Top Five Favorite Episodes of "BABYLON 5" (Season Four: "No Surrender, No Retreat")

Below is a list of my top five (5) favorite episodes from Season Four (1996-1997) of "BABYLON 5". Created by J. Michael Straczynski, the series starred Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle and Mira Furlan:


TOP FIVE FAVORITE EPISODES OF "BABYLON 5" (SEASON FOUR: "NO SURRENDER, NO RETREAT")



1. (4.15) "No Surrender, No Retreat" - Provoked by EarthForce President Clark's latest actions, former Captain John J. Sheridan leads the White Star fleet against EarthForce to liberate Proxima 3.





2. (4.17) "The Face of the Enemy" - Thanks to his new employer, CEO William Edgars, former Security Chief Michael Garibaldi is faced with the decision of whether or not to betray Sheridan to EarthForce. Babylon 5's Dr. Stephen Franklin and telepath Lyta Alexander arrive on Mars with a cargo of frozen telepaths for the final battles in the Earth Civil War.





3. (4.05) "The Long Night" - Sheridan make plans for the final strike against the Shadows and the Vorlons during the Shadow War. Meanwhile, Centauri Prime Ambassador Londo Mollari and his aide, Vir Cotto, make the final plans for assassinating Emperor Cartagia.





4. (4.20) "Endgame" - Following his rescue by Garibaldi, Franklin and Lyta; Sheridan leads the final assault against President Clark's forces with the help of his rescuers and the Mars Resistance.





5. (4.14) "Moments of Transition" - During the last days of the Minbari Civil War, the Warrior Caste demands the surrender of Ambassador Delenn and the Religious Caste. Meanwhille, Psi cop Alfred Bester makes an offer to an increasingly desperate Lyta and Sheridan receives horrible news from Ivanova.





Honorable Mention: (4.06) "Into the Fire" - Sheridan stages a final showdown between the Vorlons and the Shadows at Coriana 6 toward the end of the Shadow War.