Changes: Darkness Ascending

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DARKNESS ASCENDING

Series

Babylon 5

Season

Season 5

Episode

15

Production Number

516

First Aired

3 June 1998

Broadcast Order

103rd

Production Credits

Written By

J. Michael Straczynski

Directed By

Janet Greek

Executive Producer

Douglas Netter
& J. Michael Straczynski

Chronology

Story Date

July 13th - 15th, 2262 ^[1]

Chronological Order

Preceded by

Meditations on the Abyss

Followed by

And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder

Broadcast Order

Preceded by

Meditations on the Abyss

Followed by

And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder

Production Information

Production Number: 516
Originally Aired: June 3, 1998
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski
Directed By:
Executive Producers: Douglas Netter & J. Michael Straczynski
Producer: John Copeland
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn, III A.S.C.
Production Designer: John Iacovelli
Edited By:
Music By: Christopher Franke

Cast

Regular

Bruce Boxleitner as President John Sheridan
Jerry Doyle as Michael Garibaldi
Mira Furlan as Ambassador Delenn
Richard Biggs as Dr. Stephen Franklin
Bill Mumy as Lennier
Tracy Scoggins as Captain Elizabeth Lochley
Stephen Furst as Vir Cotto
Jeff Conaway as Security Chief Zack Allan
Patricia Tallman as Lyta Alexander
Peter Jurasik as Ambassador Londo Mollari
Andreas Katsulas as Ambassador G'Kar

Guest Starring

Cast Notes

Regular characters who appear in this episode are John Sheridan, Michael Garibaldi, Delenn, Stephen Franklin, Lennier, Vir Cotto, Zack Allan, Londo Mollari and G'Kar.

Summary

Introduction

Act I

Act II

Act III

Act IV

Act V

Memorable Quotes

DVD Release

This episode, along with the other 21 from Season 5 have been released on DVD with extensive Special Features.

Notes

Curiously, there are two date related continuity errors in this episode. Specifically, Lyta mentions the last time she & G'Kar sat and spoke was "Summer, 2257", when it had been previously established in ("Divided Loyalties") that Lyta came aboard "January 3, 2257" and "left about six weeks later". Secondly Garibaldi mentions that Catherine Sakai "disappeared over a year ago", which while technically correct is misleading as the events of her disappearance as depicted in ("To Dream in the City of Sorrows") take place in November 2259, fully two and a half years prior to this episode.
The Terry Jones timeline printed in Across Time and Space, has the events occurring on July 13th - 15th, 2262.
The I. Marc Carlson timeline has the events occurring in September.

References

↑ Across Time and Space, page 280

External Link

Episode guide page for Darkness Ascending at the Lurker's Guide

Babylon 5 Season 5 "Wheel of Fire"
<<< Previous Season • "No Compromises" • "The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari" • "The Paragon of Animals" • "A View from the Gallery" • "Learning Curve" • "Strange Relations" • "Secrets of the Soul" • "Day of the Dead" • "In the Kingdom of the Blind" • "A Tragedy of Telepaths" • "Phoenix Rising" • "The Ragged Edge" • "The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father" • "Meditations on the Abyss" • "Darkness Ascending" • "And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder" • "Movements of Fire and Shadow" • "The Fall of Centauri Prime" • "The Wheel of Fire" • "Objects in Motion" • "Objects at Rest" • "Sleeping in Light"