PHOENIX RISING
Babylon 5, Episode 5x11 Production number: 512 First aired: 1 April 1998 99th Babylon 5 episode to be aired
Production Credits
Written By: J. Michael Straczynski Directed By: David J. Eagle Executive Producer: Douglas Netter & J. Michael Straczynski Producer: John Copeland Production Designer: John Iacovelli Director of Photography: John C. Flinn, III A.S.C. Editor: David W. Foster Music By: Christopher Franke
Episode Chronology
Story Date: June 19th, 2262
Chronological Order
Preceded by: A Tragedy of Telepaths
Followed by: The Ragged Edge
Broadcast Order
Preceded by: A Tragedy of Telepaths
Followed by: The Ragged Edge
Episode Gallery

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Regular 1.2 Special Guest Star 1.3 Guest Starring 1.4 Cast Notes 2 Summary 2.1 Intro 2.2 Act I 2.3 Act II 2.4 Act III 2.5 Act IV 2.6 Act V 3 Memorable Quotes 4 DVD Release 5 External Link

CastEdit

RegularEdit

• 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

Special Guest StarEdit

• Walter Koenig as Bester

Guest StarringEdit

• Robin Atkin Downes as Byron
• Jack Hannibal as Peter
• Victor Love as Telepath
• Leigh J. McCloskey as Thomas

Cast NotesEdit

• Regular characters who appear in this episode are John Sheridan, Michael Garibaldi, Stephen Franklin, Zack Allan, Lyta Alexander and Elizabeth Lochley.
• Last appearance of Byron, played by Robin Atkin Downes

SummaryEdit

The telepath conflict escalates with the ones outside of Brown Sector taking hostages in Medlab. Garibaldi confronts Bester and threatens to kill him unless he confesses to telepathically reprogramming him to betray Sheridan and Edgars. Bester refuses and explains that he has placed a mental block prohibiting Garibaldi from actually harming him. Byron sneaks out of Brown sector and ends the hostage situation in Medlab. He offers to surrender, along with all the telepaths who engaged in violence, provided that the rest be allowed safe passage off the station. Sheridan agrees, but Bester refuses to accept the situation and bursts in as they are surrendering, provoking a confrontation which ends with Byron and those who took up arms committing suicide. Lyta arranges for the remaining telepaths to leave the station safely and go underground. Garibaldi takes up drinking again.

IntroEdit

Act IEdit

Act IIEdit

Act IIIEdit

Act IVEdit

Act VEdit

Memorable QuotesEdit

DVD ReleaseEdit

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

External LinkEdit

• Episode guide page for Phoenix Rising 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" • "Wheel of Fire" • "Objects in Motion" • "Objects at Rest" • "Sleeping in Light"

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