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| Episode: | 49 | | | Writer: | J. Michael Straczynski | | | Air Date: | 29-Jan-1996 |
This week on Sci-Fi Adventures, I'm watching Voices of Authority, the 49th episode of Babylon 5. Or maybe it's the 48th. It was originally planned to to be the fourth episode of the season, but they needed extra time to get the CGI finished so Passing Through Gethsemane was moved up to take its place.
In the US the first four episodes of the season were originally aired in a block together with the last four episodes of season two, followed by a break. So pushing this down the episode list actually delayed it by two months... making it the first episode of 1996!
That means we're in the year of Independence Day, Star Trek: First Contact, 12 Monkeys, Mars Attacks, Space Jam and that Doctor Who TV Movie. Well I liked two of those things at least... maybe two and a half. Plus Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was in season 4 at this point (Crossfire aired the same day), Star Trek: Voyager in season 2 (the legendary Threshold aired the same day), and The X-Files was in season 3. It was also the year we finally lost TekWar, Space: Above and Beyond and seaQuest DSV, three of the most successful sci-fi series of the mid-90s (two of them even lasted more than one season, sort of).
Sometimes I'll mention that I'm watching a B5 episode out of order, but the Lurker's Guide Master List says it actually works better to watch Voices of Authority and Passing Through Gethsemane in the order they aired, so there'll be no confusion about what stories I'll be spoiling this time. There are huge SPOILERS below for this episode and anything that aired before it is also fair game.
