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(00:00:00) Zocalo (01:03:18) Grey Council An ancient being, an existential crisis, and an episode named after a guy who barely appears in it. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 4 Episode 2, “Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?” We dive into Lorien and the mystery of the "man in between," Sheridan's struggle to find a reason to keep going, G'Kar's dangerous p...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:56:14) Grey Council Sheridan is missing, Garibaldi is gone, and Centauri Prime has somehow found an even worse emperor. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 4 Episode 1, “The Hour of the Wolf.” We dig into Emperor Cartagia's terrifying god complex, Londo and Vir's predicament, Lyta's disturbing relationship with the Vorlons, Ivanova and D...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (01:02:57) Grey Council The Shadows finally make their case, Sheridan makes an impossible choice, and Season 3 goes out with a bang. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 22, “Z'ha'dum.” We dig into the Shadows’ philosophy, survival of the fittest versus cooperation, what the Vorlons have really been up to, Sheridan and Delenn’s conf...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (01:16:02) Grey Council A massive battle, a personal breaking point, and one hell of a final reveal. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 21, “Shadow Dancing.” We dig into the fight against the Shadows, Stephen Franklin’s walkabout, Sheridan and Delenn’s relationship, Minbari courtship customs, Ivanova and Marcus, and the way this e...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:54:51) Grey Council This is the Babylon 5 episode that made Jenny want to start a podcast. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 20, “And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place.” We dig into Londo’s schemes, G’Kar’s changing perspective, Sheridan and Delenn, the resistance on Earth, and the unforgettable church sequence that gives t...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:37:04) Grey Council One of Babylon 5’s most infamous episodes has finally arrived. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 19, “Grey 17 Is Missing.” e break down Garibaldi’s bizarre trip into the missing level, the Zarg, the mysterious cult, and why so many interesting ideas never quite come together. Plus, we dig into the much str...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:38:06) Grey Council After the massive events of “War Without End,” Babylon 5 slows things down for something much more personal. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 18, “Walkabout.” We break down Franklin’s search for who he is outside of being a doctor, Lyta’s connection to the Vorlons, G’Kar stepping further into leadership,...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:54:40) Grey Council Time travel closes the circle as the mystery of Babylon 4 finally comes into focus. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, Ali, and special guest Ean discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 17, “War Without End, Part Two.” We break down Sinclair’s journey, Zathras, Sheridan and Delenn’s future, Londo and G’Kar, the Keeper, and how brilliantly Babylon 5 turns...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:38:29) Grey Council A 900-year-old message, the return of Jeffrey Sinclair, and the mystery of Babylon 4 send the crew headfirst into time travel. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, Ali, and special guest Andrew Rappo discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 16, “War Without End, Part One.” We break down the payoff to “Babylon Squared,” Sinclair’s return, why Garibaldi is le...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (01:06:08) Grey Council The Shadow War erupts into the open as Sheridan pushes Kosh and the Vorlons to finally take action, while Franklin’s stimulant dependency forces Garibaldi to confront his friend. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 15, “Interludes and Examinations.” We break down the cost of the Vorlons entering the war, Fra...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:56:25) Grey Council Alfred Bester returns to Babylon 5 with information about the Shadows, forcing Sheridan and the crew into an alliance with one of their most dangerous enemies. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 14, “Ship of Tears.” We break down Bester’s uneasy role as the enemy of our enemy, Psi Corps ideology, Earth’s in...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:40:39) Grey Council A mysterious stranger arrives on Babylon 5 claiming to be King Arthur, launching one of Season 3’s strangest and most divisive stories. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali discuss Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 13, “A Late Delivery from Avalon.” We break down Michael York’s performance, the episode’s themes of guilt and forgiveness, its Arthurian...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:54:33) Grey Council Vir gets the spotlight in one of Babylon 5's funniest, strangest, and ultimately most disturbing episodes. This week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Ean, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 12, "Sic Transit Vir."  We discuss Vir's impossible romance, Centauri culture, Londo's complicated morality, Sheridan and Delenn's almost-kiss, the episode's...

Hostage taking, new station identity, Marcus backstory, Londo making dangerous moves, and Sheridan and Delenn getting very Princess Bride about it, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 11, “Ceremonies of Light and Dark.” We discuss what comes after “Severed Dreams,” the station’s rebirth, Marcus’s survivor’s guilt, Lenier’s devotion to Delenn, Gar...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:48:22) Grey Council Severed Dreams, Delenn doing the absolute most, EarthForce chaos, Mars telling Clark to get bent, and one of the biggest Babylon 5 episodes yet, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 10, “Severed Dreams.” It’s an action-heavy, emotionally charged episode full of impossible choices, political collapse, and t...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (01:00:53) Grey Council Martial law, Night Watch nonsense, Lady Morella prophecy, and Majel Barrett bringing full sci-fi royalty energy, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 9, “Point of No Return.” It’s an episode full of EarthGov escalation, Zack Allan stress, Garibaldi betrayal trauma, and the kind of political storyline that...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:56:06) Grey Council Shadow ships, EarthGov lies, a very suspicious mission to Jupiter, and the official arrival of Babble On merch, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 8, “Messages from Earth.” It’s an episode full of Shadow War setup, Night Watch anxiety, Sheridan and Delenn being extremely not subtle, and the kind of polit...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:58:58) Grey Council A creepy Downbelow mystery, Marcus being extremely Marcus, and spine worms that should absolutely not be shortened into a portmanteau, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 7, “Exogenesis.” It’s an episode full of unsettling alien biology, awkward flirting, Ranger secrets, and one very memorable reminder th...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:46:04) Grey Council A dangerous new drug, Bester being Bester, and G’Kar having the kind of vision that can change a whole life, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Gus, Ali, and guest Andrew Rappo break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 6, “Dust to Dust.” It’s an episode full of Psi Corps menace, Narn pain, Centauri guilt, and one of G’Kar’s most important turning points so far. We...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:46:30) Grey Council A political officer, a very alarming Ministry of Peace, and Ivanova taking a trip through the Great Machine, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 5, “Voices of Authority.” It’s an episode full of propaganda, power plays, and warning signs that Earth is getting scarier by the minute. We discuss Julie Musant...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:58:25) Grey Council A haunted monk, a returning Lyta Alexander, and some deeply unsettling questions about memory, punishment, faith, and forgiveness, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 4, “Passing Through Gethsemane.” It’s a quiet episode on the surface, but emotionally, it hits like a freight train. We discuss Brother Edw...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (01:11:18) Grey Council So many plots, one very annoying probe, and a Londo who is very much reaping what he sows - this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3, Episode 3, "A Day in the Strife."  We debate whether the alien probe plotline earned its place in an already packed episode, dig into what the crew actually wanted more of (G'Kar's situ...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:39:06) Grey Council A bomber on the loose, monks in the corridors, and Londo and G'Kar trapped in an elevator with nowhere to go — this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Gus, and Ali break down Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 2, "Convictions." It's a standalone episode that somehow still manages to be essential viewing, and the crew gets into why. We discuss the real-world shadow of...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (00:57:28) Grey Council New season, new ship, new Ranger, and a whole lot of trouble, this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Ali, and Gus break down the Babylon 5 Season 3 premiere, "Matters of Honor." As Sheridan takes a risky mission beyond the station, Londo tries to manage dangerous alliances, and the shadows grow bolder, the next phase of Babylon 5 begins. We discuss the arriv...

(00:00:00) Zocalo (01:06:29) Grey Council Angels, exits, and the end of Season 2 - this week on Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, Ali, Gus, and special guest Ean break down the Babylon 5 Season 2 finale, "The Fall of Night". As the Centauri-Narn conflict reaches a breaking point, the crew witnesses a massive revelation in the docking bay that changes everything for the station. We discuss the "malicious com...