ThePsiCorpsandPresidentClark,whosegovernmenthasdiscoveredShadowvesselsburiedinEarth'ssolarsystem,begintoharnessthevessels'advancedtechnology.TheClarkadministrationcontinuestobecomeincreasinglyxenophobicandtotalitarian,andusesamilitaryincidentasanexcusetodeclaremartiallaw.ThistriggersawarofindependenceonMars,whichhadlonghadastrainedpoliticalrelationshipwithEarth.Babylon5alsodeclaresindependencefromEarth,alongwithseveralotheroutlyingEarthAlliancecolonies.Inresponse,theEarthAllianceattemptstoretakeBabylon5byforce,butwiththeaidoftheMinbari,whohavealliedwiththestationagainstthegrowingShadowthreat,theattackisrepelled影片追求去戏剧化的美学理念。现代技术让历史影像焕然一新，全彩修复丰富视觉层次，画面呈现增强临场感。技术运用保持适度，整体色彩偏向沉静。整体处理注重人文思考。色彩管理十分审慎，声音创作追求质朴自然。　　BecomingconcernedovertheShadows'growinginfluenceamongsthispeople,CentauriambassadorLondoMollariattemptstosevertieswiththem.Mr.Morden,theShadows'humanrepresentative,trickshimintorestoringthepartnershipbyengineeringthemurderofMollari'smistresswhileputtingtheblameonarivalCentauriHouse.OpenwarfarebreaksoutbetweentheShadowsandtheallianceledbyBabylon5andtheMinbari.ItislearnedthatgeneticmanipulationbytheVorlonsisthesourceofhumantelepathy,asitislaterdiscoveredthatShadowshipsarevulnerabletotelepathicattacks.DispleasedattheVorlons'lackofdirectactionagainsttheShadows,CaptainJohnSheridanbrowbeatsVorlonambassadorKoshNaranekintolaunchinganattackagainsttheirmutualenemy.Kosh'sdeedsleadtohissubsequentassassinationbytheShadows.　　FormerstationcommanderJeffreySinclairreturnstoBabylon5toenlisttheaidofCaptainSheridan,Delenn,IvanovaandMarcusinstealingtheBabylon4spacestationandsendingit1,000yearsbackintimetouseitasabaseofoperationsagainsttheShadowsinthepreviousMinbari-Shadowwar.UndergoingthesametransformationasDelennattheendofSeason1,SinclairtransformsintoaMinbariandissubsequentlyrevealedtobetheactualValenofMinbarilegend,ratherthanareincarnation.Spurredbythereappearanceofhisassumed-deadwife(whonowworksfortheShadows),SheridantravelstoZ'ha'dum,theShadowhomeworld,inanattemptbythemtorecruithim.Howeverheinsteaddestroystheirlargestcityinakamikazenuclearattack,andislastseenjumpingintoamiles-deeppittoescapetheexplosion.Garibaldi,duringafightwithShadowvessels,goesmissing.