Wednesday November 25, 1998
523
Twenty years after his death and resurrection at Z'ha'dum, Sheridan feels his life force ebbing away, and invites some old friends for a final gathering.
Write a Recap »Sleeping in Light was the perfect ending the one of the best Sci-Fi series of all time. I really enjoyed this episode because it really wrapped the series up giving viewers a look twenty years into the future of the show to see how it all ends as Sheridan is near his time. It was really cool to see all the old friends come back, though we missed Londo, G'Kar, and Lennier. It was awesome to see what each of the characters had become and I liked how they all came together. This episode was very moving and touching as Sheridan moved on after seeing a familiar face. It was really sad to see the decommissioning of Babylon 5. This is one of my favorite shows. I look forward to watching the movies!!!!!!!
A sad episode from start to finish. Jeez, but they just took the point of "hey it's 20 years later, Sheridan's dying, everything's over" and just kept poking it and poking it. It was a bit cruel actually. You need a little break from time to time. One scene, something, but no, this episode was relentless. I was sobbing like a baby for most of it. *sigh* OK, I love the fact they brought Ivanova back. They had to. It would have been weird if they didn't. I always thought it was one of the flaws of Charmed that they couldn't get Shannen Doherty to do a cameo. It kinda broke the 4th wall of the show. The characters loved and missed their sister, she was referred to onscreen several times after she was gone, but the actresses couldn't stand each other, she was never brought back, and the story on screen suffered. I know that they cheated a bit, since this episode was filmed at the end of season 4 when Claudia Christian was around, but they could have refilmed it when she left, and they didn't, which I'm grateful for. And I love the concept of Emperor Vir. He's got power, he gets the perks (women) thereof, but you still see that he hasn't changed much from who he was. And I love that when they decommissioned Babylon 5 he gave his little wave before leaving. I liked the CGI of all the ships lined up outside at the end, and wow, the explosion of the station was incredible. Another sharp jab to the soft emotional spot, but still very cool and appropriate, along with the music that went along with it. Fantastic.
I really cannot watch this episode without crying. Not only does Sheridan have to die and say goodbye to his friends and everyone he loved, but Babylon 5 itself gets decomissioned and blown up. Just the fact that so much had happened there, and it meant so much to so many people, always brings a tear to my eye. I also think that the score in this episode is the best in the series - the music is so emotive.
My favourite moments have to be when John and Delenn are saying goodbye and when Garibaldi picks up something from the shelf just before they leave Babylon 5 for the last time; it shows so well how he still wants to remember the place, even after everything that has happened.
It's so fitting that the creator of the show should be the one to turn off the power on the station, a truly beautiful end to a spectacular series.
i have all 54 volumes of b5 on video and i must say that from volumes 46-54 i only watch them 3 times. i cant bear to watch them because i know that it means that its ending. so i watch the final one 54 last night and did i need a box of tissues. sherdian is dying and his last wish is to see his old friends one last time. a ranger arrives on earth to give general ivanova her letter, and on mars steven and michael get theres. on centural prime vir recives his. they sit and eat and drink a toast to there old friends. londo, lenner, gkar and susan and steven toast marcus, did i get a lump in my throat in that scene. after that sherdian returns to b5 to say goodbye. there is zac is on the station. the rest of them return as well. we see them leave together and then a worker shuts down the station and everyone leaves. we see b5 blow up.
Sheridan`s about to kick the bucket so he holds a small party
The ex president of the Interstellar Alliance is dieing.
John Sheridan is having premonitions/dreams about lorien and his experiences on Z`Ha`Dum.
Garibaldi and stephen are (coincidentally)both on mars when they have a ranger at the door.
A ranger also fights his way into General Ivanova`s office to tell her the news.
The party consists of lots of retelling of old stories between the friends with deelen looking on sadley.
As the evening wraps up they all toast to absent friends.
Gkar ,londo ,Marcus & lennier.
Sheridan leaves early in the morning before his guest are awake he says good bye to his wife and leaves without looking back.
At babylon 5 the place is deserted and about to be decomissioned, zack is still running security .They talk ,but sheridan cant stay,he has to get to the coriana system before he pops.
When he arrives Lorien appears and prepares to take him with him beyond the rim.A light grows brighter on the bridge and the ship is now empty.
Ivanova tells us the ship was found days later with all airlocks and escape pods intact.
We see the surviving crew leaving b5 as the station is set to self destruct.
Which it does in truly spectacular fashion.
A real tear jerker of an episode
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