Braving Babylon 5
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Braving Babylon 5
Join Phil as he watches Babylon 5 for the first time and shares his thoughts and impressions.
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Episode 99 - Circling the Drain
"Wheel of Fire" - Season 5, Episode 19
An odd littel diversion on the way to climax.
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Episode 98 - Last Salute to Londo
"The Fall of Centauri Prime" - Season 5, Episode 18
Londo's loop closes in a classic episode - the endgame really is in sight.
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Episode 97 - Boiling the Frog
"Movements of Fire and Shadow" - Season 5, Episode 17
Nought to sixty without really noticing in this surprisingly awesome episode of Babylon 5!...
Episode 96 - Deny Everything
"And All My Deams, Torn Asunder" - Season 5, Episode 16
Depressing, fatalistic, horrifyingly relevant, and I loved every minute!
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Episode 95 - Taking the Strain
"Darkness Ascending" - Season 5, Episode 15
A very affecting and effective episode as we maybe say goodbye to one aspect of Babylon 5.
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Episode 94 - Behind The Scenes
"Meditations on the Abyss" - Season 5, Episode 14
Feels like we're gearing up for the home straight - and I'm very much here for that.
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Episode 93 - Riding the Clutch
"The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father" - Season 5, Episode 13
A welcome change in perspective - but is it the right time?
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Episode 92 - Old Flames
"Day of the Dead" - Season 5, Episode 12
Fresh blood in the writers' room, is it the transfusion season 5 needs?
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Episode 91 - He's not the Messiah!
"The Ragged Edge" - Season 5, Episode 11
We get from A to B in this episode, but are we not entertained?
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Episode 90 - Forget Byron
"Phoenix Rising" - Season 5, Episode 10
An optimistic, upbeat title for a not that positive episode. But it's not all bad and we find some good...
Episode 89 - Feet of Clay
"Feet of Clay" - Season 5, Episode 9
We're spiralling downwards, slowly... Is the real world or B5's world more depressing? Hmmm...
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Episode 88 - Courting Disaster
"In the Kingdom of the Blind" - Season 5, Episode 8
Panic over, I hate Byron again. Phew.
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Episode 87 - In Defence of Byron
"Secrets of the Soul" - Season 5, Episode 7
Almost didn't hate Byron. Some kind of Stockholm syndrome? And Lochley's gone again. Frown emoji.
Episode 86 - Captain Sensible
"Strange Relations" - Season 5, Episode 6
Where have you been all my season?! Lochley finally shows what she's made of.
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Episode 85 - Oh Captain, #notmycaptain
"Learning Curve" - Season 5, Episode 5
If YOU are having trouble meditaing, help clear your mind of all stimulation by watching this episode...<...
Episode 84 - Common People
"A View from the Gallery" - Season 5, Episode 4
Twenty-one years too late, but I'm starting the campaign anyway - MAKE BO AND MACK REGULARS!
Episode 83 - Teeps and Terror
"The Paragon of Animals" - Season 5, Episode 3
Missing: Commanding Officer, brown hair, answers to the name "Lochley" If found, please return to...
Episode 82 - A Centauri Christmas Carol
"The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari"" - Season 5, Episode 2
The very long wait for another Braving B5 episode is over! So far so good in seaso...
Episode 81 - Where There's Smoke
"No Compromises" - Season 5, Episode 1
All change! Are there signs that JMS is frantically trying to hold the structural integrity of the show t...
Episode 80 - Happily Never After
"In The Beginning" - TV Movie
JMS decides to fill in the gaps and does so effectively. But does this solid story need to exist?
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Episode 79 - Deep Time
"The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" - Season 4, Episode 22
To infinity (almost) and beyond (almost)! The longest ever episode of Braving Babyl...
Episode 78 - Alliance and Bester
"Rising Star" - Season 4, Episode 21
This episode title will work a lot better for Brits than overseas listeners, I admit.
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Episode 77 - A Tale of Two Deaths
"Endgame" - Season 4, Episode 20
So a couple of people die this week, but not the one person you might have been expecting to, from last time.
Episode 76 - The Feels
"Between the Darkness and the Light" - Season 4, Episode 19
Gulp. Ivanova? Say something Ivanova! Nooooo!!!.
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Episode 75 - Inside a Black Hole
"Intersections in Real Time" - Season 4, Episode 18
Beyond the event horizon, it appears nothing is happening.
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Episode 74 - A Series of Unfortunate Decisions
"The Face of the Enemy" - Season 4, Episode 17
Bring back the Shadows, things seemed less gloomy and depressing when they were around!
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Episode 73 - Power and Prestige
"The Exercise of Vital Powers" - Season 4, Episode 16
Yo dawg, I heard you didn't like telepaths knowing people's thoughts and using them to ens...
Episode 72 - Raising Glasses and Armies
"No Surrender, No Retreat" - Season 4, Episode 15
Phil tries to stifle a yawn over this very "meh" episode of B5... Just kidding, it was bloody...
Episode 71 - The Rush to Peace
"Moments of Transition" - Season 4, Episode 14
It'll all be over by Christmas. Or not long after Easter in fact.
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Episode 70 - Project Fear
"Rumours, Bargains and Lies" - Season 4, Episode 13
Sheridan turns to the dark arts, while Delenn and Lennier remain pure - more or less.
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Episode 69 - Garibaldi Gripes
"Conflicts of Interest" - Season 4, Episode 12
Michael Garbibaldi - hero or villain? Misanthropic loner or courageous renegade?
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Episode 68 - States of the Unions
"Lines of Communication" - Season 4, Episode 11
The galactic splintering continues as domestic conflicts take centre stage. STILL no Londo or G'...
Episode 67 - Finders Keepers
"Racing Mars" - Season 4, Episode 10
A Martian excursion and conflict between best buds. Also, has anyone seen this Centauri or this Narn? Rewar...
Episode 66 - FanFic Fun
"Atonement" - Season 4, Episode 9
Backstory ahoy! Delenn's origin story! Zack goes to the tailor!
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Episode 65 - The God Dimension
"Thirdspace" - TV Movie
Obeying the JMS viewing order, this episode I spin off and look at the TV movie "Thirdspace". A welcome break, or will i...
Episode 64 - Fake Interstellar News
"The Illusion of Truth" - Season 4, Episode 8
Good drama often reflects our culture back at us, but why always the worst and most depressing par...
Episode 63 - The Fracturing
"Epiphanies" - Season 4, Episode 7
There's already trouble in this newly minted paradise, as the galactic focus turns inwards and cracks begin t...
Episode 62 - Into the Feedback
Bonus Feedback Episode
Listeners' (and my) thoughts on "Into the Fire" and the six-episode mini-arc overall.
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Episode 61 - Speeding Into the Third Age
"Into the Fire" - Season 4, Episode 6
This is what it's all been building to - the climax of the Shadow/Vorlon war, it ends here and now!
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Mini Message from Phil
Real-life pressures have caused a small delay in the arrival of the next episode, but just for a week - then we'll be back to the 2-weeks-ish groove w...