"Taken together, Season 2 of Babylon 5 is known as "The Coming of the Shadows," and that's because much of what happens in his season sets up the full-on Shadow War of Season 3. And, the brilliance of the way B5 was plotted is that major shifts weren't telegraphed out with too much obviousness, thus preserving genuine surprises for the viewers."
"The premise of "Divided Loyalties" focuses on a hidden sleeper agent who has been placed on the space station by the Psi Corps to spy on and undermine various activities on Babylon 5. Relevantly, the majority of Season 2 had been, up until this point, all about various characters forming a secret coalition to combat growing corruption on Earth, but al"
Babylon 5 Season 2, titled The Coming of the Shadows, establishes the Shadow War and contains episodes that reposition character arcs and plot trajectories. The episode "Divided Loyalties" reveals a Psi Corps sleeper agent embedded on the station and forces a brutal transformation in one character. The sleeper-agent revelation reframes prior interactions and elevates the stakes for trust on Babylon 5. Several pivotal second-season episodes together construct a covert coalition opposing Earth's growing corruption and lay groundwork for Season 3's open conflict. The departure of a major character following "Divided Loyalties" was not part of the series' original plan.
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