CW for discussion of serial killers, capital punishment, graphic violence, body horror. In which we all cry over “Passing Through Gethsemane.” This episode brings us the return of the pixel art squid ship, discussion of the Telepath Haircut and its relationship to the Wolverine Haircut, plus Lennier, Delenn, and Brother Edward pulling an all-nighter. Most of the discussion is devoted to the heavier themes of the episode, though, including mind-wipes as a utilitarian death penalty; the relationships between memory, responsibility, morality, faith, and forgiveness; the framing of the episode as a tragedy rather than a thriller; and the cinematic effectiveness of showing the results of violence rather than the violence itself.

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Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

CW: discussion of substance addiction

In which we establish the official show motto. “A Day in the Strife” features a very well-done addiction plotline tacked onto a character who is awful for other reasons, a menacing alien pinecone that threatens to blow up the station if the B5 staff flunks the SAT, Sheridan’s new Narn boyfriend, and the introduction of the Minbari Sacred Dremel and Ritual Belt Sander. In “Voices of Authority,” G’Kar gives Garibaldi homework (but doesn’t threaten him with death by pine cone), the First Ones get a CGI upgrade an exciting new Bionicle look, and Justen, as Professor of Himbology, rules that Zach Allen is not a himbo but Musante still shouldn’t be mean to him. Pour one out for another maintbot.

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Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which we float the back-door pilot for Jude’s new parenting podcast, “Oh No, More Poop”. “Matter of Honor” features a station guest who is clearly unprepared for Londo’s fever prophecy dreams, Sheridan’s patented YOLO maneuver, and Londo and Morden negotiating joint custody of the galaxy in their divorce, plus the introductions of a new medlab set, a himbo, a U-wing tier ship, and the War Council Brunch Table. In “Convictions,” the Unabomber comes to the station, we marvel at Brother Theo’s majestic beard, and Lennier’s conversation in customs leaves us pondering why we miss the familiarity of public transit but not the actual experience.

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Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In the arms of the Vorlon

flying through B5

a Centauri tried to explode you

so you jumped to perhaps stay alive

Delenn told Kosh to save you

the crowd saw him take flight

Now you're in the arms of the vorlon

May you find some answers here

“The Fall of Night” brings us Ana screaming about gravity, Justen speculating about similarities between Vorlons and Asari, and also... *fire bad*. In the season wrapup, the cast discuss the high and low points of the season, and answer burning questions including “how would you prepare your spoo?” and “who on B5 would make the best blind date?” (it’s G’Kar).

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Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which Justen blows Ana’s and Jude’s minds. “The Long Twilight Struggle” features both quantum states of Londo’s morality, prompts a discussion of Bruce Boxleitner’s attractiveness in 1995, and provides us with a show moral: don’t play D&D with a Vorlon. In “Comes the Inquisitor,” Jack the Ripper fails upward to Vorlon middle management, G’Kar takes his Cassandra act to the streets (err, halls?) of the station, and we learn that while Justen is a murder fan this does not extend to serial killers.

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Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!

Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which the Babpod Crew is joined by Adira Slattery, who can be found on twitter @AdiraSlattery. “Divided Loyalties” brings us lots of gay shit including discussions of queerbaiting and the narrative parallels between queerness and telepathy, Susan and Talia in wonderful matching silk nightwear, and Ana being wrong about Lord of the Rings.

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Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!

Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Content warning for discussion of a virulent plague and denialism by the infected population. In which Franklin behaves like a reasonable scientist (mostly). “Confessions and Lamentations” features Delenn hosting a ritual dinner while Lennier would have rather made Sheridan a peanut butter and flarn sandwich and called it a day, a Pak’ma’ra with pre-existing conditions, and the revelation that 5G killed the Markabs. More seriously, we discuss the uncomfortable prescience of this episode, Mira Furlan’s death, and the beauty to be found in unanswered questions.

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Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!

Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which we coin the true name of the Shadows: the Z’Ha’Doomed. “In the Shadow of Z’Ha’Dum” features Garibaldi’s excessive use of velcro in his outfit, a top-10 GIF-able moment, and Justen explaining that the Coventry story is really just a myth. In “Knives” (out) Jude explains the mechanics of a swordfight while Ana explains the mechanics of baseball in an Allen cylinder, Franklin auditions for the role of “small town doctor on Supernatural just before the monster attacks”, and we contemplate precisely what “swords” were crossed in that Centauri duelling club.

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Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!

Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which we hold the first meeting of the General Hague Memorial Court. “There all the Honor Lies” features Sheridan and Lennier pretending to be in a Dirty Harry movie, Delenn perhaps being more aware of John’s personality than the writer, and our wondering whether humanity has evolved beyond Karens. In “And Now for a Word” the show tries to emulate Fox News but comes a lot closer to modern CNN, although with a reporter who gives off strong TERF vibes.

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Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!

Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which we witness the Ivanova Sex Dance in all its glory. In “Acts of Sacrifice” we discuss three flavors of nonintervention (chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla), Ivanova shows us how to do it “Human Style,” and Londo can has a little socialization as a treat. “Hunter, Prey” features some solid Vorlon content, brings the cursed knowledge that Nutrigrain bars are still consumed in the future, and prompts a discussion of what Franklin would bring with him if Garibaldi invited him to a swinger party.

Connect with the show at @babylonpodject

Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon!

Justen can be found at @justenwrites

Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.

Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.

Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.

"The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecome

Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.

Music attribution:

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii