Babylon 5: Thirdspace story

movie: Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) · 1998-07-19

An enormous artifact of alien origin is discovered in hyperspace and is towed to Babylon 5 for investigation. It is the third of six feature-length films in the Babylon 5 media franchise.

11 total · 4 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
extraterrestrial being major The Babylon 5 space station was home to aliens from around the galaxy. A violent, telepathic alien species from a parallel universe attacked the Babylon 5 space station.
hubris major The Vorlon had created the artifact out of a belief that they were equal in power to the gods. But the creation of the said artifact they came to regret on account that it opened up a gate to a parallel universe that was populated by a genocidal race of beings even more godlike than the Vorlon.
parallel universe major The Vorlon discovered that Thirdspace is a parallel universe inhabited by a violent, telepathic alien species even older and more powerful than themselves that was hellbent on exterminating all life other than their own.
space station major The story is set about the gargantuan Babylon 5 space station.
extramarital affair minor Leo was convinced that Alex had had an affair with his wife.
loss of emotional equilibrium minor An alien artifact from outer space broadcast telepathic signals throughout Babylon 5, resulting in widespread violence across the space station.
medical occupation minor Lyta paid a visit to Dr. Franklin in sickbay.
mind reading ability minor Lyta mind scanned Alex to ascertain whether or not he's had an affair with Leo's wife.
nuclear weapons minor Sheridan uses a thermonuclear device to destroy the alien artifact.
speculative spaceship minor A variety of futuristic spaceships were shown flying around.