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Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 9, The Coming of Shadows - The Centauri emperor arrives on Babylon 5 and multiple forces plan major moves in response to this. Things may be about to change on the station, forever.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 8, Soul Mates - Londo summons all three of his wives to Babylon 5, meanwhile yet ANOTHER man from Talia Winters' past arrives on the station.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 7, A Race Through Dark Places - Bester returns to the station to exert the power of the Psi Corps in search of an "underground railroad" of rogue telepaths.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 6, Spider in the Web - After Talia helps with negotiations that could chart a new course for the future of Mars, a violent attack brings the station's attention to some of the more unsavory actions of the Psi-Corps.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 5, The Long Dark - A century old exploration vessel is discovered and brought on board Babylon 5, bringing with it mystery and danger. Oh, and if you thought Vera hated Dr. Franklin before, you just wait for this one!

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 4, A Distant Star - An old friend of Sheridan arrives on the ship and makes him miss his old assignment. Meanwhile Dr. Franklin puts multiple officers on "meal plans." Seriously, that's about 2/3rds of this, a real plot doesn't kick in until halfway.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 3, The Geometry of Shadows - The station sees the arrival of Technomages that put some residents on edge, though Londo sees an opportunity. Meanwhile Girabaldi ponders going back to work while Ivanova is tasked with resolving one of the stupidest conflicts in all of science fiction.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 2, Revelations - Sheridan's sister comes to visit while last season plot-lines continue to be wrapped up. Dr. Franklin thinks he has a way to revive Girabaldi from his coma, Delenn emerges from her chrysalis, and G'Karr has new fears of what is going on out in some of the disputed space.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 2, Episode 1, Points of Departure - The new season has lots of threads to pick up from last time, from chrysalises to the fate of Garibaldi. But there's also the arrival of a new commanding officer from the station. One who does not enjoy the same cordial relationship with the Minbari that Sinclair had. Enter Commander John Sheridan.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 22, Chrysalis - The first season comes to a close with a bang. And a cocoon. And some shadows. And lots of foreshadowing.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 21, Quality of Mercy - Dr. Franklin discovers a woman in the slums of the station "healing" people with a strange device. Meanwhile Talia has to scan the mind of a killer and Londo takes Lennier to a strip club. Just another average day on the station.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 20, Babylon Squared - The lost Babylon 4 station suddenly reappears not far from Babylon 5. This calls for investigation and shenanigans! Meanwhile Delenn has been called back home to decide her future.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 19, Voices in the Wilderness Part 2 - Earth Federation forces arrive to try and take charge of the situation on the planet below, while tensions escalate with the arrival of a new species with a claim to the newly discovered technology.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 18, Voices in the Wilderness Part 1 - The planet around which Babylon 5 orbits suddenly begins acting strangly and ancient defense systems become active for no known reason. Meanwhile discord on Mars signals just how shakey the Earth Alliance is.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 17, Legacies - The body of a Minbari war hero is brought to Babylon 5 for viewing, raising tension on the station and bringing up harsh memories for Sinclair. Meanwhile a young woman displays psychic abilities and there's a dispute on the best thing for her.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 16, Eyes - A suspicious man arrives on the station asking odd questions about Sinclair and accompanied but JEFFREY FREAKING COMBS! Two episodes in a row with a truly kick-ass guest star!

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 15, Grail - A man on a unique quest arrives on Babylon 5 at the same time as a mid-level criminal begins feeding people's minds to... something. Let's see if we can unravel this. Also: DAVID WARNER! HECK YEAH!

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 14, TKO - Two new arrivals on the station form the basis of a story about closure through religion and punching people in the head. Only one of these is at all interesting.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 13, Signs and Portents - The ongoing threat of the raiders becomes worse at the same time as a seer and a mysterious man arrive. Prepare for lots and lots of foreshadowing!

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 12, By Any Means Necessary - The new Babylon 5 budget comes in right as concerns about the dock workers' safety lead to threat of a strike. Get ready for one of those episodes you wish wasn't still really relevant.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 11, Survivors - An incident on the station puts Garibaldi under scrutiny and a figure from his past is there to add to the pressure.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 10, Believers - Dr. Franklin finds himself in a crisis as a treatment he knows will save a child is forbidden by the parents due to their religious beliefs. Meanwhile Ivanava does... something.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 9, Deathwalker - The arrival of a possible war criminal sends the Babylon 5 station into a spiral of tensions on what to do about it.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 8, And the Sky Full of Stars - A couple of duplicitous individuals capture Sinclair, convinced he's an agent of the Minbari. And they are willing to go to some serious lengths to prove it.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 7, The War Prayer - A young couple comes to plead to Londo while an anti-alien hate group infiltrates Babylon 5 with eyes on violence and recruitment.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 6, Mind War - A person from Talia's past returns with the worst kind of cops in pursuit: the Psy-cops. The crew of the station deal with a morally gray situation while being unsure who is the biggest threat in this situation.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 5, Parliment of Dreams - A celebration of religious practices from the various cultures on board Babylon 5 brings people together but also causes tension. Meanwhile a figure from Sinclair's past returns, while G'Kar finds himself with good reason to be on edge.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 4, Infection - An old mentor of Dr. Franklin comes on board the station with some odd artifacts while Sinclaire tries to dodge a reporter. When someone becomes corrupted by the artifact the crew must figure out what is happening and find a way to stop it.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 3, Born to the Purple - Londo grows close to an exotic entertainer on the base, but there may be something unsavory behind the scenes of this love affair.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 2, Soul Hunter - A being known as a Soul Hunter arrives on the station, his very presence causing concern and dismay. Shenanigans ensue.

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 1, Midnight on the Firing Line - Four galactic factions send ambassadors to the Babylon 5 station, in the hope of maintaining peace. But can it even be possible when no-one seems to trust the others?

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Pilot Movie - The Gathering: Four galactic factions send ambassadors to the Babylon 5 station, in the hope of maintaining peace. But can it even be possible when no-one seems to trust the others?

Jessie and Vera come together to talk about Farscape one last time, giving their thoughts on the best characters, moments, and episodes.

Jessie and Vera from Council of Geeks have finished watching Farscape, but they're not quite done yet. This episode is a commentary track over the final episode of Farscape (Peacekeeper Wars Part 2), done originally as a watch along between Jessie, Vera, and some of their respective supporters from Patreon. Just an extra bit of fun.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Peacekeeper Wars Miniseries Part 2 - It all comes to this. The crew of Moya struggle to bring an end to the conflict between Scarans and Peacekeepers, but the only way to do it may be to wipe them both out.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Peacekeeper Wars Miniseries Part 1 - Scorpius launches a pre-emptive strike on the Scarans, kicking off a full blown war between the two. Meanwhile the crew of Moya have to figure out how to put Aeryn and John back together and bright a stop to all of this once and for all.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 22 - John has to figure out how to keep the Scarans from reaching earth while evading the clutches of the Peacekeepers. but if he can pull it off everything will be totally fine forever... no chance at last minute nonsense here, no sir.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 21 - The crew scrambles to find a way off the Katratzi base in one pieces before everything blows sky high.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 20 - The crew of Moya rock up to a secret Scarran base with a bomb and half a plan... so business as usual.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 19 - The crew of Moya goes to rescue Aeryn before she's transported to the Scaran base on Katratzi. But things go about as well as you'd expect for the crew of Moya.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 18 - Crichton and Scorpius travel to an unrealized reality in order to figure out Aeryn's whereabouts, while Aeryn herself is interrogated by the Scarans.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 17 - As Crichton tries to track down the one and only lead he has on Aeryn's whereabouts Pilot intercepts an Earth transmission of a documentary showing the very mixed feelings the planet's residents have about their recent visitors.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 16 - The ladies of Farscape take trip for both business and pleasure. Hijinks ensue, including Noranti NOT being the worst!

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 15 - Dargo, John, Scorpius, and Rigel get some mental training from guru. Dargo's restraint is put to the test when the man he blames for his wife's death appears, while John is dropped into the universe's least relaxing sauna.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 14 - The crew attempts to rescue an abused alien from some skeevy traders and... well things don't go great. For the crew or the audience.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 13 - Jon finally returns home, for real no take-backsies this time. And things are... oddly subdued. So obviously things have to go nuts. right?

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 12 - Crichton finds himself not only back on earth, but on earth in 1986. Shenanigans ensue! Including reckless endangerment, assault, grand theft auto, and possibly statutory rape.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 11 - Jon gets pulled into a wormhole to have a conversation about the reshaping of reality itself with a man in a suit. And it just gets weirder from there.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 10 - While waiting for some important maintenance on Moya, the crew eats a local delicacy that complicates everybody's lives immediately.

Jessie Gender joins Vera of Council of Geeks to take a look at the sci-fi series Farscape one episode at a time. Season 4, episode 9 - While on a planet that enjoys a delicate peace brought on by a fresh rotation of ruling prefects... well things don't go well. And the crew of Moya gets blamed, because some of them start shooting people for no immediately apparent reason.