Season Five wasn’t as excellent as Seasons Three and Four had been. That is not to say it was terrible, or disappointing, or any other bad pejorative that could be used...it just wasn’t as solid. It started off a little too slow and I felt disinterested for a few episodes before things got kicking again. I wasn’t terribly fond of the Byron stuff...it had interesting bits, but I found the cult of Rogue Telepaths to be slightly boring and irritating, and they looked hilarious with their 90s garage band long hairdos. Once the attacks on the Alliance and the Centauri War stuff took off it was quite good though.
The season started off slow and a little weak, but it ended strong, and the choice to hold back “Sleeping in Light” until it could be used as the proper Series Finale was a smart one. It summed up the characters I really cared about well. I don’t really care what happened to Lochley, I wanted to see Ivanova one last time.
Season Five may of had some issues, and it may not have been as strong as the previous two seasons, but when you realize that Strazcynski wrapped up his series under threat of cancellation, and then managed to concoct a halfway decent season following on from threads he pretty properly wrapped up the year before is pretty impressive. He may have wished to have been able to stretch out some storylines over Seasons Four and Five more than he was able to, but I think he managed to finish his stories well.
A fine final season for his five-year novel for television. Now for another movie, an unsuccessful spin-off, and a few one-off movies that didn’t really take off! There is still more from the Babylon 5 universe to explore yet!
NEXT TIME: Whole Series Recap
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