Having just purchased the Season Two set, I've tried to distill the first season down to ten episodes that provide the background important to the development of the following season and beyond.
1 - "Midnight on the Firing Line" (For original exposition)
2 - "The Parliament of Dreams" (The nature of the other key races)
3 - "Mind War" (Psi Corps/Bester introduction)
4 - "And the Sky Full of Stars" (Sinclair's backstory, insight on the Earth/Minbari War)
5 - "Signs and Portents" (The illustrious Mr Morden)
6 - "Legacies" (Minbari mythos)
7 & 8 - "A Voice in the Wilderness" (The discovery of the Great Machine and insight into Earth politics)
9 - "Babylon Squared" (Prequel to War Without End)
10 - "Chrysalis" (For pretty much the whole plot)
Many would agree that Season One has its share of filler material ("Believers", "Grail", "TKO"), but a few episodes ("Soul Hunter", "Born to the Purple" and "Eyes") were outstanding, but were sadly whittled out.
1 - "Midnight on the Firing Line" (For original exposition)
2 - "The Parliament of Dreams" (The nature of the other key races)
3 - "Mind War" (Psi Corps/Bester introduction)
4 - "And the Sky Full of Stars" (Sinclair's backstory, insight on the Earth/Minbari War)
5 - "Signs and Portents" (The illustrious Mr Morden)
6 - "Legacies" (Minbari mythos)
7 & 8 - "A Voice in the Wilderness" (The discovery of the Great Machine and insight into Earth politics)
9 - "Babylon Squared" (Prequel to War Without End)
10 - "Chrysalis" (For pretty much the whole plot)
Many would agree that Season One has its share of filler material ("Believers", "Grail", "TKO"), but a few episodes ("Soul Hunter", "Born to the Purple" and "Eyes") were outstanding, but were sadly whittled out.