Season 4 of Babylon 5 starts out by leaving some questions unanswered from the end of Season 3, but by no means does that affect the enjoyment of this season. Season 4 seems to move along at a rapid pace, with major developments in the overall story arc that were set up in season 1 being resolved only 6 episodes into this season in the episode “Into the Fire.”

Even as conflict with alien races gets resolved, tensions among individual worlds comes to the forefront for the remainder of this season. Plot lines dealing with the rule of the Centauri and Minbari homeworlds play a role in this season, as well as human conflicts on earth and mars.

Season 4 features several unique episodes. “The Illusion of Truth” features impressions of Babylon 5 as portrayed in the media. “Intersections in Real Time” is a gripping episode which is nothing but an interrogation. The season finale “The Deconstruction of Falling Stars” looks ahead to the future in what seems to be a fitting end to the entire series. I’m not certain of this, but I believe that when season 4 ended, no one knew if there would be another season of the show, so the storylines all wrap up nicely at the end of season 4. The season ends so well that it feels like the end of the series, despite another season subsequently being made.

I honestly do not know where the direction of the series will go in season 5, but I do know that I enjoyed season 4 immensely.

Rating: 9 out of 10.