-Earth conspiracy.
Delenn. Allows Lennier to investigate the situation - contrary to implied interests of her Gov. Harassed by Minbari as "Earth Freak". She does want to help Sheridan, but this time she is not one in command!
Garibaldi. Cannot investigate the Minbari secrets because of Lennier's block, but finally succeeds in wiretapping Minbari-Delenn conversation which produces necessary evidence. In fact, his results are covered up for the sake of earth-Minbari relationship.
Londo. Harassed by public distribution of a doll showing him without genitals - which he needs to explain to Sheridan - and Ivanova…
15. And Now for a Word midwinter.com
Unique media ep. ISN arranges a report from B5B5 is compared with rebel Mars colony. In the end, is given a chance to continue the mission.
Sheridan. Any problems? - That's our life. Shows an example of investigation of Centauri-Narn incident and ability to use the results to avoid further escalation.
Londo. Talks about piece, brings a cruiser ready to attack B5.
G'Kar. Talks about injustice towards Narns - who track and destroy Centauri ships.
Delenn. Delivers standard presentation of Minbari world and culture. When asked how Earth victims of Earth-Minbari war would take her human appearance, bursts to tears. However, immediately after that takes hard stand as mediator in Centauri-Narn talks.
16. In The Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum midwinter.com
Very strong ep, major turning point.Sheridan. Gets hold of Morden, finds out he was on board of a lost ship together with his wife. Interrogates Morden in violation of all regulations under legalistic pretexts. Develops a conflict with Garibaldi on this ground. Finds out about Shadow war prophecy from Delenn and Kosh. Sees Shadows for the 1st time and finally releases Morden. That is, makes an important decision on purely mystical grounds. This decision has nothing to do with Earth interests - either for or against as of now.
Delenn. Tells Sheridan about the First Ones, Shadow War 1 and the next shadow War that comes. Demands Morden's release not to provoke Shadows too early. Now she knows Sheridan well enough to realize that now he is ready to partially believe in Minbari theology - as part of personal relationship with her (not personal favor!).
Kosh. Supports Delenn in her address to Sheridan. Acknowledges he (or all Vorlons?) is the last of First Ones. Agrees to teach Sheridan to fight shadows - in return for following his directions to release Morden.
Garibaldi. His 1st major conflict with Sheridan - about Morden. He resigns, then, when Sheridan releases Morden and apologizes, take his position back.
Ivanova. Notes to Sheridan that his detention of Morden is wrong, accepts emotional justification: that's about his wife.
Vir. Saves his soul by saying the truth to Morden: he waits to see Morden's head chopped off to say good-bye. Does everything according to Londo's directions, demands Morden's release.
17. KNIVES midwinter.com
Londo: Turning point. Meets his old friend who asks for help and then appears to be a political enemy. Provoked for an honorable duel, Londo kills the friend and saves his family according to Centauri ritual. When Vir says this duel is insanity, says: one needs to be insane together with the times.Sheridan: Reconciles with Garibaldi after the problem with Morden, they train together. Gets temporarily insane, contracts the personality of some alien (nobody can see or detect him), then leaves the ship and gets rid of the alien. Saved by Garibaldi. Garibaldi, Dr. Franklin, Ivanova all buy this exorcist story and are happy. Or all this is just loyalty test?
18. CONFESSIONS AND LAMENTATIONS midwinter.com
Delenn: Invites Sheridan for traditional ceremonial Minbari dinner with Lennier. When he falls asleep in the process, takes this graciously. Consoles Miserable Aliens in spite of Sheridan's concerns for her safety. When everything is over, falls into Sheridan's arms.Dr.Franklin: Investigates epidemic outbreak that wipes out Miserable Aliens. It appears that disease is covered up because the illness is supposed to be God's punishment for impure. Finds a vaccine to prevent the spread of the disease to other races
Garibaldi: Does his best to prevent violence caused by the plague.
19: DIVIDED LOYALTIES midwinter.com
Susan Ivanova: Comes close to Talia Winters - only to find her personality killed by undercover PC agent.Lyta: Arrives at B5 as rogue telepath and demands that Sheridan let her to uncover the PC agent that sleeps under someone's personality.
Almost killed before Sheridan starts complete scan which suggests some body is really compromised without knowing this. Before leaving talks Kosh into showing himself to her once more (after she scanned him in the very beginning).
Talia Winters: Almost admitted to Sheridan’s cell through relationship with Ivanova. Her personality is gone, Lyta activates undercover PC agent inside her which completely replaces her old self.
Delenn: Acts as go-between for Lyta and Sheridan.
Gets closer to Sheridan.
Sheridan: Feels uncomfortable to perform complete loyalty check for all personnel using Lyta, but Delenn's involvement and Lyta's assassination attempt persuades him. So, their secrets from EarthGov are known to pseudo-Talia, but they are safe for a while.
20. THE LONG, TWILIGHT STRUGGLE midwinter.com
Londo: More cooperation with Shadows, this time to achieve complete victory over Narns.G'Kar: After Narn retreat, becomes a refugee under Sheridan's protection.
Sheridan: Gets invitation from the planet below. Goes there with Delenn. Now he has a new powerful ally. Receives command over Rangers from Delenn.
Delenn: Helps Sheridan to contact with the guardian of the planet below. Hands him command over the Rangers.
21. COMES THE INQUISITOR midwinter.com
Strong metaphysical fable.Inquisitor: Sent by Vorlons, looks like 19c Earth gentleman. When he finds Delenn and Sheridan ready for mutual sacrifice, lets them go: they passed the test.
Delenn: Informed by Kosh he will test her. Tells this to Sheridan when he insists. Almost killed by the inquisitor who persistently asks her: Who you are? The answer I am Delenn is not satisfactory. The goal of the test is to filter out those who believe they are chosen for the mission, but are not ready to die without glory or visible purpose. When Sheridan arrives and Inquisitor starts torturing him, advises her life for his.
Sheridan: In the middle of Narn problem investigation, finds out about the Inquisitor. When Lennier tells him Inquisitor is close to killing Delenn, he intervenes and threatens the Inquisitor. His answer to" Who you are" question is "Go to hell". When released, investigates the Inquisitor and finds out that he was a serial killer in 19c England saved by Vorlons. In the whole, does not show any respect for Vorlon proxy.
Garibaldi: Helps G'Kar with his arms smuggling scheme for Narn resistance.
22. THE FALL OF NIGHT midwinter.com
Crucial confrontation between Sheridan and current EarthGov.Sheridan: Harbors Narn rogue cruiser. Basically ignores directions from Earth rep who is responsible for new Earth-Centauri peace treaty.
Destroys the Centauri cruiser when it attempts to acquire the Narn ship. When ordered by Earth rep to apologize for this, does publicly apologize in a mocking way. Says to Ivanova he feels nothing for Earth uniform now. Almost killed by Centauri terrorists, but saved by Kosh.
Delenn: Begs Kosh to save Sheridan - if he is ever going to do anything.
Kosh: Saves Sheridan knowing he is open for Shadows attack now: he is not actually Vorlon, but one of the First Ones. He shows his alliance with Sheridan openly.