"Babylon 5" Darkness Ascending (TV Episode 1998) Poster

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(1998)

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8/10
Garibaldi falls deeper into the bottle and Lennier comes through.
planktonrules22 June 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Throughout most of the episodes of season five, the series was a major disappointment--mostly because such major confrontations had already been resolved (the Shadows as well as the Earth civil war). However, despite mostly mediocre and sub-par episodes, the show picked up pace in the shows leading to the ultimate confrontation with Centauri Prime.

Lennier is asked by Delenn to relocate to a Ranger ship patrolling along the Centauri border. She has lots of reason to suspect the Centauri are behind the recent attacks on Alliance shipping but she wants Lennier to keep his eyes open and find proof.

However, to complete this mission for Delenn, he must disobey his commander and disappear in order to track transmissions that might be part of the attacks on the Alliance. Lennier's mission is very tense and you really find yourself tensing up as he risks his life for the sake of the truth.

In addition, much of the episode is made up of Garibaldi making excuses for his drinking and people around him (including his old girlfriend, Lise) believe him! Apparently in the 23rd century, people STILL don't know how to deal with addicts!
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10/10
A favorite
merryl_gibbs23 January 2022
I love this episode, it's one of my favorites. NOT boring. Check out that argument between John Sheridan and Delenn. And the lead-in to war between the Centauri and the Alliance is exciting. I don't recall that the episode included prostitution as one reviewer states, not that prostitution would be one of my criteria for a good or bad episode.
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1/10
This episode has prostitution and it's still boring.
roger_and_out30 June 2019
Ah yes, Babylon 5's infamous fifth season strikes again. They've run out of ideas for the fifth season to such extent that the few seeds of plot they had were stretched out so thin that you can barely taste anything after 40 minutes of run time.

Lyta has been reduced from a Vorlon-grade telepath to a soliciting merchant of human genes. The whole telepath underground sub-plot that was introduced a few episodes ago had stunk and sunk to this level.

Garibaldi is a lying wino, like a homeless person.. even when everything he wished for arrives at his door step. A man who, for 4 seasons, had been the strong security officer, an ex soldier, gone through hell and then some... is now like a teenager going through puberty again.

Dellen... ah Dellen. How is it that every line she delivers that is beyond a normal conversation is a dumpster fire of overacting and chewing her scenes like a starved badger.

Another horrid episode to the fifth season bouquet. Thanks, I hate it.
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