Babylon 5 (TV Series) Comes the Inquisitor (1995) User Reviews

First in a line of equals

[gilhamit · 10/10 · 14 December 2006]

I do not remember a bad episode on this series (first four seasons), not even "Good" ones. This series was excellent from the beginning 'till the end (The REAL end, that is. the end of season 4, not the 5'th which was a prequel for Crusade). This chapter is the best there was. Forth comes Sebastian. Who is Sebastian? What are his relations with the Vorlons? Why does he look like a 19'th century British man? Why was he picked to torment Dellen and Sheridan? Somehow, despite the lack of connection between the "Jack the Ripper" story and the "Babylon 5" story, near the end of the episode you start suspecting the true nature of Sebastian and who he really is. The quote that ends his role (and the episode, I think...) is unforgettable and is my favorite: "Good luck to you in your holy cause, Captain Sheridan. May your choices have better results than mine - remembered not as a messenger. Remembered not as a reformer, not as a prophet, not as a hero, not even as Sebastian. Remembered only... as Jack."

Fantastic

[eksentric-652-531454 · 10/10 · 30 January 2022]

I've studied Narcissism for years, and this guy here - The Inquisitor - sums up and demolishes its premises in two minutes. Then quickly throws in the poetry of twin flames - how we must burn for one another without fear. Possibly the best, most concise and astute, most articulate and meaningful writing for television.

Excellent

[VenVes · 29 July 2018]

Awesome episode where we get to see where Ambassador Delenn and Captain Sheridan's values truly lie. Great character development, growing relationships, and an interesting twist as well. G'Kar and his continuing storyline welcome as always. Way cooler than Londo.

Daft idea ruins otherwise good episode

[nights_dawn · 6/10 · 24 April 2021]

"How will I know who it is?" "You'll know". Cheesy dialogue with pretensions is what you get a bucketload of in this episode. The fact is she finds out who the guy is because she meets him where he tells her to meet and is the only person there. Oooh. Mystery. And lets be honest the idea that Vorlons took Jack The Ripper and just unfreeze him to torture a woman as some sort of penance for murdering women is idiotic.

There are some great parts of the episode and Andreas Katsulas as G'Kar continues to be the real highlight of the season. But the corny twist and and cringeworthy dialogue makes this a frustrating and embarrassing watch.

Neat to watch but the plot device itself is pretty silly

[planktonrules · 6/10 · 9 January 2007]

Most people have scored this episode a lot higher than I have. I think this is really dependent on whether or not you can buy into or look past the major plot device that guides this episode. It's supposed to be a major surprise, but I guessed what it was LONG before the end of the episode. As for me, I really thought this "surprise" was pretty corny.

Delenn is told by Kosh that she must undergo an interrogation before he is certain that she is "the one" who will help Sheridan in the upcoming Shadow War. The exact details are VERY vague--perhaps in order to heighten the fear that instilled in Delenn about what this will exactly entail.

When she shows at the appointed time and place, she meets an incredibly arrogant and cruel fellow that said he was from 19th century London. He is more an inquisitor than an interrogator and seems to enjoy scaring and physically torturing her. Later, when Sheridan gets wind of it, he rushes to Delenn's aid and is himself put to the inquisition. Shortly after this, the inquisitor announces they have both passed and reveals that he was the historical figure "Jack the Ripper" and he works as an interrogator for the Vorlons to do penance for all the evil he did on Earth. Yeah, sure--it all seemed pretty silly to me! Plus, this idea of Jack traveling through time was already done on the original Star Trek, so it's hardly a novel plot device.