Season 3 is bursting at the seams with story, most of which I'll have to badly summarise, in order to avoid dropping huge spoilers. The Shadow War continues to strike a cold tendril into the heart of the Alliance. Some of the major races exchange powerful blows. Captain Sheridan is forced to take matters into his own hands. There's a second threat to the station that must be dealt with in a more subtle and secretive manner. A thread that was first introduced a year ago has a crippling effect on station procedure. Franklin has problems. A number of old faces return. Established relationships are put to the test and favours are called in. Something from Season One gets resolved (kind of). And much, much more…
J. Michael Straczynski penned every episode of the third season, which means every episode has something that helps complete the bigger picture. I've said in a previous review that I believe he changed the nature of small screen sci-fi, and it's never more evident than in year three. He still finds time to introduce a new face to the cast - the newcomer is forced to play an Aragorn role as Straczynski's LotR fascination hits again, this time with a sledge; sometimes it irritates me, but I couldn't hate the new addition even if I wanted to.
Season 3 has the best ending of any of the five years; it could have been more visually impressive had the budget allowed, but the writing is top class.
Special mention to musician/composer Christopher Franke, who scored every episode over the series five year run. Franke's amazing music is as much an essential character of B5 as the humans and aliens are.
22 episodes, approx 44 mins each.
5 dead friends and unexpected couplings out of 5
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