Category: Season 5

Londo is left speechless when Sheridan reveals, in a closed session of the Alliance, the evidence Lennier recorded which confirms that Centauri ships are responsible for numerous attacks on almost every member of the Alliance. As a result, Londo delivers his government’s response – total withdrawal from the Alliance – and returns home with G’Kar in tow to try to find out why the Centauri are bringing a war upon themselves. Londo’s return is met with imprisonment. Zack discovers Garibaldi’s return to drinking, but holds his silence to try to give his former boss a chance, and Sheridan personally entrusts Garibaldi with the command of the White Star fleet in an effort to prevent the tension from escalating into a full-scale war. But unfortunately for billions of people on both sides of the conflict, Garibaldi fails both of his friends.

written by J. Michael Straczynski
directed by Goran Gajic
music by Christopher Franke

Guest Cast: Thomas MacGreevy (Minister), Kim Strauss (Drazi Ambassador), Jonathan Chapman (Brakiri Ambassador), Vincent Deadrick Jr. (Brakiri)

Notes: Director Goran Gajic is a Yugoslavian native, and the husband of Mira “Delenn” Furlan.

LogBook entry by Dave Thomer

As the Alliance worlds are plunged into yet another bloody war, this time against the might and unusual strategy of the Centauri, Sheridan asks Delenn to go to Minbar and ask the Grey Council to approve construction of more ships using the technology of the White Star fleet. After an unusual experience on Centauri Prime, Londo talks his way out of his cell and begs the Regent to stop the war before any more lives on both sides are lost – but his requests are met with cryptic and terrifying answers. Lochley finds out, almost too late, that even Babylon 5 isn’t safe from the aggression of the Centauri. Franklin and Lyta find out, just too late, that perhaps the Centauri are not fighting their own war after all. But for the Centauri homeworld, and the man who will rule it at the dawn of the next day, it is too late by far.

written by J. Michael Straczynski
directed by John C. Flinn III
music by Christopher Franke

Guest Cast: Wayne Alexander (Drakh), Josh Clark (Kulomani), Joshua Cox (Lt. Corwin), Damian London (Regent), Thomas MacGreevy (Minister), Bart McCarthy (Daro), Robin Sachs (Na’Tok), Neil Bradley (Dr. Uterana Varta)

Notes: Sheridan’s discussion about creating a destroyer-class White Star ship is later realized in the Excalibur, the ship on which the spinoff series Crusade takes place.

LogBook entry by Dave Thomer