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Babble On

Babble On

By: The Babble On Four
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 Jenny and Jen, longtime fans of BABYLON FIVE, lead first-time watchers Ali and Gus on a journey through J. Michael Straczynski's 23rd Century SagaCopyright Ali and Gus Art
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  • S1E8 "And The Sky Full of Stars"

    S1E8 "And The Sky Full of Stars"
    Jul 29 2025
    (00:00:00) Zocalo
    (00:40:58) Grey Council

    Sinclair’s missing memories, shady interrogators, and trauma lighting—oh my! In this episode of Babble On, Jenny, Jenn, and Gus unpack the mind-bending Babylon 5 episode “And the Sky Full of Stars.” We explore the layers of Sinclair’s PTSD, the weird dream interrogation chair (complete with overly dramatic lighting); and Gus is on high alert, theorizing about government conspiracies and psychic manipulation, while Jenn points out noir influences and symbolic lighting. Jenny, meanwhile, wonders if these are noble cheekbones... or villainous ones.

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    Thanks for joining us on the station—whether you’re a first-time viewer or an old Narn soul. And remember: if you're out of frame, do you even exist?
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    1 hr
  • S1E7: "War Prayer"

    S1E7: "War Prayer"
    Jul 22 2025
    (00:00:00) S1E7: "War Prayer"
    (00:39:05) Grey Council

    Radical youth, space xenophobia, and the most dramatic rose drop in sci-fi history? 🌹🚀
    Re-watchers Jenny and Jenn, and first-time viewers Ali and Gus, unpack “The War Prayer”, a Babylon 5 episode that hits a little too close to home with its themes of extremism, fear, and very bad poetry. This week’s highlights: 💔 Ivanova’s heartbreak moment leaves no survivors

    🌌 The gang explores the politics of fear and otherness in space
    🥀 Roses are red, rebellion is messy, space cults are real
    🎷 Jenny makes her case for the now-iconic Sky Cthulhu Music Cue™ Plus: shoutout to the prosthetics department for going hard on the foreheads.

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    🎶 Music: "Discovery" by Alexander Nakarada
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    47 mins
  • S1E6: "Mind War"

    S1E6: "Mind War"
    Jul 15 2025
    (00:00:00) Zocalo
    (00:47:35) Grey Council

    A rogue telepath, jellyfish gods, and Chekhov with serious menace? 🧠👁️
    Re-watchers Jenny and Jenn, and first-time viewers Ali and Gus, dive into “Mind War”, an episode bursting with psychic power plays, metaphysical mystery, and hot telepath lore. This week’s highlights:
    • “He has become… space baby.”
    • Catherine explores Cthulhu’s vacation home
    • The gang goes deep on psychic ethics, AI parallels, and JMS’s philosophical flexes
    • G’Kar’s final speech stuns us all
    • Plus: the incredible Walter Koenig joins the cast and does not disappoint
    • We shout out Londo’s hair as the true widescreen MVP
    🎬 Watch our LIVE REACTION to the episode (spoiler-free!)
    📲 Follow us on Bluesky: @babbleonpod.bsky.social
    🎶 Music: "Discovery" by Alexander Nakarada
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    1 hr and 11 mins
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